Professional Growth & Development

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INSTRUCTIONS: Answer for the following questions. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED

1. A midwife desiring to work abroad

7. A newly registered midwife is qualified
may be allowed to register in a foreign
to work as a:
country based on reciprocity which
a. Staff midwife of any lying—in
means the following except:
center
a. The Philippine grants the b. Private duty nurse
citizens of that country the same
c. Clinical instructor of a
privilege
midwifery school
b. The proof of reciprocity
d. Nursing attendant in Jose Reyes
must be confirmed by the DFA
Memorial Hospital
c. Both countries have the
same registration requirements for midwife 8. A marriage contract is an example of:
d. None of these
a. Formal contract
b. Expressed contract
2. A person who practices midwifery
c. Implied contract
without license is guilty of: d. Void contract
a. May be imprisoned for 2 to 7 years
b. May be fined of P10,000 to P30,000
9. A professional midwife should be
c. May be both fined and imprisoned
knowledgeable with the current
d. Misdemeanor
events happening in the country that
was the holding of the ASEAN GAMES.
3. A newly registered midwife
ASEAN means:
inquired from the PRC when she must
a. Association of Sports Enthusiast
renew her professional license. She was
of All Nations
told that she have to renew her
b. Association of South East Asian
registration’?
Nation
a. After three years
c. Asia Sports Excellent Association of
b. On her birthday next year
Nations
c. Every couple of years
d. None of these
d. Anytime within the next 3 years
10. A midwife working in a private clinic
4. The following are crimes involving
assisted the physician in performing
destruction of the life of fellowmen except:
induced abortion. She is considered as:
a. Abortion
a. Accomplice
b. Parricide
b. Accessory after the fact
c. Infanticide
c. Accessory before the fact
d. Suicide
d. Principal
5.Which is not a prerequisite for licensing
11. An old concept of maternal and
as R.M.?
child care which is being revived and
a. Must pass the Midwifery Licensure
encouraged to improve the health of the
b. Must be at least 21 years old
population is:
c. Payment of required dues
a. Immunization
d. Must be citizen of the Philippines
b. Medical research
c. Breastfeeding
6. When a midwife and a patient verbally d. Rooming in
agrees that the midwife will attend the
home delivery for a fee, this kind of 12. Basic education starts at:
contract is called: a. Church
a. Implied
b. Home
b. Informal
c. Association with peers
c. Formal
d. School
d. Expressed
13. The minimum ratio of a C.I. to student 21. A rural health midwife should always
midwives in the hospital or in the remember that she can only perform her
community is: expanded role stipulated under the law
a. 1 CI to 12 students when she:
b. 1 CI to 10 students a. Was authorized by her immediate
c. 1 CI to 6 students superior
d. 1 CI to 5 students b. Has undergone the training
for that purpose
14. The 1997 Phil. Constitution guarantees c. Already a registered midwife and has
the right to life of an unborn child. This been in service for many years
means the midwife should protect the life d. Has been doing it for many years
of unborn from the time of: without complication
a. Quickening c. Ovulation
b. Conception d. Implantation 22. In order to pursue and maintain high
level of ethical midwifery practice, the
15. A registered midwife who wishes to midwife is guided by:
stop practicing her profession and wants a. Constitution
exemption in paying the annual registration b. Midwifery education
fee should inform the: c. Common sense
a. Board of Midwifery d. Code of Ethics for midwives
b. BIR
c. PRC 23. Which of the following laws refers to the
d. Immediate supervisor first Rural Health Act implemented in 1954
that provides the employment of more
16. Killing of the fetus inside the health workers in the rural areas?
uterus before the age of viability is: a. RA 2382 c. RA 6713
a. Abortion b. RA 7305 d. RA 1082
b. Murder
c. Homicide 24. Which of the following situations
d. Parricide illustrates clear negligence on the part of the
midwife?
17. The midwife must be transparent in the a. A midwife was not able to
practice of her profession when her monitor FHT during labor which
patients are informed about the benefits resulted in stillbirth
and risks regarding their care. This is b. A graduate midwife operating a
called: lying-in clinic
a. Informed consent c. Midwife recorded inaccurate entries
b. Responsibility in the patient chart
c. Authority d. Midwife performs episiorraphy to a
d. Duty primipara

18. Which of the following statements is not 25. The international Women's Day is
true regarding the replacement of lost celebrated each:
certificate? a. March 8
a. Applicant should retake the b. April 7
examination c. May 7
b. There is a need to present d. August 1
a notarized certificate of loss
c. Should pay for the new certificate 26. You are called to a home in a squatter
d. Must be approved by the Board area. You found out that the patient is a
G7P5 with regular prenatal check up in
19. Based on the Phil. Cancer Society the health center. You decided to refer her
statistics, which of the following cancers to the hospital for delivery. You made use
is the number one cause of cancer among of what skill?
Filipino women? a. Supervisory
a. Breast cancer b. Technical
b. Leukemia c. Communication
c. Cervical cancer d. Analytical
d. Lymphoma
27. A midwife provides first aid to a victim
20. A midwife has a pleasing personality if of a vehicular accident that she passed by
she has the following characteristic on her way home after duty. Her action is
sexcept: considered:
a. Talk in clear voice a. Professional duty
b. Language in bad taste b. Moral obligation
c. ln proper attire while on duty c. Responsibility
d. Carries self in professional way d. Not necessary
28. Which of the following is an example of 35. After passing the licensure
exempting circumstances? examination, a midwife can choose to work
a. Husband surrenders after killing in any of the following areas and can be
his wife considered practicing midwifery except in:
b. Kidnapping for ransom a.Staff midwife in maternity
c. 14 years old is an accessory in clinic b.Operate her own lying—in
conspiracy clinic c.Employed by DOH
d. A 17 year old snatched the bag of d.Works as nursing assistant in delivery
a lady room

29. Ms. Cruz is a registered midwife who - 36. The law which provides Day Care
filed a case against Ms. Javier an Centers in every Barangay:
undergraduate midwife who attends a a. RA 6727 c. RA 7277
delivery call in their community. Ms. Cruz b. RA 349 d. RA 7641
is the:
a. Plaintiff 37. Which of the following diseases have
b. Victim been declared by international Experts as a
c. Respondent global pandemic disease because of the
d. Witness rapidly increasing number of people
affected by it?
30. A professional midwife should maintain a. Tuberculosis c. SARS
a pleasing personality because of the b. Bird flu d. AlDS
following reasons:
a. It wins appreciation, admiration 38. The letters R.M. can be affixed to
& recognition a midwife's name if she has:
b. All of these a. Already taken the board examination
c. It comforts patients b. Passed the board examination
d. lt commands respect and has taken the oath of professionals
c. Submitted her application for the
licensure examination
31. The Midwifery Week is celebrated every: d. Passed the board exam
a. First week of November
b. Third week of October 39. A person called to the succession either
c. First week of December by provision of a will or by operation of law
d. Third week of November is called:
a. Decedent
32. Which of the following offices has b. Testator
the custody of records of administrative c. Heir
cases and investigations handled by the d. Witness
Board of Midwifery?
a. IMAP 40. As a trained midwife in family planning
b. Professional which of the following best describes your
Regulation Commission action when a patient comes to you for a
c. Civil Service Commission family planning method?
d. Court of Justice a. Explain the different methods
and let them choose the method they
33. Which of the following is the most prefer
important purpose of the Midwifery b. Motivate the couple to use natural
Act? family planning method so they will
a. Provide punishment for the violators experience no side effects
of the law c. Advise the couple the ideal method
b. Ensure public safety and welfare that they should use after performing
c.Act as a guide in the practice of thorough assessment
midwifery d.Clarify the legal responsibilities d. Encourage the couple to use
of a midwife only the method approved by their
religious affiliation
34. Which of the following actions is an
example of a professional conduct of a 41. A professional midwife's duties
midwife? toward her patient are the following
a.Charging exorbitant fees except:
b.Back fighting a co-worker a. Render care to the best of her ability
c.Calling the attention of a colleague in b. Render care commensurate to
a private room when the latter the ability of the patient to pay
committed a mistake c. To keep updated with the latest
d.Refer a friend who is 3 months pregnant trends in health care
for abortion d. Charge fees which is commensurate
to the services rendered
42. Which of the following actions given to a midwife who works overtime on a
is correct when following orders? legal holiday?
a. Ignore doubtful orders ’ a. 25% c. 40%
b. Follow orders without questioning b. 30% d. 50%
c. Obey first before complaining
d. Clarify doubtful orders.

43. Which of the following personnel

in the rural health unit is considered as
the frontline health worker?
a. Physician
b. Nurse
c. Dentist
d. Midwife

44. The Code of Ethics for Midwives is:

a. A regulatory law passed last
April 1992
b. A law passed by congress in 1988
c. A set of guideline to guide the
behavior of professional midwives
d. Norms of conduct for the
public health midwife

45. The most significant reason for joining

professional organizations is:
a. Provide a venue for job hunting
b. Helps to raise funds for
midwifery projects
c. Way of meeting new friends
d. Promote professional growth
of members
46. Which of the following actions of a
midwife is considered professional
behavior?
a. Reprimanding student midwife
in private
b. Criticizing colleague as soon as
an error is committed
c. Reprimanding and praising a
co- midwife in public
d. Immediately reporting to the
supervisor the complaint of a
patient

47. The right to life, property and

marriage is expressed in what kind of
special ethics?
a. Political
b. Social
c. Individual
d. Professional

48. On April 10, 1992, a very

important event for midwives happened
and it was the:
a. Appointment of the new member
of the board
b. Proclamation of the midwifery week
c. Signing into law of the Midwifery
Bill
d. Recognition of the important role of
the midwife in the delivery of health
services

49. Under the Magna Carla of Public

Health Workers, an additional pay of is
50. Which of the following functions person’s character
of the midwife is not considered
traditional?
a. Attends to a normal delivery
b. Performs Leopold's maneuver to
a prenatal patient
c. Sutures laceration of a
newly delivered mother
d. Instructs a new mother on
proper breastfeeding techniques

51. As a midwife employed in a

private hospital, you are legally qualified
to receive the following benefits, except?
a. Phil Health insurance
b. Sick leave
c. Overtime pay
d. GSIS membership and benefits

52. A midwife operating her own lying

in clinic prescribed antibiotic to a newly
delivered woman who developed fever
immediately after delivery. The midwife:
a. ls doing what is best for the mother
b. Can be charged of malpractice
c. ls performing a legal duty to
her patient
d. Should refer the patient to a doctor
if the fever does not subside after 4 days

53. The following circumstances can

exempt one from fulfilling her duty except:
a. Flood
b. Strong typhoon
c. Traffic
d. Sickness

54. Which of the following does not

govern the practice of a midwife working
in the DOH?
a. Code of Ethics for Midwives
b. Republic Act 7305
c. Republic Act 7392
d. Republic Act 2644

55. The Father of Sanitation is:

a. Hippocrates
b. Moses
c. St. Elizabeth of Hungary
d. St. Catherine of Sienna

56. APSOM is an organization of:

a. Midwifery schools
b. Principals and clinical instructors
c. Registered midwives
d. Midwifery reviewers and past
board members

57. Which of the following means libel?

a. False accusations of a person
in public
b. Filing a criminal case that caused
the suspension of the license of another
midwife
c. Reporting the offenses of a
co- worker to a superior
d. Sending an open letter to a
newspaper defaming another
58. Which is the most important role of a the practice of Midwifery
health center midwife in Primary Health
Care approach?
a. Researcher
b. Evaluator
c. Community organizer
d. implementer

59. The original objective of the

Expanded Program of immunization was
to:
a. Eradicate all communicable diseases
b. Reduce mortality and
morbidity of infants and children from
the six immunizable diseases
c. lmmunize as many Filipino
children as possible
d. To make all Filipino immune
to communicable diseases

60. The ethical responsibility of a

midwife when offering to render services
to a postpartum mother is:
a. lnform the patient that your fee
is lower than the other midwives in your
community
b. Charge a professional fee that
is commensurate with the services to
be rendered
c. Tell the mother that you are the
best known midwife in the community
d. lnform the mother that a midwife
is trained better in giving postpartum care
than a nurse or a physician

61. When informing a mother that her

baby is stillborn, thetrait that would be
very helpful for the midwife in order to help
the mother accept the situation would be:
a. Sympathy
b. Pity
c. Empathy
d. Honesty

62. World AIDS Day is celebrated

yearly on what date and month?
a. Dec. 5 c. Dec. 1
b. Dec. 10 d. Dec. 8

63. A clinical instructor of a school of

midwifery should be knowledgeable in
making a lesson plan. The contents of
the lesson plan do not include:
a. Professional fee of the instructor
b. Amount of time needed
c. Objectives of the lesson
d. Methodology to be used

64. A registered midwife wants to be

a member of the IMAP. Membership in
a professional organization is an
ethical obligation stipulated in the:
a. School curriculum
b. Phil. Midwifery Act of 1992
c. Code of Ethics of Midwives
d. Rules and Regulations governing
65. The Board of Midwifery required a
midwife to appear in an investigation and
to bring her certificate of registration
during the hearing. The Board will send the
midwife a:
a. Pleading
b. Appeal
c. Subpoena
d. Subpoena duces tecum

66. The primary reason in the

suspension of the midwife's license
is:
a. To punish the midwife
b. Deprive her of her job
c. To protect the public
d. Impose the law

67. The following statements are

true regarding CPE except:
a. A midwife should keep abreast
with the latest trends in midwifery to
improve her knowledge and skills
b. Updating professional knowledge
and skills help ensure public welfare and
safety
c. Continuing education credit
units can only be obtained by
attending conventions
d. The midwife can choose what
kind of continuing education to attend

68. Which of the following laws require

that all couples intending to get married
must first undergo family planning and
responsible parenthood instructions before
a marriage license can be issued to them:
a. PD 7883
b. PD 965
c. PD 69
d. PD 7305

69. Which of the following cases

may cause a midwife to be imprisoned
in the Correctional institute for
Women?
a. Accused of estafa
b. Sued for the substitution of babies
c. Acquitted from the crime of abortion
d. Convicted of physical injuries

70. A court issues a summon to a

person to defend herself. She is called the:
a. Plaintiff
b. Respondent
c. Complainant
d. Witness

71. When the Board prepares

examination questions, it is exercising
its:
a. Discretionary power
b. Ministerial Power
c. Dispensing Power
d. Corrective Power
72. The proper action of a midwife if 80. You applied for a staff position in the
in doubt of the doctor's order is to: district hospital and were notified for an
a. Do not carry out an order that interview. Which of the following best
is not clear describes your proper action?
b. Clarify the order with her co-workers a. Wear a heavy make up to
c. Follow the doctor's orders as long look glamorous
as it is written & signed b. Be punctual for the interview
d. Ask a new order from another doctor c. Take a seat as soon as you arrive
in the room
73. This word means the training to act d. Wear your most expensive dress
in accordance with rules:
a. Authority c. Good breeding 81. Persons who must teach in a
b. Duty d. Discipline review course for midwifery must have
which qualification except: '
74. Which of the following laws a. Have passed the licensure exam
provides for Compulsory Basic for midwives
Immunization? b. Must be holder of valid certificate
a. RA 6713 c. RA 7160 c. Comply with CHED requirements
b. RA 996 d. RA6675 d. Owner of a review center

75. Which is considered as illegal action? 82. Which of the following statements
a. Midwife divulges privilege is not true about the Board of Midwifery?
communication a. lt is under the supervision of
b. Having a live-in relationship the PRC
c. Reports to duty not b. The chairman is either a
properly groomed physician or'a nurse-midwife
d. Receiving commission for c. It is composed of chairman
referred patients and members
d. The chairman and the members are
76. Which of the following is not a appointed by the President of the
legitimate practice? Philippines
a. High-risk pregnant women
after attending continuing 83. You are a staff midwife employed in a
education in caring for high risk private hospital. While following a legal
patients doctor’s order an injury was sustained by
b. Normal pregnant women and the patient. As a midwife you can defend
normal unborn infant yourself from liability by invoking which
c. Care of children below five years old doctrine?
d. Giving immunization to well babies a. Force majeure
b. Respondeat superior
77. Who among the following midwives is c. Reckless imprudence
qualified to become a member of the d. Res ipsa loquitor
Board of Midwifery’?
a. Midwife supervisor in a lying in 84. A private practicing midwife married to
center an obstetrician would like to open a
b. Principal of school of midwifery birthing home. She needs to get business
c. A lecturer of a review center permit from what office?
d. Midwife employed as a a. Health center
clinical instructor of a school of b. Mayor's office
midwifery c. Board of Midwifery
d. DOH
78. The PRC Modernization Act of
2000 pertains to: 85. According to the Midwives’ Code
a. Republic Act 8981 of Ethics, a midwife can reveal
b. Executive Order 496 confidential information given by a
c. Republic Act 9173 patient:
d. Presidential Decree No. 541 a. After the patient’s death
b. If the patient’s relatives ask for the
79. You retired from the rural health information
unit as a midwife supervisor. As a reward c. If the information will benefit the
for your outstanding performance, the public in general
mayor is sending you to have a one week d. If the midwife is no longer
vacation in Hong Kong. You need a passport providing service to patient
and the most important document needed
to secure one is:
a. Diploma
b. Professional license
c. Birth certificate
d. Reference letter from Mayor
86. Which of the following actions is 94. When the lawyer of the plaintiff
appropriate for a midwife to do when she questions the witness of the accused, it is
has a problem in her working relationship called:
with a colleague? a. Direct examination
a. Talk it over with the b. Cross examination
concerned person c. Perjury
b. File a complaint to the personnel d. Preliminary investigation
division
c. Discuss the matter with the 95. The virtue that allows man to give
supervisor to his neighbor what rightfully belongs to
d. Ignore the co-worker him is:
a. Charity
87. The term of office of PRC b. Justice
commissioners is: c. Temperance
a. 7 years d. Fortitude
b. 5 years
c. 3 years 96. This law acknowledges the benefits
d. 2 years of traditional remedies such as
88. A midwife working under the DOH, acupressure:
is exempted from paying which tax? a. Republic Act 6675
a. Professional tax b. Republic Act 6713
b. Community tax c. Republic Act 8423
c. Realty tax d. Republic Act 7305
d. Value added tax
97. According to the Midwifery Act, the
89. To take the Licensure, deliveries handled by the graduate midwife
the requirement is: applying for licensure examination must be
a. 20 actual deliveries handled signed by the:
b. 15 actual and 5 assisted deliveries a. Chief of hospital or municipal
c. 25 actual deliveries handled health officer
d. 20 actual deliveries and 5 assisted b. Assisting clinical instructor
c. Principal
90. If a midwife working in a foreign d. Rural Health Midwife
country encounters problems concerning
her employment, it is best that she first: 98. The first Midwifery Week celebration
a. Get a lawyer and file a case in which was on October 22-28, 1974 was
the court of that country under the sponsorship of:
b. Contact the nearest Philippine a. APSOM
embassy b. lMAP
c. Go home to the Philippines at once c. NFM
d. Transfer to another employer d. PMA

91. The proof of one’s citizenship 99. You are a supervisor of a health
when traveling abroad is the: facility. Which of the following ways will help
a. Working visa you in assessing the quality of care
b. Birth certificate rendered by your staff?
c. Certificate of employment a. Statistical record review
d. Passport b. Review of clinical records
c. Use of checklist
92. The teaching load of a principal of d. Staff appraisal
a school of midwifery should be:
a. Not more than 12 units 100. A midwife who understands how
b. Not to exceed 9 units procedures and protocols should be done
c. Not more than 15 units rightly and well is exercising which
d. Not to exceed 32 units virtue?
a. Justice
93. A registered midwife can teach in a b. Temperance`
school of midwifery except when she is a: c. Fortitude
a. Registered nurse-midwife d. Prudence
b. Graduate midwife with 5 years
experience
c. Registered midwife with a
bachelor’s degree
d. She is a doctor of medicine