PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: This test questionnaire contains 100 test items. Shade only one (1) box for each
question on your answer sheets. Two or more boxes shaded will invalidate your answer. AVOID ERASURES.

1. A midwife desiring to work abroad may be allowed to register in a foreign country based on reciprocity
which means the following except:
a. The Philippine grants the citizen of that country the same privilege
b. The proof of reciprocity must be confirmed by the DFA
c. Both countries have the same registration requirements for midwife
d. None of these

2. A newly registered midwife inquired from the PRC when she must renew her professional license. She was
told that she have to renew her e registration?
a. After three years
b. On her birthday next year
c. Every couple of years
d. Anytime within the next 3 years

3. The following are crimes involving destruction of the life of fellowmen except:
a. Abortion
b. Parricide
c. Infanticide
d. Suicide

4. Which is not a pre-requisite for licensing as R.M.?

a. Must pass the midwifery licensure
b. Must be at least 21 years old
c. Payment of required dues
d. Must be citizen of the Philippines

5. A newly registered midwife is qualified to work as a:

a. Staff midwife of a lying in center
b. Private duty nurse
c. Clinical instructor of a midwifery school
d. Nursing attendant in Dr. Jose Fabella Hospital

6. When the board prepares examination questions , it is exercising its:

a. Discretional power
b. Ministerial power
c. Dispensing power
d. Corrective power

11. Which of the following is not included in professional ethics

a. Good grooming
b. Relationship of others
c. Behavior in public and private
d. Encroaching in the roles and functions of other disciplines

12. A health center midwife can work harmoniously with the other members of the health team by:
a. Not interfering in their functions
b. Telling co-workers the fault of fellow midwife
c. Not interfering with their illegal acts
d. Covering up their deficiencies

13. The midwifery curriculum prepares a midwife to do which of the following?

a. Handle normal deliveries
b. Take care of post caesarian patients
c. Treat early pneumonia with antibiotic
d. Treat diarrhea with oresol and other home fluids

14. As a registered midwife who wants to work in London legally , you must have the following documents
except:
a. Working visa
b. Valid passport
c. Certificate of work experience
d. Tourist visa

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15. To become a registered midwife, a student-midwife should first do which of the following after graduation?
a. Take the midwifery Licensure examination
b. File her application for registration at the PRC
c. Join the IMAP as a regular member
d. Post a sign outside her house that she can already accept home delivery services

16. Unprofessional conduct means?

a. Violation of the ethical conduct
b. Incapacity or inability to perform her duties
c. Failure in the board exam
d. Failure to perform one’s duties

17. Which of the following is true about the code of ethics for midwives?
a. A midwife who has accepted to take care of a patient should render service diligently and
effectively
b. A midwife is duly bound by professional ethics to reveal any information given by patients
c. A practicing midwife may receive a commission for referral of patient made by here
d. A midwife working in a health care facility should join a health team only at her own discretion

18. While attending to a mother in labor, the mother failed to check the fetal heart beat and has thus failed to
recognize that the fetus is in distress. This failure to assess correctly will make the midwife:
a. Excused since she is not allowed to handle complicated cases
b. Less liable because the physician was not around at the time of delivery
c. Less liable she is only a newly registered midwife
d. Legally liable for negligence

19. Which of the following science deals with the morality of human acts:
a. Anthropology
b. Biology
c. Logic
d. Ethics

20. The ethical principle which means the greatest good for the greatest number is the:
a. Principle of Two-Fold Effect
b. Utilitarian Principle
c. The Golden Rule
d. Principle on the Origin and Destruction of Life

21. Doing a thing which a person should not do or not doing a thing which a person should do is called:
a. Misdemeanor
b. Negligence
c. Incompetence
d. Felony

22. Who among the following midwives is an independent midwife practitioner?

a. A midwife who manages her own birthing home
b. A supervising midwife in a city health department
c. A midwife who works in a family planning clinic managed by an NGO
d. The principal of a school of midwifery

23. To qualify to take the board examination, the graduate midwife should possess the following except:
a. Of good physical and mental health
b. Completed midwifery course from recognized school of midwifery
c. Be at least 21 years old
d. Of good moral character

24. A valid professional license contains the following information except:

a. Birthdate of registrant
b. Signature of board members
c. Name of parents or spouse if married
d. Expiry date

25. When a midwife lacks the necessary abilities, knowledge and skills to perform her roles and functions as a
professional, she is considered to be
a. Unprofessional
b. Irresponsible
c. Negligent

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26. What indicates a mandatory obligation to do something?

a. Duty
b. Responsibility
c. Obligation
d. Function

27. The responsibilities of a midwife to her adult patients are the following except :
a. Always ask the consent of the immediate family before providing intervention to her patient
b. Attend to her patient carefully and conscientiously
c. Guard as a sacred trust any confidential information entrusted to her by her patient
d. Provide to her patients the full benefit of her professional training and experience

28. Which of the following is meant by ethics?

a. Long established practice that has been handed down from one generation to another
b. Knowledge of the origin and interpretation of laws
c. The general structure and attitudes of social groups
d. Philosophical science dealing with the morality of the human acts

29. An unmarried midwife has a live-in partner. In our society, this act is considered as:
a. unprofessional
b. immoral
c. criminal
d. illegal

30. The following statements are traditional responsibilities of health center midwife except:
a. home visit until the cord is off
b. health teachings to pregnant women concerning importance of breastfeeding
c. doing home visits to a pregnant and postpartum women
d. treatment of simple pneumonia cases at home

31. Which of the following acts is not a cause for removal of a member of the midwifery board?
a. guilty of immorality by committing adultery
b. serious negligence in performing duties and functions
c. under investigation for charges of committing irregularities in the board examination
d. incompetence

32. A very intelligent newly graduate midwife opened a lying-in clinic in her community. She attends to
deliveries of both primis and multiparas. The action of the midwife is considered as:
a. illegal
b. negligence
c. within the scope of midwifery functions
d. misdeamenor

33. accidents which human prudence can neither prevent nor foresee?
a. respondeat superior
b. do ut des
c. res ipsa loquitor
d. force majeure

34. When a midwife works as a private duty nurse to a cancer patient who has just undergone surgical
operation, she is committing:
a. negligence
b. malpractice
c. unethical conduct
d. incompetence

35. A midwife inserted a vaginal packing to control bleeding and failed to remove it resulting in infection. The
action of a midwife is considered negligence based on what doctrine?
a. Force majeure
b. respondeat superior
c. res ipsa loquitor
d. misdemeanor

36. You are a Health center midwife and is responsible for prenatal clinic visits. A patient came for a check up
and informs you that she did not have menstruation since she delivered a year ago. The following can be
use as guide in determining her EDC except:

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 a. ask her to recall the first date of quickening
b. measure the height of fundus
c. refer the patient for ultrasound
d. check for the presenting part

37. It is defined as a behavior which is dishonest and/or fraudulent , where the truth is concealed or altered to
intentionally mislead or deceive another party through deception, fraud, cheating, and tricks.
a. Deceit
b. Fraud
c. False statement
d. Lying
Amswer: A. (De belen p.36)

38. The following are functions and responsibilities of the principal of a midwifery school except:
a. Initiate curriculum development programs
b. Represent the school in professional and community civic affairs
c. Collect payments for the improvement of midwifery school
d. Collaborate with office of student services regarding admission policies

39. The following are qualifications of principal of school of midwifery except:

a. 5 years experience
b. 3years maternity ward
c. 2 years in teaching
d. None of the above

40. The board shall have the power to revoke or suspend the validity of a certificate of registration of a midwife
for all but one:
a. Malpractice
b. Negligence
c. Incompetence
d. Accused of performing abortion

41. The board may reissue and replaced revoked and lost certificate of registration for what grounds except?
a. For reasons of equity and justice
b. After a period of not more than 5 years
c. After proper application
d. Upon payment of due fees

42. These are actions/behaviors which violate law and is punishable by fine, imprisonment or death
a. Crime
b. Torts
c. Felony
d. Misdeamenor

43. Is less serious crime punishable by fine and short-term jail sentence.
a. Crime
b. Torts
c. Felony
d. Misdeamenor

44. The following are elements of negligence exept:

a. Duty
b. Breach of duty
c. Indirect causation
d. Injury

45. Which of the following statement is true regarding the practice of midwifery?
a. Performing IE to check progress of labor is considered malpractice for the midwife
b. A midwife performing actions outside of the practice will not be guilty of malpractice if it is related to
delivery like giving intravenous fluids or doing episiotomy
c. A midwife who is performing her independent functions is held accountable for her own
actions
d. Giving intravenous fluids to dehydrated patients

46. Which of the following is correct statement about the practice of midwifery in the Philippines?
a. Every Filipino has the right to practice the profession and there is no need to qualify
b. It is right given to qualified professionals which may be taken away

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 c. A foreigner may apply for permit to practice in the Philippines since there is existing
reciprocity with other countries
d. It is a permanent right given to qualified professionals which can never be taken away

47. Which of the following conditions can be a cause of suspension/revocation of professional license?
a. Failure to pay professional tax
b. An admission that one is living with a married man
c. A case is filed in court for dishonorable conduct
d. Acquittal of a case of immoral conduct

48. Dishonorable conduct of the midwife includes which of the following :

a. Scandalous behavior
b. Committing an error in medication
c. Incompetence
d. Professional negligence

49. A crime on burning a building or structure with malicious intent:

a. Arson
b. Malicious mischief
c. Burning
d. Destruction of property

50. Which of the following principles apply to the action of the midwife to refrain from discussing the condition
of the patient with those who are not involved in his care?
a. beneficence
b. privacy
c. autonomy
d. confidentiality

51. The essential element to determine parricide is:

a. Presence of the body of the crime
b. Kind of weapon used
c. Part of victim’s body at which the weapon is aimed
d. The relationship of the offender with the victim

52. The doctrine of respondent superior applies:

a. Where the injury occurs while the servant is not within the legitimate scope of his authority
b. When the injury occurred in the course of his employment
c. When the injury occurred outside the commerce of man
d. When the instrumentality was within the full control of the servant

53. All but one are considered valid as special permits for a midwife to practice midwifery in our country:
a. Internationally recognized expert in the field of midwifery
b. Medical mission
c. Exchange of professor program
d. None of the above

54. Which of the following are considered elements of a crime:

a. Intent
b. Freedom
c. Intelligence
d. All of the above

55. These are crimes regarding chastity except:

a. Adultery
b. Concubinage
c. Rape
d. Robbery

56. A respondent can be exempted from criminal liability if she is:

a. When it is mere accident (force majoure)
b. When there is voluntary surrender
c. When there is passion/ obfuscation
d. When there is sufficient provocation (alcohol)

57. A midwife practicing midwifery without license is guilty of:

a. May be imprisoned for 2 to 7 years
b. May be fined of 10,000 to 30,000

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d. All of the above

58. .The following should be accomplished by Midwifery graduate before taking the licensure examination,
except:
a. .25 deliveries handled actually b. .5 suturing
c. .5 intravenous insertion d. .20 deliveries handled actually

59. The Board shall, within______ daysafter the examination, report theratings obtained by each candidateto the
Commissioner of the PRC.
A.100 days B.120 days C.90 days D.60 days

60.What is the lowest percentage in a subject that must be obtained by the candidate to pass the licensure
examination?
A.50% B.75% C.60% D.70%

70. This is known as the Philippine Midwifery Act of 1992:

A.RA 7329 B.RA 7392 C.RA 7932 D.RA 7923

71. .To be qualified as having passed theboard examination for midwives, acandidate must obtain a
generalrating of:
A.70% B.75% C.65% D.50%