Test Bank for Women’s Healthcare in Advanced Practice Nursing 3rd Edition by Ivy M. Alexander

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Test Bank: Women's Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing, Third Edition by Alexander
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(with Answer key at the end of each chapter)
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1. The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized nations for
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infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates, which factor wouldmost
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likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
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A. Resolving all language and cultural differences j j j j j



B. Assuring early and adequate prenatal care j j j j j



C. Providing more extensive women’s shelters j j j j



D. Encouraging all women to eat a balanceddiet j j j j j j




2. When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include which of the following?
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A. Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event j j j j j j



B. Families are unable to make informed choices j j j j j j



C. Childbirth results in changes in relationships j j j j j



D. Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
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When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time pregnant women, the nurse expects to review
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3. How maternity care has changed over the years. Which of the following would the nurse include when
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discussing events of the 20th century?
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A. Epidemics of puerperal fever j j j



B. Performance of the first cesarean birth j j j j j



C. Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size j j j j j j j



D. Creation of free-standing birth centers j j j j




4. After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related mortality, the instructor determines that
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additional teaching is needed when the students identify which condition as a leading cause?
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A. Hemorrhage
B. Embolism
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D. Infection
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, The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to address the special
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5. health needs of women. Which of the following conditions would the group address as the major
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problem?
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A) Smoking




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C) Diabetes
D) Cancer

6. When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the nurse would consider which factor to be most
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important?
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A) Language
B) Health care workers attitudes j j j



C) Transportation
D) Finances
7. After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of informed consent. Which of the following, if
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identified by the student, would indicate an understanding of a violation of informed consent?
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A) Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent j j j j j j j



B) Serving as a witness to the signature process
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C) Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
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D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures
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8. The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are out of
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town on vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which action would be the priority?
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A) Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
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B) Providing emergency care without parental consentj j j j j



C) Contacting the childs aunt or uncle to obtain their consent j j j j j j j j j



D)Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
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9. After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of family-centered care, the instructor
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determines that the teaching was successful when the students state which of the following?
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A) Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will change.
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B) Families are not capable of making health care decisions for themselves.
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C) Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth.
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D)Childbirth is a medical procedure.
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A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on the trends in health care and health care delivery 10.over
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the past several centuries. When discussing the changes during the past century, which of the
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following would the instructor be least likely to include?
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B) Health promotion j



C) Wellness


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