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This maternal and pediatric nursing study guide for Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 10th Edition by Gloria Leifer supports nursing students preparing for maternal-child health exams and clinical practice. Content includes reproductive health, pregnancy physiology, prenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum care, newborn assessment, and complications of pregnancy. It also covers pediatric growth and development, immunization schedules, common childhood illnesses, and family centered nursing care. The guide emphasizes clinical judgment, patient safety, prioritization, and NCLEX style application questions for maternity and pediatric nursing practice.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse-
midwife (CNM) provide care during herpregnancy. Wh
at does the CNM‗s scope of practice include?
a. Practice independent from medical supervision
b. Comprehensive prenatal care
c. Attendance at all deliveries
d. Cesarean sections

ANS: B
The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal
care, attends uncomplicated deliveries, and ensures tha
t a backup physician is available in case of unforeseen pr
oblems.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REF: p.
6 OBJ: 5
TOP:
Advance Practice Nursing Role KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation M
s
SC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Dise
as e

2. Which medical pioneer discoveredAthe relationship between the incidence of puerperal fe
ver and unwashed hands?
a. Karl Credé
b. Ignaz Semmelweis
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Joseph Lister

ANS: B
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitte
d by the unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF:
p. 2 OBJ: 1 TOP: The Past
KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control

3. A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States comments to the nu
rse, ―I am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die.‖ What is the b
es t nursing response reflecting cultural sensitivity?
a. ―Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low.‖
b. ―Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor andAchildbirth.‖
c. ―Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth.‖
d. ―Your condition will be monitored during labor and delivery.‖

ANS: C
Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patie
nt care.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: pp. 6-8
OBJ: 8 TOP: Cross-Cultural Care
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementatio
n MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Psychological Adaptation

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4. An urban area has been reported to have aA high perinatal mortality rate. What informa
t ion does this provide?
a. Maternal and infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year
b. Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year
c. Deaths of infants up to 1 year of age per 1000 live births per year
d. Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
ANS: D
The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REF: p. 13 | Box 1.6 OBJ: 9 TOP: The Present-
Child Care
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care

5. What is the focus of current maternity practice?
a. Hospital births for the majority of women
b. The traditional family unit
c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms
d. A quality family experience for each patient

ANS: D
Current maternity practice focuses on aA high-
quality family experience for all families, traditional or otherwise.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF:
p. 6 OBJ: 5 TOP:
The Present-Maternity Care
KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotio
n andA Maintenance

6. Who advocated the establishment of the Children‗s Bureau?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Florence Kelly
d. Clara Barton

ANS: A
Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Children‗s Bureau.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF:
p. 4 OBJ: 1 | 2 TOP:
The Past
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development

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

ANS: C
School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Children‗s Burea
u on the effects of economic depression on children.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2 | 3

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