Maternity and Women's Health Final
Exam Questions With 100% Accurate
Solutions Graded A+
Tobacco use during pregnancy is associated with adverse effects on the unborn infant
such as intrauterine growth restriction, preterm births, and respiratory problems. By
race, which has the highest percentages of smokers?
Select one:
a. American Indian and Alaskan Natives
b. Asian or Pacific Islanders
c. Non-Hispanic blacks
d. Non-Hispanic whites - ANSWER-A
See page 6
The correct answer is: American Indian and Alaskan Natives
The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that a goal of the Healthy People 2020
is to:
Select one:
a. Increase proportion of infants who are bottle-feed.
b. Increase number of unintended pregnancies.
c. Increase the number of babies who are born preterm.
d. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed. - ANSWER-D
,The correct answer is: Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed.
Match the definition to the correct term. (HINT: not all terms are used).
1: number of maternal deaths from births and complications of pregnancy, childbirth and
puerperium per 100.000 live births
2: number of deaths of infants younger than 1 year of age per 1000 births
3: number of live births in 1 year per 1000 population
Options:
Perinatal Mortality rate
Maternal Mortality Rate
Infant mortality Rate
Birth Rate
Neonatal Mortality Rate - ANSWER-1: Maternal Mortality Rate
2: Infant Mortality Rate
3: Birth Rate
Your answer is correct.
See Box 1-6, page 6
The correct answer is: number of maternal deaths from births and complications of
pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium per 100.000 live births - maternal mortality rate,
number of deaths of infants younger than 1 year of age per 1000 births - infant mortality
rate, number of live births in 1 year per 1000 population - birth rate
,The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that ____ is the leading cause of
neonatal death in the United States.
Select one:
a. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
b. Respiratory distress of newborns
c. Effects of maternal complications
d. Congenital malformations - ANSWER-D
See page 6
The correct answer is: Congenital malformations
The leading causes of neonatal deaths (in order) are: 1) congenital malformations; 2)
disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight; and 3) sudden infant death
syndrome.
An ethical dilemma unique to perinatal nursing is the:
Select one:
a. Embryo/fetal rights
b. Intensive use of technology to maintain life
c. Limited access to care
d. Ethnicity disparities in health care - ANSWER-A
The correct answer is: Embryo/fetal rights
, A married couple lives in a single-family house with their newborn son and the
husband's daughter from a previous marriage. Based on this information, what family
form best describes this family?
Select one:
a. Same-sex family
b. Extended family
c. Married-blended family
d. Nuclear family - ANSWER-C
Your answer is correct.
See pp 18-19
The correct answer is: Married-blended family
Which term is an accurate description of the process by which people retain some of
their own culture while adopting the practices of the dominant society?
Select one:
a. Acculturation
b. Cultural relativism
c. Ethnocentrism
d. Assimilation - ANSWER-A
Your answer is correct.
See pp 22-23
The correct answer is: Acculturation
Exam Questions With 100% Accurate
Solutions Graded A+
Tobacco use during pregnancy is associated with adverse effects on the unborn infant
such as intrauterine growth restriction, preterm births, and respiratory problems. By
race, which has the highest percentages of smokers?
Select one:
a. American Indian and Alaskan Natives
b. Asian or Pacific Islanders
c. Non-Hispanic blacks
d. Non-Hispanic whites - ANSWER-A
See page 6
The correct answer is: American Indian and Alaskan Natives
The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that a goal of the Healthy People 2020
is to:
Select one:
a. Increase proportion of infants who are bottle-feed.
b. Increase number of unintended pregnancies.
c. Increase the number of babies who are born preterm.
d. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed. - ANSWER-D
,The correct answer is: Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed.
Match the definition to the correct term. (HINT: not all terms are used).
1: number of maternal deaths from births and complications of pregnancy, childbirth and
puerperium per 100.000 live births
2: number of deaths of infants younger than 1 year of age per 1000 births
3: number of live births in 1 year per 1000 population
Options:
Perinatal Mortality rate
Maternal Mortality Rate
Infant mortality Rate
Birth Rate
Neonatal Mortality Rate - ANSWER-1: Maternal Mortality Rate
2: Infant Mortality Rate
3: Birth Rate
Your answer is correct.
See Box 1-6, page 6
The correct answer is: number of maternal deaths from births and complications of
pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium per 100.000 live births - maternal mortality rate,
number of deaths of infants younger than 1 year of age per 1000 births - infant mortality
rate, number of live births in 1 year per 1000 population - birth rate
,The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that ____ is the leading cause of
neonatal death in the United States.
Select one:
a. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
b. Respiratory distress of newborns
c. Effects of maternal complications
d. Congenital malformations - ANSWER-D
See page 6
The correct answer is: Congenital malformations
The leading causes of neonatal deaths (in order) are: 1) congenital malformations; 2)
disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight; and 3) sudden infant death
syndrome.
An ethical dilemma unique to perinatal nursing is the:
Select one:
a. Embryo/fetal rights
b. Intensive use of technology to maintain life
c. Limited access to care
d. Ethnicity disparities in health care - ANSWER-A
The correct answer is: Embryo/fetal rights
, A married couple lives in a single-family house with their newborn son and the
husband's daughter from a previous marriage. Based on this information, what family
form best describes this family?
Select one:
a. Same-sex family
b. Extended family
c. Married-blended family
d. Nuclear family - ANSWER-C
Your answer is correct.
See pp 18-19
The correct answer is: Married-blended family
Which term is an accurate description of the process by which people retain some of
their own culture while adopting the practices of the dominant society?
Select one:
a. Acculturation
b. Cultural relativism
c. Ethnocentrism
d. Assimilation - ANSWER-A
Your answer is correct.
See pp 22-23
The correct answer is: Acculturation
