SABRINA CARPENTER PM3

According to Mendelian Inheritance, it is defined as a person who has two like genes for a trait, 1 from mother and 1 from father:
Select one:
a. Homozygous
b. Dominant genes
c. Heterozygous
d. Recessive genes

a. Homozygous

Acculturation is one of the competencies for nurses which includes which of the following?
1) Cultural assimilation
2) Ethnocentrism
3) Cultural awareness
4) Cultural humility
5) Cultural competence
Select one:
a. 1, 2, 3, 4
b. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
c. 1, 2, 3, 5
d. 1, 3, 5

b. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

One of the frameworks of MCN is the health promotion which means:
Select one:
a. Using conscientious assessment to be certain that symptoms of illness are identified, and interventions are begun to return patient to wellness most rapidly.
b. Helping prevent complications from illness; helping a patient with residual effects achieve an optimal state of wellness and independence; helping a patient to accept inevitable death.
c. Educating parents and children to follow sound health practices through teaching and role modeling.
d. Intervening to maintain health when risk of illness is present.

c. Educating parents and children to follow sound health practices

Health restoration is also one of the MCN framework which means:
Select one:
a. Helping prevent complications from illness; helping a patient with residual effects achieve an optimal state of wellness and independence; helping a patient to accept inevitable death.
b. Educating parents and children to follow sound health practices through teaching and role modeling.
c. Intervening to maintain health when risk of illness is present.
d. Using conscientious assessment to be certain that symptoms of illness are identified, and interventions are begun to return patient to wellness most rapidly.

d. Using conscientious assessment to be certain that symptoms of illness are identified, and interventions are begun to return patient to wellness most rapidly.

Which of the following organs served as the urinary and reproductive tract in men?
Select one:
a. Penis
b. Ureter
c. Seminal vesicle
d. Scrotum

a. Penis

It is at this week that the heart, with a septum and valves, is beating rhythmically and where organogenesis is complete.
Select one:
a. End of 8th Gestational Week
b. End of 16th Gestational Week
c. End of 12th Gestational Week
d. End of 4th Gestational Week

a. End of 8th Gestational Week

Which among the cultural competencies for nurses refers to values, norms, and patterns shared across almost all cultures?
Select one:
a. Race
b. Acculturation
c. Culture specific values
d. Culture universal values

d. Culture universal values

A female client verbalizes that she experienced sexual harassment when she was 15 years old, now that she is married, she tries avoiding having sexual contact with her husband. The nurse understands that she is psychologically affected, and she is using what type of sexual expression?
Select one:
a. Sexual Abstinence
b. Masturbation
c. Self-Stimulation
d. Sexual Intercourse

a. Sexual Abstinence

As you continue to be an MCN nurses you need to understand the frequently heard word which means "the mixture or variety of sociodemographic groups, experiences, and beliefs in the population." This word is which of the following?
Select one:
a. Diversity
b. Culture
c. Heritage
d. Value

a. Diversity

What test is done to check the consistency of the cervical mucus to check for level of fertility?
Select one:
a. Basal Body temperature test
b. Testing the menstrual cycle
c. Lactation-Amenorrhea
d. Spinnbarkeit Test

d. Spinnbarkeit Test

Genes expressed only in homozygous state are:
Select one:
a. Codominant
b. Dominant
c. Recessive
d. Mutated

c. Recessive

The student nurse is giving a presentation about milestones in embryonic development. Which information should he or she include?
Select one:
a. At 24 weeks of age, the skin is smooth, and subcutaneous fat is beginning to collect.
b. At 8 weeks of gestation, primary lung and urethral buds appear.
c. At 12 weeks of gestation, the vagina is open or the testes are in position for descent into the scrotum.
d. At 20 weeks of age, the vernix caseosa, which serves as a protective skin covering during intrauterine life begins to form.

d. At 20 weeks of age, the vernix caseosa, which serves as a protective skin covering during intrauterine life begins to form.

Which hormones stimulate the process of spermatogenesis and maturation of the ova?
Select one:
a. FSH and LH
b. Testosterone and Progesterone
c. FSH and HCG
d. Testosterone and Estrogen

a. FSH and LH

As an MCN student nurse your primary goal is the promotion and maintenance of optimal family health. Assumptions include the following EXCEPT:
a. Care of the mother during pregnancy
b. Care of the children from birth through late adolescent
c. Care of the elderly
d. Preconception health care

c. Care of the elderly

Which of the following accurately describe the chronological set of descriptive changes that occur in the endometrium during the menstrual cycle?1) Proliferative or Follicular2) Secretory3) Menstrual4) Ischemic
Select one:
a. 3, 1, 2, 4
b. 4, 3, 2, 1
c. 1, 2, 4, 3
d. 2, 3, 1, 4

c. 1, 2, 4, 3

Glenda Reyes is pregnant with her 1st child. Her phenotype refers to which of the following?
Select one:
a. Whether she has forty-six chromosomes or not.
b. Her outward appearance.
c. Her actual genetic composition.
d. Her concept of herself.

b. Her outward appearance.

When performing a pelvic examination, the nurse observes a red swollen area on the right side of the vaginal orifice. The nurse would document this as enlargement of which of the following?
Select one:
a. Bartholin's gland
b. Parotid gland
c. Clitoris
d. Skene's gland

a. Bartholin's gland

It is at this week where "little old man" appearance is lost, active moro reflex is present, birth position (vertex or breech) may be assumed.
Select one:
a. End of 32nd Gestational Week
b. End of 28th Gestational Week
c. End of 36th Gestational Week
d. End of 40th Gestational Week

a. End of 32nd Gestational Week

A client comes to the health center complaining of breast tenderness and headaches after a week of using oral contraceptives. Which of the following statement is the BEST answer?
Select one:
a. "Breast tenderness and headaches are side-effects of oral contraceptives, if it makes you uncomfortable, inform your doctor about it."
b. "I will refer you to a gynecologist for further assessment, you might have breast cancer."
c. "You might be dehydrated and exhausted, drink a lot of water and rest."
d. "It is a pre-menstrual syndrome, don't worry about it."

a. "Breast tenderness and headaches are side-effects of oral contraceptives, if it makes you uncomfortable, inform your doctor about it."

Nurse Paul asked the Rap-rap about testosterone regulation, which of the following statement made by Rap-rap NEEDS FURTHER teaching?
Select one:
a. "Testosterone is produced once FSH and LH are released via the anterior pituitary gland."
b. "The hypothalamus releases GnRH and stimulate the anterior pituitary gland to release FSH and LH thereby increasing the production of testosterone via the testes."
c. "The posterior pituitary gland releases GnRH."
d. "If there is enough testosterone, it will send a negative feedback to the brain to inhibit the release of hormones thereby inhibiting the production of FSH and LH and testosterone."

c. "The posterior pituitary gland releases GnRH."

Nurse Paul, the school nurse conducted health education to Grades 5 and 6 pupils about the Male and Female reproductive organs, which of the following statements is correct about the scrotum?
Select one:
a. It provides storage for newly developed sperm.
b. It provides a place for spermatogenesis to take place.
c. It deposits sperm to the female reproductive tract.
d. It maintains a cool temperature of the testes.

d. It maintains a cool temperature of the testes.

The nurse is teaching high school girls about the female reproductive tract. Which statements by the nurse are accurate?1) "The vagina has an acidic environment."2) "The cervix is where the Pap smear is taken from." 3) "The ovum is fertilized in the uterus." 4) "Ovaries produce sex steroid hormones."5) "The breasts contain fat tissue."
Select one:
a. 1, 2, 3, 4
b. 2, 3, 4, 5
c. 1, 2, 4, 5
d. 1, 2, 3, 5

c. 1, 2, 4, 5

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It is defined as a person whose genes differ, where there is a different gene of red hair from the mother and a different gene of black hair from the father, or vice versa. It means it has two different alleles:
Select one:
a. Dominant genes
b. Homozygous
c. Heterozygous
d. Recessive genes

c. Heterozygous

What are Punnett squares used for?
Select one:
a. Used by genetic counselors and other medical professionals to assess families and try to spot patterns or indications which may be helpful in diagnosing or managing an individual's health.
b. Determines actual traits not just what their genes are. Shows us the likelihood of creating offspring with certain alleles. There are four different ways the parents' alleles can combine, and all four are equally likely.
c. Uses a blood sample from the baby's umbilical cord to test for genetic disorders. This is usually done when amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling are not possible.
d. Is a more detailed test performed on cells obtained from an amniocentesis or CVS and tries to detect if any pieces of chromosomes are missing or extra. These extra or missing pieces may be too small to see on a karyotype alone.

b. Determines actual traits not just what their genes are. Shows us the likelihood of creating offspring with certain alleles. There are four different ways the parents' alleles can combine, and all four are equally likely.

What best describes the pattern of genetic transmission known as autosomal recessive inheritance?
Select one:
a. Disorders in which the abnormal gene for the trait is expressed even when the other member of the pair is normal.
b. Disorders in which a single gene controls the particular trait.
c. Disorders in which both genes of a pair must be abnormal for the disorder to be expressed.
d. Disorders in which the abnormal gene is carried on the X chromosome.

c. Disorders in which both genes of a pair must be abnormal for the disorder to be expressed.

What disorder can be seen during pregnancy which occur when the baby is exposed to substances during pregnancy that cause abnormalities, otherwise known as "teratogens"?
Select one:
a. Chromosomal abnormalities
b. Teratogenic disorders
c. Multifactorial or complex disorders
d. Single gene disorders

b. Teratogenic disorders

Implantation occurs in the uterus. Using a diagram, the nurse points out the common site for fertilization which is the:
Select one:
a. Area of the fallopian tube farthest from the ovary
b. Lower segment of the uterus
c. Outer third of the fallopian tube near the ovary
d. Upper portion of the uterus

c. Outer third of the fallopian tube near the ovary

The Department of Health is encouraging all rural health units to identify all pregnant women in the community and give health education on safe motherhood. This health concern is related to?
Select one:
a. Emotional attachment
b. Body integrity and sexual safety
c. Reproduction
d. Eroticism

c. Reproduction

Who is the Father of genetics?
Select one:
a. Muller
b. Darwin
c. Mendel
d. Bateson

c. Mendel

What disorder that can be seen during pregnancy and are caused by a combination of genetic predispositions and environmental factors, which makes it harder to predict who may be at risk? Examples include heart defects, cleft lip or cleft palate, and spina bifida.
Select one:
a. Single gene disorders
b. Teratogenic disorders
c. Multifactorial or complex disorders
d. Chromosomal abnormalities

c. Multifactorial or complex disorders

A male client went to the emergency room with his wife for vasectomy. Prior to the procedure, the client ask the nurse which part of the male reproductive organ is being cut?
Select one:
a. Vas Deferens
b. Epididymis
c. Glans Penis
d. Seminal Vesicle

a. Vas Deferens

Nurse Rose explains that if one parent has a dominant gene and the other parent does not, the percentage of children carrying the dominant gene will be:
Select one:
a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 100%
d. 10%

b. 50%

Because of the lack of geneticists and genetic counselors in the Philippines, birth defects are also among the top causes of infant mortality. Most of the congenital disorder are primarily caused by which of the following?
Select one:
a. X-linked recessive single-gene disorders
b. Dominant single-gene disorders
c. Malformations
d. Chromosomal disorders

c. Malformations

In what week of gestation does testes begin to descend into the scrotal sac from the lower abdominal cavity?
Select one:
a. End of 28th Gestational Week
b. End of 20th Gestational Week
c. End of 32nd Gestational Week
d. End of 24th Gestational Week

a. End of 28th Gestational Week

What area of the vaginal orifice does laceration often occurs during childbirth?
Select one:
a. Fourchette
b. Bartholin's Gland
c. Labia Majora
d. Anus

a. Fourchette

Your care includes programs such as immunizations, which of the following is the purpose of this program?
Select one:
a. This program will eradicate childhood diseases such as measles and poliomyelitis.
b. This program will allow the family to monitor their own health.
c. This program will allow nurses to participate in the community services.
d. This program allows couple to conceive.

a. This program will eradicate childhood diseases such as measles and poliomyelitis.

It is at this week that the vernix caseosa is fully formed:
Select one:
a. End of 20th Gestational Week
b. End of 28th Gestational Week
c. End of 40th Gestational Week
d. End of 32nd Gestational Week

d. End of 32nd Gestational Week

A couple comes to the health center and asked you what family planning method they should use to prevent pregnancy. Which of the following is the appropriate diagnosis for the couple?
Select one:
a. Risk for infection related to multiple sexual partner
b. Anxiety related to inability to conceive
c. Deficient knowledge related to lack of information about family planning method and its uses.
d. Pain related to decrease vaginal secretion

c. Deficient knowledge related to lack of information about family planning method and its uses.

What is the best response to a 5th grader regarding the "sloughing off" of the uterus?
Select one:
a. "The increase in estrogen level causes the rupture of the capillaries."
b. "Testosterone causes the sloughing off."
c. "The rupture of the capillaries is due to the decrease in progesterone."
d. "The decrease in LH causes the rupture of the capillaries causing hemorrhage."

c. "The rupture of the capillaries is due to the decrease in progesterone."

Which of the following method requires the couple to cooperate and calculate the safe days and abstain from having coitus on the days where the woman is most likely to conceived?
Select one:
a. Estrogen and progesterone replacement
b. Withdrawal
c. Condom
d. Calendar Method

d. Calendar Method

Most of the genetic tests now offered in clinical practice are screening tests and diagnostic test. Which of the following is an example of a diagnostic test?
Select one:
a. Prenatal genetic screens
b. Noninvasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)
c. Amniocentesis
d. Carrier screening

c. Amniocentesis

A disorder that can be seen during pregnancy which occur where there are missing or extra chromosomes, or pieces of chromosomes:
Select one:
a. Chromosomal abnormalities
b. Multifactorial or complex disorders
c. Teratogenic disorders
d. Single gene disorders

a. Chromosomal abnormalities

A woman who is 25 weeks pregnant asks the nurse what her fetus looks like. The nurse bases her response on the understanding that one physical characteristic present in a 25 week old fetus is having:
Select one:
a. Skin that is pink and smooth.
b. Eyes that are closed.
c. Lanugo covering the body.
d. Blood vessels visible through the skin.

c. Lanugo covering the body.

As an MCN student you also understand that Health Maintenance is explained as which of the following?
Select one:
a. Educating parents and children to follow sound health practices through teaching and role modeling.
b. Intervening to maintain health when risk of illness is present.
c. Using conscientious assessment to be certain that symptoms of illness are identified, and interventions are begun to return patient to wellness most rapidly.
d. Helping prevent complications from illness; helping a patient with residual effects achieve an optimal state of wellness and independence; helping a patient to accept inevitable death.

b. Intervening to maintain health when risk of illness is present.

The framework of maternal and child health nursing includes:1) Health promotion 2) Health maintenance 3) Health restoration4) Health rehabilitation
Select one:
a. 1, 2, 3, 4
b. 3, 4
c. 1, 2, 3
d. 1, 2

a. 1, 2, 3, 4

Organize the developmental stages in the correct order.1) Fetus2) Zygote3) Embryo4) Blastocyst5) Morula
Select one:
a. 2, 5, 4, 3, 1
b. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
c. 2, 4, 5, 3, 1
d. 1, 5, 4, 3, 2

a. 2, 5, 4, 3, 1

A Genome is:
Select one:
a. A complete set of genes present which is about 50, 000 to 100, 000, has a designation of the total number of chromosomes plus a graphic description of the sex chromosomes present.
b. Human genes produce only one protein per gene; other mammals produce three proteins per gene.
c. Single-gene testing will become a standardized test for all pregnant women in the future.
d. All human beings are 80.99% identical at the DNA level.

a. A complete set of genes present which is about 50, 000 to 100, 000, has a designation of the total number of chromosomes plus a graphic description of the sex chromosomes present.

What type of family planning method which has synthetic estrogen and progesterone which inhibits the production of FSH and LH and decreases the permeability of the cervical mucus?
Select one:
a. Diaphragm
b. Cervical cap
c. Oral Contraceptives (PILLS)
d. Cervical Mucus method

c. Oral Contraceptives (PILLS)

Which of the following is NOT TRUE on the orgasmic phase in the sexual response cycle?
Select one:
a. Increase sensory awareness.
b. Increase muscle spasm.
c. Blood pressure is increased.
d. Heart Rate would range to 100-180 bpm.

a. Increase sensory awareness.

Which of the following organs serve as the gonad for female and male?
Select one:
a. Ovaries and Testes
b. Vas deferens and fallopian tube
c. Uterus and prostate gland
d. Ureter and urinary meatus

a. Ovaries and Testes

The School Nurse is conducting a health lecture on the male and female reproductive organs. Which of the following statements made by the attendees NEED FURTHER TEACHING?

Select one:
a. "The breast starts to engorge when the level of estrogen increases."
b. "The penis has erectile tissues."
c. "Male and female has the same organs for reproductive and urinary system."
d. "The testes produce testosterone."

c. "Male and female has the same organs for reproductive and urinary system."

At what point in prenatal development do the lungs begin to produce surfactant?
Select one:
a. 17 weeks
b. 25 weeks
c. 30 weeks
d. 20 weeks

b. 25 weeks

An 18 year-old girl is brought to the emergency room by the women's division of the police department for medico-legal. The police suspected rape. As the nurse in charge, which of the following organ will prove that trauma happened?
Select one:
a. Labia Minora meets at the clitoris.
b. Mons veneris covered with hair.
c. Edematous labia majora.
d. Fourchette is intact.

c. Edematous labia majora.

Which of the following is included in the Four Pillars of the Philippine Family Planning Program?1) Responsible Parenthood2) Gender Equality3) Safe sexual practices4) Responsible citizen5) Health education6) Respect for life7) Access to safe motherhood8) Birth Spacing9) Informed Choice10) Informed Consent.
Select one:
a. 3, 5, 7, 9
b. 1, 5, 8, 9
c. 2, 4, 7, 10
d. 1, 6, 8, 9

d. 1, 6, 8, 9

A couple has been counseled for genetic anomalies. They ask you, "What is karyotyping?" Your best response is:
Select one:
a. "Karyotyping will reveal if the baby's lungs are mature."
b. "Karyotyping will detect any physical deformities in the baby."
c. "Karyotyping will reveal if your baby will develop normally."
d. "Karyotyping will provide information about the gender of the baby, and the number and structure of the chromosomes or visual presentation of the chromosome pattern of an individual."

d. "Karyotyping will provide information about the gender of the baby, and the number and structure of the chromosomes or visual presentation of the chromosome pattern of an individual."

The various systems and organs develop at different stages. Which statement is accurate?
Select one:
a. The cardiovascular system is the first organ system to function in the developing human.
b. Hematopoies is originating in the yolk sac, begins in the liver at 10 weeks.
c. The gastrointestinal system is matured at 32 weeks.
d. The body changes from straight to C-shaped at 8 weeks.

a. The cardiovascular system is the first organ system to function in the developing human.

A woman comes to the Department of labor complaining the company she's working because males are receiving higher salary regardless of workload. The woman is expressing what type of sexual health concern?
Select one:
a. Sexual Harassment
b. Gender Equality
c. Emotional Attachment
d. Sexual Orientation

b. Gender Equality

A woman is for tubal ligation, What part of the female reproductive organ is surgically tied or cut during the procedure?
Select one:
a. Uterus
b. Fimbrae
c. Fallopian Tube
d. Ovaries

c. Fallopian Tube

A woman tells the nurse that she and her husband are trying to get pregnant. The woman asks the nurse for information about optimal conditions for fertilization to occur. The nurse tells the woman:
Select one:
a. Ovulation must occur within 24 hours after coitus.
b. Sperm are viable for 5 days.
c. Once in the cervix, sperm are viable for 12 to 24 hours only.
d. It takes 4 to 5 hours for the sperm to reach the fallopian tube.

a. Ovulation must occur within 24 hours after coitus.

Maternal and child health care program also includes childbearing and childrearing involvement, which among the following describes this program?
Select one:
a. This program will allow nurses to participate in the community services
b. This program will eradicate childhood diseases such as measles and poliomyelitis.
c. This program will allow the family to monitor their own health.
d. This program allows couple to conceive.

c. This program will allow the family to monitor their own health.

What disorder that can be seen during pregnancy which occur when a change in one gene causes a disease? Examples include cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, Tay-Sachs disease, hemophilia, and Marfan syndrome.
Select one:
a. Chromosomal abnormalities
b. Single gene disorders
c. Teratogenic disorders
d. Multifactorial or complex disorders

b. Single gene disorders

Pedigree is best defined as which of the following?
Select one:
a. Is the complete set of genes present (about 50, 000 to 100, 000).
b. The completed square shows every possible way the offspring could inherit this gene, and what the chances are for each result.
c. Is like a family tree where inherited traits are determined.
d. Refers to his or her outward appearance or the expression of the genes.

c. Is like a family tree where inherited traits are determined.

It is at this week of gestation when the human embryo is a rapidly growing formation of cells but does not yet resemble a human being:
Select one:
a. End of 12th Gestational Week
b. End of 8th Gestational Week
c. End of 4th Gestational Week
d. End of 16th Gestational Week

c. End of 4th Gestational Week

A grade 5 pupil asked the science teacher on which gland is responsible in the production of testosterone? Which of the following is the BEST answer?
Select one:
a. Testicles
b. Epididymis
c. Prostate gland
d. Vas deferens

a. Testicles

Blood, mucus and tissue are expelled from the female body once a month due to which of the following condition?
Select one:
a. Pregnancy has occurred and the uterus needs to make room for the baby.
b. Testosterone has been released.
c. Pregnancy has not occurred and these tissues are not needed in the uterus
d. Intercourse has occurred.

c. Pregnancy has not occurred and these tissues are not needed in the uterus

Which of the following is the location where fertilization occurs?
Select one:
a. Ovaries
b. Fallopian Tubes
c. Vagina
d. Uterus

b. Fallopian Tubes

The total number of chromosomes contained in a mature sperm or ovum is:
Select one:
a. 22
b. 46
c. 44
d. 23

d. 23

Which of the following is NOT a function of the ovaries?
Select one:
a. They store eggs (ova).
b. They produce the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone.
c. They produce and release eggs.
d. They stimulate the start of labour contractions.

d. They stimulate the start of labour contractions.

Which hormone is the corpus luteum responsible for producing?
Select one:
a. Progesterone
b. Estrogen
c. LH
d. FSH

a. Progesterone

A 3 months postpartum mother who is breastfeeding is using what type of family planning method?
Select one:
a. Calendar Method
b. Withdrawal
c. Lactation Amenorrhea Method
d. Abstinence

c. Lactation Amenorrhea Method