TEST BANK
WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE IN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
IVY M. ALEXANDER
2nd Edition
Logically planned
, Chapter 1: Women and Their Health
Test Bank: Women's Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing, Second Edition by Alexander
MULTIPLE CHOICE
(with Answer key at the end of each chapter)
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1. The United States ranks 50 in the world for maternal mortality and 41 among industrialized nations for
infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates, which factor wouldmost
likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
A. Resolving all language and cultural differences
B. Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
C. Providing more extensive women’sshelters
D. Encouraging all women to eat a balanceddiet
2. When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include which of the following?
A. Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B. Families are unable to make informed choices
C. Childbirth results in changes in relationships
D. Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time pregnant women, the nurse expects to review
3. How maternity care has changed over the years. Which of the following would the nurse include
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when discussing events of the 20 century?
A. Epidemics of puerperal fever
B. Performance of the first cesarean birth
C. Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
D. Creation of free-standing birth centers
4. After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related mortality, the instructor determines
that additional teaching is needed when the students identify which condition as a leading cause?
A. Hemorrhage
B. Embolism
C. Obstructed labor
D. Infection
The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to address the special
5. health needs of women. Which of the following conditions would the group address as the
major problem?
A) Smoking
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, B) Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
6. When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the nurse would consider which factor to be
most important?
A) Language
B) Health care workers attitudes
C) Transportation
D) Finances
7. After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of informed consent. Which of the following,
if identified by the student, would indicate an understanding of a violation of informed consent?
A) Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
B) Serving as a witness to the signature process
C) Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures
8. The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are
out of town on vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which action would be the priority?
A) Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
B) Providing emergency care without parental consent
C) Contacting the childs aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D)Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
9. After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of family-centered care, the instructor
determines that the teaching was successful when the students state which of the following?
A) Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will change.
B) Families are not capable of making health care decisions for themselves.
C) Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth.
D)Childbirth is a medical procedure.
A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on the trends in health care and health care delivery
10.over the past several centuries. When discussing the changes during the past century, which of the
following would the instructor be least likely to include?
A) Disease prevention
B) Health promotion
C) Wellness
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, D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality
A nurse is assigned to care for an Asian American client. The nurse develops a plan of care with the
11.understanding that based on this clients cultural background, the client most likely views illness as which
of the following?
A) Caused by supernatural forces.
B) A punishment for sins.
C) Due to spirits or demons.
D) From an imbalance of yin and yang
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zlabor,12.and z
childbirth. zWhich zof zthe zfollowing zwould zbe zmost zimportant zfor zthe znurse zto
zincorporate zinto zthat zplan?
A) Adhering zto zstrict, zspecific zroutines z
B) Involving za zpediatric zphysician z
C) Educating zthe zclient zabout zthe zimportance zof za zsupport zperson z
D) Assigning zseveral znurses zas za zsupport zteam z
A znursing zinstructor zis zpreparing za zclass zdiscussion zon zcase zmanagement zin zmaternal zand znewborn
zhealth13. zcare. zWhich zof zthe zfollowing zwould zthe zinstructor zinclude zas za zkey zcomponent? zSelect zall
zthat zapply. z
A) Advocacy z
B) Coordination z
C) Communication z
D) Resource zmanagement z
E) Event zmanaged zcare z
1 After zteaching za zgroup zof zstudents zabout zthe zconcept zof zmaternal zmortality, zthe zinstructor
zdetermines z
that zadditional zteaching zis zneeded zwhen zthe zstudents zstate zwhich zof zthe zfollowing?
A) The zrate zincludes zaccidental zcauses zfor zdeaths. z
B) It zaddresses zpregnancy-related zcauses. z
C) The zduration zof zthe zpregnancy zis znot za zconcern. z
D) The ztime zframe zis ztypically zfor za zspecified zyear. z
A zgroup zof zstudents zare zreviewing zthe zhistorical zaspects zabout zchildbirth. zThe zstudents zdemonstrate z
15. zunderstanding zof zthe zinformation zwhen zthey zidentify zthe zuse zof ztwilight zsleep zas za zkey zevent
zduringwhich ztime zframe? z
A) 1700s z
B) 1800s z
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WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE IN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
IVY M. ALEXANDER
2nd Edition
Logically planned
, Chapter 1: Women and Their Health
Test Bank: Women's Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing, Second Edition by Alexander
MULTIPLE CHOICE
(with Answer key at the end of each chapter)
th st
1. The United States ranks 50 in the world for maternal mortality and 41 among industrialized nations for
infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates, which factor wouldmost
likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
A. Resolving all language and cultural differences
B. Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
C. Providing more extensive women’sshelters
D. Encouraging all women to eat a balanceddiet
2. When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include which of the following?
A. Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B. Families are unable to make informed choices
C. Childbirth results in changes in relationships
D. Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time pregnant women, the nurse expects to review
3. How maternity care has changed over the years. Which of the following would the nurse include
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when discussing events of the 20 century?
A. Epidemics of puerperal fever
B. Performance of the first cesarean birth
C. Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
D. Creation of free-standing birth centers
4. After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related mortality, the instructor determines
that additional teaching is needed when the students identify which condition as a leading cause?
A. Hemorrhage
B. Embolism
C. Obstructed labor
D. Infection
The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to address the special
5. health needs of women. Which of the following conditions would the group address as the
major problem?
A) Smoking
1
, B) Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
6. When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the nurse would consider which factor to be
most important?
A) Language
B) Health care workers attitudes
C) Transportation
D) Finances
7. After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of informed consent. Which of the following,
if identified by the student, would indicate an understanding of a violation of informed consent?
A) Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
B) Serving as a witness to the signature process
C) Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures
8. The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are
out of town on vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which action would be the priority?
A) Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
B) Providing emergency care without parental consent
C) Contacting the childs aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D)Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
9. After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of family-centered care, the instructor
determines that the teaching was successful when the students state which of the following?
A) Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will change.
B) Families are not capable of making health care decisions for themselves.
C) Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth.
D)Childbirth is a medical procedure.
A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on the trends in health care and health care delivery
10.over the past several centuries. When discussing the changes during the past century, which of the
following would the instructor be least likely to include?
A) Disease prevention
B) Health promotion
C) Wellness
2
, D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality
A nurse is assigned to care for an Asian American client. The nurse develops a plan of care with the
11.understanding that based on this clients cultural background, the client most likely views illness as which
of the following?
A) Caused by supernatural forces.
B) A punishment for sins.
C) Due to spirits or demons.
D) From an imbalance of yin and yang
A znurse zis zdeveloping za zplan zof zcare zfor za zwoman zto zensure zcontinuity zof zcare zduring zpregnancy,
zlabor,12.and z
childbirth. zWhich zof zthe zfollowing zwould zbe zmost zimportant zfor zthe znurse zto
zincorporate zinto zthat zplan?
A) Adhering zto zstrict, zspecific zroutines z
B) Involving za zpediatric zphysician z
C) Educating zthe zclient zabout zthe zimportance zof za zsupport zperson z
D) Assigning zseveral znurses zas za zsupport zteam z
A znursing zinstructor zis zpreparing za zclass zdiscussion zon zcase zmanagement zin zmaternal zand znewborn
zhealth13. zcare. zWhich zof zthe zfollowing zwould zthe zinstructor zinclude zas za zkey zcomponent? zSelect zall
zthat zapply. z
A) Advocacy z
B) Coordination z
C) Communication z
D) Resource zmanagement z
E) Event zmanaged zcare z
1 After zteaching za zgroup zof zstudents zabout zthe zconcept zof zmaternal zmortality, zthe zinstructor
zdetermines z
that zadditional zteaching zis zneeded zwhen zthe zstudents zstate zwhich zof zthe zfollowing?
A) The zrate zincludes zaccidental zcauses zfor zdeaths. z
B) It zaddresses zpregnancy-related zcauses. z
C) The zduration zof zthe zpregnancy zis znot za zconcern. z
D) The ztime zframe zis ztypically zfor za zspecified zyear. z
A zgroup zof zstudents zare zreviewing zthe zhistorical zaspects zabout zchildbirth. zThe zstudents zdemonstrate z
15. zunderstanding zof zthe zinformation zwhen zthey zidentify zthe zuse zof ztwilight zsleep zas za zkey zevent
zduringwhich ztime zframe? z
A) 1700s z
B) 1800s z
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