Chapter 18 Care of Women

Chapter 18   Care of Women

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

1) The nurse is planning a class to promote women’s health. It would be appropriate to include:

1. The leading cause of death among women in the United States is heart disease.
2. The risk of breast cancer decreases with age.
3. Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common chronic condition in women.
4. Women with disabilities report less symptoms than men with disabilities.

Answer:  1

Explanation:  1. Heart disease accounts for 25% of deaths among U.S. women. Rheumatoid arthritis is not identified as the most common chronic condition in women. The risk of breast cancer increases with age. Women with disabilities report more symptoms than men with disabilities.

Nursing/Int.Conc:  Nursing Process: Planning

Client Need:  Health Promotion and Maintenance

Cognitive Level:  Application

Learning Outcome:  18-1

2) A woman, age 22, is admitted to the hospital in labor. She admits to having no prenatal care. She is among what percentage of pregnancies in the United States that have late or no prenatal care?

1. 6%.
2. 10%.
3. 15%.
4. 20%.

Answer:  1

Explanation:  1. In 2011, nearly 6% of pregnancies in the United States received late or no prenatal care. The others are incorrect percentages for prenatal care.

Nursing/Int.Conc:  Nursing Process: Assessment

Client Need:  Health Promotion and Maintenance

Cognitive Level:  Analysis

Learning Outcome:  18-1

3) The nurse is interviewing a female client who admits to having poor coping skills, drug abuse, and a recent divorce with loss of child custody. The nurse knows the client is most at risk for:

1. Self-mutilation.
2. Bulimia.
3. Chronic fatigue syndrome.
4. Depression.

Answer:  4

Explanation:  4. General risk factors for depression include poor coping skills, negative life events, and substance abuse. Chronic fatigue syndrome may result in changes in self-concept, alienation, and decreased quality of interpersonal interactions. Women with bulimia tend to isolate themselves in order to disguise their pattern of binge eating.

Nursing/Int.Conc:  Nursing Process: Assessment

Client Need:  Psychosocial Integrity

Cognitive Level:  Analysis

Learning Outcome:  18-2

4) During an interview, the client admits to the nurse that she self-induces vomiting after every meal and that she uses laxatives daily. The nurse recognizes that these symptoms best describe:

1. An eating disorder found more in men.
2. A post-traumatic stress disorder.
3. A pattern of consumption.
4. An eating disorder of old age.

Answer:  3

Explanation:  3. Dietary consumption patterns include eating disorders such as bulimia. As many as 24 million people in the United States experience eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating. The vast majority of these people (85% to 90%) are women. Bulimia is not considered a post-traumatic stress disorder. Eating disorders tend to manifest most often in adolescence.

Nursing/Int.Conc:  Nursing Process: Assessment

Client Need:  Health Promotion and Maintenance

Cognitive Level:  Analysis

Learning Outcome:  18-2