MATERNITY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH
NURSING- WOMEN'S HEALTH EXAM
150+QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ TESTED AND
APPROVED!! LATEST 2026-2027
A 36-year-old client undergoes a modified radical mastectomy. The nurse determines
that the client understands the schedule for self-examination of her remaining breast
when she states that she will examine her breast:
1.Seven days after each menstrual period
2.Several days before an expected menstrual period
3.Halfway between menstrual periods, preferably after showering
4.On the same date every month, regardless of when menstruation occurs --
-CORRECT ANS-1.Seven days after each menstrual period
A husband sits in the waiting room while his wife is getting her infertility prescription
refilled by the clinic pharmacist. As the nurse sits down beside him, he blurts, "It's like
there are three of us in bed—my wife, me, and the doctor." What feeling is reflected by
this statement?
1.Guilt
2.Anger
3.Depression
4.Unworthiness ---CORRECT ANS-2.Anger
A client appears at the clinic after getting a positive result on a home pregnancy test.
She states that her last menstrual period began 10 weeks ago. The client expresses
fear because she has been recently found to have syphilis. What prescriptions will the
,nurse expect to receive from the health care provider because of this information?
(Select all that apply.)
1.A wait-and-see approach
2.Recommendation for elective abortion
3.Screening and testing of sexual partners
4.None; the syphilis will most likely not affect the fetus in utero
5.Intramuscular benzathine penicillin G, 2.4 million units, one dose --
-CORRECT ANS-3.Screening and testing of sexual partners
5.Intramuscular benzathine penicillin G, 2.4 million units, one dose
A client in preterm labor is to receive a tocolytic medication, and bedrest is prescribed.
Which position should the nurse suggest that the client maintain while on bedrest?
1.Lateral
2.Supine
3.Fowler
4.Semi-Fowler ---CORRECT ANS-1.Lateral
Contraceptives that contain estrogen-like and/or progesterone-like compounds are
prepared in a variety of forms. Which contraceptives should the nurse tell clients have a
hormonal component? (Select all that apply.)
1.Oral drugs
2.Diaphragm
3.Cervical cap
4.Female condoms
5.Foam spermicide.
,6.Transdermal agents ---CORRECT ANS-1.Oral drugs
6.Transdermal agents
A client undergoes anterior and posterior surgical repair of a cystocele and rectocele
and returns from the postanesthesia care unit with an indwelling catheter in place. What
should the nurse tell the client about the primary reasons for the catheter? (Select all
that apply.)
1.Discomfort is minimized.
2.Bladder tone is maintained.
3.Retention of urine is prevented.
4.Pressure on the suture line is relieved.
5.Hourly urine output can be easily measured ---CORRECT ANS-
1.Discomfort is minimized
3.Retention of urine is prevented.
4.Pressure on the suture line is relieved.
A nurse instructs a client who is taking oral contraceptives to increase her intake of
dietary supplements. Which supplement should be increased?
Calcium
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Potassium ---CORRECT ANS-Vitamin C
A nurse is providing dietary counseling to a client at 14 weeks' gestation. The client is a
recent immigrant from Asia, and the nurse explores the foods that the client usually
eats. Which foods should the nurse counsel the client to avoid during pregnancy?
(Select all that apply.)
, 1.Yogurt
2.Oily fish
3.Apricots
4.Raw shellfish
5.Herbal supplements
6.Soft-scrambled eggs ---CORRECT ANS-4.Raw shellfish
5.Herbal supplements
6.Soft-scrambled eggs
A nurse is caring for an adolescent in labor an hour after she was admitted to the
birthing unit. The adolescent is anxious and tense. She cries during contractions and
asks the nurse for epidural anesthesia. The nurse obtains the adolescent's current vital
signs and reviews her history and admission information. What nursing interventions are
essential before epidural anesthesia is administered? (Select all that apply.)
1.Performing a baseline vaginal examination
2.Telling the adolescent what to expect with each procedure
3.Identifying risk factors that contraindicate epidural anesthesia
4.Having the parents sign a consent form for the epidural anesthesia
5.Explaining the need to stay in one position while the epidural catheter is in place ---
CORRECT ANS-1.Performing a baseline vaginal examination
2.Telling the adolescent what to expect with each procedure
3.Identifying risk factors that contraindicate epidural anesthesia
Methods of relieving back pain are explained during a childbirth class. What activities
identified by the client permit the nurse to conclude that the teaching has been
understood? (Select all that apply.)
1.Tailor sitting
NURSING- WOMEN'S HEALTH EXAM
150+QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ TESTED AND
APPROVED!! LATEST 2026-2027
A 36-year-old client undergoes a modified radical mastectomy. The nurse determines
that the client understands the schedule for self-examination of her remaining breast
when she states that she will examine her breast:
1.Seven days after each menstrual period
2.Several days before an expected menstrual period
3.Halfway between menstrual periods, preferably after showering
4.On the same date every month, regardless of when menstruation occurs --
-CORRECT ANS-1.Seven days after each menstrual period
A husband sits in the waiting room while his wife is getting her infertility prescription
refilled by the clinic pharmacist. As the nurse sits down beside him, he blurts, "It's like
there are three of us in bed—my wife, me, and the doctor." What feeling is reflected by
this statement?
1.Guilt
2.Anger
3.Depression
4.Unworthiness ---CORRECT ANS-2.Anger
A client appears at the clinic after getting a positive result on a home pregnancy test.
She states that her last menstrual period began 10 weeks ago. The client expresses
fear because she has been recently found to have syphilis. What prescriptions will the
,nurse expect to receive from the health care provider because of this information?
(Select all that apply.)
1.A wait-and-see approach
2.Recommendation for elective abortion
3.Screening and testing of sexual partners
4.None; the syphilis will most likely not affect the fetus in utero
5.Intramuscular benzathine penicillin G, 2.4 million units, one dose --
-CORRECT ANS-3.Screening and testing of sexual partners
5.Intramuscular benzathine penicillin G, 2.4 million units, one dose
A client in preterm labor is to receive a tocolytic medication, and bedrest is prescribed.
Which position should the nurse suggest that the client maintain while on bedrest?
1.Lateral
2.Supine
3.Fowler
4.Semi-Fowler ---CORRECT ANS-1.Lateral
Contraceptives that contain estrogen-like and/or progesterone-like compounds are
prepared in a variety of forms. Which contraceptives should the nurse tell clients have a
hormonal component? (Select all that apply.)
1.Oral drugs
2.Diaphragm
3.Cervical cap
4.Female condoms
5.Foam spermicide.
,6.Transdermal agents ---CORRECT ANS-1.Oral drugs
6.Transdermal agents
A client undergoes anterior and posterior surgical repair of a cystocele and rectocele
and returns from the postanesthesia care unit with an indwelling catheter in place. What
should the nurse tell the client about the primary reasons for the catheter? (Select all
that apply.)
1.Discomfort is minimized.
2.Bladder tone is maintained.
3.Retention of urine is prevented.
4.Pressure on the suture line is relieved.
5.Hourly urine output can be easily measured ---CORRECT ANS-
1.Discomfort is minimized
3.Retention of urine is prevented.
4.Pressure on the suture line is relieved.
A nurse instructs a client who is taking oral contraceptives to increase her intake of
dietary supplements. Which supplement should be increased?
Calcium
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Potassium ---CORRECT ANS-Vitamin C
A nurse is providing dietary counseling to a client at 14 weeks' gestation. The client is a
recent immigrant from Asia, and the nurse explores the foods that the client usually
eats. Which foods should the nurse counsel the client to avoid during pregnancy?
(Select all that apply.)
, 1.Yogurt
2.Oily fish
3.Apricots
4.Raw shellfish
5.Herbal supplements
6.Soft-scrambled eggs ---CORRECT ANS-4.Raw shellfish
5.Herbal supplements
6.Soft-scrambled eggs
A nurse is caring for an adolescent in labor an hour after she was admitted to the
birthing unit. The adolescent is anxious and tense. She cries during contractions and
asks the nurse for epidural anesthesia. The nurse obtains the adolescent's current vital
signs and reviews her history and admission information. What nursing interventions are
essential before epidural anesthesia is administered? (Select all that apply.)
1.Performing a baseline vaginal examination
2.Telling the adolescent what to expect with each procedure
3.Identifying risk factors that contraindicate epidural anesthesia
4.Having the parents sign a consent form for the epidural anesthesia
5.Explaining the need to stay in one position while the epidural catheter is in place ---
CORRECT ANS-1.Performing a baseline vaginal examination
2.Telling the adolescent what to expect with each procedure
3.Identifying risk factors that contraindicate epidural anesthesia
Methods of relieving back pain are explained during a childbirth class. What activities
identified by the client permit the nurse to conclude that the teaching has been
understood? (Select all that apply.)
1.Tailor sitting
