WOMEN'S’HEALTH’CARE’IN’ADVANCED’PRACTICE’NURSING
IVY’M.’ALEXANDER
2nd’Edition
TESTBANK ’
, 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)
1. The‘ United‘States‘ranks‘50th‘ in‘the‘world‘for‘maternal‘mortality‘and‘41st‘among‘industrialized‘nations‘for‘i
nfant‘mortality‘rate.‘When‘developing‘programs‘to‘assist‘in‘decreasing‘these‘rates,‘which‘factor‘wouldmost‘li
kely‘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‘s‘shelters
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‘when‘d
iscussing‘events‘of‘the‘20th‘ 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‘ide
ntify‘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‘p
roblem?
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,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‘i
mportant?
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‘i
dentified‘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‘neigh
bor.‘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.ov
er‘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
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