PRACTICE NURSING, 3RD EDITION BY ALEXANDER,
VERSIE, ELIZABETH, JOYCE & HEATHER | ALL CHAPTERS
| QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I: LIVES AND HEALTH FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIZED
GENDER PERSONS
Chapter 1 – Women and Their Health
Chapter 2 – Women and Healthcare Workforce: Caregivers and Consumers
Chapter 3 – Women and Health Care
Chapter 4 – Oppression, Racism, Income Inequity, and Women's Health
Outcomes
Chapter 5 – Legal Issues in Women's Health Care
Chapter 6 – Seeing the Whole: Feminist Theory as a Model for Patient Care
PART II: HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTION
Chapter 7 – Women's Bodies, Women's Health
Chapter 8 – Young Women's Health
Chapter 9 – Midlife Women's Health
Chapter 10 – Older Women's Health
Chapter 11 – Well Woman's Health
Chapter 12 – Mental Health
Chapter 13 – Nutrition for Women
Chapter 14 – Healthy Practices: Physical Activity
Chapter 15 – Healthy Practices: Sleep
Chapter 16 – Genetics and Women's Health
Chapter 17 – Women and the Workplace
Chapter 18 – Health Considerations for Women Caregivers
Chapter 19 – Women's Sexual Health
Chapter 20 – Primary Care of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals
Chapter 21 – Fertility Self-Management and Shared Management
Chapter 22 – Preconception Counseling
Chapter 23 – Prenatal Care and Anticipating Birth
,PART III: MANAGING SYMPTOMS AND HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
Chapter 24 – Breast Health Considerations
Chapter 25 – Caring for the Transgender and Gender Non-Binary (TGNB) Patient
Chapter 26 – Sexual Health Problems and Dysfunctions
Chapter 27 – Vulvar and Vaginal Health
Chapter 28 – Perimenstrual and Pelvic Symptoms and Syndromes
Chapter 29 – Urologic and Pelvic Floor Health Problems
Chapter 30 – Sexually Transmitted Infections
Chapter 31 – Women and HIV/AIDS
Chapter 32 – Human Papillomavirus
Chapter 33 – Gynecologic Cancers
Chapter 34 – Menopause
Chapter 35 – Osteoporosis
Chapter 36 – Pregnancy Decision-Making and Supportive Care
Chapter 37 – Infertility
Chapter 38 – High-Risk Childbearing
Chapter 39 – Intrapartum and Postpartum Care
Chapter 40 – Mental Health Challenges
Chapter 41 – Substance Abuse and Women
Chapter 42 – Gender-Based Violence and Women’s Health
Chapter 43 – Cardiovascular Disease in Women
Chapter 44 – Endocrine-Related Problems
Chapter 45 – Chronic Illness and Women
Chapter 46 – Care of Women with Disabilities
, Chapter 1 – Women and Their Health
1. A core principle guiding women’s health in advanced practice nursing is
best described as:
A. Disease-focused episodic care
B. Lifespan-oriented, holistic care
C. Acute-care prioritization
D. Provider-centered decision-making
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Women’s health emphasizes holistic, lifespan-focused care that
integrates biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors influencing health
outcomes.
2. A 24-year-old woman reports difficulty accessing preventive care due to
lack of insurance. This situation most directly reflects which determinant of
health?
A. Genetic predisposition
B. Biological sex
C. Health policy and economics
D. Personal lifestyle choice
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Insurance coverage and access barriers are shaped by health policy and
economic determinants rather than individual biology or behavior alone.
3. Which factor most strongly differentiates women’s health outcomes from
men’s at a population level?
A. Higher utilization of healthcare services
B. Greater health literacy
C. Interaction of gender roles and social expectations
D. Increased chronic disease burden