MCN 273 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among
industrialized nations for infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in
decreasing these rates, which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having
the greatest impact?
A) Resolving all language and cultural differences
B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
C) Providing more extensive womens shelters
D) Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet - ANSWER-B) Assuring early and
adequate prenatal care
When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include which
of the following?
A) Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B) Families are unable to make informed choices
C) Childbirth results in changes in relationships
D) Families require little information to make appropriate decisions - ANSWER-C)
Childbirth results in changes in relationships
When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time pregnant women, the nurse
expects to review how maternity care has changed over the years. Which of the
following would the nurse include when discussing events of the 20th century?
A) Epidemics of puerperal fever
B) Performance of the first cesarean birth
C) Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
D) Creation of free-standing birth centers - ANSWER-D) Creation of free-standing birth
centers
After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related mortality, the instructor
determines that additional teaching is needed when the students identify which
condition as a leading cause?
A) Hemorrhage
B) Embolism
C) Obstructed labor
D) Infection - ANSWER-B) Embolism
, The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to
address the special health needs of women. Which of the following conditions would the
group address as the major problem?
A) Smoking
B) Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer - ANSWER-B) Heart disease
When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the nurse would consider
which factor to be most important?
A) Language
B) Health care workers attitudes
C) Transportation
D) Finances - ANSWER-D) Finances
After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of informed consent. Which
of the following, if identified by the student, would indicate an understanding of a
violation of informed consent?
A) Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
B) Serving as a witness to the signature process
C) Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures - ANSWER-A)
Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
After teaching a group of students about the concept of maternal mortality, the instructor
determines that additional teaching is needed when the students state which of the
following?
A) The rate includes accidental causes for deaths.
B) It addresses pregnancy-related causes.
C) The duration of the pregnancy is not a concern.
D) The time frame is typically for a specified year. - ANSWER-A) The rate includes
accidental causes for deaths.
A group of students are reviewing the historical aspects about childbirth. The students
demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify the use of twilight
sleep as a key event during which time frame?
A) 1700s
B) 1800s
C) 1900s
D) 2000s - ANSWER-C) 1900s
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among
industrialized nations for infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in
decreasing these rates, which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having
the greatest impact?
A) Resolving all language and cultural differences
B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
C) Providing more extensive womens shelters
D) Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet - ANSWER-B) Assuring early and
adequate prenatal care
When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include which
of the following?
A) Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B) Families are unable to make informed choices
C) Childbirth results in changes in relationships
D) Families require little information to make appropriate decisions - ANSWER-C)
Childbirth results in changes in relationships
When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time pregnant women, the nurse
expects to review how maternity care has changed over the years. Which of the
following would the nurse include when discussing events of the 20th century?
A) Epidemics of puerperal fever
B) Performance of the first cesarean birth
C) Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
D) Creation of free-standing birth centers - ANSWER-D) Creation of free-standing birth
centers
After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related mortality, the instructor
determines that additional teaching is needed when the students identify which
condition as a leading cause?
A) Hemorrhage
B) Embolism
C) Obstructed labor
D) Infection - ANSWER-B) Embolism
, The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to
address the special health needs of women. Which of the following conditions would the
group address as the major problem?
A) Smoking
B) Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer - ANSWER-B) Heart disease
When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the nurse would consider
which factor to be most important?
A) Language
B) Health care workers attitudes
C) Transportation
D) Finances - ANSWER-D) Finances
After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of informed consent. Which
of the following, if identified by the student, would indicate an understanding of a
violation of informed consent?
A) Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
B) Serving as a witness to the signature process
C) Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures - ANSWER-A)
Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
After teaching a group of students about the concept of maternal mortality, the instructor
determines that additional teaching is needed when the students state which of the
following?
A) The rate includes accidental causes for deaths.
B) It addresses pregnancy-related causes.
C) The duration of the pregnancy is not a concern.
D) The time frame is typically for a specified year. - ANSWER-A) The rate includes
accidental causes for deaths.
A group of students are reviewing the historical aspects about childbirth. The students
demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify the use of twilight
sleep as a key event during which time frame?
A) 1700s
B) 1800s
C) 1900s
D) 2000s - ANSWER-C) 1900s
