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Test Bank: Women's Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing, Third Edition by Alexander
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(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 for infant
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mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates, which factor wouldmost likely need to be
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A. Resolving all language and cultural differences mj mj mj mj mj
B. Assuring early and adequate prenatal care mj mj mj mj mj
C. Providing more extensive women‘s shelters mj mj mj mj
D. Encouraging all women to eat a balanceddiet mj mj mj mj mj mj
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 mj mj mj mj mj mj
B. Families are unable to make informed choices mj mj mj mj mj mj
C. Childbirth results in changes in relationships mj mj mj mj mj
D. Families require little information to make appropriate decisions mj mj mj mj mj mj mj
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 when discussing
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A. Epidemics of puerperal fever mj mj mj
B. Performance of the first cesarean birth mj mj mj mj mj
C. Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size mj mj mj mj mj mj mj
D. Creation of free-standing birth centers mj mj mj mj
4. After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related mortality, the instructor determines that additional
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A. Hemorrhage
B. Embolism
C. Obstructed labor mj
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 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 most important?
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A) Language
B) Health care workers attitudes mj mj mj
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
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mj 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 mj mj mj mj mj mj mj
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 out of town on
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mj 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 mj mj mj mj mj
C) Contacting the childs aunt or uncle to obtain their consent mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj
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9. After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of family-centered care, the instructor
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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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A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on the trends in health care and health care delivery 10.over the past
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mj 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 mj
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C) Wellness
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, D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality mj mj mj mj
A nurse is assigned to care for an Asian American client. The nurse develops a plan of care with the 11.understanding that
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based on this clients cultural background, the client most likely views illness as which
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of the following?
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A) Caused by supernatural forces. mj mj mj
B) A punishment for sins.
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C) Due to spirits or demons. mj mj mj mj
D) From an imbalance of yin and yang mj mj mj mj mj mj
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a woman to ensure continuity of care during pregnancy, labor,12.and childbirth. Which of
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plan?
A) Adhering to strict, specific routines mj mj mj mj
B) Involving a pediatric physician mj mj mj
C) Educating the client about the importance of a support person mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj
D) Assigning several nurses as a support team mj mj mj mj mj mj
A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on case management in maternal and newborn health13. care. Which
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A) Advocacy
B) Coordination
C) Communication
D) Resource management mj
E) Event managed care mj mj
14. After teaching a group of students about the concept of maternal mortality, the instructor determines that
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A) The rate includes accidental causes for deaths.
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B) It addresses pregnancy-related causes.
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C) The duration of the pregnancy is not a concern.
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D) The time frame is typically for a specified year.
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A group of students are reviewing the historical aspects about childbirth. The students demonstrate
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15. understanding of the information when they identify the use of twilight sleep as a key event duringwhich time frame? mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj
A) 1700s
B) 1800s
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