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ESSENTIALS OF MATERNITY, NEWBORN, AND
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WOMEN’S HEALTH NURSING 5TH EDITION
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RICCI’STESTBANK/COMPLETE GUIDE 2026-2027
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,Chapter 01: Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and
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Women’sPrimarycare
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1. The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among
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industrialized nations for infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in
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decreasing these rates, which factor would most likely need to be addressed as
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having thegreatest impact?
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A) Resolving all language and cultural differences
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B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
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C) Providing more extensive women's shelters
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2. When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nursing attendant
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wouldinclude which of the following?
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A) Toddlerbirth is viewed as a procedural event n7 n7 n7 n7 n7 n7




B) Families are unable to make informed choices
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C) Toddlerbirth results in changes in relationships n7 n7 n7 n7 n7




D) Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
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3. When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time expectant women, the
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nursing attendant expects to review how maternity care has changed over the years.
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Which of thefollowing would the nursing attendant include when discussing events of
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the 20th century?
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A) Epidemics of puerperal fever n7 n7 n7

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D) Creation of free-standing birth centers
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4. After teaching a group of learners about gestation-related mortality, the instructor
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determines that additional teaching is needed when the learners identify which
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conditionas a leading cause?
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A) Hemorrhage


B) Embolism


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D) Infection

5. The nursing attendant is working with a group of community health members to develop
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aplan to address the special health needs of women. Which of the following conditions
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would the group address as the major problem?
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A) Smoking


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C) Diabetes


D) Cancer

6. When assessing a family for possible barriers to primary care, the nursing
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attendantwould consider which factor to be most important?
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A) Language

, B) Primary care workers attitudes
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C) Transportation


D) Finances

7. After teaching a group of nursing learners about the issue of informed consent.
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Whichof the following, if identified by the learner, would indicate an
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understanding of a violation of informed consent?
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A) Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
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B) Serving as a witness to the signature process
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C) Asking whether the hospital client understands what she is signing
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D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures
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8. The nursing attendant is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy with
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diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are out of town on vacation, and the toddler is
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staying witha neighbor. Which action would be the priority?
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A) Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
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B) Providing emergency care without parental consent
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C) Contacting the toddlers aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
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D) Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
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9. After teaching nursing learners about the basic concepts of family-centered care, the
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instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the learners state which of
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the following?
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