Question

on palpation of a client's prostate, a nurse detects hard, fixed, and irregular nodules on the prostate. which condition should the nurse most suspect in this client?

Answer 1

-Acute prostatitis
-Benign prostatic hypertrophy
-Hydrocele
-Prostate cancer
-Prostate cancer
The prostate is normally nontender and rubbery. A swollen and tender prostate may indicate acute prostatitis. An enlarged smooth, firm, slightly elastic prostate that may not have a median sulcus suggests benign prostatic hypertrophy. A hard area on the prostate or hard, fixed, irregular nodules on the prostate suggest cancer. Hydrocele is a painless swelling of the scrotum.