NUR 221 Quiz 1
What is the Circle of Violence? Answer- Tension building => Abusive incident =>
Honeymoon phase => Repeat
What is the most common form of violence experienced by women worldwide?
Answer- Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Are pregnant adolescents abused at a higher rate than adult women? Answer- Yes,
and thus they should be considered at high risk.
Why do battering episodes initiate or increase during pregnancy? Answer- 1.) The
biopsychosocial stresses of pregnancy may strain the relationship beyond the
couple's ability to cope, and frustration is followed by violence.
2.) The man may be jealous of the fetus, resenting the intrusion into the couple's
relationship and the woman's displacement of attention.
3.) The man may be angry at the unborn child or the woman.
4.) The beating may be the man's conscious or unconscious attempt to end the
pregnancy.
What are the signs of Intimate Partner Violence? Answer- 1.) Overuse of health
services
2.) Vague, nonspecific complaints
3.) Chronic pain
4.) Depression, anxiety
5.) Missed appointments
6.) Unexplainable injuries or bruising
7.) Nonadherence to treatment
8.) Untreated serious injuries
9.) Injuries not matching the description
10.) Intimate partner never leaving the patient's side
11.) Intimate partner insisting on telling the story of the injury
How do you calculate a pregnant woman's expected date of delivery (EDD) using
Naegle's Rule? Answer- If the patient has a regular 28 day cycle, the EDD can be
calculated by adding 9 calendar months and 7 days to the first day of her last
menstrual period (LMP) or by subtracting 3 months and adding 7 days to the LMP.
What does G in GP stand for? Answer- Gravida: Number of pregnancies the woman
has had, regardless of the duration. The current pregnancy is also included.
What does the P in GP stand for? Answer- Para: Number of pregnancies that have
reached 20 weeks or more of gestation, whether the infant is born alive or not. Twin
pregnancy of 20 weeks or more are considered one Para.
What is the Circle of Violence? Answer- Tension building => Abusive incident =>
Honeymoon phase => Repeat
What is the most common form of violence experienced by women worldwide?
Answer- Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Are pregnant adolescents abused at a higher rate than adult women? Answer- Yes,
and thus they should be considered at high risk.
Why do battering episodes initiate or increase during pregnancy? Answer- 1.) The
biopsychosocial stresses of pregnancy may strain the relationship beyond the
couple's ability to cope, and frustration is followed by violence.
2.) The man may be jealous of the fetus, resenting the intrusion into the couple's
relationship and the woman's displacement of attention.
3.) The man may be angry at the unborn child or the woman.
4.) The beating may be the man's conscious or unconscious attempt to end the
pregnancy.
What are the signs of Intimate Partner Violence? Answer- 1.) Overuse of health
services
2.) Vague, nonspecific complaints
3.) Chronic pain
4.) Depression, anxiety
5.) Missed appointments
6.) Unexplainable injuries or bruising
7.) Nonadherence to treatment
8.) Untreated serious injuries
9.) Injuries not matching the description
10.) Intimate partner never leaving the patient's side
11.) Intimate partner insisting on telling the story of the injury
How do you calculate a pregnant woman's expected date of delivery (EDD) using
Naegle's Rule? Answer- If the patient has a regular 28 day cycle, the EDD can be
calculated by adding 9 calendar months and 7 days to the first day of her last
menstrual period (LMP) or by subtracting 3 months and adding 7 days to the LMP.
What does G in GP stand for? Answer- Gravida: Number of pregnancies the woman
has had, regardless of the duration. The current pregnancy is also included.
What does the P in GP stand for? Answer- Para: Number of pregnancies that have
reached 20 weeks or more of gestation, whether the infant is born alive or not. Twin
pregnancy of 20 weeks or more are considered one Para.
