NUR 353 TEST 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | NUR 353
TEST 1 PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Addressing today's focus in trends in women's health care in relationship to historical trends -
Correct answer ✔✔ 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) - Correct answer ✔✔ 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 - Correct answer ✔✔ 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 - Correct answer ✔✔ 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 - Correct answer ✔✔ 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C. not peer-reviewed
D. scholarly - Correct answer ✔✔ C. not peer-reviewed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 - Correct answer ✔✔ B. peer reviewed journal
What is Healthy People 2020? - Correct answer ✔✔ -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 - Correct answer ✔✔ family structure
genetics
, gender
race
lifestyle choices
stress
society (roles, socioeconomics, poverty, homelessness, violence, finances, health literacy, access
to healthcare)
What is culture? - Correct answer ✔✔ 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 - Correct answer ✔✔ ability to apply knowledge about a patient's
culture so that the health care provided can be adapted to patients needs
Ethnicity vs. Culture - Correct answer ✔✔ *Ethnicity*- Social group with common national or
cultural tradition
*Culture*- Ideas, customs, social behaviors of a people/society
cross cultural beliefs - Correct answer ✔✔ mixture of influences adopted as practice into your
life
are cultural groups homogenous or heterogenous - Correct answer ✔✔ heterogenous
what types of cultural preferences would impact health care? - Correct answer ✔✔ -language
-family structure/roles
-social interaction: rape victim, domestic violence
-religion/spirituality: impact reproductive health, birth control, autonomy, modesty, diff. sex
providers
TEST 1 PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Addressing today's focus in trends in women's health care in relationship to historical trends -
Correct answer ✔✔ 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) - Correct answer ✔✔ 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 - Correct answer ✔✔ 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 - Correct answer ✔✔ 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 - Correct answer ✔✔ 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 - Correct answer ✔✔ 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 - Correct answer ✔✔ B. peer reviewed journal
What is Healthy People 2020? - Correct answer ✔✔ -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 - Correct answer ✔✔ family structure
genetics
, gender
race
lifestyle choices
stress
society (roles, socioeconomics, poverty, homelessness, violence, finances, health literacy, access
to healthcare)
What is culture? - Correct answer ✔✔ 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 - Correct answer ✔✔ ability to apply knowledge about a patient's
culture so that the health care provided can be adapted to patients needs
Ethnicity vs. Culture - Correct answer ✔✔ *Ethnicity*- Social group with common national or
cultural tradition
*Culture*- Ideas, customs, social behaviors of a people/society
cross cultural beliefs - Correct answer ✔✔ mixture of influences adopted as practice into your
life
are cultural groups homogenous or heterogenous - Correct answer ✔✔ heterogenous
what types of cultural preferences would impact health care? - Correct answer ✔✔ -language
-family structure/roles
-social interaction: rape victim, domestic violence
-religion/spirituality: impact reproductive health, birth control, autonomy, modesty, diff. sex
providers
