Leifer: Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Study Guide (2025/2026)

LEIFER'S MATERNITY CH 1-5, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS

birthingAcentersA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
locationsAoutsideAofAtheAtraditionalAhospitalAsettingAthatAprovideAcomprehensiveAperinatalAcare,At
ypicallyAwithAmidwives

certifiedAnurse-midwivesA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
aAregisteredAnurseAwhoAhasAreceivedAspecialAeducationAtoAcareAforAtheAfamilyAduringAtheAnormalA
pregnancy,Alabor,Adelivery,AandApostpartumAperiods

clinicalApathwaysA-ACORRECTAANSWER-aAmultidisciplinaryAcareAplanAforAaAspecificAdiagnosis

collaborativeAcareA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
cooperativeAcareAbetweenAmembersAofAtheAmultiplidisciplinaryAhealthAcareAteamAandAtheApatient

complementaryAtherapiesA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
aAnontraditionalAtherapyAthatAisAusedAalongAwithAconventionalAtherapy

criticalAthinkingA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
applyingAcreativityAandAingenuityAtoAsolveAaAproblem;AcombiningAbasicAstandardAprinciplesAwithAd
ataAspecificAtoAtheApatient

cultureA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
anAindividual'sAandAfamily'sAbeliefs,Aattitudes,Apractices,AandAactionsAthatAdirectAtheirAsocializatio
nAwithinAaAspecificAgroupAandAinArelationsAwithAothersAoutsideAtheAgroup

documentationA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
verificationAofAdetailsAofApatientAcareAgivenAbyAwritingAinAaApermanentArecord

evidence-basedApracticeA-ACORRECTAANSWER-practiceAbasedAonAspecificAstudies

familyA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
aAsocialAgroupAcomposedAofAparentsAandAchildrenAlivingAtogetherAandAsharingAcommonAinterests

integratedAhealthAcareA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
aAcombinationAofAcomplementaryAandAalternativeAtherapyAwithAtraditionalAmedicineAtoAfacilityAh
ealing

, managedAcareA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
aAsystemAofAhealthAcareAdeliveryAthatAhasAcontractedAservicesAandAcostAcontainmentAwithAprescri
bedAmembership

maternityAnursingAcareA-ACORRECTAANSWER-careAofAtheAchildbearingAfamily

nursingAcareAplansA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
aAcareAplanAcontainingAspecificApatientAdataAthatAisAdesignedAtoAidentify,AprioritizedAandAmanageA
problemsAencounteredAwithAnursingAintervention

nursingAprocessA-ACORRECTAANSWER-aAseriesAofAstepsAdescribingAaAproblem-
solvingAapproachAusedAtoAidentify,ApreventAorAtreatAactualAorApotentialApatientAproblems.AItAinclu
desAassessment,AnursingAdiagnosis,Aplanning,AimplementationAandAevaluation

QualityAandASafetyAEducationAforANursesA(QSEN)A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
competenciesAforAnursesAwhichAareAtheAbasisAofAnursingAknowledge,AskillsAandAattitudesAtaughtAin
AschoolsAofAnursing.AIncludesApatient-centeredAcare,AteamworkAandAcollaboration,Aevidence-


basedApractice,AsafetyAandAinformatics

standardsAofAcareA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
aAstatementAofAminimumAsafeAcareAofAconductAexpectationsAdeterminedAbyAaAprofessionalAorgani
zation

variancesA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
deviationsAfromAanAexpectedAoutcomeAinAtheAexpectedAclinicalApathwayAofAaAmedicalAdiagnosis

diagonalAconjugateA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
distanceAbetweenAtheAsacralApromontoryAandAlowerAborderAorAtheAsymphysisApubis;AmayAbeAobta
inedAbyAmanualAmeasurement

fimbriaeA-ACORRECTAANSWER-finger-likeAprojectionsAatAtheAendAofAtheAfallopianAtube

follicle-stimulatingAhormoneA(FSH)A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
hormoneAproducedAbyAtheAanteriorApituitaryAglandAduringAtheAfirstAhalfAofAtheAmenstrualAcycle,Ast
imulatingAdevelopmentAofAtheAgraafianAfollicle

luteinizingAhormoneA(LH)A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
oneAofAtheAgonadotropicAhormonesAproducedAbyAtheAanteriorApituitaryAglandAthatAstimulatesAdev
elopmentAofAtheAcorpusAluteum

ovulationA-ACORRECTAANSWER-theAmaturationAandAreleaseAofAtheAovumAfromAtheAovary