JP
N
A
O
M
IS
TU
VI
A
, A
VI
TU
IS
and unwashed hands?
M
a. Karl Credé
b. Ignaz Semmelweis
c. Louis Pasteur
O
d. Joseph Lister
ANS: B
A
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and
transmitted by the unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.
N
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 2OBJ: 1 TOP: The Past KEY:
Nursing Process Step: N/A
JP
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
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.”
ANS: C
Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and
individualizes patient care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 7-8 OBJ: 8
TOP: Cross-Cultural Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC:
NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Psychological Adaptation
A
VI
4. An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate.
What information does this provide?
TU
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
IS
ANS: D
The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births
per year.
M
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12, Box 1-6 OBJ: 9 TOP:
The Present-Child Care
O
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
A
5. What is the focus of current maternity practice?
a. Hospital births for the majority of women
N
b. The traditional family unit
c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms
JP
d. A quality family experience for each patient
ANS: D
Current maternity practice focuses on a high-quality family experience for all
families, traditional or otherwise.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6OBJ: 7 TOP: The
Present-Maternity Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health
Promotion and Maintenance
6. Who advocated the establishment of the Children’s Bureau?
, a. Lillian Wald
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Florence Kelly
d. Clara Barton
ANS: A
Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Children’s
Bureau.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4OBJ: 1 | 2 TOP: The Past KEY:
A
Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
VI
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.
TU
b. The Child Abuse and Prevention Act was passed.
c. Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
d. Children’s asylums were founded.
ANS: C
IS
School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Children’s
Bureau on the effects of economic depression on children.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 2 | 3
M
O
A
N
TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
JP
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Coordinated Care
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
N
A
O
M
IS
TU
VI
A
, A
VI
TU
IS
and unwashed hands?
M
a. Karl Credé
b. Ignaz Semmelweis
c. Louis Pasteur
O
d. Joseph Lister
ANS: B
A
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and
transmitted by the unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.
N
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 2OBJ: 1 TOP: The Past KEY:
Nursing Process Step: N/A
JP
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
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.”
ANS: C
Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and
individualizes patient care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 7-8 OBJ: 8
TOP: Cross-Cultural Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC:
NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Psychological Adaptation
A
VI
4. An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate.
What information does this provide?
TU
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
IS
ANS: D
The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births
per year.
M
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12, Box 1-6 OBJ: 9 TOP:
The Present-Child Care
O
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
A
5. What is the focus of current maternity practice?
a. Hospital births for the majority of women
N
b. The traditional family unit
c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms
JP
d. A quality family experience for each patient
ANS: D
Current maternity practice focuses on a high-quality family experience for all
families, traditional or otherwise.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6OBJ: 7 TOP: The
Present-Maternity Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health
Promotion and Maintenance
6. Who advocated the establishment of the Children’s Bureau?
, a. Lillian Wald
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Florence Kelly
d. Clara Barton
ANS: A
Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Children’s
Bureau.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4OBJ: 1 | 2 TOP: The Past KEY:
A
Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
VI
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.
TU
b. The Child Abuse and Prevention Act was passed.
c. Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
d. Children’s asylums were founded.
ANS: C
IS
School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Children’s
Bureau on the effects of economic depression on children.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 2 | 3
M
O
A
N
TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
JP
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Coordinated Care
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
