Chapter 01: Foundations of Maternity, Women’s Health, and Child Health Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which factor significantly contributed to the shift from home births to hospital births inthe early
20th century?
a. Puerperal sepsis was identified as a risk factor in labor and delivery.
b. Forceps were developed to facilitate difficult births.
c. The importance of early parental-infant contact was identified.
d. Technologic developments became available to physicians.
ANS: D
Technologic developments were available to physicians, not lay midwives. So in-hospital births increased
in order to take advantage of these advancements. Puerperal sepsis has been aknown problem for
generations. In the late 19th century, Semmelweis discovered how it couldbe prevented with improved
hygienic practices. The development of forceps is an example of a technology advance made in the early
20th century but is not the only reason birthplaces moved. Unlike home births, early hospital births
hindered bonding between parents and their infants.
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2. Family-centered maternity care developed in response to
a. demands by physicians for family involvement in childbirth.
b. the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921.
c. parental requests that infants be allowed to remain with them rather than ina
nursery.
d. changes in pharmacologic management of labor.
ANS: C
As research began to identify the benefits of early extended parent-infant contact, parents began to
insist that the infant remain with them. This gradually developed into the practiceof rooming-in and
finally to family-centered maternity care. Family-centered care was a request by parents, not
physicians. The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 provided funds for state-managed programs for
mothers and children. The changes in pharmacologic management of labor were not a factor in
family-centered maternity care.
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3. Which setting for childbirth allows the least amount of parent-infant contact?
a. Labor/delivery/recovery/postpartum room
b. Birth center
c. Traditional hospital birth
d. Home birth
.
ANS: C
In the traditional hospital setting, the mother may see the infant for only short feeding periods,and the
infant is cared for in a separate nursery. The labor/delivery/recovery/postpartum roomsetting allows
increased parent-infant contact. Birth centers are set up to allow an increase in parent-infant contact.
Home births allow an increase in parent-infant contact.
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4. As a result of changes in health care delivery and funding, a current trend seen in thepediatric
setting is
a. increased hospitalization of children.
b. decreased number of children living in poverty.
c. an increase in ambulatory care.
d. decreased use of managed care.
ANS: C
One effect of managed care has been that pediatric health care delivery has shifted dramatically from
the acute care setting to the ambulatory setting in order to provide morecost-efficient care. The
number of hospital beds being used has decreased as more care is given in outpatient settings and in
the home. The number of children living in poverty hasincreased over the past decade. One of the
biggest changes in health care has been the growth of managed care.
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5. The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program provides
a. well-child examinations for infants and children living at the poverty level.
b. immunizations for high-risk infants and children.
c. screening for infants with developmental disorders.
d. supplemental food supplies to low-income pregnant or breastfeeding women.
ANS: D
WIC is a federal program that provides supplemental food supplies to low-income women who are
pregnant or breastfeeding and to their children until age 5 years. Medicaid’s Early and Periodic Screening,
Diagnosis, and Treatment Program provides for well-child examinations and for treatment of any
medical problems diagnosed during such checkups. Children in the WIC program are often referred for
immunizations, but that is not the primaryfocus of the program. Public Law 99-457 is part of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that provides financial incentives to states to establish
comprehensive early intervention services for infants and toddlers with, or at risk for, developmental
disabilities.
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6. In most states, adolescents who are not emancipated minors must have the permission oftheir
parents before
.
a. treatment for drug abuse.
b. treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
c. accessing birth control.
d. surgery.
ANS: D
Minors are not considered capable of giving informed consent, so a surgical procedure would require
consent of the parent or guardian. Exceptions exist for obtaining treatment fordrug abuse or STDs or
for getting birth control in most states.
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7. The maternity nurse should have a clear understanding of the correct use of aclinical
pathway. One characteristic of clinical pathways is that they
a. are developed and implemented by nurses.
b. are used primarily in the pediatric setting.
c. set specific time lines for sequencing interventions.
d. are part of the nursing process.
ANS: C
Clinical pathways are standardized, interdisciplinary plans of care devised for patients with a particular
health problem. They are used to identify patient outcomes, specify time lines toachieve those
outcomes, direct appropriate interventions and sequencing of interventions, include interventions from
a variety of disciplines, promote collaboration, and involve a comprehensive approach to care. They are
developed by multiple health care professionals and reflect interdisciplinary care. They can be used in
multiple settings and for patients throughout the life span. They are not part of the nursing process but
can be used in conjunction with the nursing process to provide care to patients.
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8. The fastest growing group of homeless people is
a. men and women preparing for retirement.
b. migrant workers.
c. single women and their children.
d. intravenous (IV) substance abusers.
ANS: C
Pregnancy and birth, especially for a teenager, are important contributing factors for becoming homeless.
People preparing for retirement, migrant workers, and IV substance abusers are not among the fastest
growing groups of homeless people.
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9. A nurse wishes to work to reduce infant mortality in the United States. Which activity wouldthis nurse
most likely participate in?
a. Creating pamphlets in several different languages using an interpreter.
b. Assisting women to enroll in Medicaid by their third trimester.
c. Volunteering to provide prenatal care at community centers.
d. Working as an intake counselor at a women’s shelter.
ANS: C
Prenatal care is vital to reducing infant mortality and medical costs. This nurse would mostlikely
participate in community service providing prenatal care outreach activities in community centers,
particularly in low-income areas. Pamphlets in other languages, enrolling in Medicaid, and working at a
women’s shelter all might impact infant mortality,but the greatest effect would be from assisting women
to get consistent prenatal care.
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10. The intrapartum woman sees no need for a routine admission fetal monitoring strip. Ifshe
continues to refuse, what is the first action the nurse should take?
a. Consult the family of the woman.
b. Notify the provider of the situation.
c. Document the woman’s refusal in the nurse’s notes.
d. Make a referral to the hospital ethics committee.
ANS: B
Patients must be allowed to make choices voluntarily without undue influence or coercion from others.
The physician, especially if unaware of the patient’s decision, should be notified immediately. Both
professionals can work to ensure the mother understands the rationale for the action and the possible
consequences of refusal. The woman herself is the decision maker, unlessincapacitated. Documentation
should occur but is not the first action. This situation does not riseto the level of an ethical issue so there
is no reason to call the ethics committee.
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11. Which statement is true regarding the “quality assurance” or “incident” report?
a. The report assures the legal department that no problem exists.
b. Reports are a permanent part of the patient’s chart.
c. The nurse’s notes should contain, “Incident report filed, and copy placed in chart.”
d. This report is a form of documentation of an event that may result in legal action.
ANS: D
An incident report is used when something occurs that might result in legal action, such as a patient fall or
medication error. It warns the legal department that there may be a problem in aparticular patient’s care.
Incident reports are not part of the patient’s chart; thus the nurses’ notes should not contain any reference
to them.
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12. Elective abortion is considered an ethical issue because
a. abortion law is unclear about a woman’s constitutional rights.
b. the Supreme Court ruled that life begins at conception.
c. a conflict exists between the rights of the woman and the rights of the fetus.
d. it requires third-party consent.
ANS: C
Elective abortion is an ethical dilemma because two opposing courses of action are available.The belief
that induced abortion is a private choice is in conflict with the belief that elective pregnancy termination is
taking a life. Abortion laws are clear concerning a woman’s constitutional rights. The Supreme Court has
not ruled on when life begins. Abortion does notrequire third-party consent.
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