WOMEN'SHEALTHCAREINADVANCEDPRACTICENURSING
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IVYM.ALEXANDER
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2nd Edition
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TESTBANK f
, Chapter 1: Women andTheir Health f f f f f
Test Bank: Women's Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing, Second Edition by Alexander
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MULTIPLE CHOICE f
(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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mortalityrate. Whendeveloping programs toassist indecreasing theserates,whichfactor wouldmost likely need
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f to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
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A. Resolvingalllanguage andcultural differences f f f f f
B. Assuringearly andadequate prenatal care f f f f f
C. Providingmore extensive women’s shelters f f f f
D. Encouraging all womento eat a balanceddiet f f f f f f
2. Whenintegratingtheprinciplesoffamily-centeredcare,thenurse wouldinclude whichofthe following?
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A. Childbirth is viewedasa procedural event f f f f f f
B. Families areunabletomakeinformedchoices f f f f f f
C. Childbirthresults inchangesinrelationships f f f f f
D. Familiesrequirelittleinformationtomakeappropriatedecisions f f f f f f f
Whenpreparing ateaching planfor agroupoffirst-time pregnant women,the nurse expects to review
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3. Howmaternitycare has changedover theyears.Whichof the following wouldthenurseinclude when
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A. Epidemicsofpuerperal fever f f f
B. Performance of thefirst cesarean birth f f f f f
C. Developmentof the x-ray to assess pelvic size f f f f f f f
D. Creationof free-standing birthcenters f f f f
4. After teaching agroupofstudents aboutpregnancy-relatedmortality, theinstructor determinesthat
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f additional teaching is needed when the students identify which condition as a leading cause?
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A. Hemorrhage
B. Embolism
C. Obstructedlabor f
D. Infection
The nurse is working withagroup of community healthmembers to developa planto address thespecial
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5. healthneeds ofwomen.Which of thefollowingconditions wouldthe groupaddress as themajor
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f problem?
A) Smoking
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, B) Heart disease f
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
6. Whenassessing afamily for possible barriers tohealthcare, the nurse wouldconsider whichfactor tobe most
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f important?
A) Language
B) Healthcareworkersattitudes f f f
C) Transportation
D) Finances
7. After teaching agroupof nursing students about theissue ofinformed consent. Whichof thefollowing, if
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f identified by the student, would indicate an understanding of a violation of informed consent?
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A) Performingaprocedureona 15-year-oldwithout consent f f f f f f f
B) Serving asa witness to thesignature process
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C) Askingwhether theclientunderstands whatsheissigning
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D) Gettingverbalconsentoverthe phonefor 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
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f on vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which action would be the priority?
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A) Gettingtelephoneconsentwithtwopeoplelisteningtothe verbal consent
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B) Providingemergencycarewithoutparentalconsent f f f f f
C) Contacting the childs aunt or uncle to obtain their consent f f f f f f f f f
f D)Advocatingforterminationof parentalrightsforthissituation f f f f f f f f
9. After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of family-centered care, the instructor
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f determines that the teaching was successful when the students state which of the following?
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A) Childbirthaffectstheentirefamily,andrelationshipswillchange. f f f f f f f f
B) Familiesare notcapableof making healthcare decisions for themselves.
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C) Mothersarethefamilymembers affectedbychildbirth.
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f D)Childbirth is a medical procedure. f f f f
A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on the trends in health care and health care delivery 10.over the
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f past several centuries. When discussing the changes during the past century, which of the
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followingwouldthe instructor be leastlikelytoinclude? f f f f f f f f
A) Disease prevention f
B) Healthpromotion f
C) Wellness
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, D) Analysis of morbidity andmortality f f f f
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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basedonthisclientsculturalbackground,the clientmost likely views illnessaswhich
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of the following?
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A) Causedby supernaturalforces. f f f
B) A punishment for sins.
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C) Due tospirits or demons. f f f f
D) From an imbalance of yinand yang f f f f f f
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a woman to ensure continuity of care during pregnancy, labor,12.and childbirth.
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f Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to incorporate into that
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plan?
A) Adhering tostrict,specific routines f f f f
B) Involvingapediatricphysician f f f
C) Educatingthe client abouttheimportance ofa support person f f f f f f f f f
D) Assigningseveral nurses as asupport team f f f f f f
A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on case management inmaternal and newborn health13. care.
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Which of the following would the instructor include as a key component? Select all that apply.
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A) Advocacy
B) Coordination
C) Communication
D) Resource management f
E) Eventmanaged care f f
14. After teaching agroupofstudents aboutthe concept ofmaternalmortality, the instructor determines that
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A) The rateincludes accidental causesfor deaths.
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B) Itaddressespregnancy-relatedcauses.
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C) The durationof the pregnancy is not aconcern.
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D) The time frame is typicallyfor aspecified year.
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Agroupofstudents arereviewing the historicalaspectsabout childbirth.Thestudents demonstrate
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15. understanding of the information when they identify the use oftwilightsleep as a keyevent duringwhich time f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
f frame?
A) 1700s
B) 1800s
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