NUR 413 EXAM 1 AND 2 LATEST
UPDATE 2026 University of Maine
200 QUESTIONS GRADED A+
The clinic nurse is aware that the pregnant woman's blood volume increases by:
A) 20% to 25%
B) 30% to 35%
C) 40% to 45%
D) 50% to 55%
C) 40% to 45%
The perinatal nurse teaches the student nurse about the physiological changes in
pregnancy that most often contribute to the increased incidence of urinary tract infections.
These changes include: Select all answers that apply.
A) Relaxation of the smooth muscle of the urinary sphincter
B) Relaxation of the smooth muscle of the bladder
C) Inadequate emptying of the bladder
D) Increased incidence of bacteriuria
A) Relaxation of the smooth muscle of the urinary sphincter
B) Relaxation of the smooth muscle of the bladder
C) Inadequate emptying of the bladder
D) Increased incidence of bacteriuria
A 32-year-old woman now at 32 weeks gestation is complaining of right-sided sharp
abdominal pain. The patient is examined by the clinic nurse and given information about
abdominal discomfort in pregnancy. She is also instructed to seek immediate attention if
she: Select all answers that apply.
A) Has heartburn
B) Has chills or a fever
C) Feels decreased fetal movements
D) Has increased abdominal pain
B) Has chills or a fever
C) Feels decreased fetal movements
D) Has increased abdominal pain
,During the prenatal class, the perinatal nurse describes factors that may initiate the
process of labor. One of these factors is the production of _______, which are found in the
uterine _______ and are released from the _______at term as it softens and dilates.
prostaglandins; decidua or lining; cervix
The client has been a victim of a violent, sadistic rape. She is crying, and asks the nurse Why
would someone do something like that? The nurse should explain that which of the
following is the primary purpose of sadistic rape?
1. Take pleasure from the victims struggle and pain
2. Express feelings of rage
3. Feel a sense of power or mastery
4. Relieve intolerable anxiety
1. Take pleasure from the victims struggle and pain
The nurse is teaching an in-service educational presentation about working with battered
women. The nurse should explain that it is often frustrating for nurses to work with
battered women for which reasons?
1. There is little the nurse can really do to help.
2. Healthcare policies and practices are not supportive of abused women.
3. Both husband and wife must agree to therapy.
4. These women might return to the abusive situation.
5. Women often believe that they are the cause of the abuse.
4. These women might return to the abusive situation.
5. Women often believe that they are the cause of the abuse.
The nurse is addressing a college class on the topic of domestic violence. Which
information would the nurse be sure to convey to her students?
1. The American Nurses Association advocates client advocacy for all nurses to help
identify and prevent violence against women.
2. The American Nurses Association has concluded that there is little nurses can do to
eliminate violence.
3. The nurse who suspects abuse should ask the doctor to deal with it, per American Nurses
Association guidelines.
4. The nurse who suspects abuse should ask the hospitals social work department to deal
with it, per American Nurses Association guidelines.
1. The American Nurses Association advocates client advocacy for all nurses to help
identify and prevent violence against women.
,The nurse working in the emergency department of a hospital is caring for a woman whom
the nurse suspects is the victim of domestic violence. The nurse knows that which of the
following are contributing factors to domestic violence?
1. Experiencing or witnessing abuse as a child
2. Strong patriarchal family traditions
3. Linking masculinity to male honor
4. Low levels of marital conflict
5. Alcohol and drug abuse cause the violence
1. Experiencing or witnessing abuse as a child
2. Strong patriarchal family traditions
3. Linking masculinity to male honor
The nurse is planning a community education presentation on battering. Which statement
about battering should the nurse include?
1. Battering occurs in a small percentage of the population.
2. Battering is mainly a lower-class, blue collar problem.
3. Battered women are at greatest risk for severe violence when they leave the batterer.
4. If the batterer stops drinking, the violence usually stops.
3. Battered women are at greatest risk for severe violence when they leave the batterer.
The nurse at a shelter is counseling a group of battered women. What will the nurse will
emphasize?
1. Battering will not stop or decrease if the woman becomes pregnant.
2. About 1 of every 5 women will experience abuse in her lifetime.
3. When these women go back to the situation after the abuser has cooled down, it will be
better.
4. The battered woman can readily leave the situation.
1. Battering will not stop or decrease if the woman becomes pregnant.
The nurse in the emergency department is caring for a pregnant woman who presents with
bruised breasts and abdomen. When asked how this happened, she states she fell down the
stairs. The husband stays very close to his wife and does most of the talking. Of what is the
nurse aware?
1. The client likely did fall down the stairs.
2. The husband is being attentive and trying to help her feel better.
3. The husband could have battered her and possibly caused her to fall down the stairs.
4. This client is safe to return home after her wrist is fixed.
3. The husband could have battered her and possibly caused her to fall down the stairs.
, The nurse is interviewing a client who has admitted to being a victim of domestic violence.
What is the most typical description of how the domestic violence developed in a
relationship?
1. He changed overnight. Everything was fine, and all of a sudden he flipped out and beat
me up; he nearly killed me.
2. It was severe from the beginning. As soon as we got married, he began hitting me and
threatening to kill me.
3. Weve both always dated other people. I thought that was understood. He was as
emotionally abusive in the beginning as he is now.
4. I dont know when it started, really. It was gradual. First, just yelling, blaming, and
shoving. Then the beatings started; and now theyre more frequent.
4. I dont know when it started, really. It was gradual. First, just yelling, blaming, and
shoving. Then the beatings started; and now theyre more frequent.
The nurse working in the emergency department is admitting a woman who has been
battered for a second time, and recognizes that the woman is again in the cycle of violence.
The nurse knows that which of the following are characteristics of the phases of the cycle of
violence?
1. Batterer demonstrates power and control
2. Active battering from some event
3. A loving, contrite period
4. Defeat and admission of guilt by the victim
5. Blame and punishment for inferiority
1. Batterer demonstrates power and control
2. Active battering from some event
3. A loving, contrite period
the nurse working in the emergency department knows that many batterers have feelings
of ambivalence. In what way might this be evident?
1. The abuser alternates episodes of unmerciful beatings with periods of remorse and
loving attention.
2. The abuser has alternating periods of sadness and happiness.
3. The abuser has alternating periods of maturity and immaturity.
4. The abuser alternates letting the person he abuses be independent and then dependent.
1. The abuser alternates episodes of unmerciful beatings with periods of remorse and
loving attention.
UPDATE 2026 University of Maine
200 QUESTIONS GRADED A+
The clinic nurse is aware that the pregnant woman's blood volume increases by:
A) 20% to 25%
B) 30% to 35%
C) 40% to 45%
D) 50% to 55%
C) 40% to 45%
The perinatal nurse teaches the student nurse about the physiological changes in
pregnancy that most often contribute to the increased incidence of urinary tract infections.
These changes include: Select all answers that apply.
A) Relaxation of the smooth muscle of the urinary sphincter
B) Relaxation of the smooth muscle of the bladder
C) Inadequate emptying of the bladder
D) Increased incidence of bacteriuria
A) Relaxation of the smooth muscle of the urinary sphincter
B) Relaxation of the smooth muscle of the bladder
C) Inadequate emptying of the bladder
D) Increased incidence of bacteriuria
A 32-year-old woman now at 32 weeks gestation is complaining of right-sided sharp
abdominal pain. The patient is examined by the clinic nurse and given information about
abdominal discomfort in pregnancy. She is also instructed to seek immediate attention if
she: Select all answers that apply.
A) Has heartburn
B) Has chills or a fever
C) Feels decreased fetal movements
D) Has increased abdominal pain
B) Has chills or a fever
C) Feels decreased fetal movements
D) Has increased abdominal pain
,During the prenatal class, the perinatal nurse describes factors that may initiate the
process of labor. One of these factors is the production of _______, which are found in the
uterine _______ and are released from the _______at term as it softens and dilates.
prostaglandins; decidua or lining; cervix
The client has been a victim of a violent, sadistic rape. She is crying, and asks the nurse Why
would someone do something like that? The nurse should explain that which of the
following is the primary purpose of sadistic rape?
1. Take pleasure from the victims struggle and pain
2. Express feelings of rage
3. Feel a sense of power or mastery
4. Relieve intolerable anxiety
1. Take pleasure from the victims struggle and pain
The nurse is teaching an in-service educational presentation about working with battered
women. The nurse should explain that it is often frustrating for nurses to work with
battered women for which reasons?
1. There is little the nurse can really do to help.
2. Healthcare policies and practices are not supportive of abused women.
3. Both husband and wife must agree to therapy.
4. These women might return to the abusive situation.
5. Women often believe that they are the cause of the abuse.
4. These women might return to the abusive situation.
5. Women often believe that they are the cause of the abuse.
The nurse is addressing a college class on the topic of domestic violence. Which
information would the nurse be sure to convey to her students?
1. The American Nurses Association advocates client advocacy for all nurses to help
identify and prevent violence against women.
2. The American Nurses Association has concluded that there is little nurses can do to
eliminate violence.
3. The nurse who suspects abuse should ask the doctor to deal with it, per American Nurses
Association guidelines.
4. The nurse who suspects abuse should ask the hospitals social work department to deal
with it, per American Nurses Association guidelines.
1. The American Nurses Association advocates client advocacy for all nurses to help
identify and prevent violence against women.
,The nurse working in the emergency department of a hospital is caring for a woman whom
the nurse suspects is the victim of domestic violence. The nurse knows that which of the
following are contributing factors to domestic violence?
1. Experiencing or witnessing abuse as a child
2. Strong patriarchal family traditions
3. Linking masculinity to male honor
4. Low levels of marital conflict
5. Alcohol and drug abuse cause the violence
1. Experiencing or witnessing abuse as a child
2. Strong patriarchal family traditions
3. Linking masculinity to male honor
The nurse is planning a community education presentation on battering. Which statement
about battering should the nurse include?
1. Battering occurs in a small percentage of the population.
2. Battering is mainly a lower-class, blue collar problem.
3. Battered women are at greatest risk for severe violence when they leave the batterer.
4. If the batterer stops drinking, the violence usually stops.
3. Battered women are at greatest risk for severe violence when they leave the batterer.
The nurse at a shelter is counseling a group of battered women. What will the nurse will
emphasize?
1. Battering will not stop or decrease if the woman becomes pregnant.
2. About 1 of every 5 women will experience abuse in her lifetime.
3. When these women go back to the situation after the abuser has cooled down, it will be
better.
4. The battered woman can readily leave the situation.
1. Battering will not stop or decrease if the woman becomes pregnant.
The nurse in the emergency department is caring for a pregnant woman who presents with
bruised breasts and abdomen. When asked how this happened, she states she fell down the
stairs. The husband stays very close to his wife and does most of the talking. Of what is the
nurse aware?
1. The client likely did fall down the stairs.
2. The husband is being attentive and trying to help her feel better.
3. The husband could have battered her and possibly caused her to fall down the stairs.
4. This client is safe to return home after her wrist is fixed.
3. The husband could have battered her and possibly caused her to fall down the stairs.
, The nurse is interviewing a client who has admitted to being a victim of domestic violence.
What is the most typical description of how the domestic violence developed in a
relationship?
1. He changed overnight. Everything was fine, and all of a sudden he flipped out and beat
me up; he nearly killed me.
2. It was severe from the beginning. As soon as we got married, he began hitting me and
threatening to kill me.
3. Weve both always dated other people. I thought that was understood. He was as
emotionally abusive in the beginning as he is now.
4. I dont know when it started, really. It was gradual. First, just yelling, blaming, and
shoving. Then the beatings started; and now theyre more frequent.
4. I dont know when it started, really. It was gradual. First, just yelling, blaming, and
shoving. Then the beatings started; and now theyre more frequent.
The nurse working in the emergency department is admitting a woman who has been
battered for a second time, and recognizes that the woman is again in the cycle of violence.
The nurse knows that which of the following are characteristics of the phases of the cycle of
violence?
1. Batterer demonstrates power and control
2. Active battering from some event
3. A loving, contrite period
4. Defeat and admission of guilt by the victim
5. Blame and punishment for inferiority
1. Batterer demonstrates power and control
2. Active battering from some event
3. A loving, contrite period
the nurse working in the emergency department knows that many batterers have feelings
of ambivalence. In what way might this be evident?
1. The abuser alternates episodes of unmerciful beatings with periods of remorse and
loving attention.
2. The abuser has alternating periods of sadness and happiness.
3. The abuser has alternating periods of maturity and immaturity.
4. The abuser alternates letting the person he abuses be independent and then dependent.
1. The abuser alternates episodes of unmerciful beatings with periods of remorse and
loving attention.
