NURS 6552 Midterm Exam Questions
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Feminist perspective p. 4-5 - Answer *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 - Answer *"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 - Answer Chapter 11?
Tanner stages p. 43 - Answer 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 - Answer *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 - Answer 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 - Answer Tobacco, overweight, physical inactivity, high blood
sugar, alcohol use
Common women's health issues p. 78 - Answer -
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommendations - Answer *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 - Answer 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 - Answer *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 - Answer -
