Maternity and Women's
Health Nursing -
Women's Health
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
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iffersBfromBtheBReadBmethod.BWhatBshouldBtheBnurseBexplainBaboutBtheBLamazeBme
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BAnswerBItBprovidesBrelaxationBandBtechniquesBthatBcanBbeBusedBduringBlabor.
ABclientBwhoBunderwentBmastectomyBbecauseBofBbreastBcancerBisBnowBundergoingBc
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BsenseBofBpower."BWhatBisBtheBnurse'sBbestBresponse?B-
BAnswerB"LosingBpowerBseemsBimportantBtoByou."
AB24-year-
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omeBtenderBbeforeBherBmenstrualBperiod.BWhatBshouldBtheBnurseBrecommendBthatBt
heBclientBdoB1BweekBbeforeBanBexpectedBmenses?B-
BAnswerBDecreaseBcaffeineBintake
OneBstatementBbyBaBbreastfeedingBmotherBthatBindicatesBthatBtheBnurse'sBteachingBa
boutBstimulatingBtheBlet-downBreflexBhasBbeenBsuccessfulBisB"IBwill:B-
BAnswerBApplyBwarmBpacksBandBmassageBmyBbreastsBbeforeBeachBfeeding."
AB16-year-
oldBclientBhasBaBsteadyBboyfriendBwithBwhomBsheBisBhavingBsexualBrelations.BSheBas
ksBtheBnurseBhowBsheBcanBprotectBherselfBfromBcontractingBHIV.BWhatBshouldBtheBn
urseBadviseBherBtoBdo?B-
BAnswerBInsistBthatBherBpartnerBuseBaBcondomBwhenBhavingBsex
,ABnurseBinBaBfamilyBplanningBclinicBdeterminesBthatBaBclientBunderstandsBtheBdiscuss
ionBaboutBusingBaBcervicalBcapBwithBaBspermicideBwhenBtheBclientBstatesBthatBafterB
intercourse,BaBcervicalBcapBmustBbeBleftBinBplaceBforBatBleast:B-BAnswerB6Bhours
ABfetalBmonitorBisBappliedBtoBaBclientBinBlabor.BTheBnurseBshouldBtakeBactionBinBres
ponseBtoBaBfetalBheartBrateBthat:B-
BAnswerBRepeatedlyBdropsBabruptlyBtoB90Bbeats/minBunrelatedBtoBcontractions
AtBaBroutineBmonthlyBvisit,BwhileBassessingBaBclientBwhoBisBinBherB26thBweekBofBge
station,BtheBnurseBidentifiesBtheBpresenceBofBstriaeBgravidarum.BTheBnurseBdescribesB
thisBconditionBas:B-BAnswerBReddishBstreaksBonBtheBabdomenBandBbreasts
ABcoupleBseekingBgeneticBcounselingBareBheterozygousBcarriersBofBTay-
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nBwillBinheritBtheBdisease.BTheBnurseBrespondsBthatBtheBprobabilityBis:B-
BAnswerB25%
ABclientBattendingBtheBprenatalBclinicBforBtheBfirstBtimeBtellsBtheBnurseBthatBherBlast
BmenstrualBperiodBbeganBonBJanuaryB11BandBthatBsheBsuspectsBthatBsheBisBpregnant
.BTheBclientBalsoBstatesBthatBsheBhadBoneBdayBofBlightBspottingBonBFebruaryB7.BWha
tBisBtheBexpectedBdateBofBbirthB(EDB)?B-BAnswerBOctoberB18
AB16-year-
oldBgirlBwhoBhasBbecomeBsexuallyBactiveBasksBtheBnurse,B"What'sBtheBmostBeffective
BwayBtoBpreventBaBpregnancy?"BWhichBmethodBofBpreventingBpregnancyBshouldBtheB
nurseBtellBherBisBmostBeffective?B-BAnswerBAbstainingBfromBsexualBintercourse
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eBhasBbeenBdriedBandBwrappedBinBaBblanket,BtheBnurseBplacesBtheBnewbornBinBthe
Bmother'sBarms.BTheBmotherBasks,B"IsBmyBbabyBnormal?"BWhatBisBtheBbestBrespons
eBbyBtheBnurse?B-BAnswerB"Let'sBunwrapByourBbabyBsoByouBcanBseeBforByourself."
,ABnurseBisBwritingBaBteachingBplanBaboutBosteoporosis.BHowBshouldBtheBnurseBexplai
nBwhatBosteoporosisBis?B-BAnswerBItBinvolvesBaBdecreaseBinBboneBsubstance.
ABmarriedB35-year-
oldBclientBisBtoBundergoBaBtubalBligation.BTheBfactorBinBtheBhistoryBthatBcontributesB
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nBisBthatBtheBclient:B-
BAnswerBHasBaBsonBandBdaughterBandBfeelsBthatBherBfamilyBisBcomplete
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lyBtransmittedBinfectionB(STI)BunderstandsBinstructionsBregardingBfutureBsexualBcontact
s.BWhichBstatementBconfirmsBtheBnurse'sBconclusion?B-
BAnswerB"IBwon'tBhaveBunprotectedBsexBagain,BandBI'llBtellBmyBpartnersBtoBbeBteste
dBforBSTIs."
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ralBdrugBshouldBtheBnurseBanticipateBthatBtheBhealthBcareBproviderBwillBmostBlikelyB
prescribe?B-BAnswerBMetronidazoleB(Flagyl)
ABclientBundergoesBdilationBandBcurettageB(D&C)BafterBanBearlyBmiscarriageB(spontan
eousBabortion).BTheBnurseBfindsBherBcryingBlaterBinBtheBday.BWhatBisBtheBmostBappr
opriateBstatementBbyBtheBnurse?B-
BAnswerB"ThisBmustBbeBaBveryBhardBexperienceBforByouBtoBdealBwith."
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"
ABpregnantBcoupleBisBattendingBpreparation-for-
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eBtoneBofBtheBmusclesBofBtheBpelvicBfloor?B-BAnswerBKegelBexercises
, ABclientBhasBjustBbeenBtoldBthatBsheBhasBcervicalBerosion.BTheBnurseBwouldBexpectB
toBhelpBexplainBthatBearlyBtreatmentBofBtheBerosionBcanBhelpBprevent:B-
BAnswerBCancerBofBtheBcervix
OneBhourBpostpartumBaBnurseBevaluatesBtheBamountBofBvaginalBbleedingBandBdeter
minesBthatBaBclient'sButerusBhasBbecomeBrelaxedBandBboggy.BWhatBshouldBtheBnurse
BdoBnext?B-BAnswerBMassageBtheButerusBuntilBfirm
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hBtoBRecoveryBvisit.BWhatBdoesBtheBnurseBidentifyBasBtheBprimaryBreasonBforBtheBre
ferral?B-BAnswerBToBpreventBsocialBisolation
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dBherBlastBmenstrualBperiodBsoBtheBestimatedBdateBofBbirthB(EDB)BcanBbeBdetermine
d.BTheBclientBresponds,B"JanuaryB21."BAccordingBtoBNägele'sBrule,BwhatBisBtheBmonth
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BAnswerBProvidingBiceBchipsBtoBaBprimigravidaBinBearlyBlaborBperBorder
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seBsuggestBtoBbestBeaseBbackBdiscomfortBduringBlabor?B-
BAnswerBHavingBsupportBpersonsBuseBbackBmassageBtechniques
ABpregnantBwomanBasksBtheBnurseBwhenBsheBmayBexpectBherBbabyBtoBbeBborn.BSh
eBtellsBtheBnurseBthatBherBlastBmenstrualBperiodBbeganBonBAprilB14.BAccordingBtoBN
ägele'sBrule,BwhatBisBtheBclient'sBexpectedBdateBofBbirthB(EDB)?B-
BAnswerBJanuaryB21
ToBuseBNägele'sBruleBtoBcalculateBtheBEDB,BsubtractB3BmonthsBandBaddB7BdaysBtoBt
heBdateBofBtheBlastBmenstrualBperiod.
Health Nursing -
Women's Health
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
ABpregnantBclientBinterestedBinBchildbirthBeducationBasksBhowBtheBLamazeBmethodBd
iffersBfromBtheBReadBmethod.BWhatBshouldBtheBnurseBexplainBaboutBtheBLamazeBme
thod?B-
BAnswerBItBprovidesBrelaxationBandBtechniquesBthatBcanBbeBusedBduringBlabor.
ABclientBwhoBunderwentBmastectomyBbecauseBofBbreastBcancerBisBnowBundergoingBc
hemotherapy,BwhichBhasBcausedBhairBloss.BTheBclientBstates,B"IBfeelBlikeBI'veBlostBmy
BsenseBofBpower."BWhatBisBtheBnurse'sBbestBresponse?B-
BAnswerB"LosingBpowerBseemsBimportantBtoByou."
AB24-year-
oldBclientBcomplainsBtoBtheBnurseBinBtheBwomen'sBhealthBclinicBthatBherBbreastsBbec
omeBtenderBbeforeBherBmenstrualBperiod.BWhatBshouldBtheBnurseBrecommendBthatBt
heBclientBdoB1BweekBbeforeBanBexpectedBmenses?B-
BAnswerBDecreaseBcaffeineBintake
OneBstatementBbyBaBbreastfeedingBmotherBthatBindicatesBthatBtheBnurse'sBteachingBa
boutBstimulatingBtheBlet-downBreflexBhasBbeenBsuccessfulBisB"IBwill:B-
BAnswerBApplyBwarmBpacksBandBmassageBmyBbreastsBbeforeBeachBfeeding."
AB16-year-
oldBclientBhasBaBsteadyBboyfriendBwithBwhomBsheBisBhavingBsexualBrelations.BSheBas
ksBtheBnurseBhowBsheBcanBprotectBherselfBfromBcontractingBHIV.BWhatBshouldBtheBn
urseBadviseBherBtoBdo?B-
BAnswerBInsistBthatBherBpartnerBuseBaBcondomBwhenBhavingBsex
,ABnurseBinBaBfamilyBplanningBclinicBdeterminesBthatBaBclientBunderstandsBtheBdiscuss
ionBaboutBusingBaBcervicalBcapBwithBaBspermicideBwhenBtheBclientBstatesBthatBafterB
intercourse,BaBcervicalBcapBmustBbeBleftBinBplaceBforBatBleast:B-BAnswerB6Bhours
ABfetalBmonitorBisBappliedBtoBaBclientBinBlabor.BTheBnurseBshouldBtakeBactionBinBres
ponseBtoBaBfetalBheartBrateBthat:B-
BAnswerBRepeatedlyBdropsBabruptlyBtoB90Bbeats/minBunrelatedBtoBcontractions
AtBaBroutineBmonthlyBvisit,BwhileBassessingBaBclientBwhoBisBinBherB26thBweekBofBge
station,BtheBnurseBidentifiesBtheBpresenceBofBstriaeBgravidarum.BTheBnurseBdescribesB
thisBconditionBas:B-BAnswerBReddishBstreaksBonBtheBabdomenBandBbreasts
ABcoupleBseekingBgeneticBcounselingBareBheterozygousBcarriersBofBTay-
SachsBdisease.BTheyBaskBtheBnurseBwhatBtheBchancesBareBthatBeachBofBtheirBchildre
nBwillBinheritBtheBdisease.BTheBnurseBrespondsBthatBtheBprobabilityBis:B-
BAnswerB25%
ABclientBattendingBtheBprenatalBclinicBforBtheBfirstBtimeBtellsBtheBnurseBthatBherBlast
BmenstrualBperiodBbeganBonBJanuaryB11BandBthatBsheBsuspectsBthatBsheBisBpregnant
.BTheBclientBalsoBstatesBthatBsheBhadBoneBdayBofBlightBspottingBonBFebruaryB7.BWha
tBisBtheBexpectedBdateBofBbirthB(EDB)?B-BAnswerBOctoberB18
AB16-year-
oldBgirlBwhoBhasBbecomeBsexuallyBactiveBasksBtheBnurse,B"What'sBtheBmostBeffective
BwayBtoBpreventBaBpregnancy?"BWhichBmethodBofBpreventingBpregnancyBshouldBtheB
nurseBtellBherBisBmostBeffective?B-BAnswerBAbstainingBfromBsexualBintercourse
AfterBanBuneventfulB8-
hourBlaborBaBclientBgivesBbirth.BOnceBtheBairwayBhasBbeenBensuredBandBtheBneonat
eBhasBbeenBdriedBandBwrappedBinBaBblanket,BtheBnurseBplacesBtheBnewbornBinBthe
Bmother'sBarms.BTheBmotherBasks,B"IsBmyBbabyBnormal?"BWhatBisBtheBbestBrespons
eBbyBtheBnurse?B-BAnswerB"Let'sBunwrapByourBbabyBsoByouBcanBseeBforByourself."
,ABnurseBisBwritingBaBteachingBplanBaboutBosteoporosis.BHowBshouldBtheBnurseBexplai
nBwhatBosteoporosisBis?B-BAnswerBItBinvolvesBaBdecreaseBinBboneBsubstance.
ABmarriedB35-year-
oldBclientBisBtoBundergoBaBtubalBligation.BTheBfactorBinBtheBhistoryBthatBcontributesB
mostBtoBtheBhealthyBresolutionBofBanyBemotionalBproblemBassociatedBwithBsterilizatio
nBisBthatBtheBclient:B-
BAnswerBHasBaBsonBandBdaughterBandBfeelsBthatBherBfamilyBisBcomplete
TheBnurseBdeterminesBthatBaByoungBfemaleBclientBwhoBisBbeingBtreatedBforBaBsexual
lyBtransmittedBinfectionB(STI)BunderstandsBinstructionsBregardingBfutureBsexualBcontact
s.BWhichBstatementBconfirmsBtheBnurse'sBconclusion?B-
BAnswerB"IBwon'tBhaveBunprotectedBsexBagain,BandBI'llBtellBmyBpartnersBtoBbeBteste
dBforBSTIs."
ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBwhoBhasBcontractedBaBtrichomonalBinfection.BWhichBo
ralBdrugBshouldBtheBnurseBanticipateBthatBtheBhealthBcareBproviderBwillBmostBlikelyB
prescribe?B-BAnswerBMetronidazoleB(Flagyl)
ABclientBundergoesBdilationBandBcurettageB(D&C)BafterBanBearlyBmiscarriageB(spontan
eousBabortion).BTheBnurseBfindsBherBcryingBlaterBinBtheBday.BWhatBisBtheBmostBappr
opriateBstatementBbyBtheBnurse?B-
BAnswerB"ThisBmustBbeBaBveryBhardBexperienceBforByouBtoBdealBwith."
WhatBstatementBhelpsBtheBnurseBdetermineBthatBaBwomanBwithBgenitalBherpesB(HSV
-2)BunderstandsBherBself-careBinBregardBtoBthisBinfection?B-
BAnswerB"IBmustBbeBcarefulBwhenBIBhaveBsexBbecauseBherpesBisBaBlifelongBproblem.
"
ABpregnantBcoupleBisBattendingBpreparation-for-
childbirthBclasses.BWhichBexerciseBshouldBtheBnurseBteachBtheBmotherBtoBincreaseBth
eBtoneBofBtheBmusclesBofBtheBpelvicBfloor?B-BAnswerBKegelBexercises
, ABclientBhasBjustBbeenBtoldBthatBsheBhasBcervicalBerosion.BTheBnurseBwouldBexpectB
toBhelpBexplainBthatBearlyBtreatmentBofBtheBerosionBcanBhelpBprevent:B-
BAnswerBCancerBofBtheBcervix
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minesBthatBaBclient'sButerusBhasBbecomeBrelaxedBandBboggy.BWhatBshouldBtheBnurse
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hBtoBRecoveryBvisit.BWhatBdoesBtheBnurseBidentifyBasBtheBprimaryBreasonBforBtheBre
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dBherBlastBmenstrualBperiodBsoBtheBestimatedBdateBofBbirthB(EDB)BcanBbeBdetermine
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BandBdayBofBtheBclient'sBEDB?B-BAnswerBOctoberB28
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BAnswerBProvidingBiceBchipsBtoBaBprimigravidaBinBearlyBlaborBperBorder
TheBnurseBisBteachingBaBprenatalBbreathingBandBrelaxationBclass.BWhatBdoesBtheBnur
seBsuggestBtoBbestBeaseBbackBdiscomfortBduringBlabor?B-
BAnswerBHavingBsupportBpersonsBuseBbackBmassageBtechniques
ABpregnantBwomanBasksBtheBnurseBwhenBsheBmayBexpectBherBbabyBtoBbeBborn.BSh
eBtellsBtheBnurseBthatBherBlastBmenstrualBperiodBbeganBonBAprilB14.BAccordingBtoBN
ägele'sBrule,BwhatBisBtheBclient'sBexpectedBdateBofBbirthB(EDB)?B-
BAnswerBJanuaryB21
ToBuseBNägele'sBruleBtoBcalculateBtheBEDB,BsubtractB3BmonthsBandBaddB7BdaysBtoBt
heBdateBofBtheBlastBmenstrualBperiod.
