TEST BANK For Maternal Child Nursing Care 3rd Canadian Edition By
Keenan Lindsay
| Verified Chapter's 1 - 25 Updated 2023| Complete
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Chapter 01: Contemporary Perinatal and Pediatric Nursing in Canada
Keenan-Lindsay: Perry’s Maternal Child Nursing Care in Canada, 3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which is true regarding perinatal nurses?
a. They provide care for only childbearing persons and babies.
b. They require advanced practice education beyond an entry to practice degree.
c. They work with patients and families from preconception throughout
thechild-bearing year.
d. They provide care for families with children up to age 18
years.ANS: C
Perinatal nurses are those nurses who work collaboratively with patients and families from the
preconc child-bearing year. Pediatric nurses care for children from birth up to age 18 years. Perinatal
or pediatricfor the family. Perinatal nurses often do have advanced education, but this is not a
requirement.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge OBJ: 1 KEY: Nursing Process: N/A
2. Which is true regarding pediatric nurses?
a. They provide care for children up to and including 13 years of age.
b. They require advanced practice education beyond an entry to practice degree.
c. They work with patients and families throughout the child-bearing year.
d. They provide care for children and families up to age 18
years.ANS: D
Pediatric nurses care for children from birth up to age 18 years. Perinatal nurses are those nurses who
worpatients and families from the preconception period throughout the child-bearing year. Perinatal
and pe care for the family. Pediatric nurses often do have advanced education, but this is not a
requirement.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge OBJ: 1 KEY: Nursing Process: N/A
3. Which of the following would not be included in a discussion of the social determinants of health (SDO
a. Racism
b. Daily exercise
c. Chronic illness
d. Presence of
playgroundsANS: C
Chronic illness is not considered a SDOH. Racism, healthy behaviours (exercise) and healthy outdoor spa
impact a person’s health.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application OBJ: 3
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
4. An oIndigenous opatient ois opregnant owith otheir ofirst ochild. oWhich oevidence-informed
ointervention ois omostoimplement?
a. Perform oa onutrition oassessment.
b. Refer othe opatient oto oa osocial oworker.
c. Advise othe opatient oto osee oan oobstetrician, onot oa omidwife.
d. Explain oto othe opatient othe oimportance oof okeeping otheir oprenatal ocare
oappointments.oANS: oD
Consistent oprenatal ocare ois oassociated owith ohealthier oinfants. oNutritional ostatus ois oan oimportant
omodifiable omost oimportant oaction oa onurse oshould otake oin othis osituation. oThe opatient omay oneed
oassistance ofrom oa osocial oduring othe opregnancy, obut oa oreferral oto oa osocial oworker ois onot othe omost
oimportant oaspect othe onurse oshould opatient ohas oidentifiableohigh-risk oproblems, otheir ohealth ocare omay
oneed oto obe oprovided oby oa ophysician. oHow
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assumed othat oall oIndigenous opatients ohave ohigh-risk oissues. oIn oaddition, oadvising othe opatient oto osee oan
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6. Which ois oan oexample oof oinvisible opoverty?
a. Insufficient oclothing
b. Limited oemployment oopportunities
c. Poor osanitation
d. Deteriorating ohousing
ANS: o B
Invisible opoverty orefers oto osocial oand ocultural odeprivation, osuch oas olimited oemployment
oopportunities, oinoopportunities, olack oof oor oinferior omedical oservices oand ohealth ocare ofacilities,
oand oan oabsence oof opublic os oto olack oof omoney oor omaterial oresources, owhich oincludes
oinsufficient oclothing, opoor osanitation, oand odeter
DIF: Cognitive oLevel: oKnowledge OBJ:
o3oKEY: o Nursing oProcess: oAssessment
7. What ois othe oprimary orole oof opracticing onurses oin othe oresearch oprocess?
a. Designing oresearch ostudies
b. Collecting odata ofor oother oresearchers
c. Identifying oareas ofor ofurther oresearch
d. Seeking ofunding oto osupport oresearch ostudies
ANS: o C
The oprimary orole oof othe opracticing onurse ois oto oidentify oareas ofor ofurther oresearch oin othe
ohealth oand ohealthoand ofamilies. oWhen oproblems oare oidentified, oresearch ocan obe oconducted
oproperly. oResearch oof ohealth ocaoevidence-informed opractice oguidelines. oDesigning oresearch
ostudies ois oonly oone ofactor oof othe oresearch oprofactor oof oresearch. oFinancial osupport ois
onecessary oto oconduct oresearch, obut oit ois onot othe oprimary orole oof oprocess.
DIF: Cognitive oLevel: oComprehension OBJ:
o6oKEY: o Nursing oProcess: oImplementation
8. Which oevent oshifted othe ofocus oof othe oPublic oHealth oAgency oof oCanada o(PHAC) oaway ofrom oa opopulatio
ofocus?
a. Shift oto ohome obirths
b. Emergence oof oavian oinfluenza
c. United oNations oSustainable oGoals
d. Increase oin othe omaternal omortality orate
ANS: o B
The oemergence oof othe oavian oinfluenza oshifted othe ofocus oof othe oPHAC ofrom opopulation ohealth
oand oa ohealofocus oon oplanning ofor oa opandemic. oThere ohas obeen ono oshift oto ohome obirths ofrom
ohospital obirths oin oCana oMillennium oGoals odid onot ocause oa ofocal oshift ofor othe oPHAC. oThere
ohas onot obeen oan oincrease oin othe omate
DIF: Cognitive oLevel: oComprehension OBJ: o o o 2 KEY: oNursing oProcess: oN/A
9. The oWorld oHealth oOrganization ohas oidentified owhich operiod oas othe omost oimportant ofor ooverall odevelop
olifetime?
a. Preconception
b. Early ochildhood
c. Young oadult
d. Adolescence
ANS: o B
The operiod ofrom oprenatal odevelopment oto oeight oyears oof oage ois ocritical ofor ocognitive, osocial,
oemotional oaothe ochild. oIt ois oimportant oto oidentify owhere ochildren oare omost oat orisk ofor
oadversity oand oto ointervene oaccor