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Essentials of Maternity Newborn and Women's Health
Nursing 6th Edition Ricci Test Bank

Chapter 1 Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Women's Health Care


1 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?




Resolving all language and cultural differences
A
)

Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
B
)

Providing more extensive womens shelters
C
)

D Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet
)




2 When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include
. which of the following?

Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
A
)

Families are unable to make informed choices
B
)




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Childbirth results in changes in relationships
C
)

D Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
)




3 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?


Epidemics of puerperal fever
A
)

Performance of the first cesarean birth
B
)

Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
C
)

D Creation of free-standing birth centers
)



4 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?



Hemorrhage
A
)



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Embolism
B
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