NURS 6552 Midterm test
questions fully solved &
updated 2025
Feminist perspective p. 4-5 - answer *Works with individuals as opposed to
for individuals
*Uses heterogeneity as an assumption, not homogeneity
*Minimizes or exposes power imbalances
*Rejects androcentric models as normative
*Challenges the medicalization and pathologizing of normal physiological
processes
*Seeks social and political change to address health issues
Alcohol consumption and women p. 82, 151 and 155 - answer *"Unhealthy
alcohol use" includes risky drinking, alcohol misuse, hazardous drinking
and alcohol use disorder
*Screening for all women (including pregnant women) 18 years and older
-5.3 million women have alcohol use disorder (more than 7 drinks/week or
3 drinks/day)
-"How many times in the past year have you had four or more drinks in a
day?"
-Do not screen adolescents younger than 18
*Brief intervention for at-risk drinkers:
-Five A's framework: ask, advise, assess, assist and arrange follow-up
Cultural perspectives of women p. 178 - answer Chapter 11?
Tanner stages p. 43 - answer Five stages of sexual development in
adolescence evaluating pubic hair, genitals and breast development
-thelarche (breast development)
, -pubarche (appearance of pubic hair)
**thelarche to menarche is usually 2-3 years
Primary prevention vs Secondary prevention p. 77 - answer *Primary:
services focus on preventing disease in susceptible populations.
*Secondary: services focus on early detection of disease states and
treatment that will reduce severity and limit short- and long-term
sequelae of disease.
US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations p. 78 -
answer 1) Counseling
-BRCA, breastfeeding, diet and exercise, falls prevention, perinatal
depression, STIs, skin cancer, tobacco use, tobacco use in adolescents,
unhealthy alcohol use, weight loss
2) Screening
-alcohol use, cervical cancer, STIs, depression, height and weight,
hypertension, HIV, IPV, Rubella, tobacco, breast cancer, colorectal cancer,
Hep C, lipid disorders, osteoporosis
3) Chemophophylaxis (vaccination)
-Hep A, Hep B, HPV, influenza, meningococcal, MMR, pneumococcal, Tdap,
varicella, zoster
Preventable causes of death for women - answer Tobacco, overweight,
physical inactivity, high blood sugar, alcohol use
Common women's health issues p. 78 - answer -
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommendations -
answer *The periodic well-woman care visit should include screening,
evaluation and counseling, and immunizations based on age and risk
factors
-Gestational diabetes, HPV, STIs, HIV, contraception, breastfeeding,
intimate partner violence
questions fully solved &
updated 2025
Feminist perspective p. 4-5 - answer *Works with individuals as opposed to
for individuals
*Uses heterogeneity as an assumption, not homogeneity
*Minimizes or exposes power imbalances
*Rejects androcentric models as normative
*Challenges the medicalization and pathologizing of normal physiological
processes
*Seeks social and political change to address health issues
Alcohol consumption and women p. 82, 151 and 155 - answer *"Unhealthy
alcohol use" includes risky drinking, alcohol misuse, hazardous drinking
and alcohol use disorder
*Screening for all women (including pregnant women) 18 years and older
-5.3 million women have alcohol use disorder (more than 7 drinks/week or
3 drinks/day)
-"How many times in the past year have you had four or more drinks in a
day?"
-Do not screen adolescents younger than 18
*Brief intervention for at-risk drinkers:
-Five A's framework: ask, advise, assess, assist and arrange follow-up
Cultural perspectives of women p. 178 - answer Chapter 11?
Tanner stages p. 43 - answer Five stages of sexual development in
adolescence evaluating pubic hair, genitals and breast development
-thelarche (breast development)
, -pubarche (appearance of pubic hair)
**thelarche to menarche is usually 2-3 years
Primary prevention vs Secondary prevention p. 77 - answer *Primary:
services focus on preventing disease in susceptible populations.
*Secondary: services focus on early detection of disease states and
treatment that will reduce severity and limit short- and long-term
sequelae of disease.
US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations p. 78 -
answer 1) Counseling
-BRCA, breastfeeding, diet and exercise, falls prevention, perinatal
depression, STIs, skin cancer, tobacco use, tobacco use in adolescents,
unhealthy alcohol use, weight loss
2) Screening
-alcohol use, cervical cancer, STIs, depression, height and weight,
hypertension, HIV, IPV, Rubella, tobacco, breast cancer, colorectal cancer,
Hep C, lipid disorders, osteoporosis
3) Chemophophylaxis (vaccination)
-Hep A, Hep B, HPV, influenza, meningococcal, MMR, pneumococcal, Tdap,
varicella, zoster
Preventable causes of death for women - answer Tobacco, overweight,
physical inactivity, high blood sugar, alcohol use
Common women's health issues p. 78 - answer -
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommendations -
answer *The periodic well-woman care visit should include screening,
evaluation and counseling, and immunizations based on age and risk
factors
-Gestational diabetes, HPV, STIs, HIV, contraception, breastfeeding,
intimate partner violence
