MATERNITY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSING:
WOMEN'S HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST 2026-27GRADED
A+ TESTED AND APPROVED!!!
A 36-year-old client undergoes a modified radical mastectomy. The nurse
determines that the client understands the schedule for self-examination of her
remaining breast when she states that she will examine her breast:
1.Seven days after each menstrual period
2.Several days before an expected menstrual period
3.Halfway between menstrual periods, preferably after showering
4.On the same date every month, regardless of when menstruation occurs --
CORRECT ANSWER--1.Seven days after each menstrual period
A husband sits in the waiting room while his wife is getting her infertility
prescription refilled by the clinic pharmacist. As the nurse sits down beside him,
he blurts, "It's like there are three of us in bed—my wife, me, and the doctor."
What feeling is reflected by this statement?
1.Guilt
2.Anger
3.Depression
4.Unworthiness --CORRECT ANSWER--2.Anger
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,A client appears at the clinic after getting a positive result on a home pregnancy
test. She states that her last menstrual period began 10 weeks ago. The client
expresses fear because she has been recently found to have syphilis. What
prescriptions will the nurse expect to receive from the health care provider
because of this information? (Select all that apply.)
1.A wait-and-see approach
2.Recommendation for elective abortion
3.Screening and testing of sexual partners
4.None; the syphilis will most likely not affect the fetus in utero
5.Intramuscular benzathine penicillin G, 2.4 million units, one dose --
CORRECT ANSWER--3.Screening and testing of sexual partners
5.Intramuscular benzathine penicillin G, 2.4 million units, one dose
A client in preterm labor is to receive a tocolytic medication, and bedrest is
prescribed. Which position should the nurse suggest that the client maintain
while on bedrest?
1.Lateral
2.Supine
3.Fowler
4.Semi-Fowler --CORRECT ANSWER--1.Lateral
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,Contraceptives that contain estrogen-like and/or progesterone-like compounds
are prepared in a variety of forms. Which contraceptives should the nurse tell
clients have a hormonal component? (Select all that apply.)
1.Oral drugs
2.Diaphragm
3.Cervical cap
4.Female condoms
5.Foam spermicide.
6.Transdermal agents --CORRECT ANSWER--1.Oral drugs
6.Transdermal agents
A client undergoes anterior and posterior surgical repair of a cystocele and
rectocele and returns from the postanesthesia care unit with an indwelling
catheter in place. What should the nurse tell the client about the primary reasons
for the catheter? (Select all that apply.)
1.Discomfort is minimized.
2.Bladder tone is maintained.
3.Retention of urine is prevented.
4.Pressure on the suture line is relieved.
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, 5.Hourly urine output can be easily measured --CORRECT ANSWER--
1.Discomfort is minimized
3.Retention of urine is prevented.
4.Pressure on the suture line is relieved.
A nurse instructs a client who is taking oral contraceptives to increase her intake
of dietary supplements. Which supplement should be increased?
Calcium
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Potassium --CORRECT ANSWER--Vitamin C
A nurse is providing dietary counseling to a client at 14 weeks' gestation. The
client is a recent immigrant from Asia, and the nurse explores the foods that the
client usually eats. Which foods should the nurse counsel the client to avoid
during pregnancy? (Select all that apply.)
1.Yogurt
2.Oily fish
3.Apricots
4.Raw shellfish
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WOMEN'S HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST 2026-27GRADED
A+ TESTED AND APPROVED!!!
A 36-year-old client undergoes a modified radical mastectomy. The nurse
determines that the client understands the schedule for self-examination of her
remaining breast when she states that she will examine her breast:
1.Seven days after each menstrual period
2.Several days before an expected menstrual period
3.Halfway between menstrual periods, preferably after showering
4.On the same date every month, regardless of when menstruation occurs --
CORRECT ANSWER--1.Seven days after each menstrual period
A husband sits in the waiting room while his wife is getting her infertility
prescription refilled by the clinic pharmacist. As the nurse sits down beside him,
he blurts, "It's like there are three of us in bed—my wife, me, and the doctor."
What feeling is reflected by this statement?
1.Guilt
2.Anger
3.Depression
4.Unworthiness --CORRECT ANSWER--2.Anger
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,A client appears at the clinic after getting a positive result on a home pregnancy
test. She states that her last menstrual period began 10 weeks ago. The client
expresses fear because she has been recently found to have syphilis. What
prescriptions will the nurse expect to receive from the health care provider
because of this information? (Select all that apply.)
1.A wait-and-see approach
2.Recommendation for elective abortion
3.Screening and testing of sexual partners
4.None; the syphilis will most likely not affect the fetus in utero
5.Intramuscular benzathine penicillin G, 2.4 million units, one dose --
CORRECT ANSWER--3.Screening and testing of sexual partners
5.Intramuscular benzathine penicillin G, 2.4 million units, one dose
A client in preterm labor is to receive a tocolytic medication, and bedrest is
prescribed. Which position should the nurse suggest that the client maintain
while on bedrest?
1.Lateral
2.Supine
3.Fowler
4.Semi-Fowler --CORRECT ANSWER--1.Lateral
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,Contraceptives that contain estrogen-like and/or progesterone-like compounds
are prepared in a variety of forms. Which contraceptives should the nurse tell
clients have a hormonal component? (Select all that apply.)
1.Oral drugs
2.Diaphragm
3.Cervical cap
4.Female condoms
5.Foam spermicide.
6.Transdermal agents --CORRECT ANSWER--1.Oral drugs
6.Transdermal agents
A client undergoes anterior and posterior surgical repair of a cystocele and
rectocele and returns from the postanesthesia care unit with an indwelling
catheter in place. What should the nurse tell the client about the primary reasons
for the catheter? (Select all that apply.)
1.Discomfort is minimized.
2.Bladder tone is maintained.
3.Retention of urine is prevented.
4.Pressure on the suture line is relieved.
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, 5.Hourly urine output can be easily measured --CORRECT ANSWER--
1.Discomfort is minimized
3.Retention of urine is prevented.
4.Pressure on the suture line is relieved.
A nurse instructs a client who is taking oral contraceptives to increase her intake
of dietary supplements. Which supplement should be increased?
Calcium
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Potassium --CORRECT ANSWER--Vitamin C
A nurse is providing dietary counseling to a client at 14 weeks' gestation. The
client is a recent immigrant from Asia, and the nurse explores the foods that the
client usually eats. Which foods should the nurse counsel the client to avoid
during pregnancy? (Select all that apply.)
1.Yogurt
2.Oily fish
3.Apricots
4.Raw shellfish
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