BRIGHTSTARS EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/15/2024 2:05 PM
Introduction to Maternal/Child Nursing
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
Abortion - answer✔✔loss of pregnancy before the fetus is viable outside the uterus; miscarriage.
(has been legal since 1973 Roe vs Wade)
Adolescent pregnancies - answer✔✔aka teen pregnancy. Pregnancy by a female, age 13 to 19,
which is understood to occur in a girl who hasn't completed her core education—secondary
school—has few or no marketable skills, is financially dependent upon her parents and/or
continues to live at home and is mentally immature.
Alternative therapy - answer✔✔any procedure or approach that is used in place of conventional
medicine
Birth plan - answer✔✔a written document prepared by the expectant parent(s) that is used to
identify available options in the birth setting and aspects of the childbearing experience that are
most important to them.
Birth rate - answer✔✔number of live births per 1000 population
Infant mortality rate - answer✔✔number of deaths of infants under 1 yer of age per 1000 live
births in a given population per year
Certified nurse midwife (CNM) - answer✔✔an RN who has received psecial training and
education in the care of the family during childbearing and the prenatal, labor and birth, and
postpartal periods. After a period of formal education, the nurse-midwife takes a certification test
to become a CNM.
Cervical cap - answer✔✔The Prentiff Cavity Rim cervical cup or FemCap is a latex cup-shaped
device, used with spermicidal cream or jelly, that fits snuggly over the cervix and is held in place
by suction. (no longer available in the US)
Childbirth classes - answer✔✔usually taught by certified child birth educators (CBEs or CCEs),
various types are available. The classes vary in coverage of subjects related to teh stage of
pregnancy and the needs of the family in each class, but all teach relaxation and coping
techniques, as well as what to expect during labor and birth.
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Complementary therapies - answer✔✔any procedure or product that is used together with
conventional medical treatment.
Condom - answer✔✔rubber sheaths that cover men's penises to prevent conception or disease.
Contraception - answer✔✔the prevention of conception or impregnation.
Cord blood banking - answer✔✔Storing the master cells (good cells) from the umbilical cord for
future use so they can be developed into cells needed to fight disease/illness
Culturally competent care - answer✔✔the skills and knowledge necessary to appreciate, respect,
and work with individuals from different cultures. It requires self-awareness, awareness and
understanding of cultural differences, and the ability to adapt clinical skills and practices as
needed.
Definition of family - answer✔✔Individuals joined by marriage, blood, adoption, or residence in
the same household. 2 or more persons who are joined together by bonds of sharing and
emotional closeness and who identify themselves as being part of a family.
Depo Provera - answer✔✔a long-acting, injectable progestin contraceptive. It is important to get
as ordered and does not protect against STDs.
Diaphragm - answer✔✔A flexible disk/cup inserted in the vagina that covers the cervix to
prevent pregnancy. (has to be fitted)
Doula - answer✔✔a pt advocate. A supportive companion who accompanies a laboring woman
to provide emotional, physical, and informational support and acts as an advocate for the woman
and her family.
Emancipated minor - answer✔✔minors who are legally considered to have assumed the rights of
an adult. An adolescent may be considered emancipated if he or she is self-supporting and living
away from home, married, pregnant, a parent, or in the military.
Genetic counseling - answer✔✔a communication process in which a genetic counselor,
physician, or specially trained and certified nurse helps a family or individuals understand and
adapt to the medical, psychologic, and familial implications of genetic contributions to disease.
Homeopathy - answer✔✔term derived from the Greek word homos, meaning "the same", and
describing a healing system that uses as remedies minute dilutions of substances that, if ingested
in larger amounts, would produce effects similar to the symptoms of the disorder being treated.
Intrauterine device (IUD) - answer✔✔small metal or plastic "t shaped" device that is placed in
the uterus to prevent implantation of a fertilized ovum. (ex: Mirena, Paragard)
La Leche League - answer✔✔organization that provides information on and assistance with
breastfeeding.
Introduction to Maternal/Child Nursing
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
Abortion - answer✔✔loss of pregnancy before the fetus is viable outside the uterus; miscarriage.
(has been legal since 1973 Roe vs Wade)
Adolescent pregnancies - answer✔✔aka teen pregnancy. Pregnancy by a female, age 13 to 19,
which is understood to occur in a girl who hasn't completed her core education—secondary
school—has few or no marketable skills, is financially dependent upon her parents and/or
continues to live at home and is mentally immature.
Alternative therapy - answer✔✔any procedure or approach that is used in place of conventional
medicine
Birth plan - answer✔✔a written document prepared by the expectant parent(s) that is used to
identify available options in the birth setting and aspects of the childbearing experience that are
most important to them.
Birth rate - answer✔✔number of live births per 1000 population
Infant mortality rate - answer✔✔number of deaths of infants under 1 yer of age per 1000 live
births in a given population per year
Certified nurse midwife (CNM) - answer✔✔an RN who has received psecial training and
education in the care of the family during childbearing and the prenatal, labor and birth, and
postpartal periods. After a period of formal education, the nurse-midwife takes a certification test
to become a CNM.
Cervical cap - answer✔✔The Prentiff Cavity Rim cervical cup or FemCap is a latex cup-shaped
device, used with spermicidal cream or jelly, that fits snuggly over the cervix and is held in place
by suction. (no longer available in the US)
Childbirth classes - answer✔✔usually taught by certified child birth educators (CBEs or CCEs),
various types are available. The classes vary in coverage of subjects related to teh stage of
pregnancy and the needs of the family in each class, but all teach relaxation and coping
techniques, as well as what to expect during labor and birth.
, BRIGHTSTARS EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/15/2024 2:05 PM
Complementary therapies - answer✔✔any procedure or product that is used together with
conventional medical treatment.
Condom - answer✔✔rubber sheaths that cover men's penises to prevent conception or disease.
Contraception - answer✔✔the prevention of conception or impregnation.
Cord blood banking - answer✔✔Storing the master cells (good cells) from the umbilical cord for
future use so they can be developed into cells needed to fight disease/illness
Culturally competent care - answer✔✔the skills and knowledge necessary to appreciate, respect,
and work with individuals from different cultures. It requires self-awareness, awareness and
understanding of cultural differences, and the ability to adapt clinical skills and practices as
needed.
Definition of family - answer✔✔Individuals joined by marriage, blood, adoption, or residence in
the same household. 2 or more persons who are joined together by bonds of sharing and
emotional closeness and who identify themselves as being part of a family.
Depo Provera - answer✔✔a long-acting, injectable progestin contraceptive. It is important to get
as ordered and does not protect against STDs.
Diaphragm - answer✔✔A flexible disk/cup inserted in the vagina that covers the cervix to
prevent pregnancy. (has to be fitted)
Doula - answer✔✔a pt advocate. A supportive companion who accompanies a laboring woman
to provide emotional, physical, and informational support and acts as an advocate for the woman
and her family.
Emancipated minor - answer✔✔minors who are legally considered to have assumed the rights of
an adult. An adolescent may be considered emancipated if he or she is self-supporting and living
away from home, married, pregnant, a parent, or in the military.
Genetic counseling - answer✔✔a communication process in which a genetic counselor,
physician, or specially trained and certified nurse helps a family or individuals understand and
adapt to the medical, psychologic, and familial implications of genetic contributions to disease.
Homeopathy - answer✔✔term derived from the Greek word homos, meaning "the same", and
describing a healing system that uses as remedies minute dilutions of substances that, if ingested
in larger amounts, would produce effects similar to the symptoms of the disorder being treated.
Intrauterine device (IUD) - answer✔✔small metal or plastic "t shaped" device that is placed in
the uterus to prevent implantation of a fertilized ovum. (ex: Mirena, Paragard)
La Leche League - answer✔✔organization that provides information on and assistance with
breastfeeding.
