INTRODUCTORY MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC
NURSING FOURTH EDITION HATFIELD SOLVED
QUESTIONS STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ Puerperal fever Answer: Puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and
transmitted by the unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.
◉ Cultural sensitivity in nursing Answer: Asking the patient about her
concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patient care.
◉ Perinatal mortality rate Answer: The perinatal mortality rate includes
fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year.
◉ Current maternity practice focus Answer: Current maternity practice
focuses on a high-quality family experience for all families, traditional
or otherwise.
◉ Children's Bureau establishment advocate Answer: Lillian Wald is
credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Children's
Bureau.
◉ Maternal mortality in the United States Answer: Maternal mortality in
the United States is extremely low.
,◉ Anesthesia availability during childbirth Answer: Anesthesia is
available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth.
◉ Monitoring during labor and delivery Answer: Your condition will be
monitored during labor and delivery.
◉ Fear of childbirth Answer: A pregnant woman expresses fear of
childbirth, stating it is dangerous and she is afraid she will die.
◉ High perinatal mortality area Answer: An urban area has been
reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate.
◉ Quality family experience in maternity care Answer: The focus of
current maternity practice is a quality family experience for each patient.
◉ Deaths of infants up to 1 year Answer: Deaths of infants up to 1 year
of age per 1000 live births per year.
◉ Fetal and neonatal deaths Answer: Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000
live births per year.
◉ Maternal and infant deaths Answer: Maternal and infant deaths per
100,000 live births per year.
,◉ Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g Answer: Deaths of
fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year.
◉ Research by the Children's Bureau in the 1930s Answer: The result of
research done in the 1930s by the Children's Bureau.
◉ Nursing Process Step: Implementation Answer: Implementation is a
step in the nursing process.
◉ Nursing Process Step: N/A Answer: N/A is a designation in the
nursing process.
◉ Cognitive Level: Comprehension Answer: Cognitive Level:
Comprehension indicates understanding.
◉ Cognitive Level: Knowledge Answer: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
indicates recall of facts.
◉ Cognitive Level: Application Answer: Cognitive Level: Application
indicates the ability to use knowledge in practical situations.
◉ NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance Answer: Health
Promotion and Maintenance is a category in NCLEX.
, ◉ NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment Answer: Safe, Effective
Care Environment is a category in NCLEX.
◉ NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity Answer: Psychosocial Integrity is a
category in NCLEX.
◉ Pediatric cardiologists Answer: Children with heart problems are now
cared for by pediatric cardiologists.
◉ Child Abuse and Prevention Act Answer: The Child Abuse and
Prevention Act was passed.
◉ Hot lunch programs Answer: School hot lunch programs were
developed as a result of research by the Children's Bureau on the effects
of economic depression on children.
◉ Children's asylums Answer: Children's asylums were founded.
◉ Head Start programs Answer: Head Start programs were established
to increase educational exposure of preschool children.
◉ Clinical pathways Answer: Clinical pathways, also known as critical
pathways or care maps, are collaborative guidelines that define patient
care across disciplines.
NURSING FOURTH EDITION HATFIELD SOLVED
QUESTIONS STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ Puerperal fever Answer: Puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and
transmitted by the unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.
◉ Cultural sensitivity in nursing Answer: Asking the patient about her
concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patient care.
◉ Perinatal mortality rate Answer: The perinatal mortality rate includes
fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year.
◉ Current maternity practice focus Answer: Current maternity practice
focuses on a high-quality family experience for all families, traditional
or otherwise.
◉ Children's Bureau establishment advocate Answer: Lillian Wald is
credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Children's
Bureau.
◉ Maternal mortality in the United States Answer: Maternal mortality in
the United States is extremely low.
,◉ Anesthesia availability during childbirth Answer: Anesthesia is
available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth.
◉ Monitoring during labor and delivery Answer: Your condition will be
monitored during labor and delivery.
◉ Fear of childbirth Answer: A pregnant woman expresses fear of
childbirth, stating it is dangerous and she is afraid she will die.
◉ High perinatal mortality area Answer: An urban area has been
reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate.
◉ Quality family experience in maternity care Answer: The focus of
current maternity practice is a quality family experience for each patient.
◉ Deaths of infants up to 1 year Answer: Deaths of infants up to 1 year
of age per 1000 live births per year.
◉ Fetal and neonatal deaths Answer: Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000
live births per year.
◉ Maternal and infant deaths Answer: Maternal and infant deaths per
100,000 live births per year.
,◉ Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g Answer: Deaths of
fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year.
◉ Research by the Children's Bureau in the 1930s Answer: The result of
research done in the 1930s by the Children's Bureau.
◉ Nursing Process Step: Implementation Answer: Implementation is a
step in the nursing process.
◉ Nursing Process Step: N/A Answer: N/A is a designation in the
nursing process.
◉ Cognitive Level: Comprehension Answer: Cognitive Level:
Comprehension indicates understanding.
◉ Cognitive Level: Knowledge Answer: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
indicates recall of facts.
◉ Cognitive Level: Application Answer: Cognitive Level: Application
indicates the ability to use knowledge in practical situations.
◉ NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance Answer: Health
Promotion and Maintenance is a category in NCLEX.
, ◉ NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment Answer: Safe, Effective
Care Environment is a category in NCLEX.
◉ NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity Answer: Psychosocial Integrity is a
category in NCLEX.
◉ Pediatric cardiologists Answer: Children with heart problems are now
cared for by pediatric cardiologists.
◉ Child Abuse and Prevention Act Answer: The Child Abuse and
Prevention Act was passed.
◉ Hot lunch programs Answer: School hot lunch programs were
developed as a result of research by the Children's Bureau on the effects
of economic depression on children.
◉ Children's asylums Answer: Children's asylums were founded.
◉ Head Start programs Answer: Head Start programs were established
to increase educational exposure of preschool children.
◉ Clinical pathways Answer: Clinical pathways, also known as critical
pathways or care maps, are collaborative guidelines that define patient
care across disciplines.
