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 dof dmorbidity dand dmortality
A dnurse dis dassigned dto dcare dfor dan dAsian dAmerican dclient. dThe dnurse ddevelops da dplan dof dcare dwith dthe
d11.understanding dthat dbased don dthis dclients dcultural dbackground, dthe dclient dmost dlikely dviews dillness das dwhich
of dthe dfollowing?
A) Caused dby dsupernatural dforces.
B) A dpunishment dfor dsins.
C) Due dto dspirits dor ddemons.
D) From dan dimbalance dof dyin dand dyang
A dnurse dis ddeveloping da dplan dof dcare dfor da dwoman dto densure dcontinuity dof dcare dduring dpregnancy,
dlabor,12.and dchildbirth. dWhich dof dthe dfollowing dwould dbe dmost dimportant dfor dthe dnurse dto dincorporate dinto
dthat
plan?
A) Adhering dto dstrict, dspecific droutines
B) Involving da dpediatric dphysician
C) Educating dthe dclient dabout dthe dimportance dof da dsupport dperson
D) Assigning dseveral dnurses das da dsupport dteam
A dnursing dinstructor dis dpreparing da dclass ddiscussion don dcase dmanagement din dmaternal dand dnewborn
dhealth13. dcare. dWhich dof dthe dfollowing dwould dthe dinstructor dinclude das da dkey dcomponent? dSelect
dall dthat dapply.
A) Advocacy
B) Coordination
C) Communication
D) Resource dmanagement
E) Event dmanaged dcare
14. After dteaching da dgroup dof dstudents dabout dthe dconcept dof dmaternal dmortality, dthe dinstructor
ddetermines dthat dadditional dteaching dis dneeded dwhen dthe dstudents dstate dwhich dof dthe
dfollowing?
A) The drate dincludes daccidental dcauses dfor ddeaths.
B) It daddresses dpregnancy-related dcauses.
C) The dduration dof dthe dpregnancy dis dnot da dconcern.
D) The dtime dframe dis dtypically dfor da dspecified dyear.
A dgroup dof dstudents dare dreviewing dthe dhistorical daspects dabout dchildbirth. dThe dstudents ddemonstrate
15. understanding dof dthe dinformation dwhen dthey didentify dthe duse dof dtwilight dsleep das da dkey devent
dduringwhich dtime dframe?
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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
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, D) Analysis dof dmorbidity dand dmortality
A dnurse dis dassigned dto dcare dfor dan dAsian dAmerican dclient. dThe dnurse ddevelops da dplan dof dcare dwith dthe
d11.understanding dthat dbased don dthis dclients dcultural dbackground, dthe dclient dmost dlikely dviews dillness das dwhich
of dthe dfollowing?
A) Caused dby dsupernatural dforces.
B) A dpunishment dfor dsins.
C) Due dto dspirits dor ddemons.
D) From dan dimbalance dof dyin dand dyang
A dnurse dis ddeveloping da dplan dof dcare dfor da dwoman dto densure dcontinuity dof dcare dduring dpregnancy,
dlabor,12.and dchildbirth. dWhich dof dthe dfollowing dwould dbe dmost dimportant dfor dthe dnurse dto dincorporate dinto
dthat
plan?
A) Adhering dto dstrict, dspecific droutines
B) Involving da dpediatric dphysician
C) Educating dthe dclient dabout dthe dimportance dof da dsupport dperson
D) Assigning dseveral dnurses das da dsupport dteam
A dnursing dinstructor dis dpreparing da dclass ddiscussion don dcase dmanagement din dmaternal dand dnewborn
dhealth13. dcare. dWhich dof dthe dfollowing dwould dthe dinstructor dinclude das da dkey dcomponent? dSelect
dall dthat dapply.
A) Advocacy
B) Coordination
C) Communication
D) Resource dmanagement
E) Event dmanaged dcare
14. After dteaching da dgroup dof dstudents dabout dthe dconcept dof dmaternal dmortality, dthe dinstructor
ddetermines dthat dadditional dteaching dis dneeded dwhen dthe dstudents dstate dwhich dof dthe
dfollowing?
A) The drate dincludes daccidental dcauses dfor ddeaths.
B) It daddresses dpregnancy-related dcauses.
C) The dduration dof dthe dpregnancy dis dnot da dconcern.
D) The dtime dframe dis dtypically dfor da dspecified dyear.
A dgroup dof dstudents dare dreviewing dthe dhistorical daspects dabout dchildbirth. dThe dstudents ddemonstrate
15. understanding dof dthe dinformation dwhen dthey didentify dthe duse dof dtwilight dsleep das da dkey devent
dduringwhich dtime dframe?
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