NUR 220 (OB - Test 1) **TERMS ONLY** Questions with Correct
Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Maternity Nursing
Answer: Care of childbearing women and also childbearing children and their families through all stages of
pregnancy and childbirth and the first 6 weeks after birth
Question 2: SBAR
Answer: S = Situation B = Background A = Assessment R = Recommendation
Question 3: Infant Mortality Rate
Answer: Number of deaths of infants younger than 1 year of age (**per 1000 lives births**)
Question 4: Maternal Mortality Rate
Answer: Number of maternal deaths from births/complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and first 42 days
after termination of a pregnancy
Question 5: Neonatal Mortality Rate
Answer: Number of death of infants younger than 28 days of age (**Birth --> 28 days**)
Question 6: Perinatal Mortality Rate
Answer: Number of stillbirths and number of neonatal deaths
Question 7: Standard of Care
Answer: Level of practice that a reasonably prudent nurse would provide in the same or similar
circumstances
Question 8: Negligence
Answer: Failure to meet standard of care resulting in harm
Question 9: Malpractice
Answer: improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment, especially by a medical
practitioner with an advance degree
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,Question 10: Sentinel Event
Answer: Any event that is not due to underlying conditions or natural courses of a patient's condition that
affects a patient, resulting in death, permanent harm or severe temporary harm
Question 11: Failure to rescue
Answer: Failure to recognize or act on early signs of distress
Question 12: Joint Commission - "DO NOT USE LIST"
Answer: 1. IU 2. Lack of leading ZERO (0) 3. MS 4. MSO4/MgSO4 5. Q.D./QD/q.d./qd 6.
Q.O.D/QOD/q.o.d. 7. Trailing ZERO (0) 8. U/u 10. > 11. < 12. @ 13. cc
Question 13: Culture
Answer: Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people
Question 14: Cultural knowledge
Answer: Beliefs and values about each facet of life and is passed from one generation to the next
Question 15: Subculture
Answer: A group existing within a large cultural system that retains its own characteristics
Question 16: Acculturation
Answer: Changes that occur within one group or among several groups when people form different cultures
come into contact with on another
Question 17: Assimilation
Answer: Occurs when a cultural group loses its cultural identity and becomes part of the dominant culture
Question 18: Ethnocentrism
Answer: Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group
Question 19: Cultural relativism
Answer: Learning about and applying the standards of another's culture to activities within that culture
Question 20: Aspects of Culture
Answer: 1. Communication 2. Space 3. Time orientation 4. Family roles
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, Question 21: Culture Competence
Answer: Acknowledging, respecting, and appreciating ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity
Question 22: FICA (Spiritual Assessment Tool)
Answer: F = Faith and Belief I = Importance C = Community A = Address in Care
Question 23: External Genital Organs
Answer: 1. Mons Pubis 2. Labia Majora 3. Labia Minora 4. Clitoris 5. Vestibular Glands 6. Vaginal
Vestibule 7. Vaginal Orifice 8. Urethral Opening
Question 24: Internal Genital Organs
Answer: 1. Vagina 2. Uterus 3. Uterine Tubes (aka: Fallopian Tubes) 4. Cervix 5. Ovaries
Question 25: Endometrium
Answer: Inner lining, made of 3 layers (older 2 shed during menstruation = period/bleeding)
Question 26: Myometrium
Answer: Smooth muscle tissue
Question 27: Cervix
Answer: Fibrous connective tissue and elastic tissue (stretch during vaginal birth)
Question 28: Steroid hormones produced by ovaries
Answer: 1. Estrogen 2. Progesterone 3. Androgen
Question 29: False pelvis
Answer: Upper portion above the pelvic brim (inlet)
Question 30: True pelvis
Answer: Lower, curved, bony canal that includes the inlet, cavity, and outlet that the fetus passes through
during childbirth
Question 31: Epithelial cells in Acini of the breast
Answer: Secrete colostrum and milk
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Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Maternity Nursing
Answer: Care of childbearing women and also childbearing children and their families through all stages of
pregnancy and childbirth and the first 6 weeks after birth
Question 2: SBAR
Answer: S = Situation B = Background A = Assessment R = Recommendation
Question 3: Infant Mortality Rate
Answer: Number of deaths of infants younger than 1 year of age (**per 1000 lives births**)
Question 4: Maternal Mortality Rate
Answer: Number of maternal deaths from births/complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and first 42 days
after termination of a pregnancy
Question 5: Neonatal Mortality Rate
Answer: Number of death of infants younger than 28 days of age (**Birth --> 28 days**)
Question 6: Perinatal Mortality Rate
Answer: Number of stillbirths and number of neonatal deaths
Question 7: Standard of Care
Answer: Level of practice that a reasonably prudent nurse would provide in the same or similar
circumstances
Question 8: Negligence
Answer: Failure to meet standard of care resulting in harm
Question 9: Malpractice
Answer: improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment, especially by a medical
practitioner with an advance degree
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,Question 10: Sentinel Event
Answer: Any event that is not due to underlying conditions or natural courses of a patient's condition that
affects a patient, resulting in death, permanent harm or severe temporary harm
Question 11: Failure to rescue
Answer: Failure to recognize or act on early signs of distress
Question 12: Joint Commission - "DO NOT USE LIST"
Answer: 1. IU 2. Lack of leading ZERO (0) 3. MS 4. MSO4/MgSO4 5. Q.D./QD/q.d./qd 6.
Q.O.D/QOD/q.o.d. 7. Trailing ZERO (0) 8. U/u 10. > 11. < 12. @ 13. cc
Question 13: Culture
Answer: Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people
Question 14: Cultural knowledge
Answer: Beliefs and values about each facet of life and is passed from one generation to the next
Question 15: Subculture
Answer: A group existing within a large cultural system that retains its own characteristics
Question 16: Acculturation
Answer: Changes that occur within one group or among several groups when people form different cultures
come into contact with on another
Question 17: Assimilation
Answer: Occurs when a cultural group loses its cultural identity and becomes part of the dominant culture
Question 18: Ethnocentrism
Answer: Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group
Question 19: Cultural relativism
Answer: Learning about and applying the standards of another's culture to activities within that culture
Question 20: Aspects of Culture
Answer: 1. Communication 2. Space 3. Time orientation 4. Family roles
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, Question 21: Culture Competence
Answer: Acknowledging, respecting, and appreciating ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity
Question 22: FICA (Spiritual Assessment Tool)
Answer: F = Faith and Belief I = Importance C = Community A = Address in Care
Question 23: External Genital Organs
Answer: 1. Mons Pubis 2. Labia Majora 3. Labia Minora 4. Clitoris 5. Vestibular Glands 6. Vaginal
Vestibule 7. Vaginal Orifice 8. Urethral Opening
Question 24: Internal Genital Organs
Answer: 1. Vagina 2. Uterus 3. Uterine Tubes (aka: Fallopian Tubes) 4. Cervix 5. Ovaries
Question 25: Endometrium
Answer: Inner lining, made of 3 layers (older 2 shed during menstruation = period/bleeding)
Question 26: Myometrium
Answer: Smooth muscle tissue
Question 27: Cervix
Answer: Fibrous connective tissue and elastic tissue (stretch during vaginal birth)
Question 28: Steroid hormones produced by ovaries
Answer: 1. Estrogen 2. Progesterone 3. Androgen
Question 29: False pelvis
Answer: Upper portion above the pelvic brim (inlet)
Question 30: True pelvis
Answer: Lower, curved, bony canal that includes the inlet, cavity, and outlet that the fetus passes through
during childbirth
Question 31: Epithelial cells in Acini of the breast
Answer: Secrete colostrum and milk
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