Chapter 35: Teen Pregnancy

Public Health Nursing Population Centered Health Care in the Community 9th Edition by Marcia Stanhope

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Chapter 35: Teen Pregnancy

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. What is the cause of teen pregnancy?
a. Changing moral attitudes
b. Sexual code
c. Economic circumstances
d. No uniform reason

 

 

ANS:   D

There is no uniform cause of teen pregnancy. The causes of teen pregnancy are diverse and affected by changing moral attitudes, sexual codes, and economic circumstances.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Understanding         REF:    p. 767

TOP:    Nursing process: Evaluation

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

 

  1. According to the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, fewer teens reported engaging in which behavior?
a. Riding in a car with a driver who had been drinking
b. Current alcohol usage
c. Trying marijuana
d. Episodic heavy drinking

 

 

ANS:   A

Fewer teens reported binge drinking or riding in a car with a driver who had been drinking. However, these and other significant risk behaviors continued at high rates. Current alcohol use, trying marijuana, and episodic heavy drinking still continue at high rates in teens.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Understanding         REF:    p. 767

TOP:    Nursing process: Evaluation

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

 

  1. Which statement best illustrates that the main causes of teen mortality are high-risk behaviors?
a. Teenagers generally leave home before they are mature enough.
b. Teenagers often engage in activities that put them at risk for life-threatening diseases.
c. Teenagers are prone to developing chronic diseases that lead to disability early in life.
d. Teenagers want to get pregnant at an early age to be able to enjoy life later on.

 

 

ANS:   B

Teenagers are often engaged in activities that put them at risk for life-threatening diseases. For example, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and newly identified sexually transmitted diseases are prevalent in teenagers.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Understanding         REF:    p. 767

TOP:    Nursing process: Evaluation

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

 

  1. A high school-aged teen tells the school nurse that she wants to become pregnant. Which of the following would be the appropriate action for the nurse to take?
a. Ignore the comment
b. Tell the teen that she should not engage in sexual activity or get pregnant
c. Call the teen’s parents
d. Provide preconceptual counseling and emphasize the need to achieve good health

 

 

ANS:   D

Providing preconceptual counseling and emphasizing the need to achieve good health demonstrates that the nurse has heard what the teen is saying. This provides useful information that may encourage the teen to examine her plans carefully, seriously, and maturely.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Analyzing                REF:    p. 768

TOP:    Nursing process: Planning

MSC:   NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance

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