CU MATERNAL NEWBORN AND WOMEN'S
HEALTH EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
1. The nurse, caring for a 16-year-old female post-abortion, begins to answer
the client's questions on birth control options. Which legal/ethical issue
does this nurse's action support? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Emancipated
Minor
2. This client is 16, had an abortion, and is seeking birth control. An
adolescent between the ages of 16 and 18 who seeks birth control can
provide informed consent for the treatment as an emancipated minor.
Advance directive is a method to inform clients of their rights including a
preference for treatment options. A moral dilemma is a conflict of social
values and ethical principles that support different courses of action.
Mature minors are usually between the ages of 14 and 15
3. The nurse, caring for a 15-day-old premature infant with a congenital
heart condition, realizes this client might be at risk for early mortality up
to age one. What may be another cause for early mortality for this client?
- CORRECT-ANSWERS- Short Gestation
4. Rationale: Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight are
the second leading cause of death in infants up to one year old.
Congenital malformations are the leading cause of infant mortality. SIDS is
the third leading cause of early death in infants between 1 and 12 months
HEALTH EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
1. The nurse, caring for a 16-year-old female post-abortion, begins to answer
the client's questions on birth control options. Which legal/ethical issue
does this nurse's action support? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Emancipated
Minor
2. This client is 16, had an abortion, and is seeking birth control. An
adolescent between the ages of 16 and 18 who seeks birth control can
provide informed consent for the treatment as an emancipated minor.
Advance directive is a method to inform clients of their rights including a
preference for treatment options. A moral dilemma is a conflict of social
values and ethical principles that support different courses of action.
Mature minors are usually between the ages of 14 and 15
3. The nurse, caring for a 15-day-old premature infant with a congenital
heart condition, realizes this client might be at risk for early mortality up
to age one. What may be another cause for early mortality for this client?
- CORRECT-ANSWERS- Short Gestation
4. Rationale: Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight are
the second leading cause of death in infants up to one year old.
Congenital malformations are the leading cause of infant mortality. SIDS is
the third leading cause of early death in infants between 1 and 12 months
