WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE IN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
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IVY M. ALEXANDER
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2nd Edition
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, Chapter 1: Women and Their Health
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Test Bank: Women's Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing, Second Edition by Alexander
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MULTIPLE CHOICE nb
(with Answer key at the end of each chapter)
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1. The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized nations
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wouldmost likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
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A. Resolving all language and cultural differences nb nb nb nb nb
B. Assuring early and adequate prenatal care nb nb nb nb nb
C. Providing more extensive women‘s shelters nb nb nb nb
D. Encouraging all women to eat a balanceddiet nb nb nb nb nb nb
2. When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include which of the following?
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A. Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event nb nb nb nb nb nb
B. Families are unable to make informed choices nb nb nb nb nb nb
C. Childbirth results in changes in relationships nb nb nb nb nb
D. Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
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When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time pregnant women, the nurse expects to review
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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 20th century?
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A. Epidemics of puerperal fever nb nb nb
B. Performance of the first cesarean birth nb nb nb nb nb
C. Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size nb nb nb nb nb nb nb
D. Creation of free-standing birth centers nb nb nb nb
4. After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related mortality, the instructor determines that
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nb additional teaching is needed when the students identify which condition as a leading cause?
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A. Hemorrhage
B. Embolism
C. Obstructed labor nb
D. Infection
The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to address the special
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5. health needs of women. Which of the following conditions would the group address as the
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major problem?
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A) Smoking
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C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
6. When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the nurse would consider which factor to be
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A) Language
B) Health care workers attitudes nb nb nb
C) Transportation
D) Finances
7. After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of informed consent. Which of the following,
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if identified by the student, would indicate an understanding of a violation of informed consent?
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A) Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent nb nb nb nb nb nb nb
B) Serving as a witness to the signature process
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C) Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
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D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures
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8. The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are
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out of town on vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which action would be the priority?
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A) Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
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B) Providing emergency care without parental consent
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C) Contacting the childs aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
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nb D)Advocating for termination of parental rights for this nb nb nb nb nb nb nb
situation
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9. After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of family-centered care, the
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nb instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students state which of the
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A) Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will change.
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B) Families are not capable of making health care decisions for themselves.
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C) Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth.
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nb D)Childbirth is a medical procedure. nb nb nb nb
A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on the trends in health care and health care delivery
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nb 10.over the past several centuries. When discussing the changes during the past century, which of the
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following would the instructor be least likely to include?
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A) Disease prevention nb
B) Health promotion nb
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, C) Wellness
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