,Safe Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Care 3rd Edition
Review Questions And Correct Answers
The healthy people 2020 initiative has 42 topic areas with hundreds of objectives. The overall
goals of healthy people 2020 are to
✓ Increase life expectancy, improve quality of life, and eliminate health disparities.
Under the topic of maternal, infant, and child health, which of the following constitutes an
objective for healthy people 2020?
✓ Increase the rate at which babies are put to bed on their backs
There are 26 leading health indicators that prioritize objectives for the 2010-2020 decade.
Which of the following objectives that pertain to children is currently being met?
✓ Decrease the number of children who are exposed to second hand smoke
There are 26 leading health indicators that prioritize objectives for the 2010-2020 decade.
Which of the following objectives that pertain to children is currently moving away from the
target (worsening)?
✓ The rate of teenage depression
According to the cdc, 75% of mothers start our breastfeeding, but that number diminishes
greatly by 6 months, moving away from the healthy people target of 61% at 6 months. Which of
the following would constitute a common barrier for women to continue breastfeeding?
, ✓ Lack of accommodation to breastfeed or express milk on the workplace
One way in which the healthy people objectives help to increase the rate of breastfed babies is
with the establishment of baby-friendly hospitals. Which of the following is a step that the baby-
friendly hospital would take on the maternity unit?
✓ Assist the mother to begin breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth
The nursing scope of practice is
✓ Regulated by state laws
The ethical term justice means that
✓ Nurses are fair in utilizing resources for patients
Nurses that contribute to quality health care by (select all)
✓ Following the standards of care
✓ 2. Delivering patient-centered care
✓ 3. Providing equal care to all patients
, A nursing student was just asked by his patient s she could take a medication from home for a
headache. The nursing student is unsure of the answer, what should he do?
✓ Tell the patient to wait and he will find out.
Which nursing roles have the legal authority to prescribe medication? (select all)
✓ 3. Rn
✓ 4. Cnm
The ovaries secrete the following hormones (select all) (p 36)
✓ Estrogen
✓ 4. Progesterone
The usual location of fertilization is
✓ The fallopian tube
The fertilization ovum usually implants in the
✓ Endometrium of the uterus
Review Questions And Correct Answers
The healthy people 2020 initiative has 42 topic areas with hundreds of objectives. The overall
goals of healthy people 2020 are to
✓ Increase life expectancy, improve quality of life, and eliminate health disparities.
Under the topic of maternal, infant, and child health, which of the following constitutes an
objective for healthy people 2020?
✓ Increase the rate at which babies are put to bed on their backs
There are 26 leading health indicators that prioritize objectives for the 2010-2020 decade.
Which of the following objectives that pertain to children is currently being met?
✓ Decrease the number of children who are exposed to second hand smoke
There are 26 leading health indicators that prioritize objectives for the 2010-2020 decade.
Which of the following objectives that pertain to children is currently moving away from the
target (worsening)?
✓ The rate of teenage depression
According to the cdc, 75% of mothers start our breastfeeding, but that number diminishes
greatly by 6 months, moving away from the healthy people target of 61% at 6 months. Which of
the following would constitute a common barrier for women to continue breastfeeding?
, ✓ Lack of accommodation to breastfeed or express milk on the workplace
One way in which the healthy people objectives help to increase the rate of breastfed babies is
with the establishment of baby-friendly hospitals. Which of the following is a step that the baby-
friendly hospital would take on the maternity unit?
✓ Assist the mother to begin breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth
The nursing scope of practice is
✓ Regulated by state laws
The ethical term justice means that
✓ Nurses are fair in utilizing resources for patients
Nurses that contribute to quality health care by (select all)
✓ Following the standards of care
✓ 2. Delivering patient-centered care
✓ 3. Providing equal care to all patients
, A nursing student was just asked by his patient s she could take a medication from home for a
headache. The nursing student is unsure of the answer, what should he do?
✓ Tell the patient to wait and he will find out.
Which nursing roles have the legal authority to prescribe medication? (select all)
✓ 3. Rn
✓ 4. Cnm
The ovaries secrete the following hormones (select all) (p 36)
✓ Estrogen
✓ 4. Progesterone
The usual location of fertilization is
✓ The fallopian tube
The fertilization ovum usually implants in the
✓ Endometrium of the uterus
