Alexander - Chapter 1 Women and
Their Health
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 womens shelters
D)Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet - Ans - B)Assuring early and adequate
prenatal care
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 - Ans - C) Childbirth
results in changes in relationships
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 center - Ans - D)Creation of free-standing birth center
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 - Ans - B) Embolism
The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to
address the special health needs of women. Which of the following conditions would the
group address as the major problem?
A)Smoking
B)Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer - Ans - B)Heart disease
, 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 - Ans - D)Finances
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 - Ans -
A)Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
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 child's aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D)Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation - Ans - A)Getting
telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
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. - Ans - A)Childbirth affects the entire family, and
relationships will change.
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
D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality - Ans - D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality
Their Health
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 womens shelters
D)Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet - Ans - B)Assuring early and adequate
prenatal care
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 - Ans - C) Childbirth
results in changes in relationships
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 center - Ans - D)Creation of free-standing birth center
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 - Ans - B) Embolism
The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to
address the special health needs of women. Which of the following conditions would the
group address as the major problem?
A)Smoking
B)Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer - Ans - B)Heart disease
, 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 - Ans - D)Finances
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 - Ans -
A)Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
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 child's aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D)Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation - Ans - A)Getting
telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
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. - Ans - A)Childbirth affects the entire family, and
relationships will change.
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
D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality - Ans - D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality
