TEST BANK
WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE IN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
IVY M. ALEXANDER
3rd Edition
, Chapter 1: Women and Their Health
Test Bank: Women's Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing, Third 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 would most 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 balanced diet
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 of morbidity and mortality
A nurse is assigned to care for an Asian American client. The nurse develops a plan of care with
the 11.understanding that based on this clients cultural background, the client most likely views illness
as which
of the following?
A) Caused by supernatural forces.
B) A punishment for sins.
C) Due to spirits or demons.
D) From an imbalance of yin and yang
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a woman to ensure continuity of care during pregnancy,
labor,12.and childbirth. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to incorporate
into that
plan?
A) Adhering to strict, specific routines
B) Involving a pediatric physician
C) Educating the client about the importance of a support person
D) Assigning several nurses as a support team
A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on case management in maternal and
newborn health13. care. Which of the following would the instructor include as a key
component? Select all that apply.
A) Advocacy
B) Coordination
C) Communication
D) Resource management
E) Event managed care
14. After teaching a group of students about the concept of maternal mortality, the
instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students state
which of the following?
A) The rate includes accidental causes for deaths.
B) It addresses pregnancy-related causes.
C) The duration of the pregnancy is not a concern.
D) The time frame is typically for a specified year.
A group of students are reviewing the historical aspects about childbirth. The students demonstrate
15. understanding of the information when they identify the use of twilight sleep as a key
event duringwhich time frame?
A) 1700s
B) 1800s
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WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE IN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
IVY M. ALEXANDER
3rd Edition
, Chapter 1: Women and Their Health
Test Bank: Women's Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing, Third 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 would most 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 balanced diet
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
2
, D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality
A nurse is assigned to care for an Asian American client. The nurse develops a plan of care with
the 11.understanding that based on this clients cultural background, the client most likely views illness
as which
of the following?
A) Caused by supernatural forces.
B) A punishment for sins.
C) Due to spirits or demons.
D) From an imbalance of yin and yang
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a woman to ensure continuity of care during pregnancy,
labor,12.and childbirth. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to incorporate
into that
plan?
A) Adhering to strict, specific routines
B) Involving a pediatric physician
C) Educating the client about the importance of a support person
D) Assigning several nurses as a support team
A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on case management in maternal and
newborn health13. care. Which of the following would the instructor include as a key
component? Select all that apply.
A) Advocacy
B) Coordination
C) Communication
D) Resource management
E) Event managed care
14. After teaching a group of students about the concept of maternal mortality, the
instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students state
which of the following?
A) The rate includes accidental causes for deaths.
B) It addresses pregnancy-related causes.
C) The duration of the pregnancy is not a concern.
D) The time frame is typically for a specified year.
A group of students are reviewing the historical aspects about childbirth. The students demonstrate
15. understanding of the information when they identify the use of twilight sleep as a key
event duringwhich time frame?
A) 1700s
B) 1800s
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