INTRODUCTION TO MATERNITY AND
PEDIATRIC NURSING 10TH EDITION COMPLETE
TEST BANK |2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS A+
GUARANTEED PASS!!!
Chapter 1: The Past, Present, and Future
1) A patient chooses to have a certified nurse-midwife (CNM) provide care during her
pregnancy. What does the CNM's scope of practice include?
A) Practice independent from medical supervision
B) Comprehensive prenatal care
C) Attendance at all deliveries
D) Cesarean sections
Correct Answer: B
The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care, attends uncomplicated
deliveries, and ensures that a backup physician is available in case of unforeseen
problems. Cesarean sections are outside the CNM scope of practice .
2) Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of
puerperal fever and unwashed hands?
A) Karl Credé
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,B) Ignaz Semmelweis
C) Louis Pasteur
D) Joseph Lister
Correct Answer: B
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted
by the unwashed hands of physicians and medical students .
3) A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States comments to
the nurse, "I am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die." What is
the best nursing response reflecting cultural sensitivity?
A) "Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low."
B) "Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth."
C) "Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth."
D) "Your condition will be monitored during labor and delivery."
Correct Answer: C
Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes
patient care .
4) An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What
information does this provide?
A) Maternal and infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year
B) Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year
C) Deaths of infants up to 1 year of age per 1000 live births per year
D) Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
Correct Answer: D
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,The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
.
5) What is the focus of current maternity practice?
A) Hospital births for the majority of women
B) The traditional family unit
C) Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms
D) A quality family experience for each patient
Correct Answer: D
Current maternity practice focuses on a high-quality family experience for all families,
traditional or otherwise .
6) Who advocated the establishment of the Children's Bureau?
A) Lillian Wald
B) Florence Nightingale
C) Florence Kelly
D) Clara Barton
Correct Answer: A
Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Children's Bureau .
7) What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Children's Bureau?
A) Children with heart problems are now cared for by pediatric cardiologists.
B) The Child Abuse and Prevention Act was passed.
C) Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
D) Children's asylums were founded.
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, Correct Answer: C
School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Children's Bureau
on the effects of economic depression on children .
8) What government program was implemented to increase the educational exposure
of preschool children?
A) WIC
B) Title XIX of Medicaid
C) The Children's Charter
D) Head Start
Correct Answer: D
Head Start programs were established to increase educational exposure of preschool
children .
Chapter 2: Human Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
9) The hormone responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics in
females is:
A) FSH
B) LH
C) Estrogen
D) Progesterone
Correct Answer: C
Estrogen is responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics in females .
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PEDIATRIC NURSING 10TH EDITION COMPLETE
TEST BANK |2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS A+
GUARANTEED PASS!!!
Chapter 1: The Past, Present, and Future
1) A patient chooses to have a certified nurse-midwife (CNM) provide care during her
pregnancy. What does the CNM's scope of practice include?
A) Practice independent from medical supervision
B) Comprehensive prenatal care
C) Attendance at all deliveries
D) Cesarean sections
Correct Answer: B
The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care, attends uncomplicated
deliveries, and ensures that a backup physician is available in case of unforeseen
problems. Cesarean sections are outside the CNM scope of practice .
2) Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of
puerperal fever and unwashed hands?
A) Karl Credé
Page|1
,B) Ignaz Semmelweis
C) Louis Pasteur
D) Joseph Lister
Correct Answer: B
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted
by the unwashed hands of physicians and medical students .
3) A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States comments to
the nurse, "I am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die." What is
the best nursing response reflecting cultural sensitivity?
A) "Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low."
B) "Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth."
C) "Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth."
D) "Your condition will be monitored during labor and delivery."
Correct Answer: C
Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes
patient care .
4) An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What
information does this provide?
A) Maternal and infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year
B) Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year
C) Deaths of infants up to 1 year of age per 1000 live births per year
D) Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
Correct Answer: D
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,The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
.
5) What is the focus of current maternity practice?
A) Hospital births for the majority of women
B) The traditional family unit
C) Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms
D) A quality family experience for each patient
Correct Answer: D
Current maternity practice focuses on a high-quality family experience for all families,
traditional or otherwise .
6) Who advocated the establishment of the Children's Bureau?
A) Lillian Wald
B) Florence Nightingale
C) Florence Kelly
D) Clara Barton
Correct Answer: A
Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Children's Bureau .
7) What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Children's Bureau?
A) Children with heart problems are now cared for by pediatric cardiologists.
B) The Child Abuse and Prevention Act was passed.
C) Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
D) Children's asylums were founded.
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, Correct Answer: C
School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Children's Bureau
on the effects of economic depression on children .
8) What government program was implemented to increase the educational exposure
of preschool children?
A) WIC
B) Title XIX of Medicaid
C) The Children's Charter
D) Head Start
Correct Answer: D
Head Start programs were established to increase educational exposure of preschool
children .
Chapter 2: Human Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
9) The hormone responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics in
females is:
A) FSH
B) LH
C) Estrogen
D) Progesterone
Correct Answer: C
Estrogen is responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics in females .
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