CHAPTER 37: SEX HORMONES

CHAPTER 37: SEX HORMONES

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. An oral contraceptive that provides a fixed dosage of estrogen and progestin throughout the cycle is termed:

a.	monophasic.	c.	triphasic.
b.	biphasic.	d.	fixed.

 

 

ANS:  A

 

	Feedback
A	Correct: This is descriptive of monophasic oral contraceptives.
B	Incorrect: In biphasic, the estrogen level is constant but the progestin level varies.
C	Incorrect: In triphasic, both estrogen and progestin levels vary.
D	Incorrect: This is not a type of oral contraceptive.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 851            OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Knowledge

 

2. Clients receiving oral contraceptives containing progestin only should be instructed that they are more likely to experience:

a.	GI upset.	c.	weight gain.
b.	menstrual irregularities.	d.	edema.

 

 

ANS:  B

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect: This is as common with all types of oral contraceptives.
B	Correct: Most combination oral contraceptives do not have this adverse effect.
C	Incorrect: This is as common with all types of oral contraceptives.
D	Incorrect: This is as common with all types of oral contraceptives.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 851            OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Comprehension

 

3. After teaching a client about depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate, the nurse recognizes a need for further teaching when the client responds:

a.	“It is administered as an injection.”
b.	“It provides highly effective contraception.”
c.	“It is administered once a year.”
d.	“It is relatively inexpensive.”

 

 

ANS:  C

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect: This is a true statement and indicates client understanding.
B	Incorrect: This is a true statement and indicates client understanding.
C	Correct: This is administered every three months.
D	Incorrect: This is a true statement and indicates client understanding.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 853            OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Evaluation

 

4. When teaching a client about norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol used as emergency postinfective contraception, the nurse recognizes client understanding of the instructions when the client states, “I need to take it:

a.	the morning after unprotected intercourse.”
b.	as soon after unprotected intercourse as possible and repeated in 12 hours.”
c.	the morning after unprotected intercourse and repeated the next morning.”
d.	anytime within the first two days following unprotected intercourse.”

 

 

ANS:  B

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect: This needs to be taken as soon after unprotected intercourse as possible.
B	Correct: This indicates client understanding.
C	Incorrect: This indicates further teaching is needed.
D	Incorrect: This indicates further teaching is needed.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 853 | p. 871                                 OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Evaluation

 

5. Therapy with which of the following drugs allows a woman to have a menstrual cycle just once every three months?

a.	levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol	c.	medroxyprogesterone acetate
b.	norelgestromin/ethinyl estradiol	d.	mifepristone

 

 

ANS:  A

 

	Feedback
A	Correct: Also called Seasonale, this is a 91-day regimen that produces a menstrual cycle every three months, instead of monthly.
B	Incorrect: With this medication, the woman has monthly menstrual cycles.
C	Incorrect: With this medication, the woman has monthly menstrual cycles.
D	Incorrect: This is a postintercourse contraceptive.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 853            OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Comprehension