When Performing a Genitourinary Assessment on a 16-Year-Old Boy,the Nurse

question 12

Multiple Choice

When performing a genitourinary assessment on a 16-year-old boy,the nurse notices a swelling in the scrotum that increases with increased intra-abdominal pressure and decreases when he is lying down.The patient complains of pain when straining.The nurse knows that this description is most consistent with a/an:

• A)femoral hernia.
• B)incisional hernia.
• C)direct inguinal hernia.
• D)indirect inguinal hernia.

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Definitions:

Hippie Counter-Culture

A youth movement of the 1960s, characterized by a rejection of conventional social norms in favor of peace, love, and personal freedom.

Strain Theories

A sociological perspective that examines how societal structures pressure individuals to commit deviant or criminal acts due to an inability to achieve societal goals through legitimate means.

Control Theories

A branch of criminology that focuses on why individuals conform to societal norms and values, and what prevents them from engaging in criminal behavior.

Cohen

Refers to Albert Cohen, a prominent sociologist known for his work on subcultural theory of deviancy which explains how subcultures emerge as a response to the existing social structure.