TEST BANK FOR MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS (LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027) GRADED A+
Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)
- ANSWER: The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care, attends
uncomplicated deliveries, and ensures that a backup physician is available in case of
unforeseen problems.
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 diagnoses
- ANSWER: The nurse uses assessment data to select appropriate nursing diagnoses.
LVN/LPN scope of practice
- ANSWER: The scope of practice of the LVN/LPN is published by the state's board of
nursing.
Karl Credé's recommendation
- ANSWER: In 1884 Karl Credé recommended the use of 2% silver nitrate in the eyes of
newborns to reduce the incidence of blindness.
White House Conference on Children and Youth
- ANSWER: The purpose of the White House Conference on Children and Youth is to set
criteria for normal growth patterns.
White House Conferences on Children and Youth
- ANSWER: Held every 10 years to promote comprehensive child welfare.
Postpartum hospital stay for vaginal delivery
- ANSWER: Postpartum patients who deliver vaginally stay in the hospital for an
average of 48 hours.
Critical pathway
- ANSWER: Outlines expected progress with stated timelines; any deviation from those
timelines is called a variance.
Gene therapy
- ANSWER: Can replace missing or defective genes.
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
- ANSWER: Determine the amount of payment and length of hospital stay based on the
diagnosis.
Electronic charting
- ANSWER: Ensures comprehensive documentation by requiring specific input in
designated categories before the user can progress.
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS (LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027) GRADED A+
Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)
- ANSWER: The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care, attends
uncomplicated deliveries, and ensures that a backup physician is available in case of
unforeseen problems.
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 diagnoses
- ANSWER: The nurse uses assessment data to select appropriate nursing diagnoses.
LVN/LPN scope of practice
- ANSWER: The scope of practice of the LVN/LPN is published by the state's board of
nursing.
Karl Credé's recommendation
- ANSWER: In 1884 Karl Credé recommended the use of 2% silver nitrate in the eyes of
newborns to reduce the incidence of blindness.
White House Conference on Children and Youth
- ANSWER: The purpose of the White House Conference on Children and Youth is to set
criteria for normal growth patterns.
White House Conferences on Children and Youth
- ANSWER: Held every 10 years to promote comprehensive child welfare.
Postpartum hospital stay for vaginal delivery
- ANSWER: Postpartum patients who deliver vaginally stay in the hospital for an
average of 48 hours.
Critical pathway
- ANSWER: Outlines expected progress with stated timelines; any deviation from those
timelines is called a variance.
Gene therapy
- ANSWER: Can replace missing or defective genes.
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
- ANSWER: Determine the amount of payment and length of hospital stay based on the
diagnosis.
Electronic charting
- ANSWER: Ensures comprehensive documentation by requiring specific input in
designated categories before the user can progress.
