NR 577 Midterm Exam Study Guide Questions
And Answers
Key Outcomes of Primary Care - ANSWER Reduced risk factors & mortality rates among
vulnerable populations.
Principles of Primary Care - ANSWER Focus on health promotion, prevention,
management of disease, advocacy, and participation with the community.
Objectives of Adolescence - ANSWER Completion of puberty, growth, and social,
emotional, cognitive maturation, identity formation and career preparation.
Bright Futures - ANSWER A tool kit used for health supervision of infants, children, and
adolescents, arranged by age.
Morbidity - ANSWER State of being diseased; physical or psychological condition
outside normal well-being.
Mortality - ANSWER State of being subject to death.
Tanner Stages - ANSWER Stages of development for males and females based on
physical characteristics.
HEADSS Assessment - ANSWER Method of interviewing to obtain psychosocial data
from the adolescent.
Immunization - ANSWER Suspension of microorganisms to create an antigen-antibody
response for the prevention of disease.
, Screening Guidelines - ANSWER Guidelines regarding preventative health screenings
and vaccination recommended based on age and risk factors.
ACOG Guidelines - ANSWER Recommendations for thorough sexual history and Pap
smear screening for cervical cancer.
Pap Smear - ANSWER Test used to screen for cervical cancer; recommended
periodically depending on age and risk.
Contraceptives - ANSWER Medications used for contraception, including oral, condoms,
hormonal ring, IUD, injections, implant, and patch.
Pregnancy Signs- ANSWER Presumptive, probable and positive signs indicating
pregnancy.
Naegele's Rule- ANSWER Approximation of due date by correction of the last menstrual
period.
Infertility- ANSWER Inability to conceive within one year of unprotected regular
intercourse. Due to hormonal, mechanical, or structural causes.
Mechanical Causes of Infertility- ANSWER Sperm and egg quality that lead to problems
in reproduction.
Hormonal Causes of Infertility- ANSWER Anovulation due to hormonal imbalance,
including low levels of progesterone and thyroid problems.
Structural Causes of Infertility- ANSWER Physical blockages, including uterine fibroids,
a vaginal septum, and damage to the fallopian tubes.
And Answers
Key Outcomes of Primary Care - ANSWER Reduced risk factors & mortality rates among
vulnerable populations.
Principles of Primary Care - ANSWER Focus on health promotion, prevention,
management of disease, advocacy, and participation with the community.
Objectives of Adolescence - ANSWER Completion of puberty, growth, and social,
emotional, cognitive maturation, identity formation and career preparation.
Bright Futures - ANSWER A tool kit used for health supervision of infants, children, and
adolescents, arranged by age.
Morbidity - ANSWER State of being diseased; physical or psychological condition
outside normal well-being.
Mortality - ANSWER State of being subject to death.
Tanner Stages - ANSWER Stages of development for males and females based on
physical characteristics.
HEADSS Assessment - ANSWER Method of interviewing to obtain psychosocial data
from the adolescent.
Immunization - ANSWER Suspension of microorganisms to create an antigen-antibody
response for the prevention of disease.
, Screening Guidelines - ANSWER Guidelines regarding preventative health screenings
and vaccination recommended based on age and risk factors.
ACOG Guidelines - ANSWER Recommendations for thorough sexual history and Pap
smear screening for cervical cancer.
Pap Smear - ANSWER Test used to screen for cervical cancer; recommended
periodically depending on age and risk.
Contraceptives - ANSWER Medications used for contraception, including oral, condoms,
hormonal ring, IUD, injections, implant, and patch.
Pregnancy Signs- ANSWER Presumptive, probable and positive signs indicating
pregnancy.
Naegele's Rule- ANSWER Approximation of due date by correction of the last menstrual
period.
Infertility- ANSWER Inability to conceive within one year of unprotected regular
intercourse. Due to hormonal, mechanical, or structural causes.
Mechanical Causes of Infertility- ANSWER Sperm and egg quality that lead to problems
in reproduction.
Hormonal Causes of Infertility- ANSWER Anovulation due to hormonal imbalance,
including low levels of progesterone and thyroid problems.
Structural Causes of Infertility- ANSWER Physical blockages, including uterine fibroids,
a vaginal septum, and damage to the fallopian tubes.
