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, Chapter 1- Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Women’s
Health Care
1. When integrating the principles of family-
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centered care, the nurse would include which of the following?
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A) Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event nb nb nb nb nb nb
B) Families are unable to make informed choices nb nb nb nb nb nb
C) Childbirth results in changes in relationships nb nb nb nb nb
D) Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
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2. The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialize
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d nations for infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates,
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which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
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A) Resolving all language and cultural differences nb nb nb nb nb
B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care nb nb nb nb nb
C) Providing more extensive women’s shelters nb nb nb nb
D) Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet nb nb nb nb nb nb nb
3. When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-
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time pregnant women, the nurse expects to review how maternity care has changed over the year
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s. Which of the following would the nurse include when discussing events of the 20th century?
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A) Epidemics of puerperal fever nb nb nb
B) Performance of the first cesarean birth nb nb nb nb nb
C) Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size nb nb nb nb nb nb nb
D) Creation of free-standing birth centers nb nb nb nb
4. After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-
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related mortality, the instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students i
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dentify which condition as a leading cause?
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A) Hemorrhage
B) Embolism
C) Obstructed labor nb
D) Infection
5. The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to address
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the special health needs of women. Which of the following conditions would the group address
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as the major problem?
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A) Smoking
B) Heart disease nb
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer