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Test Bank: Women's Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing, Third Edition by Alexander
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1. The United States ranks 50th
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in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized nati
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ons fo r i nfant mortality rate. Whendeveloping programs toassist in decreasing these rates, which fact
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or wouldmo st lik ely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
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A. Resolving all language and cultural differences
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B. Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
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2. Whenintegratingthe principles of family-centered care, the nurse wouldinclude whichof the following?
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A. Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@
B. Families areunable to make informed choices
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When preparing ateaching plan for agroup of first-time pregnant women, the nurse expects to review
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3. Howmaternitycare has changed over theyears.Whichof the following would thenurse include when
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dis cussing events of the 20th
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4. After teaching a groupofstudents about pregnancy-
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related mortality, theinstructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students i
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den tify which condition as a leading cause?
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A. Hemorrhage
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D. Infection
The nurse is working witha group of community health members to developa plan to address the special
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5. health needs of women.Which of the followingconditions would the group address as themaj
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or p r oblem?
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7. After teaching a group of nursing students about theissue of informed consent. Whichof thefollowing, if
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consent?
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B) Serving as a witness to thesignature process
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C) Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
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D) Getting verbalconsent overthe phonefor emergency procedures
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8. The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-
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old boy with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are out of town on vacation, and the child is staying with
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a neig h bor. Which action would be the priority?
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A) Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
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9. After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of family-
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centered care, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students stat
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e w hich of the following?
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A) Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships willchange.
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B) Families are not capable of making health care decisions for themselves.
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h. D)Childbirth is a medical procedure.
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A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on the trends in health care and health care delivery 1
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0.ov e r the past several centuries. When discussing the changes during the past century, which
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following would the instructor be least likely to include?
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A) Disease prevention i@
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Test Bank: Women's Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing, Third Edition by Alexander
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MULTIPLE CHOICE i@
(with Answer key at the end of each chapter)
ol ol ol ol ol ol ol ol
1. The United States ranks 50th
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in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized nati
i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ n&
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ons fo r i nfant mortality rate. Whendeveloping programs toassist in decreasing these rates, which fact
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or wouldmo st lik ely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
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A. Resolving all language and cultural differences
ol i@ i@ i@ i@
B. Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
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C. Providing more extensive women’s shelters n& i@ i@ i@
D. Encouraging all women to eat a balanceddiet i@ i@ i@ i@ ol n&
2. Whenintegratingthe principles of family-centered care, the nurse wouldinclude whichof the following?
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A. Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@
B. Families areunable to make informed choices
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C. Childbirthresults inchanges inrelationships n& i@
D. Familiesrequire littleinformation to make appropriate decisions i@ n& i@ n& i@
When preparing ateaching plan for agroup of first-time pregnant women, the nurse expects to review
n& i@ i@ n& i@ n& i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@
3. Howmaternitycare has changed over theyears.Whichof the following would thenurse include when
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dis cussing events of the 20th
i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ century?
A. Epidemics of puerperal fever n& i@ i@
B. Performance of thefirst cesarean birth i@ i@ n& i@
C. Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@
D. Creation of free-standing birth centersi@ i@ ol n&
4. After teaching a groupofstudents about pregnancy-
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related mortality, theinstructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students i
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den tify which condition as a leading cause?
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A. Hemorrhage
B. Embolism
C. Obstructed labor i@
D. Infection
The nurse is working witha group of community health members to developa plan to address the special
i@ i@ i@ i@ n& i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ n& i@ i@ i@
5. health needs of women.Which of the followingconditions would the group address as themaj
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or p r oblem?
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1
,A) Smoking
2
, B) Heart disease i@
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
6. When assessing a family for possible barriers to healthcare, the nurse would consider whichfactor to be most
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@ im portant?
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A) Language
B) Health care workers attitudes
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C) Transportation
D) Finances
7. After teaching a group of nursing students about theissue of informed consent. Whichof thefollowing, if
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@ ide ntified by the student, would indicate an understanding of a violation of informed
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consent?
A) Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent ol i@ i@ ol i@ i@ i @
B) Serving as a witness to thesignature process
i@ ol i@ i@ i@ i@
C) Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
n& i@ n& i@ i@ n& n& i@
D) Getting verbalconsent overthe phonefor emergency procedures
i@ n& i@ i@ i@
8. The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-
i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ n& i@ i@ i@
old boy with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are out of town on vacation, and the child is staying with
i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ n& i@ i@ i@ n& i@
a neig h bor. Which action would be the priority?
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A) Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
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B) Providingemergencycare without parental consent i@ i@ i@
C) Contacting the childs aunt or uncle to obtain their consent D
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) Advocating for termination of parentalrights for thissituation
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9. After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of family-
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centered care, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students stat
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e w hich of the following?
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A) Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships willchange.
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B) Families are not capable of making health care decisions for themselves.
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C) Mothersare thefamilymembers affected by childbirt i@ i@ i@ i@
h. D)Childbirth is a medical procedure.
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A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on the trends in health care and health care delivery 1
i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ n& i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ i@ n& i@ i@
0.ov e r the past several centuries. When discussing the changes during the past century, which
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following would the instructor be least likely to include?
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A) Disease prevention i@
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