NURS 6540: NEW GENERATION WOMEN'S HEALTH FINAL EXAM 2023
How does women’s anatomy make them more susceptible to UTIs?
Answer: D. Their urethras are shorter.
The primary endocrine disorders affecting women are diabetes mellitus and:
Answer: B. Thyroid conditions
A common prenatal care model in which women have their first visit with one provider and then
subsequent visits in a group setting is called:
Answer: C. Centering Pregnancy
When is round ligament pain most likely to occur in pregnant women?
Answer: D. Between 16–20 weeks’ gestation
Optimal weight gain during pregnancy is based on the woman’s pre-pregnant BMI and:
Answer: C. Nutritional assessment
In the formula to estimate gestational age, woman are considered pregnant from: ___________
Answer: A. The first day of the last menstrual period
Gender differences in heart disease can be found in:
Answer: D. All of the above
What distinguishes pyelonephritis from cystitis?
Answer: B. The infection has ascended to the kidneys.
What has changed in terms of recommended antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated lower UTIs?
Answer: B. Three times a day of oral antibiotics are now recommended.
Carbohydrate intolerance and increased insulin resistance first recognized in pregnancy is known
as:
Answer: B. Gestational diabetes
All except which of the following are important historical questions for a 29-year-old woman in
clinic for rightsided weakness?
Answer: D. History of pelvic inflammatory disease
When can relief from pregnancy induces nausea and vomiting be expected?
Answer: B. 12–14 weeks’ gestation
What is a common cause of leg cramps during pregnancy?
Answer: A. An imbalance of calcium and magnesium
What is the leading cause of first-trimester maternal death?
Answer: A. Ectopic pregnancy
What do current theories suggest as to how cranberry products can reduce UTIs?
Answer: B. The fructose keeps E. coli bacteria from adhering to bladder cell walls.
Screening for hyperlipidemia is recommended to begin at what age for women with no risk
factors?
Answer: C. 45
Without treatment shortly after birth, as many as 90 percent of infants born to hepatitis B–infected
mothers will:
Answer: D. become infected
After how many weeks’ gestation is a pregnancy loss considered a fetal death or stillbirth?
Answer: C. 20 weeks
What is the general goal of surgical treatment for stress UI?
Answer: D. To support and stabilize the urethra
What is more likely to occur in women with female genital cutting?
Answer: B. Birth-related complications
What is an indication of the second stage of labor?
Answer: A. Complete dilation of the cervix
How are pregnancy-related DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) needs best met?
Answer: B. By taking a prenatal vitamin supplement
Qualitative urine testing for hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) can be done reliably days after
implantation of the blastocyst (fertilized egg).
Answer: C. 9–14 days
What is the most common cause of death in women in the United States?
Answer: B. Cardiovascular disease
What is the most common cause of medical complications in pregnancy?
Answer: A. Hypertension
What is the term for a postpartum disorder in which bacteria ascend from the lower genital tract
and infect the uterus?
Answer: B. Postpartum endometritis
At what time during pregnancy does nausea typically occur?
Answer: B. At 6–8 weeks’ gestation
What is considered to be a common trigger of psoriasis?
Answer: A. Stress
Any woman with a complicated cystitis or symptoms of upper tract disease needs a urine culture
and:
Answer: A. Sensitivity test
What is a potential benefit of circumcision?
Answer: A. Decreased incidence of urinary tract infections
How does the third stage of labor end?
Answer: B. With the delivery of the placenta
What is the most common disorder leading to hyperthyroidism?
Answer: B. Graves’ disease
The majority of early pregnancy losses are due to:
Answer: D. Chromosomal abnormalities
What can be used as a space-filling device, replacing normal pressure on the vaginal walls when
levator ani support is unreliable?
Answer: B. Tampons
What is the term for stimulation of the uterus by an external agent to enhance uterine contractions
after labor has started?
Answer: B. Induction
What should be addressed during late postpartum maternal evaluation (weeks 2–6)?
Answer: B. The need for birth control information or supplies
Which of the following is a predictor of impending preterm birth?
Answer: B. Cervical length less than 15 mm
What is important to consider when vaginal bleeding occurs during the first trimester?
Answer: B. Ectopic pregnancy
What is significant about cytomegalovirus (CMV)?
Answer: B. It can remain dormant within the body for life.
What step can a clinician take to learn more about any chemicals used in a woman’s workplace?
Answer: C. Ask the woman to obtain her workplace MSDs (material safety data sheets).
What is the most typical schedule of prenatal care in the first 28 weeks of pregnancy?
Answer: D. Visits scheduled every 4 weeks
What significantly increases the risk of hypertension in women?
Answer: A. The onset of menopause
What is the potential danger of a fetus born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid?
Answer: B. The infant can breathe meconium into the lungs.
What was the reason that prenatal care began in the early 1900s?
Answer: B. To predict preterm births
What is the most common type of UTI that affects women?
Answer: A. Acute bacterial cystitis
Fever associated with pyelonephritis will usually resolve within how many hours of treatment with
antibiotics?
Answer: A. 24 hours
How can hormonal influences during pregnancy cause backache?
Answer: A. They loosen ligaments and joints.
What tends to cause acne in adolescence?
Answer: D. An increase in testosterone
In order to maintain continence bladder pressure must be
Answer: B. equal to the pressure of the urethral sphincter.
What is a contributor to the increased incidence of heartburn during pregnancy?
Answer: D. The pregnancy hormone relaxin, which softens the lower esophageal sphincter
When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including
the expectations for academic integrity?
Answer: Yes
