Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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Chapter 01: The Past, Present, and Future
Chapter 02: Human Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
... [Show More] Chapter 03: Fetal Development
Chapter 04: Prenatal Care and Adaptations to Pregnancy
Chapter 05: Nursing Care of Women with Complications During Pregnancy Chapter 06: Nursing Care of Mother and Infant During Labor and Birth Chapter 07: Nursing Management of Pain During Labor and Birth
Chapter 08: Nursing Care of Women with Complications During Labor and Birth Chapter 09: The Family After Birth
Chapter 10: Nursing Care of Women with Complications After Birth Chapter 11: The Nurses Role in Womens Health Care
Chapter 12: The Term Newborn
Chapter 13: Preterm and Postterm Newborns
Chapter 14: The Newborn with a Perinatal Injury or Congenital Malformation Chapter 15: An Overview of Growth, Development, and Nutrition
Chapter 16: The Infant Chapter 17: The Toddler
Chapter 18: The Preschool Child Chapter 19: The School-Age Child Chapter 20: The Adolescent
Chapter 21: The Childs Experience of Hospitalization Chapter 22: Health Care Adaptations for the Child and Family
Chapter 23: The Child with a Sensory or Neurological Condition Chapter 24: The Child with a Musculoskeletal Condition Chapter 25: The Child with a Respiratory Disorder
Chapter 26: The Child with a Cardiovascular Disorder
Chapter 27: The Child with a Condition of the Blood, Blood-Forming Organs, or Lymphatic
System
Chapter 28: The Child with a Gastrointestinal Condition Chapter 29: The Child with a Genitourinary Condition Chapter 30: The Child with a Skin Condition
Chapter 31: The Child with a Metabolic Condition
Chapter 32: Childhood Communicable Diseases, Bioterrorism, Natural Disasters and the
Maternal-Child Patient
Chapter 33: The Child with an Emotional or Behavioral Condition
Chapter 34: Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
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Chapter 01: The Past, Present, and Future
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife (CNM) provide care during her pregnancy. What does the CNMs scope of practice include?
a. Practice independent from medical supervision
b. Comprehensive prenatal care
c. Attendance at all deliveries
d. Cesarean sections
ANS: B
The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care, attends uncomplicated deliveries, and ensures that a backup physician is available in case of unforeseen problems.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6 OBJ: 12
TOP: Advance Practice Nursing Roles KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
2. Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal fever and unwashed hands?
a. Karl Cred
b. Ignaz Semmelweis
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Joseph Lister
ANS: B
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by the unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1 TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
3. A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States comments to the nurse, I am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die. What is the best nursing response reflecting cultural sensitivity?
a. Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low.
b. Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth.
c. Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth.
d. Your condition will be monitored during labor and delivery.
ANS: C
Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patient care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 7-8 OBJ: 8
TOP: Cross-Cultural Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Psychological Adaptation
4. An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What information does this provide?
a. Maternal and infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year
b. Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year
c. Deaths of infants up to 1 year of age per 1000 live births per year
d. Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
ANS: D
The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12, Box 1-6
OBJ: 9 TOP: The Present-Child Care
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
5. What is the focus of current maternity practice?
a. Hospital births for the majority of women
b. The traditional family unit
c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms
d. A quality family experience for each patient
ANS: D
Current maternity practice focuses on a high-quality family experience for all families, traditional or otherwise.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6 OBJ: 7
TOP: The Present-Maternity Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
6. Who advocated the establishment of the Childrens Bureau?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Florence Kelly
d. Clara Barton
ANS: A
Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Childrens Bureau.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 1 | 2 TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
7. What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Childrens Bureau?
a. Children with heart problems are now cared for by pediatric cardiologists.
b. The Child Abuse and Prevention Act was passed.
c. Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
d. Childrens asylums were founded.
ANS: C
School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Childrens Bureau on the effects of economic depression on children.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 2 | 3 TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Coordinated Care
8. What government program was implemented to increase the educational exposure of preschool children?
a. WIC
b. Title XIX of Medicaid
c. The Childrens Charter
d. Head Start
ANS: D
Head Start programs were established to increase educational exposure of preschool children.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 3 OBJ: 5
TOP: Government Influences in Maternity and Pediatric Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
9. What guidelines define multidisciplinary patient care in terms of expected outcome and timeframe from different areas of care provision?
a. Clinical pathways
b. Nursing outcome criteria
c. Standards of care
d. Nursing care plan
ANS: A
Clinical pathways, also known as critical pathways or care maps, are collaborative guidelines that define patient care across disciplines. Expected progress within a specified timeline is identified.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 12 OBJ: 14
TOP: Health Care Delivery Systems KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
10. A nursing student has reviewed a hospitalized pediatric patient chart, interviewed her mother, and collected admission data. What is the next step the student will take to develop a nursing care plan for this child?
a. Identify measurable outcomes with a timeline.
b. Choose specific nursing interventions for the child.
c. Determine appropriate nursing diagnoses.
d. State nursing actions related to the childs medical diagnosis.
ANS: C
The nurse uses assessment data to select appropriate nursing diagnoses from the NANDA-I list. Outcomes and interventions are then developed to address the relevant nursing diagnoses.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 11 OBJ: 13
TOP: Nursing Process KEY: Nursing Process Step: Nursing Diagnosis MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
11. A nursing student on an obstetric rotation questions the floor nurse about the definition of the LVN/LPN scope of practice. What resource can the nurse suggest to the student?
a. American Nurses Association
b. States board of nursing
c. Joint Commission
d. Association of Womens Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
ANS: B
The scope of practice of the LVN/LPN is published by the states board of nursing.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 3, Legal and Ethical Considerations OBJ: 18 TOP: Critical Thinking
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
12. What was recommended by Karl Cred in 1884?
a. All women should be delivered in a hospital setting.
b. Chemical means should be used to combat infection.
c. Podalic version should be done on all fetuses.
d. Silver nitrate should be placed in the eyes of newborns.
ANS: D
In 1884 Karl Cred recommended the use of 2% silver nitrate in the eyes of newborns to reduce the incidence of blindness.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1 TOP: Use of Silver Nitrate KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
13. What is the purpose of the White House Conference on Children and Youth?
a. Set criteria for normal growth patterns.
b. Examine the number of live births in minority populations.
c. Raise money to support well-child clinics in rural areas.
d. Promote comprehensive child welfare.
ANS: D
White House Conferences on Children and Youth are held every 10 years to promote comprehensive child welfare.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 3
TOP: White House Conferences KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
14. How many hours of hospital stay does legislation currently allow for a postpartum patient who has delivered vaginally without complications?
a. 24
b. 48
c. 36
d. 72
ANS: B
Postpartum patients who deliver vaginally stay in the hospital for an average of 48 hours; patients who have had a cesarean delivery usually stay 4 days.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 6 OBJ: 7 TOP: Hospital Terms for Postpartum Patients
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
15. How does the clinical pathway or critical pathway improve quality of care?
a. Lists diagnosis-specific implementations
b. Outlines expected progress with stated timelines
c. Prioritizes effective nursing diagnoses
d. Describes common complications
ANS: B
Critical pathways outline expected progress with stated timelines. Any deviation from those timelines is called a variance.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12 OBJ: 14
TOP: Critical Pathway KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
16. A patient asks the nurse to explain what is meant by gene therapy. What is the nurses best response?
a. Gene therapy can replace missing genes.
b. Gene therapy evaluates the parents genes.
c. Gene therapy can change the sex of the fetus.
d. Gene therapy supports the regeneration of defective genes.
ANS: A
Gene therapy can replace missing or defective genes.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 8 OBJ: 7
TOP: Gene Therapy KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
17. The nurse is clarifying information to a patient regarding diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). What is the nurses best response when the patient asks how DRGs reduce medical care costs?
a. By determining payment based on diagnosis
b. By requiring two medical opinions to confirm a diagnosis
c. By organizing HMOs
d. By defining a person who will require hospitalization
ANS: A
DRGs determine the amount of payment and length of hospital stay based on the diagnosis.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 8 OBJ: 11 TOP: DRGs KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
18. What is the best example of a Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) intervention?
a. Patient will ambulate in the hall independently for 10 minutes three times a day.
b. Nurse will report temperature elevations to the charge nurse.
c. Nurse will offer extra liquids at all meals.
d. Patient will express pain relief after massage.
ANS: C
NIC is a guide to nursing actions.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12 | Page 14 OBJ: 15 TOP: NICs KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
19. How does electronic charting ensure comprehensive charting more effectively than handwritten charting?
a. Provides a uniform style of chart
b. Requires certain responses before allowing the user to progress
c. All documentation is reflective of the nursing care plan
d. Requires a daily audit by the charge nurse
ANS: B
Comprehensive electronic documentation is ensured by requiring specific input in designated categories before the user can progress through the system.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 15-16 OBJ: 22 TOP: Computer Charting KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
20. The nurse reminds family members that the philosophy of family-centered care is to provide control to the family over health care decisions. What is the appropriate term for this type of control?
a. Empowerment
b. Insight
c. Regulation
d. Organization
ANS: A
The term empowerment refers to the control a family has over its own health care decisions.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 2 OBJ: 7
TOP: Empowerment KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
21. A patient in the prenatal clinic is concerned about losing her job because of her pregnancy. The nurse instructs her that the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows an employee to be absent from work without pay. How many weeks does the FMLA allow a woman to recover from childbirth or care for a sick family member without loss of benefits or pay status?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 10
d. 12
ANS: D
The FMLA allows for employees to leave work for up to 12 weeks to recover from childbirth or to care for an ill family member without losing benefits or pay status.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 3 OBJ: 5 TOP: FMLA KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Coping and Adaptation
22. What term appropriately describes the nurse who is able to adapt health care practices to meet the needs of various cultures?
a. Culturally aware
b. Culturally sensitive
c. Culturally competent
d. Culturally adaptive
ANS: C
The nurse who is able to adapt health care to meet the needs of various cultures is said to be culturally competent.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 7 OBJ: 8
TOP: Cultural Competency KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
23. What is one major advantage to the application of critical thinking?
a. Problem-free care
b. Limitation of approaches to care
c. Decreased need for assessment
d. Problem prevention
ANS: D
Critical thinking results in problem prevention in designing nursing care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 14 OBJ: 19 TOP: Critical Thinking KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
24. Student practical nurses are discussing the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International (NANDA-I) taxonomy in post conference on the acute care clinical setting. The students are aware that the role of the LPN with nursing diagnosis formulation is what?
a. To initiate and identify nursing diagnosis specific to patient
b. To update changes in nursing diagnosis as needed
c. To have an understanding of nursing diagnosis terminology
d. To accurately document nursing diagnosis on patient plan of care
ANS: C
The registered nurse is responsible to initiate, identify, update, and document nursing diagnoses. The licensed practical nurse is responsible to have an understanding of nursing diagnosis terminology.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 14 OBJ: 17
TOP: NANDA-I taxonomy KEY: Nursing Process Step: Nursing Diagnosis MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Data Collection Techniques
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
25. What services are birthing centers able to provide? (Select all that apply.)
a. Prenatal care
b. Labor and delivery services
c. Classes for new mothers
d. Adoption referrals
e. Family planning
ANS: A, B, C, E
Birthing centers are capable of providing full-service obstetric care, classes for new mothers, and family planning. Birthing centers do not offer adoption services.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6 OBJ: 7
TOP: Birthing Centers KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Coordinated Care
26. What developments in the early 20th century encouraged women to seek hospitalization for childbirth? (Select all that apply.)
a. Use of specialized obstetric instruments
b. Use of anesthesia
c. Physicians closer relationships with hospitals
d. Focus on family-centered care
e. Insurance coverage
ANS: A, B, C
In the early 1900s, the development of specialized obstetric instruments, better modes of anesthesia, and the physicians reliance on hospital services were instrumental in encouraging women to seek hospitalization for childbirth.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 3 OBJ: 7
TOP: Hospitalization for Childbirth KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
27. What nonfamily-centered policies were prevalent in the 1960s? (Select all that apply.)
a. Waiting room for fathers
b. Sedation of mother during labor
c. Delay of reunion of mother and infant
d. Lenient visiting hours
e. Restrictions of visitations by minor children
ANS: A, B, C, E
Hospital policies in the 1960s provided a separate waiting room for fathers while the mother went through labor in a sedated state. The reunion of mother and infant was delayed for several hours because of the sedation. Visiting hours were rigid and disallowed the visitation of minor children.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 3 OBJ: 7
TOP: Nonfamily-centered Practices KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
28. The nurse is aware that there is a legal responsibility to report certain diseases and conditions to county or state health authorities. Which would be included? (Select all that apply.)
a. Tuberculosis
b. Child abuse
c. Industrial accidents
d. Sexually transmitted diseases
e. Food-borne infections
ANS: A, B, D, E
The nurse has a legal responsibility to report communicable diseases (such as tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases), food-borne infections, child abuse, and threats of suicide.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6, Legal and Ethical Considerations box OBJ: 6 TOP: Reportable Diseases
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
29. An inservice program at a long-term care facility is reviewing the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) with nursing staff. After the presentation the nurses review resident care plans. Which of the following are found to be appropriately written outcomes? (Select all that apply.)
a. Suction patient orally every 4 hours and as needed.
b. Auscultate lung sounds every 2 hours.
c. Provide Tylenol as ordered by health care provider.
d. Patient states Pain has decreased after medication administration.
e. Patient blood pressure recorded as 120/72 after dressing change.
ANS: D, E
NOC was developed to identify outcomes of nursing care that are directly influenced by nursing actions. Outcomes are defined as the behaviors and feelings of the patient in response to the nursing care given. Suctioning patient, auscultating lung sounds, and providing Tylenol are nursing actions.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 12-14 OBJ: 16 TOP: Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Evaluation
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
30. Practical nursing students are using critical thinking skills to study for an upcoming test. What will these students include when studying? (Select all that apply.)
a. Memorization of facts first
b. Prioritizing information
c. Relating facts to other facts
d. Making assumptions
e. Reviewing before the test
ANS: B, C, E
Using critical thinking when studying involves understanding facts before memorizing, prioritizing information to be memorized, relating facts to other facts, using all five senses, reviewing before tests, and reading critically. Critical thinking does not involve assumption as does general thinking.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 15 OBJ: 20 TOP: Critical Thinking KEY: Nursing Process Step: Evaluation MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment
31. What factors have played a role in meeting the goals of Healthy People 2020 as it relates the goals for outcomes of pregnancy? (Select all that apply.)
a. Early prenatal care
b. Increased number of surgical births
c. NICU care
d. Use of prenatal glucocorticoids
e. Fetal surgery
ANS: A, C, D, E
Early prenatal care, fetal surgery, use of prenatal glucocorticoids, technology, and NICU care have played a role in increasing the positive outcome of pregnancy, and the goals of Healthy People 2020 may well be met. Increase in surgical births and multiple gestations do not work toward meeting the goals of Healthy People 2020.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 16-17 OBJ: 21
TOP: Healthy People 2020 KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection
32. A community health nurse is providing specialized care to patients in the home setting. What kind of specialized care may this nurse be providing? (Select all that apply.)
a. Glucose monitoring
b. Heparin therapy
c. Family education
d. Total parenteral nutrition
e. Provision of referral services
ANS: A, B, D
Glucose monitoring, heparin therapy, and total parenteral nutrition are categorized as specialized care that may be provided by the community health nurse. Family education and provision of referral are categorized as therapeutic care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 16-17 OBJ: 23
TOP: Community Health KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
COMPLETION
33. The nurse who is very conscientious about hand hygiene is following the concepts set out by
and .
ANS:
Lister, Pasteur OR Pasteur, Lister
Both Lister and Pasteur set out that handwashing could reduce incidence of infection by cross-contamination. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1
TOP: Handwashing KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Safety and Infection Control
34. The first White House Conference on Children and Youth was called by President
.
ANS:
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt called the first White House Conference in 1909. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 1
TOP: White House Conferences KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
35. The nurse reviewing the specific recovery goals set out on a clinical pathway observed that two goals were not met by their designated timeline. The nurse records a negative for these two goals.
ANS:
variance
Using a clinical pathway model with goals and associated timelines, the nurse must record a negative variance when a timeline is not met and consider a new approach or an extended timeline.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12 OBJ: 14 TOP: Variances KEY: Nursing Process Step: Evaluation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
36. . is purposeful, goal-directed thinking based on scientific evidence rather than assumption or memorization.
ANS:
Critical thinking
Critical thinking is purposeful and goal-directed thinking as opposed to general thinking, which involves
random or memorized thoughts.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 14 OBJ: 18
TOP: Critical Thinking KEY: Nursing Process Step: Evaluation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
Chapter 02: Human Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A 14-year-old boy is at the pediatric clinic for a checkup. What physical changes of puberty will the nurse indicate are related to the production of testosterone?
a. Stimulation of production of white cells and platelets
b. Promotion of growth of small bones
c. Increase in muscle mass and strength
d. Decrease in production of sebaceous gland secretions
ANS: C
Testosterone increases muscle mass, promotes strength and growth of long bones, and enhances production of red blood cells.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 20-21 OBJ: 1 | 2 | 5
TOP: Male Reproductive System KEY: Nursing Process Step: Data Collection MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
2. The nurse is educating high school students about puberty. What will the nurse indicate regulates the production of sperm and secretion hormones?
a. Testes
b. Vas deferens
c. Ejaculatory ducts
d. Prostate gland
ANS: A
The testes have two functions: manufacture of spermatozoa and secretion of androgens.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 21 OBJ: 3 | 5
TOP: Male Reproductive System KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
3. The nurse is speaking with a couple trying to conceive a child. What will the nurse remind the couple is a factor that can decrease sperm production?
a. Infrequent sexual intercourse
b. The man not being circumcised
c. The penis and testes being small
d. The testes being too warm
ANS: D
The scrotum is suspended away from the perineum to lower the temperature of the testes for sperm production.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 22 OBJ: 3
TOP: Male Reproductive System KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
4. When describing the female reproductive tract to a pregnant woman, the nurse would explain that which uterine layer is involved in implantation?
a. Perimetrium
b. Endometrium
c. Myometrium
d. Internal os
ANS: B
The endometrium is the inner mucosal layer of the uterus that is governed by cyclical hormonal changes. It is functional during menstruation and during the implantation of a fertilized ovum.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 21 OBJ: 7
TOP: Female Reproductive System KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
5. A group of nursing students plans to teach a class of sixth-grade girls about menstruation. What correct information will the nursing students teach to the class?
a. Menarche usually occurs around 12 years of age.
b. Ovulation occurs regularly from the very first cycle.
c. A regular cycle is established by the third period.
d. Typically, menstrual flow is heavy and lasts up to 10 days.
ANS: A
The beginning of menstruation, called menarche, occurs at about 12 years of age. Early cycles are irregular and anovulatory.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 27 OBJ: 1 | 9 TOP: Female Reproductive Cycle and Menstruation
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
6. A 10-year-old girl asks the nurse, What is the first sign of puberty? What is the correct nursing response?
a. An increase in height
b. Breast development
c. Appearance of axillary hair
d. The first menstrual period
ANS: B
The first outward change of puberty in girls is the development of breasts at about 10 to 11 years of age.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 21 OBJ: 1 | 2
TOP: PubertyFemale KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
7. A 12-year-old female pediatric patient experienced menarche 3 months ago. Her mother voices concern to the pediatric office nurse regarding the irregularity of her daughters menstrual cycle. What is the nurses best response?
a. Worrying is not the answer.
b. I will talk to the pediatrician about a gynecological referral.
c. I can only discuss this with your daughter.
d. Early cycles are often irregular.
ANS: D
Early cycles are often irregular and may be anovulatory. Regular cycles are usually established within 6 months to 2 years of the menarche. In an average cycle, the flow (menses) occurs every 28 days, plus or minus 5 to 10 days.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 27 OBJ: 9
TOP: Menstrual Cycle KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
8. Which hormone initiates the maturation of the ovarian follicle?
a. Estrogen
b. Follicle-stimulating hormone
c. Progesterone
d. Luteinizing hormone
ANS: B
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) stimulates the maturation of a follicle. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 27 OBJ: 1 | 9
TOP: Female Reproductive Cycle KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
9. What statement indicates a woman has correct information about oogenesis?
a. Women make fewer ova as they age.
b. Women have all of their ova at the time they are born.
c. Ova production begins at birth and continues until puberty.
d. New ova are made every month from puberty to climacteric.
ANS: B
Oogenesis (formation of immature ova) does not occur after fetal development. Females are born with about 2 million immature ova, which rapidly reduce by adulthood.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 25 OBJ: 9
TOP: Female Reproductive Cycle KEY: Nursing Process Step: Evaluation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
10. A pregnant woman asks the nurse, Will I be able to have a vaginal delivery? The nurse knows that which is the most favorable pelvic type for vaginal birth?
a. Gynecoid
b. Android
c. Anthropoid
d. Platypelloid
ANS: A
The gynecoid pelvis is the typical female pelvis and is most favorable for vaginal birth.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 25 OBJ: 8
TOP: Female Reproductive System KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
11. A mother is anxious about her ability to breastfeed after her child is born because of her small breast size. What would be an important point to teach this mother?
a. Milk is produced in ducts and lobules regardless of breast size.
b. Supplementing breastfeeding with formula allows the infant to receive adequate nutrition.
c. Breast size can be increased with exercise.
d. Drinking extra milk during pregnancy allows breasts to produce adequate amounts of milk.
ANS: A
Breast size does not influence the ability to secrete milk.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 27 OBJ: 6
TOP: Female Reproductive System KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Psychosocial Adaptation
12. For what is the decrease in estrogen and progesterone during the menstrual cycle responsible?
a. Degeneration of the corpus luteum
b. Ovulation
c. Follicle maturation
d. Shedding of the endometrium
ANS: D
The fall in estrogen and progesterone causes the endometrium to break down, resulting in menstruation.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 27 OBJ: 9
TOP: Female Reproductive Cycle KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
13. The nurse is assisting with pelvic inlet measurements on a pregnant woman. What measurement will
provide the nurse with information about whether the woman can deliver vaginally?
a. Diagonal conjugate
b. Obstetric conjugate
c. Transverse diameter
d. Anteroposterior diameter
ANS: B
This measurement determines if the fetus can pass through the birth canal.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 26 OBJ: 8
TOP: Female Reproductive System KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
14. The nurse has explained menstruation to a 13-year-old girl. What statement indicates the girl needs additional education?
a. Periods last about 5 days.
b. My cycle should get regular in 6 months.
c. I should expect heavy bleeding with clots.
d. Periods come about every 4 weeks.
ANS: C
Clots are not normally seen in menstrual discharge. A normal menstrual flow is 30 to 40 mL blood and 30 to 50 mL serous fluid.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 27 OBJ: 9
TOP: Female Reproductive Cycle KEY: Nursing Process Step: Evaluation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
15. A mother asks the nurse, When will I know my child has entered puberty? What will the nurse state based on an understanding of changes associated with puberty?
a. Your daughter will have her first period.
b. Youll recognize puberty by the mood swings.
c. The child becomes interested in the opposite sex.
d. Secondary sex characteristics, such as pubic hair, appear.
ANS: D
Puberty begins when the secondary sex characteristics appear. Puberty ends when mature sperm are formed in the male and when regular menstrual cycles occur in the female.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 20 OBJ: 1 | 2 TOP: Puberty KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
16. A nurse is planning to teach couples about the physiology of the sex act. What correct information will the nurse provide?
a. Fertilization of an ovum requires penetration by several sperm.
b. An ovum must be fertilized within 24 hours of ovulation.
c. It takes 4 to 5 days for sperm to reach the fallopian tubes.
d. Sperm live for only 24 hours following ejaculation.
ANS: B
After ovulation, the egg lives for only 24 hours. Sperm must be available during that time if fertilization is to occur.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 29 OBJ: 6
TOP: Physiology of the Sex Act KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
17. A newly married couple tells the nurse they would like to wait a few years before starting a family. Which
statement made by the man indicates an understanding about sexual activity and pregnancy?
a. My wife cant get pregnant if I withdraw before climax.
b. A man can secrete semen before ejaculation.
c. If we dont have intercourse very often, my wife wont get pregnant.
d. It is safe to ejaculate outside the vagina.
ANS: B
Semen may be secreted during sexual intercourse before ejaculation.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 29 OBJ: 4
TOP: Male Reproductive System KEY: Nursing Process Step: Evaluation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk
18. The nurse is aware that the diagonal conjugate is 12 centimeters. What is the measurement in centimeters of the obstetric conjugate?
a. 10 to 10.5
b. 11 to 11.5
c. 12.5 to 13
d. 14 to 14.5
ANS: A
The obstetric conjugate is approximately 1.5 to 2 centimeters shorter than the diagonal conjugate.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 26 OBJ: 1 | 8
TOP: Obstetric Conjugate KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
19. The nurse uses a diagram to demonstrate the fimbriae when teaching nursing students about the female anatomy. What is true about fimbriae?
a. They form the passageway for the sperm to meet the ovum.
b. They are the site of fertilization.
c. They are fingerlike projections that capture the ovum.
d. They propel the egg through the fallopian tube.
ANS: C
Fimbriae are the fingerlike projections from the infundibulum that capture the ovum at ovulation and conduct i into the fallopian tube.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 25 OBJ: 6 | 7 TOP: Fimbriae KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
20. What will the nurse explain to a 12-year-old patient when describing what characterizes nocturnal emissions?
a. A drop in testosterone level
b. Sexual stimulation
c. Absence of sperm in ejaculate
d. Association with violent dreams
ANS: C
Nocturnal emissions, also known as wet dreams, occur without sexual stimulation and contain no sperm. Testosterone levels are constant until midlife.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 21 OBJ: 2
TOP: Nocturnal Emissions KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
21. The nurse is educating a pregnant patient who expects to breastfeed. The nurse knows that when a patient breastfeeds, which portions of the breast secrete milk?
a. Lactiferous sinuses
b. Lobes
c. Montgomerys glands
d. Alveoli
ANS: D
The alveoli secrete milk.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 27 OBJ: 6 | 7
TOP: Milk Secretion KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
22. Where are the secretions responsible for nourishing sperm excreted from?
a. Vas deferens
b. Epididymis
c. Cowpers gland
d. Scrotum
ANS: C
The Cowpers gland secretions nourish the sperm.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 22 OBJ: 4
TOP: Cowpers Gland KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
23. What signifies the end of puberty for a male?
a. Facial hair is evident.
b. Erections can be sustained.
c. Ejaculate is greater than 5 mL.
d. Mature sperm are formed.
ANS: D
Puberty ends for a male when mature sperm are formed by the testes.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 20 OBJ: 1 | 2
TOP: End of Puberty KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
24. How long does sperm remain viable in the female reproductive tract?
a. 12 hours
b. 1 day
c. 2 days
d. 4 days
ANS: D
Sperm can remain viable in the reproductive tract of the female for as long as 4 to 5 days.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 29 OBJ: 5
TOP: Viability of Sperm KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
25. The nurse encourages the members of a prenatal class to seriously consider breastfeeding. What does breast milk provide in addition to nourishment for the infant?
a. Maternal antibodies
b. Stimulus for red blood cell production
c. Endorphins that soothe the infant
d. Hormones that stimulate growth ANS: A [Show Less]