NUR 353 TEST 1 STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 | NURSING PRACTICE QUESTIONS,
ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
Addressing today's focus in trends in women's health care in relationship to historical trends - ANS
✔✔There was a lack of knowledge in women's healthcare. Both midwives and physicians were being
used but there was an overall lack of technology and knowledge which led to a higher mortality rate for
moms and babies.
Evidence based practice - definition what it means in health care
(3 parts) - ANS ✔✔1- best available evidence (credible sources)= peer reviewed, correct statistics, valid
2- clinical judgement and experience
3-patient characteristics and preferences (advocate for them)
Family centered care definition - ANS ✔✔holistic care focused on meeting physical and psychosocial
needs
1- childbirth is viewed as a healthy event in life
2-care is individualized and respectful
3- childbirth affects the whole family, relationships will change
4-decision making should be a collaborative effort
5-education should reflect current, evidenced based knowledge
6- mothers and newborns should stay together
Types of families - ANS ✔✔Nuclear, Extended, Foster, Blended, Single Parent
Nurses should know their daily role in research includes:
A. being a research subject
B. having a questioning attitude
C. completing statistical analysis of data
D. recruiting subjects in a research study - ANS ✔✔B. having a questioning attitude
A patient finds an article in Readers Digest about 10 best ways to reduce cholesterol...
A. reliable
B. credible
C. not peer-reviewed
D. scholarly - ANS ✔✔C. not peer-reviewed
A nurse is examining data on the latest trends in preterm labor management. Which resources should
the nurse look for the best literature?
A. professional trade magazine
B. peer reviewed journal
C. newsletter from the hospital
D. hospital policy - ANS ✔✔B. peer reviewed journal
, What is Healthy People 2020? - ANS ✔✔-a set of goals and objectives with 10-year targets designed to
guide national health promotion and disease prevention
-efforts to improve the health of all people in the US
Factors related to family health outcomes - ANS ✔✔family structure
genetics
gender
race
lifestyle choices
stress
society (roles, socioeconomics, poverty, homelessness, violence, finances, health literacy, access to
healthcare)
What is culture? - ANS ✔✔a view of the world and a set of traditions that are used by a specific group
and transmitted to the next generation
culturally competent care - ANS ✔✔ability to apply knowledge about a patient's culture so that the
health care provided can be adapted to patients needs
Ethnicity vs. Culture - ANS ✔✔*Ethnicity*- Social group with common national or cultural tradition
*Culture*- Ideas, customs, social behaviors of a people/society
cross cultural beliefs - ANS ✔✔mixture of influences adopted as practice into your life
are cultural groups homogenous or heterogenous - ANS ✔✔heterogenous
what types of cultural preferences would impact health care? - ANS ✔✔-language
-family structure/roles
-social interaction: rape victim, domestic violence
-religion/spirituality: impact reproductive health, birth control, autonomy, modesty, diff. sex providers
-diet: health of baby and mom, lack of protein is bad
-genetics
-health benefits and practices: view on health care and how often you seek it
Primary disease prevention - ANS ✔✔-prevent the disease from occurring
-Includes vaccinations, nutrition counseling, family planning, smoking cessation, safety education (seat
belt helmet use), prenatal classes.
Secondary disease prevention - ANS ✔✔-screening for occurrence of disorders
-blood glucose checks, bp checks, mammograms, colonoscopy
Tertiary disease prevention - ANS ✔✔-treatment of disorder to achieve best outcome, damage is already
done
ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
Addressing today's focus in trends in women's health care in relationship to historical trends - ANS
✔✔There was a lack of knowledge in women's healthcare. Both midwives and physicians were being
used but there was an overall lack of technology and knowledge which led to a higher mortality rate for
moms and babies.
Evidence based practice - definition what it means in health care
(3 parts) - ANS ✔✔1- best available evidence (credible sources)= peer reviewed, correct statistics, valid
2- clinical judgement and experience
3-patient characteristics and preferences (advocate for them)
Family centered care definition - ANS ✔✔holistic care focused on meeting physical and psychosocial
needs
1- childbirth is viewed as a healthy event in life
2-care is individualized and respectful
3- childbirth affects the whole family, relationships will change
4-decision making should be a collaborative effort
5-education should reflect current, evidenced based knowledge
6- mothers and newborns should stay together
Types of families - ANS ✔✔Nuclear, Extended, Foster, Blended, Single Parent
Nurses should know their daily role in research includes:
A. being a research subject
B. having a questioning attitude
C. completing statistical analysis of data
D. recruiting subjects in a research study - ANS ✔✔B. having a questioning attitude
A patient finds an article in Readers Digest about 10 best ways to reduce cholesterol...
A. reliable
B. credible
C. not peer-reviewed
D. scholarly - ANS ✔✔C. not peer-reviewed
A nurse is examining data on the latest trends in preterm labor management. Which resources should
the nurse look for the best literature?
A. professional trade magazine
B. peer reviewed journal
C. newsletter from the hospital
D. hospital policy - ANS ✔✔B. peer reviewed journal
, What is Healthy People 2020? - ANS ✔✔-a set of goals and objectives with 10-year targets designed to
guide national health promotion and disease prevention
-efforts to improve the health of all people in the US
Factors related to family health outcomes - ANS ✔✔family structure
genetics
gender
race
lifestyle choices
stress
society (roles, socioeconomics, poverty, homelessness, violence, finances, health literacy, access to
healthcare)
What is culture? - ANS ✔✔a view of the world and a set of traditions that are used by a specific group
and transmitted to the next generation
culturally competent care - ANS ✔✔ability to apply knowledge about a patient's culture so that the
health care provided can be adapted to patients needs
Ethnicity vs. Culture - ANS ✔✔*Ethnicity*- Social group with common national or cultural tradition
*Culture*- Ideas, customs, social behaviors of a people/society
cross cultural beliefs - ANS ✔✔mixture of influences adopted as practice into your life
are cultural groups homogenous or heterogenous - ANS ✔✔heterogenous
what types of cultural preferences would impact health care? - ANS ✔✔-language
-family structure/roles
-social interaction: rape victim, domestic violence
-religion/spirituality: impact reproductive health, birth control, autonomy, modesty, diff. sex providers
-diet: health of baby and mom, lack of protein is bad
-genetics
-health benefits and practices: view on health care and how often you seek it
Primary disease prevention - ANS ✔✔-prevent the disease from occurring
-Includes vaccinations, nutrition counseling, family planning, smoking cessation, safety education (seat
belt helmet use), prenatal classes.
Secondary disease prevention - ANS ✔✔-screening for occurrence of disorders
-blood glucose checks, bp checks, mammograms, colonoscopy
Tertiary disease prevention - ANS ✔✔-treatment of disorder to achieve best outcome, damage is already
done
