Test Bank
Old's Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Women's Health,
11e (Davidson/London/Ladewig)
Chapter 1 : Contemporary Maternal-Newborn Nursing
1) The nurse is speaking to students about changes in maternal-
newborn care. One change is that self-care has gained wide
acceptance with clients and the healthcare community due to
researchfindings that suggest that it has which effect?
A) Shortens newborn length of stay
B) Decreases use of home health agencies
C) Decreases healthcare costs
D) Decreases the number of emergency department visits
Answer: C .
Explanation: A) Length of stay is often determined by third-party payer (insurance company) policies
as well as the physiologic stability of the mother and newborn. Home healthcare agencies often are
involved in client care to decrease hospital stay time.
B) Home healthcare agencies often are involved in client care to decrease hospital stay time.
C) Research indicates that self-care significantly decreases healthcare costs.
D) Acute emergencies are addressed by emergency departments, and are not delayed by those
practicing self-care.
Page Ref: 3
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Client Need/Sub: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Self-Care
Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.2. Describe strategies to empower patients or families in all
aspects of the healthcare process. | AACN Essentials Competencies: IX.7. Provide appropriate patient
teaching that reflects developmental stage, age, culture, spirituality, patient preferences, and health
literacy considerations to foster patient engagement in their care. | NLN Competencies: Context and
Environment: Health care economic policy; reimbursement structures; accreditation standards; staffing
models and productivity; supply chain models | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process:
Planning.
Learning Outcome: 1 Discuss the impact of the self-care movement on contemporary childbirth.
MNL LO: Recognize contemporary issues related to care of the childbearing family.
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,2) Care delivered by nurse-midwives can be safe and effective and can represent a positive response to
the healthcare provider shortage. Nurse-midwives tend to use less technology, which often results in
which of the following?
A) There is less trauma to the mother.
B) More childbirth education classes are available.
C) They are instrumental in providing change in the birth environment at work.
D) They advocate for more home healthcare agencies.
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Nurse-midwife models of care can be one way to ensure that mothers receive
excellent prenatal and intrapartum care.
B) It is appropriate for nurse-midwives, in conjunction with doctors and hospitals, to provide childbirth
classes for expectant families.
C) By working with other staff members and doctors, the nurse-midwife is able to implement changes
as needed within the birthing unit.
D) Clients are increasingly going home sooner, so there needs to be more follow-up in the home.
Page Ref: 3
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Client Need/Sub: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
Standards: QSEN Competencies: III.A. 6. Describe how the strength and relevance of available
evidence influences the choice of interventions in provision of patient-centered care. | AACN
Essentials Competencies: IX. 5. Deliver compassionate, patient-centered, evidence-based care that
respects patient and family preferences. | NLN Competencies: Context and Environment: Read and
interpret data; apply health promotion/disease prevention strategies; apply health policy; conduct
population-based transcultural health assessments and interventions. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts:
Nursing Process: Planning.
Learning Outcome: 2 Compare the nursing roles available to the maternal-newborn nurse.
MNL LO: Recognize contemporary issues related to care of the childbearing family.
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,3) The nurse is telling a new client how advanced technology has permitted the physician to do which
of the following?
A) Treat the fetus and monitor fetal development.
B) Deliver at home with a nurse-midwife and doula.
C) Have the father act as the coach and cut the umbilical cord.
D) Breastfeed a new baby on the delivery table.
Answer: A
Explanation: A) The fetus is increasingly viewed as a patient separate from the mother, although
treatment of the fetus necessarily involves the mother.
B) A nurse-midwife and a doula are not examples of technological care.
C) Fathers being present during labor and coaching their partners represents nontechnological care
during childbirth.
D) Breastfeeding is not an example of technology impacting care.
Page Ref: 2—3
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Client Need/Sub: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.B.10. Engage patients or designated surrogates in active
partnerships that promote health, safety and well-being, and self-care management. | AACN Essentials
Competencies: IX.5. Deliver compassionate, patient-centered, evidence-based care that respects patient
and family preferences. | NLN Competencies: Teamwork: Scope of practice, roles, and responsibilities
of health care team members, including overlaps. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process:
Implementation.
Learning Outcome: 6 Evaluate the potential impact of some of the special situations in contemporary
maternity care.
MNL LO: Recognize contemporary issues related to care of the childbearing family.
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, 4) A nurse is examining different nursing roles. Which example best illustrates an advanced practice
nursing role?
A) A registered nurse who is the manager of a large obstetrical unit
B) A registered nurse who is the circulating nurse during surgical deliveries (cesarean sections)
C) A clinical nurse specialist working as a staff nurse on a mother-baby unit
D) A clinical nurse specialist with whom other nurses consult for her expertise in caring for high-risk
infants
Answer: D
Explanation: A) A registered nurse who is the manager of a large obstetrical unit is a professional
nurse who has graduated from an accredited program in nursing and completed the licensure
examination.
B) A registered nurse who is a circulating nurse at surgical deliveries (cesarean sections) is a
professional nurse who has graduated from an accredited program in nursing and completed the
licensure examination.
C) A clinical nurse specialist working as a staff nurse on a mother-baby unit might have the
qualifications for an advanced practice nursing staff member but is not working in that capacity.
D) A clinical nurse specialist with whom other nurses consult for expertise in caring for high-risk
infants is working in an advanced practice nursing role. This nurse has specialized knowledge and
competence in a specific clinical area, and is master's prepared.
Page Ref: 5
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Client Need/Sub: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
Standards: QSEN Competencies: II.A.2. Describe scopes of practice and roles of healthcare team
members. | AACN Essentials Competencies: VI. 6. Compare/contrast the roles and perspectives of the
nursing profession with other care professionals on the healthcare team (i.e. scope of discipline,
education, and licensure requirements). | NLN Competencies: Teamwork: Scope of practice, roles, and
responsibilities of health care team members, including overlaps. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts:
Nursing Process: Assessment.
Learning Outcome: 2 Compare the nursing roles available to the maternal-newborn nurse.
MNL LO: Recognize contemporary issues related to care of the childbearing family.
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Old's Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Women's Health,
11e (Davidson/London/Ladewig)
Chapter 1 : Contemporary Maternal-Newborn Nursing
1) The nurse is speaking to students about changes in maternal-
newborn care. One change is that self-care has gained wide
acceptance with clients and the healthcare community due to
researchfindings that suggest that it has which effect?
A) Shortens newborn length of stay
B) Decreases use of home health agencies
C) Decreases healthcare costs
D) Decreases the number of emergency department visits
Answer: C .
Explanation: A) Length of stay is often determined by third-party payer (insurance company) policies
as well as the physiologic stability of the mother and newborn. Home healthcare agencies often are
involved in client care to decrease hospital stay time.
B) Home healthcare agencies often are involved in client care to decrease hospital stay time.
C) Research indicates that self-care significantly decreases healthcare costs.
D) Acute emergencies are addressed by emergency departments, and are not delayed by those
practicing self-care.
Page Ref: 3
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Client Need/Sub: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Self-Care
Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.A.2. Describe strategies to empower patients or families in all
aspects of the healthcare process. | AACN Essentials Competencies: IX.7. Provide appropriate patient
teaching that reflects developmental stage, age, culture, spirituality, patient preferences, and health
literacy considerations to foster patient engagement in their care. | NLN Competencies: Context and
Environment: Health care economic policy; reimbursement structures; accreditation standards; staffing
models and productivity; supply chain models | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process:
Planning.
Learning Outcome: 1 Discuss the impact of the self-care movement on contemporary childbirth.
MNL LO: Recognize contemporary issues related to care of the childbearing family.
1
,2) Care delivered by nurse-midwives can be safe and effective and can represent a positive response to
the healthcare provider shortage. Nurse-midwives tend to use less technology, which often results in
which of the following?
A) There is less trauma to the mother.
B) More childbirth education classes are available.
C) They are instrumental in providing change in the birth environment at work.
D) They advocate for more home healthcare agencies.
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Nurse-midwife models of care can be one way to ensure that mothers receive
excellent prenatal and intrapartum care.
B) It is appropriate for nurse-midwives, in conjunction with doctors and hospitals, to provide childbirth
classes for expectant families.
C) By working with other staff members and doctors, the nurse-midwife is able to implement changes
as needed within the birthing unit.
D) Clients are increasingly going home sooner, so there needs to be more follow-up in the home.
Page Ref: 3
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Client Need/Sub: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
Standards: QSEN Competencies: III.A. 6. Describe how the strength and relevance of available
evidence influences the choice of interventions in provision of patient-centered care. | AACN
Essentials Competencies: IX. 5. Deliver compassionate, patient-centered, evidence-based care that
respects patient and family preferences. | NLN Competencies: Context and Environment: Read and
interpret data; apply health promotion/disease prevention strategies; apply health policy; conduct
population-based transcultural health assessments and interventions. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts:
Nursing Process: Planning.
Learning Outcome: 2 Compare the nursing roles available to the maternal-newborn nurse.
MNL LO: Recognize contemporary issues related to care of the childbearing family.
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,3) The nurse is telling a new client how advanced technology has permitted the physician to do which
of the following?
A) Treat the fetus and monitor fetal development.
B) Deliver at home with a nurse-midwife and doula.
C) Have the father act as the coach and cut the umbilical cord.
D) Breastfeed a new baby on the delivery table.
Answer: A
Explanation: A) The fetus is increasingly viewed as a patient separate from the mother, although
treatment of the fetus necessarily involves the mother.
B) A nurse-midwife and a doula are not examples of technological care.
C) Fathers being present during labor and coaching their partners represents nontechnological care
during childbirth.
D) Breastfeeding is not an example of technology impacting care.
Page Ref: 2—3
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Client Need/Sub: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
Standards: QSEN Competencies: I.B.10. Engage patients or designated surrogates in active
partnerships that promote health, safety and well-being, and self-care management. | AACN Essentials
Competencies: IX.5. Deliver compassionate, patient-centered, evidence-based care that respects patient
and family preferences. | NLN Competencies: Teamwork: Scope of practice, roles, and responsibilities
of health care team members, including overlaps. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process:
Implementation.
Learning Outcome: 6 Evaluate the potential impact of some of the special situations in contemporary
maternity care.
MNL LO: Recognize contemporary issues related to care of the childbearing family.
3
, 4) A nurse is examining different nursing roles. Which example best illustrates an advanced practice
nursing role?
A) A registered nurse who is the manager of a large obstetrical unit
B) A registered nurse who is the circulating nurse during surgical deliveries (cesarean sections)
C) A clinical nurse specialist working as a staff nurse on a mother-baby unit
D) A clinical nurse specialist with whom other nurses consult for her expertise in caring for high-risk
infants
Answer: D
Explanation: A) A registered nurse who is the manager of a large obstetrical unit is a professional
nurse who has graduated from an accredited program in nursing and completed the licensure
examination.
B) A registered nurse who is a circulating nurse at surgical deliveries (cesarean sections) is a
professional nurse who has graduated from an accredited program in nursing and completed the
licensure examination.
C) A clinical nurse specialist working as a staff nurse on a mother-baby unit might have the
qualifications for an advanced practice nursing staff member but is not working in that capacity.
D) A clinical nurse specialist with whom other nurses consult for expertise in caring for high-risk
infants is working in an advanced practice nursing role. This nurse has specialized knowledge and
competence in a specific clinical area, and is master's prepared.
Page Ref: 5
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Client Need/Sub: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
Standards: QSEN Competencies: II.A.2. Describe scopes of practice and roles of healthcare team
members. | AACN Essentials Competencies: VI. 6. Compare/contrast the roles and perspectives of the
nursing profession with other care professionals on the healthcare team (i.e. scope of discipline,
education, and licensure requirements). | NLN Competencies: Teamwork: Scope of practice, roles, and
responsibilities of health care team members, including overlaps. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts:
Nursing Process: Assessment.
Learning Outcome: 2 Compare the nursing roles available to the maternal-newborn nurse.
MNL LO: Recognize contemporary issues related to care of the childbearing family.
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