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Test Bank For Introduction To Maternity And
Pediatric Nursing 9th Edition By Gloria Leifer
Chapter 1-34 Newest Version 2026
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Table of contents
Unit i: an overview of maternity and pediatric nursing
1. The past, present, and future
Unit ii: maternal-newborn nursing and women’s health
2. Human reproductive anatomy and physiology
3. Fetal development
4. Prenatal care and adaptations to pregnancy
5. Nursing care of women with complications during pregnancy
6. Nursing care of mother and infant during labor and birth
7. Nursing management of pain duringlabor and birth
8. Nursing care of women with complications during labor and birth
9. The family after birth
10. Nursing care of women with complications after birth
11. The nurse’s role in women’s health care
12. The term newborn
13. Preterm and postterm newborns
14. The newborn with a perinatal injury or congenital malformation
Unit iii: the growing child and family
15. An overview of growth, development, and nutrition
16. The infant
17. The toddler
18. The preschool child
19. The school-age child
20. The adolescent
Unit iv: adapting care to the pediatric patient
21. The child’s experience of hospitalization
22. Health care adaptations for the child and family
Unit v: the child needing nursing care
23. The child with a sensory or neurological condition
24. The child with a musculoskeletal condition
25. The child with a respiratory disorder
26. The child with a cardiovascular disorder
27. The child with a condition of the blood, blood-forming organs, or lymphatic system
28. The child with a gastrointestinal condition
29. The child with a genitourinary condition
30. The child with a skin condition
31. The child with a metabolic condition
32. Childhood communicable diseases, bioterrorism, natural disasters, and the maternal-child patient
33. The child with an emotional or behavioral condition
Unit vi: the changing health care environment
34. Complementary and alternative therapies in maternity and pediatric nursing
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Test bank for introduction to maternity and pediatric
nursing 9th edition by gloria leifer chapter 1-34 newest
version
1. The united states ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized
nations for infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates,
which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
A) Resolving all language and cultural differences
B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
C) Providing more extensive women’s shelters
D) Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet
2. When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include which of the
following?
A) Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B) Families are unable to make informed choices
C) Childbirth results in changes in relationships
D) Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
3. When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time pregnant women, the nurse expects to
review how maternity care has changed over the years. Which of the following would the nurse
include when discussing events of the 20th century?
A) Epidemics of puerperal fever
B) Performance of the first cesarean birth
C) Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
D) Creation of free-standing birth centers
4. After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related mortality, the instructor determines
that additional teaching is needed when the students identify which condition as a leading cause?
A) Hemorrhage
B) Embolism
C) Obstructed labor
D) Infection
5. The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to address
the special health needs of women. Which of the following conditions would the group address
as the major problem?
A) Smoking
B) Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
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6. When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the nurse would consider which
factor to be most important?
A) Language
B) Health care workers’ attitudes
C) Transportation
D) Finances
7. After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of informed consent. Which of the
following, if identified by the student, would indicate an understanding of a violation of
informed consent?
A) Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
B) Serving as a witness to the signature process
C) Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures
8. The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy with diabetic ketoacidosis.
His parents are out of town on vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which action
would be the priority?
A) Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
B) Providing emergency care without parental consent
C) Contacting the child’s aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D) Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
9. After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of family-centered care, the instructor
determines that the teaching was successful when the students state which of the following?
A) ―childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will change.‖
B) ―families are not capable of making health care decisions for themselves.‖
C) ―mothers are the family members affected by childbirth.‖
D) ―childbirth is a medical procedure.‖
10. A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on the trends in health care and health
care delivery over the past several centuries. When discussing the changes during the past
century, which of the following would the instructor be least likely to include?
A) Disease prevention
B) Health promotion
C) Wellness
D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality
11. A nurse is assigned to care for an asian american client. The nurse develops a plan of care
with the understanding that based on this client’s cultural background, the client most likely
views illness as which of the following?
A) Caused by supernatural forces.
B) A punishment for sins.
C) Due to spirits or demons.
D) From an imbalance of yin and yang
Test Bank For Introduction To Maternity And
Pediatric Nursing 9th Edition By Gloria Leifer
Chapter 1-34 Newest Version 2026
, [Type the document title]
Table of contents
Unit i: an overview of maternity and pediatric nursing
1. The past, present, and future
Unit ii: maternal-newborn nursing and women’s health
2. Human reproductive anatomy and physiology
3. Fetal development
4. Prenatal care and adaptations to pregnancy
5. Nursing care of women with complications during pregnancy
6. Nursing care of mother and infant during labor and birth
7. Nursing management of pain duringlabor and birth
8. Nursing care of women with complications during labor and birth
9. The family after birth
10. Nursing care of women with complications after birth
11. The nurse’s role in women’s health care
12. The term newborn
13. Preterm and postterm newborns
14. The newborn with a perinatal injury or congenital malformation
Unit iii: the growing child and family
15. An overview of growth, development, and nutrition
16. The infant
17. The toddler
18. The preschool child
19. The school-age child
20. The adolescent
Unit iv: adapting care to the pediatric patient
21. The child’s experience of hospitalization
22. Health care adaptations for the child and family
Unit v: the child needing nursing care
23. The child with a sensory or neurological condition
24. The child with a musculoskeletal condition
25. The child with a respiratory disorder
26. The child with a cardiovascular disorder
27. The child with a condition of the blood, blood-forming organs, or lymphatic system
28. The child with a gastrointestinal condition
29. The child with a genitourinary condition
30. The child with a skin condition
31. The child with a metabolic condition
32. Childhood communicable diseases, bioterrorism, natural disasters, and the maternal-child patient
33. The child with an emotional or behavioral condition
Unit vi: the changing health care environment
34. Complementary and alternative therapies in maternity and pediatric nursing
, [Type the document title]
Test bank for introduction to maternity and pediatric
nursing 9th edition by gloria leifer chapter 1-34 newest
version
1. The united states ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized
nations for infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates,
which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
A) Resolving all language and cultural differences
B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
C) Providing more extensive women’s shelters
D) Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet
2. When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include which of the
following?
A) Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B) Families are unable to make informed choices
C) Childbirth results in changes in relationships
D) Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
3. When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time pregnant women, the nurse expects to
review how maternity care has changed over the years. Which of the following would the nurse
include when discussing events of the 20th century?
A) Epidemics of puerperal fever
B) Performance of the first cesarean birth
C) Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
D) Creation of free-standing birth centers
4. After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related mortality, the instructor determines
that additional teaching is needed when the students identify which condition as a leading cause?
A) Hemorrhage
B) Embolism
C) Obstructed labor
D) Infection
5. The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to address
the special health needs of women. Which of the following conditions would the group address
as the major problem?
A) Smoking
B) Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
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6. When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the nurse would consider which
factor to be most important?
A) Language
B) Health care workers’ attitudes
C) Transportation
D) Finances
7. After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of informed consent. Which of the
following, if identified by the student, would indicate an understanding of a violation of
informed consent?
A) Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
B) Serving as a witness to the signature process
C) Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures
8. The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy with diabetic ketoacidosis.
His parents are out of town on vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which action
would be the priority?
A) Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
B) Providing emergency care without parental consent
C) Contacting the child’s aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D) Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
9. After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of family-centered care, the instructor
determines that the teaching was successful when the students state which of the following?
A) ―childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will change.‖
B) ―families are not capable of making health care decisions for themselves.‖
C) ―mothers are the family members affected by childbirth.‖
D) ―childbirth is a medical procedure.‖
10. A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on the trends in health care and health
care delivery over the past several centuries. When discussing the changes during the past
century, which of the following would the instructor be least likely to include?
A) Disease prevention
B) Health promotion
C) Wellness
D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality
11. A nurse is assigned to care for an asian american client. The nurse develops a plan of care
with the understanding that based on this client’s cultural background, the client most likely
views illness as which of the following?
A) Caused by supernatural forces.
B) A punishment for sins.
C) Due to spirits or demons.
D) From an imbalance of yin and yang
