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Test Bank: Women's Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing, Second Edition by Alexander
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MULTIPLE CHOICE f
(with Answer key at the end of each chapter)
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1. The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized nations for
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infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates, which factor wouldmost
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likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
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A. Resolving all language and cultural differences f f f f f
B. Assuring early and adequate prenatal care f f f f f
C. Providing more extensive women‘s shelters f f f f
D. Encouraging all women to eat a balanceddiet f f f f f f
2. When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include which of the following?
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A. Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event f f f f f f
B. Families are unable to make informed choicesf f f f f f
C. Childbirth results in changes in relationships f f f f f
D. Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
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When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time pregnant women, the nurse expects to review
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3. How maternity care has changed over the years. Which of the following would the nurse include when
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discussing events of the 20th century?
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A. Epidemics of puerperal fever f f f
B. Performance of the first cesarean birth f f f f f
C. Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size f f f f f f f
D. Creation of free-standing birth centers f f f f
4. After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related mortality, the instructor determines that
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, additional teaching is needed when the students identify which condition as a leading cause?
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A. Hemorrhage
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C. Obstructed labor f
D. Infection
The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to address the special
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5. health needs of women. Which of the following conditions would the group address as the major
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problem?
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A) Smoking
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, B) Heart disease f
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
6. When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the nurse would consider which factor to be most
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important?
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A) Language
B) Health care workers attitudes f f f
C) Transportation
D) Finances
7. After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of informed consent. Which of the following, if
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identified by the student, would indicate an understanding of a violation of informed consent?
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A) Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent f f f f f f f
B) Serving as a witness to the signature process
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C) Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
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D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures
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8. The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are out of
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town on vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. 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) Providing emergency care without parental consent f f f f f
C) Contacting the childs aunt or uncle to obtain their consent f f f f f f f f f
D)Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
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9. After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of family-centered care, the instructor
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determines that the teaching was successful when the students state which of the following?
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A) Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will change.
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B) Families are not capable of making health care decisions for themselves.
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C) Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth.
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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
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10.over the past several centuries. When discussing the changes during the past century, which of the
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following would the instructor be least likely to include?
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A) Disease prevention f
B) Health promotion f
C) Wellness
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, Chapter 1: Women and Their Health
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Test Bank: Women's Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing, Second Edition by Alexander
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MULTIPLE CHOICE f
(with Answer key at the end of each chapter)
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1. The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized nations for
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infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates, which factor wouldmost
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likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
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A. Resolving all language and cultural differences f f f f f
B. Assuring early and adequate prenatal care f f f f f
C. Providing more extensive women‘s shelters f f f f
D. Encouraging all women to eat a balanceddiet f f f f f f
2. When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include which of the following?
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A. Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event f f f f f f
B. Families are unable to make informed choicesf f f f f f
C. Childbirth results in changes in relationships f f f f f
D. Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
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When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time pregnant women, the nurse expects to review
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3. How maternity care has changed over the years. Which of the following would the nurse include when
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discussing events of the 20th century?
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A. Epidemics of puerperal fever f f f
B. Performance of the first cesarean birth f f f f f
C. Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size f f f f f f f
D. Creation of free-standing birth centers f f f f
4. After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related mortality, the instructor determines that
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, additional teaching is needed when the students identify which condition as a leading cause?
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A. Hemorrhage
B. Embolism
C. Obstructed labor f
D. Infection
The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to address the special
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5. health needs of women. Which of the following conditions would the group address as the major
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problem?
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A) Smoking
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, B) Heart disease f
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
6. When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the nurse would consider which factor to be most
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important?
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A) Language
B) Health care workers attitudes f f f
C) Transportation
D) Finances
7. After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of informed consent. Which of the following, if
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identified by the student, would indicate an understanding of a violation of informed consent?
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A) Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent f f f f f f f
B) Serving as a witness to the signature process
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C) Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
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D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures
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8. The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are out of
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town on vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. 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) Providing emergency care without parental consent f f f f f
C) Contacting the childs aunt or uncle to obtain their consent f f f f f f f f f
D)Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
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9. After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of family-centered care, the instructor
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determines that the teaching was successful when the students state which of the following?
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A) Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will change.
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B) Families are not capable of making health care decisions for themselves.
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C) Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth.
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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
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10.over the past several centuries. When discussing the changes during the past century, which of the
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following would the instructor be least likely to include?
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A) Disease prevention f
B) Health promotion f
C) Wellness
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