NURS 6552 Midterm Exam: Questions With Accurate
Answers (100%)
Feminist perspective p. 4-5 Right Ans - *Works with individuals as opposed
to for individuals
*Uses heterogeneity as an assumption, not homogeneity
*Minimizes or exposes power imbalances
*Rejects androcentric models as normative
*Challenges the medicalization and pathologizing of normal physiological
processes
*Seeks social and political change to address health issues
Alcohol consumption and women p. 82, 151 and 155 Right Ans -
*"Unhealthy alcohol use" includes risky drinking, alcohol misuse, hazardous
drinking and alcohol use disorder
*Screening for all women (including pregnant women) 18 years and older
-5.3 million women have alcohol use disorder (more than 7 drinks/week or 3
drinks/day)
-"How many times in the past year have you had four or more drinks in a
day?"
-Do not screen adolescents younger than 18
*Brief intervention for at-risk drinkers:
-Five A's framework: ask, advise, assess, assist and arrange follow-up
Cultural perspectives of women p. 178 Right Ans - Chapter 11?
Tanner stages p. 43 Right Ans - Five stages of sexual development in
adolescence evaluating pubic hair, genitals and breast development
-thelarche (breast development)
-pubarche (appearance of pubic hair)
**thelarche to menarche is usually 2-3 years
Primary prevention vs Secondary prevention p. 77 Right Ans - *Primary:
services focus on preventing disease in susceptible populations.
*Secondary: services focus on early detection of disease states and treatment
that will reduce severity and limit short- and long-term sequelae of disease.
, US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations p. 78
Right Ans - 1) Counseling
-BRCA, breastfeeding, diet and exercise, falls prevention, perinatal depression,
STIs, skin cancer, tobacco use, tobacco use in adolescents, unhealthy alcohol
use, weight loss
2) Screening
-alcohol use, cervical cancer, STIs, depression, height and weight,
hypertension, HIV, IPV, Rubella, tobacco, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, Hep
C, lipid disorders, osteoporosis
3) Chemophophylaxis (vaccination)
-Hep A, Hep B, HPV, influenza, meningococcal, MMR, pneumococcal, Tdap,
varicella, zoster
Preventable causes of death for women Right Ans - Tobacco, overweight,
physical inactivity, high blood sugar, alcohol use
Common women's health issues p. 78 Right Ans - -
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommendations
Right Ans - *The periodic well-woman care visit should include screening,
evaluation and counseling, and immunizations based on age and risk factors
-Gestational diabetes, HPV, STIs, HIV, contraception, breastfeeding, intimate
partner violence
Rape and definition of rape p. 313 Right Ans - Rape is defined as completed
or attempted nonconsensual vaginal, anal, or oral penetration, no matter how
slight, with any body part (penis, fingers, etc.) or object.
Evidentiary examination p. 323 Right Ans - *Visually inspect, photograph,
collect samples, palpate, apply manual traction/manipulate tissue
*Known sample (dna of buccal swab or blood sample), hair sample, body
sample (fibers, hairs, secretions), oral and anogenital swabs
Genital trauma and rape p. 315, 322 Right Ans - -
Pneumonic EMPOWER Right Ans - Empathetic listening.
Making time to properly document findings.
Providing information about the domestic violence.
Offering actions and choices.