Women's Health APEA Final Exam Prep (2026) –
Complete Questions and Verified Answers Study
Material
Introduction
This document contains comprehensive Women's Health APEA
final exam preparation material with practice questions and
verified answers covering pregnancy, prenatal care,
gynecologic cancers, infertility, sexual health, and women's
health clinical management topics. It includes multiple-choice
and true/false questions designed to support review of
common women's health concepts and clinical decision-
making. The material spans obstetric and gynecologic topics
frequently encountered in advanced practice nursing
education and examination preparation.
Exam Questions and Answers
Women who experience lactation mastitis should: --- correct
precise answer ----Apply moist heat as part of their treatment.
,Which of the following is not a common sign or symptom
associated with pregnancy in the first 6 to 8 weeks? ---
correct precise answer ----Migraine headaches
Toxoplasmosis, caused by a parasite, is: --- correct precise
answer ----Best prevented by good hand washing and hygienic
practices
You have a 34-week pregnant female in your office who has
banged her leg on a coffee table. She now has what appears to
be a DVT, which is confirmed by duplex ultrasound. You
prescribe warfarin 5 mg daily with a return to the office in 1
week for a PT/INR. This is: --- correct precise answer ----Not
appropriate
The expansion of blood volume during pregnancy results in
which of the following situations? --- correct precise answer -
---Hemodilution is typical
True or false? Pregnancy is a risk factor for gallstone
formation. --- correct precise answer ----True
Factors affecting the maternal and fetal response to
medication use in pregnancy include all of the following
EXCEPT: --- correct precise answer ----Only drugs bound to
albumin can cross the placenta
, Which of the following classes of drugs are contraindicated or
cautioned in pregnancy and lactation? Select all that apply ---
correct precise answer ----ACEI; ARBs, Antidepressants,
Chemotherapy agents, anticonvulsants
The purpose of most postpartum cultural traditions is: ---
correct precise answer ----To protect a woman from current
as well as long-term illness
In the last month of pregnancy, lightening typically occurs in
which the height of the __________ drops slightly. --- correct
precise answer ----Fundus
Which of the following factors suppresses a woman's
production of breastmilk until after delivery of her infant? ---
correct precise answer ----An increase in estrogen and
prolactin-inhibiting factor (PIF)
A nulliparous 30-week pregnant female presents to urgent
care with epigastric pain, a blood pressure of 160/110,
bilateral bibasilar rales, and 1+ pitting edema of ankles. The
OB is unavailable. The APRN debates whether to send the
patient home on bedrest to return for a BP recheck the next
day, or to refer her immediately to the ED. Which of the
following is appropriate? --- correct precise answer ----Refer
her to the ED immediately.
Complete Questions and Verified Answers Study
Material
Introduction
This document contains comprehensive Women's Health APEA
final exam preparation material with practice questions and
verified answers covering pregnancy, prenatal care,
gynecologic cancers, infertility, sexual health, and women's
health clinical management topics. It includes multiple-choice
and true/false questions designed to support review of
common women's health concepts and clinical decision-
making. The material spans obstetric and gynecologic topics
frequently encountered in advanced practice nursing
education and examination preparation.
Exam Questions and Answers
Women who experience lactation mastitis should: --- correct
precise answer ----Apply moist heat as part of their treatment.
,Which of the following is not a common sign or symptom
associated with pregnancy in the first 6 to 8 weeks? ---
correct precise answer ----Migraine headaches
Toxoplasmosis, caused by a parasite, is: --- correct precise
answer ----Best prevented by good hand washing and hygienic
practices
You have a 34-week pregnant female in your office who has
banged her leg on a coffee table. She now has what appears to
be a DVT, which is confirmed by duplex ultrasound. You
prescribe warfarin 5 mg daily with a return to the office in 1
week for a PT/INR. This is: --- correct precise answer ----Not
appropriate
The expansion of blood volume during pregnancy results in
which of the following situations? --- correct precise answer -
---Hemodilution is typical
True or false? Pregnancy is a risk factor for gallstone
formation. --- correct precise answer ----True
Factors affecting the maternal and fetal response to
medication use in pregnancy include all of the following
EXCEPT: --- correct precise answer ----Only drugs bound to
albumin can cross the placenta
, Which of the following classes of drugs are contraindicated or
cautioned in pregnancy and lactation? Select all that apply ---
correct precise answer ----ACEI; ARBs, Antidepressants,
Chemotherapy agents, anticonvulsants
The purpose of most postpartum cultural traditions is: ---
correct precise answer ----To protect a woman from current
as well as long-term illness
In the last month of pregnancy, lightening typically occurs in
which the height of the __________ drops slightly. --- correct
precise answer ----Fundus
Which of the following factors suppresses a woman's
production of breastmilk until after delivery of her infant? ---
correct precise answer ----An increase in estrogen and
prolactin-inhibiting factor (PIF)
A nulliparous 30-week pregnant female presents to urgent
care with epigastric pain, a blood pressure of 160/110,
bilateral bibasilar rales, and 1+ pitting edema of ankles. The
OB is unavailable. The APRN debates whether to send the
patient home on bedrest to return for a BP recheck the next
day, or to refer her immediately to the ED. Which of the
following is appropriate? --- correct precise answer ----Refer
her to the ED immediately.
