TEST BANK WOMEN’S
HEALTHCARE IN ADVANCED
PRACTICE NURSING 3RD
EDITION BY IVY M. ALEXANDER
GRADED A+
[Document subtitle]
,3rd Edition by Ivy M. Alexander PhD APRN ANP-BC FAANP
FAAN
(Editor) All Chapters Completed
, Chapter 1: Women and Their Health
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
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 child s aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D) Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
HEALTHCARE IN ADVANCED
PRACTICE NURSING 3RD
EDITION BY IVY M. ALEXANDER
GRADED A+
[Document subtitle]
,3rd Edition by Ivy M. Alexander PhD APRN ANP-BC FAANP
FAAN
(Editor) All Chapters Completed
, Chapter 1: Women and Their Health
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
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 child s aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D) Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
