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Chapter01: Contemporary PerinatalandPediatric Nursingin Canada
Keenan-Lindsay: Perry’s Maternal Child Nursing Care In
Canada, 3rd Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. Which is true regarding perinatal nurses?
a. They provide care for only childbearing persons and babies.
b. They require advanced practice education beyond an entry to practice degree.
c. They work with patients and families from preconcepti
on throughout thechild-bearing year.
d. They provide care for families with children up t
o age 18 years. ANS: C
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Perinatal nurses are those nurses who work collaboratively with patients and f
amilies from the preconc child- J
bearing year. Pediatric nurses care for children from birth up toage 18 years.
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Perinatal or pediatricfor the family. Perinatal nurses often do have advanced
education, but this is not a requirement.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge OBJ: 1 KEY: Nursing Process: N/A
2. Which is true regarding pediatric nurses?
a. They provide care for children up to and including 13 years of age.
b. They require advanced practice education beyond an entry to practice degree.
c. They work with patients and families throughout the child-bearing year.
d. They provide care for children and families up t
o age 18 years. ANS: D
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Pediatric nurses care for children from birth up to age 18 years. Perinatal nurses
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are those nurses who worpatients and families from the preconception period th
roughout the child-
bearing year. Perinatal and pe care for the family. Pediatric nurses often do ha
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ve advanced education, but this is not a requirement.
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3. Which of the following would not be included in a discussion of the social determinants o
f health (SDO
a. Racism
b. Daily exercise
c. Chronic illness
d. Presence ofplayg
rounds ANS: C
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Chronic illness is not considered a SDOH. Racism, healthy behaviours (exercise)
and healthy outdoor spaimpact a person’s health.
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n OBJ: 3KEY: Nursing Process: A
ssessment
4. An Indigenous patient is pregnant with their first child. Which evidence-
informed intervention is mostimplement?
a. Perform a nutrition assessment.
b. Refer the patient to a social worker.
c. Advise the patient to see an obstetrician, not a midwife.
d. Explain to the patient the importance of keeping their prenat
al care appointments. ANS: DJ J
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Consistent prenatal care is associated with healthier infants. Nutritional status is an imp
ortant modifiable most important action a nurse should take in this situation. The patient
may need assistance from a social during the pregnancy, but a referral to a social work
er is not the most important aspect the nurse should patient has identifiablehigh-
risk problems, their health care may need to beprovided by a physician. How
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assumed that all Indigenous patients have high-risk issues. In addition, advising the patient to see an
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