TEST BANK
WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE IN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
IVY M. ALEXANDER
2nd Edition
TEST BANK
, 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
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’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
discussing 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 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 aof amorbidity aand amortality
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of athe afollowing?
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D) From aan aimbalance aof ayin aand ayang
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athat
plan?
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D) Assigning aseveral anurses aas aa asupport ateam
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afollowing?
A) The arate aincludes aaccidental acauses afor adeaths.
B) It aaddresses apregnancy-related acauses.
C) The aduration aof athe apregnancy ais anot aa aconcern.
D) The atime aframe ais atypically afor aa aspecified ayear.
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aduringwhich atime aframe?
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WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE IN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
IVY M. ALEXANDER
2nd Edition
TEST BANK
, 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
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’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
discussing 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 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 aof amorbidity aand amortality
A anurse ais aassigned ato acare afor aan aAsian aAmerican aclient. aThe anurse adevelops aa aplan aof acare awith athe
a11.understanding athat abased aon athis aclients acultural abackground, athe aclient amost alikely aviews aillness aas awhich
of athe afollowing?
A) Caused aby asupernatural aforces.
B) A apunishment afor asins.
C) Due ato aspirits aor ademons.
D) From aan aimbalance aof ayin aand ayang
A anurse ais adeveloping aa aplan aof acare afor aa awoman ato aensure acontinuity aof acare aduring apregnancy,
alabor,12.and achildbirth. aWhich aof athe afollowing awould abe amost aimportant afor athe anurse ato aincorporate ainto
athat
plan?
A) Adhering ato astrict, aspecific aroutines
B) Involving aa apediatric aphysician
C) Educating athe aclient aabout athe aimportance aof aa asupport aperson
D) Assigning aseveral anurses aas aa asupport ateam
A anursing ainstructor ais apreparing aa aclass adiscussion aon acase amanagement ain amaternal aand anewborn
ahealth13. acare. aWhich aof athe afollowing awould athe ainstructor ainclude aas aa akey acomponent? aSelect
aall athat aapply.
A) Advocacy
B) Coordination
C) Communication
D) Resource amanagement
E) Event amanaged acare
14. After ateaching aa agroup aof astudents aabout athe aconcept aof amaternal amortality, athe ainstructor
adetermines athat aadditional ateaching ais aneeded awhen athe astudents astate awhich aof athe
afollowing?
A) The arate aincludes aaccidental acauses afor adeaths.
B) It aaddresses apregnancy-related acauses.
C) The aduration aof athe apregnancy ais anot aa aconcern.
D) The atime aframe ais atypically afor aa aspecified ayear.
A agroup aof astudents aare areviewing athe ahistorical aaspects aabout achildbirth. aThe astudents ademonstrate
15. understanding aof athe ainformation awhen athey aidentify athe ause aof atwilight asleep aas aa akey aevent
aduringwhich atime aframe?
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