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Women’s Health Final
Question 1 (2.5 points)
The nurse practitioner knows that a highly valuable assessment tool for evaluating
urinary incontinence and contributing factors in daily life is:
B) a voiding diary
Question 2 (2.5 points)
The nurse practitioner is counseling a 57 year-old patient with urinary incontinence.
The patient desires to try non-pharmacological, non-invasive methods of treatment at
this time. Which of the following should be included in the patient's plan of
care? Select all that apply.
Bladder training
Kegel exercises
Eliminate caffeine and alcohol consumption
Question 3 (2.5 points)
The nurse practitioner is performing a bimanual exam on a new OB patient and notices
that the lower portion of the patient’s uterus is soft. This is known as:
A) Hegar's Sign
Question 4 (2.5 points)
Your female patient presents for vaginal discharge with an odor, and has noticed
painless “bumps” on her vaginal area. Sexual history includes past male partners and
her current female partner. On exam you note beefy red papules and an ulcerative
lesion on her vulva, granular tissue and scarring, and inguinal adenopathy. You suspect
she has:
B) Granuloma Inguinale
C) Chancroid (Correct ?)
Question 5 (2.5 points)
The physical examination of any woman suspected of being abused or battered
includes all of the following except:
C) a focus on the patient's physical appearance, not her behavior
Question 6 (2.5 points)
The most effective means of obtaining the history of abuse is to use a communication
model that:
D) allows the patient to talk without interruption and with time to relate, emphasize, and repeat her full story
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Question 7 (2.5 points)
Clinicians should routinely consider intimate partner violence (IPV) as a possible
diagnosis for women who present with all of the following except:
B) denial of any physical health problems
Question 8 (2.5 points)
The factors that enable women to enjoy and control their sexual and reproductive lives,
including a physical and emotional state of well-being and the quality of sexual and
other close relationships, make up a woman's:
A) sexual health
Question 9 (2.5 points)
Which one of the following is not among the ways clinicians can provide a
welcoming, safe environment for Lesbian, Gay, Bixsexual, or Transgender (LGBT)
patients?
C) Ignore the sexual status or gender identity of all patients.
Question 10 (2.5 points)
Which one of the following is the definition of the term "gender identity"?
B) A self-label, regardless of biologic or natal sex
Question 11 (2.5 points)
Which one of the following statements about sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
is false?
A) Lesbians are at very low risk for development of STIs and vaginal infections.
Question 12 (2.5 points)
Among the midlife health issues of women, the number one cause of mortality in the
United States is:
B) cardiovascular disease
Question 13 (2.5 points)
Lifestyle approaches to manage menopause related vasomotor symptoms include:
Question 13 options:
B) avoiding spicy foods, hot drinks, caffeine, and alcohol
Question 14 (2.5 points)
The standard for managing moderate to severe menopausal symptoms is:
Question 14 options:
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D) prescription systemic hormone products, such as estrogen and progestogen
Question 15 (2.5 points)
The nurse practitioner is managing an adolescent with a 4 cm functional ovarian cyst
that was confirmed on a recent ultrasound. What plan of care should be anticipated for
this patient?
C) Repeat ultrasound in 2 months
Question 16 (2.5 points)
Non-pharmacologic therapy for chronic pelvic pain includes the following: Select all
that apply.
B) Physical therapy
C) Aerobic and nonaerobic exercise
Question 17 (2.5 points)
The nurse practitioner understands that all of the following organisms are responsible
for infection of the Bartholin's gland except:
Klebsiella (Correct ?)
Staphylococcus aureus
Question 18 (2.5 points)
Treatment of a large, symptomatic Bartholin's cyst includes all of the
following except:
Topical corticosteroids
Question 19 (2.5 points)
A 44 year-old African American female presents with complaints of menorrhagia x 15
months. Pelvic ultrasound confirms the presence of a large intramural leiomyomata.
The nurse practitioner should discuss all of the following options with the
patient except:
Estrogen therapy
Question 20 (2.5 points)
The nurse practitioner is treating a patient with Elimite for scabies. The proper
instructions to the patient should include:
Women’s Health Final
Question 1 (2.5 points)
The nurse practitioner knows that a highly valuable assessment tool for evaluating
urinary incontinence and contributing factors in daily life is:
B) a voiding diary
Question 2 (2.5 points)
The nurse practitioner is counseling a 57 year-old patient with urinary incontinence.
The patient desires to try non-pharmacological, non-invasive methods of treatment at
this time. Which of the following should be included in the patient's plan of
care? Select all that apply.
Bladder training
Kegel exercises
Eliminate caffeine and alcohol consumption
Question 3 (2.5 points)
The nurse practitioner is performing a bimanual exam on a new OB patient and notices
that the lower portion of the patient’s uterus is soft. This is known as:
A) Hegar's Sign
Question 4 (2.5 points)
Your female patient presents for vaginal discharge with an odor, and has noticed
painless “bumps” on her vaginal area. Sexual history includes past male partners and
her current female partner. On exam you note beefy red papules and an ulcerative
lesion on her vulva, granular tissue and scarring, and inguinal adenopathy. You suspect
she has:
B) Granuloma Inguinale
C) Chancroid (Correct ?)
Question 5 (2.5 points)
The physical examination of any woman suspected of being abused or battered
includes all of the following except:
C) a focus on the patient's physical appearance, not her behavior
Question 6 (2.5 points)
The most effective means of obtaining the history of abuse is to use a communication
model that:
D) allows the patient to talk without interruption and with time to relate, emphasize, and repeat her full story
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Question 7 (2.5 points)
Clinicians should routinely consider intimate partner violence (IPV) as a possible
diagnosis for women who present with all of the following except:
B) denial of any physical health problems
Question 8 (2.5 points)
The factors that enable women to enjoy and control their sexual and reproductive lives,
including a physical and emotional state of well-being and the quality of sexual and
other close relationships, make up a woman's:
A) sexual health
Question 9 (2.5 points)
Which one of the following is not among the ways clinicians can provide a
welcoming, safe environment for Lesbian, Gay, Bixsexual, or Transgender (LGBT)
patients?
C) Ignore the sexual status or gender identity of all patients.
Question 10 (2.5 points)
Which one of the following is the definition of the term "gender identity"?
B) A self-label, regardless of biologic or natal sex
Question 11 (2.5 points)
Which one of the following statements about sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
is false?
A) Lesbians are at very low risk for development of STIs and vaginal infections.
Question 12 (2.5 points)
Among the midlife health issues of women, the number one cause of mortality in the
United States is:
B) cardiovascular disease
Question 13 (2.5 points)
Lifestyle approaches to manage menopause related vasomotor symptoms include:
Question 13 options:
B) avoiding spicy foods, hot drinks, caffeine, and alcohol
Question 14 (2.5 points)
The standard for managing moderate to severe menopausal symptoms is:
Question 14 options:
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D) prescription systemic hormone products, such as estrogen and progestogen
Question 15 (2.5 points)
The nurse practitioner is managing an adolescent with a 4 cm functional ovarian cyst
that was confirmed on a recent ultrasound. What plan of care should be anticipated for
this patient?
C) Repeat ultrasound in 2 months
Question 16 (2.5 points)
Non-pharmacologic therapy for chronic pelvic pain includes the following: Select all
that apply.
B) Physical therapy
C) Aerobic and nonaerobic exercise
Question 17 (2.5 points)
The nurse practitioner understands that all of the following organisms are responsible
for infection of the Bartholin's gland except:
Klebsiella (Correct ?)
Staphylococcus aureus
Question 18 (2.5 points)
Treatment of a large, symptomatic Bartholin's cyst includes all of the
following except:
Topical corticosteroids
Question 19 (2.5 points)
A 44 year-old African American female presents with complaints of menorrhagia x 15
months. Pelvic ultrasound confirms the presence of a large intramural leiomyomata.
The nurse practitioner should discuss all of the following options with the
patient except:
Estrogen therapy
Question 20 (2.5 points)
The nurse practitioner is treating a patient with Elimite for scabies. The proper
instructions to the patient should include:
