Maternity and
Women's Health
Nursing: Women's
Health Questions
and Answers
Updated 2026
ABnurseBinstructsBaBclientBwhoBisBtakingBoralBcontraceptivesBtoBincreaseBherBintakeBo
fBdietaryBsupplements.BWhichBsupplementBshouldBbeBincreased?
Calcium
VitaminBC
VitaminBE
PotassiumB-BAnswerBVitaminBC
ABnurseBisBprovidingBdietaryBcounselingBtoBaBclientBatB14Bweeks'Bgestation.BTheBclien
tBisBaBrecentBimmigrantBfromBAsia,BandBtheBnurseBexploresBtheBfoodsBthatBtheBclien
tBusuallyBeats.BWhichBfoodsBshouldBtheBnurseBcounselBtheBclientBtoBavoidBduringBpre
gnancy?B(SelectBallBthatBapply.)
1.Yogurt
2.OilyBfish
3.Apricots
,4.RawBshellfish
5.HerbalBsupplements
6.Soft-scrambledBeggsB-BAnswerB4.RawBshellfish
5.HerbalBsupplements
6.Soft-scrambledBeggs
ABnurseBisBcaringBforBanBadolescentBinBlaborBanBhourBafterBsheBwasBadmittedBtoBth
eBbirthingBunit.BTheBadolescentBisBanxiousBandBtense.BSheBcriesBduringBcontractionsB
andBasksBtheBnurseBforBepiduralBanesthesia.BTheBnurseBobtainsBtheBadolescent'sBcurr
entBvitalBsignsBandBreviewsBherBhistoryBandBadmissionBinformation.BWhatBnursingBint
erventionsBareBessentialBbeforeBepiduralBanesthesiaBisBadministered?B(SelectBallBthatB
apply.)
1.PerformingBaBbaselineBvaginalBexamination
2.TellingBtheBadolescentBwhatBtoBexpectBwithBeachBprocedure
3.IdentifyingBriskBfactorsBthatBcontraindicateBepiduralBanesthesia
4.HavingBtheBparentsBsignBaBconsentBformBforBtheBepiduralBanesthesia
5.ExplainingBtheBneedBtoBstayBinBoneBpositionBwhileBtheBepiduralBcatheterBisBinBplac
eB-BAnswerB1.PerformingBaBbaselineBvaginalBexamination
2.TellingBtheBadolescentBwhatBtoBexpectBwithBeachBprocedure
3.IdentifyingBriskBfactorsBthatBcontraindicateBepiduralBanesthesia
MethodsBofBrelievingBbackBpainBareBexplainedBduringBaBchildbirthBclass.BWhatBactiviti
esBidentifiedBbyBtheBclientBpermitBtheBnurseBtoBconcludeBthatBtheBteachingBhasBbee
nBunderstood?B(SelectBallBthatBapply.)
1.TailorBsitting
2.PelvicBrocking
3.ForwardBtilting
4B.SacralBpressure
,5.KegelBexercisesB-BAnswerB2.PelvicBrocking
3.ForwardBtilting
4B.SacralBpressure
ContraceptivesBthatBcontainBestrogen-likeBand/orBprogesterone-
likeBcompoundsBareBpreparedBinBaBvarietyBofBforms.BWhichBcontraceptivesBshouldBth
eBnurseBtellBclientsBhaveBaBhormonalBcomponent?B(SelectBallBthatBapply.)
1.OralBdrugs
2.Diaphragm
3.CervicalBcap
4.FemaleBcondoms
5.FoamBspermicide.
6.TransdermalBagentsB-BAnswerB1.OralBdrugs
6.TransdermalBagents
ABclientBundergoesBanteriorBandBposteriorBsurgicalBrepairBofBaBcystoceleBandBrectocel
eBandBreturnsBfromBtheBpostanesthesiaBcareBunitBwithBanBindwellingBcatheterBinBplac
e.BWhatBshouldBtheBnurseBtellBtheBclientBaboutBtheBprimaryBreasonsBforBtheBcathete
r?B(SelectBallBthatBapply.)
1.DiscomfortBisBminimized.
2.BladderBtoneBisBmaintained.
3.RetentionBofBurineBisBprevented.
4.PressureBonBtheBsutureBlineBisBrelieved.
5.HourlyBurineBoutputBcanBbeBeasilyBmeasuredB-BAnswerB1.DiscomfortBisBminimized
3.RetentionBofBurineBisBprevented.
4.PressureBonBtheBsutureBlineBisBrelieved.
, ABclientBcomesBtoBtheBfertilityBclinicBforBhysterosalpingographyBusingBradiopaqueBcont
rastBmaterialBtoBdetermineBwhetherBherBfallopianBtubesBareBpatent.BWhenBpreparing
BforBtheBtest,BtheBnurseBexplainsBtoBtheBclientBthatBshe:
1.WillBreceiveBaBlocalBanestheticBandBtheBpainBwillBlessen
2.WillBhaveBtoBrestBinBbedBforB8BhoursBafterBtheBtestBisBcompleted
3.MayBhaveBsomeBpersistentBshoulderBpainBforB14BhoursBafterBtheBtest
4.MayBbecomeBnauseatedBduringBtheBtest,BbutBtheBnauseaBwillBsubsideB-
BAnswerB3.MayBhaveBsomeBpersistentBshoulderBpainBforB14BhoursBafterBtheBtest
ABnurseBatBaBwomen'sBhealthBclinicBconfirmsBthatBclientBteachingBregardingBtheBuseB
ofBanBoralBcontraceptiveBisBunderstoodBwhenBtheBclientBstates,B"I:
1.CanBstopBtheBpillBandBtryBtoBgetBpregnantBrightBaway"
2.MayBmissBtwoBperiodsBandBnotBworryBaboutBbeingBpregnant"
3.WillBputBaBbaby'sBpictureBonBmyBbathroomBmirrorBsoBI'llBseeBitBeveryBmorning"
4.AmBsoBgladBweBwon'tBhaveBtoBuseBcondomsBevenBifBIBmissBjustBoneBpillBduringBt
heBmonth"B-
BAnswerB3.WillBputBaBbaby'sBpictureBonBmyBbathroomBmirrorBsoBI'llBseeBitBeveryBm
orning"
WhatBantidoteBtoBtheBsideBeffectsBofBterbutalineB(Brethine)BshouldBaBnurseBhaveBava
ilable?
1.LevodopaB(l-Dopa)
2.FurosemideB(Lasix)
3.RitodrineB(Yutopar)
4.PropranololB(Inderal)B-BAnswerB4.PropranololB(Inderal)
Women's Health
Nursing: Women's
Health Questions
and Answers
Updated 2026
ABnurseBinstructsBaBclientBwhoBisBtakingBoralBcontraceptivesBtoBincreaseBherBintakeBo
fBdietaryBsupplements.BWhichBsupplementBshouldBbeBincreased?
Calcium
VitaminBC
VitaminBE
PotassiumB-BAnswerBVitaminBC
ABnurseBisBprovidingBdietaryBcounselingBtoBaBclientBatB14Bweeks'Bgestation.BTheBclien
tBisBaBrecentBimmigrantBfromBAsia,BandBtheBnurseBexploresBtheBfoodsBthatBtheBclien
tBusuallyBeats.BWhichBfoodsBshouldBtheBnurseBcounselBtheBclientBtoBavoidBduringBpre
gnancy?B(SelectBallBthatBapply.)
1.Yogurt
2.OilyBfish
3.Apricots
,4.RawBshellfish
5.HerbalBsupplements
6.Soft-scrambledBeggsB-BAnswerB4.RawBshellfish
5.HerbalBsupplements
6.Soft-scrambledBeggs
ABnurseBisBcaringBforBanBadolescentBinBlaborBanBhourBafterBsheBwasBadmittedBtoBth
eBbirthingBunit.BTheBadolescentBisBanxiousBandBtense.BSheBcriesBduringBcontractionsB
andBasksBtheBnurseBforBepiduralBanesthesia.BTheBnurseBobtainsBtheBadolescent'sBcurr
entBvitalBsignsBandBreviewsBherBhistoryBandBadmissionBinformation.BWhatBnursingBint
erventionsBareBessentialBbeforeBepiduralBanesthesiaBisBadministered?B(SelectBallBthatB
apply.)
1.PerformingBaBbaselineBvaginalBexamination
2.TellingBtheBadolescentBwhatBtoBexpectBwithBeachBprocedure
3.IdentifyingBriskBfactorsBthatBcontraindicateBepiduralBanesthesia
4.HavingBtheBparentsBsignBaBconsentBformBforBtheBepiduralBanesthesia
5.ExplainingBtheBneedBtoBstayBinBoneBpositionBwhileBtheBepiduralBcatheterBisBinBplac
eB-BAnswerB1.PerformingBaBbaselineBvaginalBexamination
2.TellingBtheBadolescentBwhatBtoBexpectBwithBeachBprocedure
3.IdentifyingBriskBfactorsBthatBcontraindicateBepiduralBanesthesia
MethodsBofBrelievingBbackBpainBareBexplainedBduringBaBchildbirthBclass.BWhatBactiviti
esBidentifiedBbyBtheBclientBpermitBtheBnurseBtoBconcludeBthatBtheBteachingBhasBbee
nBunderstood?B(SelectBallBthatBapply.)
1.TailorBsitting
2.PelvicBrocking
3.ForwardBtilting
4B.SacralBpressure
,5.KegelBexercisesB-BAnswerB2.PelvicBrocking
3.ForwardBtilting
4B.SacralBpressure
ContraceptivesBthatBcontainBestrogen-likeBand/orBprogesterone-
likeBcompoundsBareBpreparedBinBaBvarietyBofBforms.BWhichBcontraceptivesBshouldBth
eBnurseBtellBclientsBhaveBaBhormonalBcomponent?B(SelectBallBthatBapply.)
1.OralBdrugs
2.Diaphragm
3.CervicalBcap
4.FemaleBcondoms
5.FoamBspermicide.
6.TransdermalBagentsB-BAnswerB1.OralBdrugs
6.TransdermalBagents
ABclientBundergoesBanteriorBandBposteriorBsurgicalBrepairBofBaBcystoceleBandBrectocel
eBandBreturnsBfromBtheBpostanesthesiaBcareBunitBwithBanBindwellingBcatheterBinBplac
e.BWhatBshouldBtheBnurseBtellBtheBclientBaboutBtheBprimaryBreasonsBforBtheBcathete
r?B(SelectBallBthatBapply.)
1.DiscomfortBisBminimized.
2.BladderBtoneBisBmaintained.
3.RetentionBofBurineBisBprevented.
4.PressureBonBtheBsutureBlineBisBrelieved.
5.HourlyBurineBoutputBcanBbeBeasilyBmeasuredB-BAnswerB1.DiscomfortBisBminimized
3.RetentionBofBurineBisBprevented.
4.PressureBonBtheBsutureBlineBisBrelieved.
, ABclientBcomesBtoBtheBfertilityBclinicBforBhysterosalpingographyBusingBradiopaqueBcont
rastBmaterialBtoBdetermineBwhetherBherBfallopianBtubesBareBpatent.BWhenBpreparing
BforBtheBtest,BtheBnurseBexplainsBtoBtheBclientBthatBshe:
1.WillBreceiveBaBlocalBanestheticBandBtheBpainBwillBlessen
2.WillBhaveBtoBrestBinBbedBforB8BhoursBafterBtheBtestBisBcompleted
3.MayBhaveBsomeBpersistentBshoulderBpainBforB14BhoursBafterBtheBtest
4.MayBbecomeBnauseatedBduringBtheBtest,BbutBtheBnauseaBwillBsubsideB-
BAnswerB3.MayBhaveBsomeBpersistentBshoulderBpainBforB14BhoursBafterBtheBtest
ABnurseBatBaBwomen'sBhealthBclinicBconfirmsBthatBclientBteachingBregardingBtheBuseB
ofBanBoralBcontraceptiveBisBunderstoodBwhenBtheBclientBstates,B"I:
1.CanBstopBtheBpillBandBtryBtoBgetBpregnantBrightBaway"
2.MayBmissBtwoBperiodsBandBnotBworryBaboutBbeingBpregnant"
3.WillBputBaBbaby'sBpictureBonBmyBbathroomBmirrorBsoBI'llBseeBitBeveryBmorning"
4.AmBsoBgladBweBwon'tBhaveBtoBuseBcondomsBevenBifBIBmissBjustBoneBpillBduringBt
heBmonth"B-
BAnswerB3.WillBputBaBbaby'sBpictureBonBmyBbathroomBmirrorBsoBI'llBseeBitBeveryBm
orning"
WhatBantidoteBtoBtheBsideBeffectsBofBterbutalineB(Brethine)BshouldBaBnurseBhaveBava
ilable?
1.LevodopaB(l-Dopa)
2.FurosemideB(Lasix)
3.RitodrineB(Yutopar)
4.PropranololB(Inderal)B-BAnswerB4.PropranololB(Inderal)