Duke University School Of Medicine

1. The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized nations for infant mortality rates. When developing programs to assist in decreasing theses rates, which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact? A) Resolving all language and cultural differences B) Ensuring early and adequate prenatal care C) Providing more extensive women's shelters D) Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet 2. When preparing a te...

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 21st Century Maternity Nursing: Culturally Competent, Family and Community Focused Unit One: Reproductive Years 2. Assessment and Health Promotion 3. Common Concerns 4. Contraception, Abortion, and Infertility Unit Two: Pregnancy 5. Genetics, Conception, and Fetal Development 6. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy 7. Nursing Care of the Family during Pregnancy 8. Maternal and Fetal Nutrition Unit Three: Childbirth 9. Labor and Birth Processes 10. Management of ...

1 Student: _______________________________________________________________________________________ True False True False True False True False True False True False True False True False True False True False True False True False 1. The numerator represents parts of the whole. 2. The numerator is the bottom part of the fraction and represents the whole. 3. The denominator represents part of the whole and is the bottom number of a fraction. 4. Fractions measure a portion of a wh...

Chapter 001: Roots and Combining Forms Multiple Choice Questions 1. Elements of a medical term are the: A. individual parts of the word B. references to Greek or Roman origins C. multiple syllables of the word D. combining vowels of the word E. indicators that the word is plural 2. The medical language came mostly from which two roots? A. Latin and Spanish B. Spanish and Italian C. Latin and Greek D. Greek and English E. Spanish and English 3. The prefix is: A. the core of the wor...

Leventhal: Medical Parasitology, Ed. 6 Multiple Choice Questions - Chapter 2 Chapter 2. Nematoda 1. In a general nematode parasite's life cycle, the host may ingest a fertile egg. This stage of the life cycle is referred to as the: a. Definitive host phase b. Diagnostic stage c. Infective stage d. Method of infection 2. The nematode infection that may become more severe through ingestion of infective eggs, especially in infected infants, is: a. Ancylostoma duodenale b. Enterobius ver...

Chapter 1—Role of Medical Surgical Nursing MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The skill of providing care to a client in an order where the sicker client is seen first is called: a. sequencing c. ordering of care b. prioritization d. scheduling ANS: B Planning client care involves prioritization. The nurse reviews all clients who need care and determines which client ne eds to be seen or cared for first. Different methods assist the nurse in prioritizing care. These methods could include following the ...

Exam Name___________________________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) The nurse is preparing to conduct an assessment on a client in the clinic setting. The client asks the nurse why nurses assess when the physician will as well. The nurse responds with which of the following? A) The physician will treat with procedures. B) The nurse assesses to determine needed medications. C) The physician does not really ...

Chapter 01: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The new nurse demonstrates an understanding of the primary purpose of the state nurse practice act (NPA) by explaining that it acts to: a. test and license LPN/LVNs. b. define the scope of LPN/LVN practice. c. improve the quality of care provided by the LPN/LVN. d. limit the LPN/LVN employment placement. ANS: B While improving quality of care provided by the LPN/LVN may be a result of the NPA, the primary purpose of th...

Test Bank 1-2 deWit: Medical-Surgical Nursing Test Bank Chapter 1: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse explains to a patient that the purpose of the state nurse practice act (NPA) is to: 1. examine and register LPN/LVNs. 2. define the scope of LPN/LVN practice. 3. improve quality of care provided by the LPN/LVN. 4. limit LPN/LVN employment placement. ANS: 2 The NPA of each state defines the scope of nursing practice in that state. DIF: Cognitive Level: ...

Chapter 2: Health Disparities and Culturally Competent Care Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is obtaining a health history from a new patient. Which data will be the focus of patient teaching? a. Age and gender b. Saturated fat intake c. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity d. Family history of diabetes ANS: B Behaviors are strongly linked to many health care problems. The patient’s saturated fat intake is a behavior that the patient can change. The other information will be useful as th...