Test Bank For Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 10th Edition, By Gloria Leifer, All Chapters 1-34. Latest 2025

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1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse-
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midwife (CNM) provide care during herpregnancy. What
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does the CNM‗s scope of practice include?
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a. Practice independent from medical supervision nf nf nf nf


b. Comprehensive prenatal care nf nf


c. Attendance at all deliveries nf nf nf


d. Cesarean sections nf




ANS: B n f


The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal c
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are, attends uncomplicated deliveries, and ensures that a b
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ackup physician is available in case of unforeseen problem
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension nf nf


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TOP: Advance Practice Nursing Roles
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MS nf nf nf nf nf


C: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
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2. Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal fever
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a. Karl Credé nf


b. Ignaz Semmelweis nf


c. Louis Pasteur nf


d. Joseph Lister nf




ANS: B n f


Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by
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the unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 nf nf n f nf


OBJ: 1 TOP: The Past nf nf n f nf


KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A nf nf nf nf


MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
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3. A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States comments to the nurse,
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―I am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die.‖ What is the best nursin
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g response reflecting cultural sensitivity?
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a. ―Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low.‖ nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf


b. ―Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth.‖ nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf


c. ―Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth.‖ nf nf nf nf nf nf nf


d. ―Your condition will be monitored during labor and delivery.‖
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ANS: C nf


Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patient ca
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application nf nf REF: nfnf pp. 6-8 nf OBJ: 8 nf


TOP: Cross-Cultural Care n f nf


KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation nf nf nf nf


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4. An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What information
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does this provide?
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a. Maternal and infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf


b. Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year
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c. Deaths of infants up to 1 year of age per 1000 live births per year
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d. Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
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ANS: D nf


The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension nf nf


REF: p. 13 | Box 1.6 OBJ: 9 TOP: The Present-
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Child Care nf


KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
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5. What is the focus of current maternity practice?
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a. Hospital births for the majority of women nf nf nf nf nf nf


b. The traditional family unit nf nf nf


c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms nf nf nf nf nf nf


d. A quality family experience for each patient
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ANS: D nf


Current maternity practice focuses on a high-
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quality family experience for all families, traditional or otherwise.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 nf nf n f nf


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KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion a
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6. Who advocated the establishment of the Children‗s Bureau?
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a. Lillian Wald nf


b. Florence Nightingale nf


c. Florence Kelly nf


d. Clara Barton nf




ANS: A nf


Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Children‗s Bureau.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 nf nf n f nf


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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation nf nf nf nf


MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
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7. What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Children‗s Bureau?
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a. Children with heart problems are now cared for by pediatric cardiologists.
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b. The Child Abuse and Prevention Act was passed.
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c. Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
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d. Children‗s asylums were founded. nf nf nf




ANS: C nf


School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Children‗s Bureau on t
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he effects of economic depression on children.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge nf nf REF: nfnf p. 4 nf OBJ: 2 | 3 nf nf nf