Mother Baby Exam 1 QUESTIONS
WELL ANSWERED 2025/2026
A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife (CNM) provide care during her pregnancy.
What does the CNM's scope of practice include? - ANS ✔✔Comprehensive prenatal care
Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal fever
and unwashed hands? - ANS ✔✔Ignaz Semmelweis
A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the US comments to the nurse, "I am so
afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die." What is the best nursing response
reflecting cultural sensitivity? - ANS ✔✔"Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth?"
An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What information does
this provide? - ANS ✔✔Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
What is the focus of current maternity practice? - ANS ✔✔A quality family experience for each
patient
Who advocated the establishment of the Children's Bureau? - ANS ✔✔Lillian Wald
What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Children's Bureau? - ANS ✔✔Hot
lunch programs were established in many schools.
What government program was implemented to increase the educational exposure of
preschool children? - ANS ✔✔Head Start
, What guidelines define multidisciplinary patient care in terms of expected outcome and
timeframe from different areas of care provision? - ANS ✔✔Clinical pathways
A nursing student has reviewed a hospitalized pediatric patient chart, interviewed her mother,
and collected admission data. What is the next step the student will take to develop a nursing
care plan for this child? - ANS ✔✔Determine appropriate nursing diagnosis
A nursing student on an obstetric rotation questions the floor nurse about the definition of the
LVN/LPN scope of practice. What resource can the nurse suggest to the student? - ANS
✔✔State's board of nursing
What was recommended by Karl Crede in 1884? - ANS ✔✔Silver nitrate should be placed in the
eyes of newborns
What is the purpose of the White House Conference on Children and Youth? - ANS ✔✔Promote
comprehensive child welfare.
How many hours of hospital stay does legislation currently allow for a postpartum patient who
has delivered vaginally without complication? - ANS ✔✔48 hours
How does the clinical pathway or critical pathway improve quality of care? - ANS ✔✔Outlines
expected progress with stated timelines
A patient asks the nurse to explain what is meant by "gene therapy." What is the nurse's best
response? - ANS ✔✔Gene therapy can replace missing genes
The nurse is clarifying informatio to a patient regarding diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). What is
the nurse's best response when the patient asks how DRGs reduce medical care cost? - ANS
✔✔By determining payment based on diagnosis
WELL ANSWERED 2025/2026
A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife (CNM) provide care during her pregnancy.
What does the CNM's scope of practice include? - ANS ✔✔Comprehensive prenatal care
Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal fever
and unwashed hands? - ANS ✔✔Ignaz Semmelweis
A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the US comments to the nurse, "I am so
afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die." What is the best nursing response
reflecting cultural sensitivity? - ANS ✔✔"Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth?"
An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What information does
this provide? - ANS ✔✔Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
What is the focus of current maternity practice? - ANS ✔✔A quality family experience for each
patient
Who advocated the establishment of the Children's Bureau? - ANS ✔✔Lillian Wald
What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Children's Bureau? - ANS ✔✔Hot
lunch programs were established in many schools.
What government program was implemented to increase the educational exposure of
preschool children? - ANS ✔✔Head Start
, What guidelines define multidisciplinary patient care in terms of expected outcome and
timeframe from different areas of care provision? - ANS ✔✔Clinical pathways
A nursing student has reviewed a hospitalized pediatric patient chart, interviewed her mother,
and collected admission data. What is the next step the student will take to develop a nursing
care plan for this child? - ANS ✔✔Determine appropriate nursing diagnosis
A nursing student on an obstetric rotation questions the floor nurse about the definition of the
LVN/LPN scope of practice. What resource can the nurse suggest to the student? - ANS
✔✔State's board of nursing
What was recommended by Karl Crede in 1884? - ANS ✔✔Silver nitrate should be placed in the
eyes of newborns
What is the purpose of the White House Conference on Children and Youth? - ANS ✔✔Promote
comprehensive child welfare.
How many hours of hospital stay does legislation currently allow for a postpartum patient who
has delivered vaginally without complication? - ANS ✔✔48 hours
How does the clinical pathway or critical pathway improve quality of care? - ANS ✔✔Outlines
expected progress with stated timelines
A patient asks the nurse to explain what is meant by "gene therapy." What is the nurse's best
response? - ANS ✔✔Gene therapy can replace missing genes
The nurse is clarifying informatio to a patient regarding diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). What is
the nurse's best response when the patient asks how DRGs reduce medical care cost? - ANS
✔✔By determining payment based on diagnosis
