NURS 6551 Midterm Exam 1 with Answers (Verified)

1. What term refers to the period from about 7 to 10 days before menstrual flow begins until the first or second day of menstrual flow? 2. Where in the breast do most malignancies develop? 3. Most functional ovarian cysts will resolve within: 4. What is the term for the absence of menses for 3 to 6 months in a woman who has previously menstruated and is not pregnant, breastfeeding, or menopausal? 5. What has contributed to the decreased incidence of hepatitis B over the past 20 years? 6. The incidence of uterine fibroids: 7. Which one of the following statements about the subdermal progestin implant is false? 8. Gender is rooted in _____________ and shaped by ________________ . 9. The ________ is probably the most widely used intimate partner violence (IPV) screen. 10. Although barrier contraception methods are less effective in preventing pregnancy than more modern methods, interest in them is on the rise because they: 11. What approach does Healthy People 2020 use to achieve its goals and objectives? 12. The P in the mnemonic EMPOWER is meant to help the clinician remember to: 13. In women of reproductive age, the most common cause of a bleeding pattern that is suddenly different is: 14. The methods of abortion used in the United States—in order, with the most common method listed first—are: 15. What is the definitive diagnostic technique for vulvar dermatoses? 16. What screening recommendation is similar across all groups for colorectal cancer? 17. The possibility of cancer is associated with mastalgia when the pain: 18. What can bacterial vaginosis lead to? 19. For women and men with infertility an option that involves a sperm or egg donor is called: 20. Why are the majority of cases of ovarian cancer diagnosed when the disease has already reached an advanced stage? 21. How is screening for the rubella immunity accomplished? 22. What area of injury prevention is a focus of the USPSTF’s guidelines for counseling all healthy, asymptomatic women? 23. The most common sites of metastatic spread of invasive breast cancer include all of the following except: 24. Which type of counseling results in a statistically significant reduction in STIs? 25. What is the most common STI in the United States? 26. What is one of the side effects of hormonal contraceptives? 27. What is one of the most frequent reasons women visit their clinician? 28. Most research studies on methods of contraception use the term efficacy to refer to: 29. What procedure is used to evaluate abnormal Pap smears and genital tract lesions? 30. Which of the following is associated with increased risk of endometriosis? 31. Under what conditions is a rectovaginal examination most useful? 32. Tubal sterilization for women who have completed their families is highly effective, but there are disadvantages such as: 33. Patients presenting for STI treatment should be screened for HIV: 34. What is the leading preventable cause of death across all populations in the United States? 35. Which factor bears most on women’s health care today? 36. The most common site for endometrial implants found in other parts of the body is: 37. In respect to an evidentiary examination: 38. What is generally the cause of Bartholin’s cyst? 39. A first-line recommended treatment for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is: 40. The ParaGard IUD is impregnated with copper and is effective for: 41. The second most commonly reported STI after chlamydia is: 42. The infertility evaluation is an opportune time to suggest health promotion behaviors that may specifically improve fertility, including: 43. What is one factor that can reduce the risk for the development of ovarian cancer? 44. What should be used for women whose hirsutism remains refractory after 6 months of combined oral contraceptive use? 45. Which of the following is an ethical issue that is specifically associated with pre-implantation testing with ART? 46. Which one of the following statements about intimate partner violence (IPV) is false? 47. If a patient has not reported a sexual assault to law enforcement, all of the following clinician actions are important except: 48. How do systemic antiviral drugs treat genital herpes? 49. Which type of speculum is best used to examine nulliparous women? 50. Which organism causes 90% of vulvovaginal candidiasis episodes in women?