Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Exam Prep - Question List

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51.

A 58-year-old woman presents to the gynecology clinic with complaints of painless vaginal bleeding. This is a possible symptom of the following health problems?

  1. Ovarian cyst
  2. Cervical or uterine cancer
  3. Hormonal imbalances
  4. Endometriosis
52.

What are the two main hormones responsible for lactation?

  1. Epinephrine and norepinepherine
  2. Endorphins and estrogen
  3. Oxytocin and prolactin
  4. Prolactin and estrogen
53.

The NP is for a client with genital herpes. Which of the following measures would help make the patient more comfortable?

  1. Instructing the client to wear loose cotton underwear
  2. Application of hydrogen peroxide solution over the lesions
  3. Application of lubricants to lesions
  4. Application of warm compresses
  5. None of the above
54.

Which of the following four women has the greatest risk for uterine fibroids?

  1. A 30 - year - old Chinese American who has a BMI of 30 and smokes 2 packs of cigarettes a day.
  2. A 43 - year - old Caucasian who has a BMI of 32 and smokes 2 packs of cigarettes daily.
  3. A 25 - year - old African-American who has a BMI of 32; cigarette smoking is denied.
  4. A 25 - year - old of Mediterranean descent who has a BMI of 30; cigarette smoking is denied.
55.

The NP notes white patches on the patient's tongue and determines that it may be an indicator of candidiasis (oral thrush). The NP understands that the white patches of oral thrush:

  1. sticks on the tongue even when scraped
  2. causes tongue to bleed
  3. produces red circle at the center of white lesion
  4. only appears on the tongue
  5. All of the above

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