FOR MATERNAL NEWBORN NURSING
CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF NURSING CARE
4TH EDITION TEST BANK COMPLETE EXAM
PREP RESOURCE 2025 2026
,Table of contents
Unit I. Maternity Nursing Overview
1. Trends and Issues
2. Ethics and Standards of Practice Issues
Unit II. The Antepartal Period
3. Genetics, Conception, Fetal Development, and Reproductive
Technology
4. Physiological Aspects of Pregnancy
5. The Psycho-Social-Cultural Aspects of Pregnancy
6. Antepartal Tests
7. Complications of Pregnancy
Unit III. The Intrapartal Period
8. Labor and Birth
9. Fetal Heart Rate Assessment
10. Complications of Labor and Birth
11. Intrapartum and Postpartum Care of Cesarean Birth Families
Unit IV. The Postpartal Period
12. Postpartum Physiological Assessments and Nursing Care
,13. Transition to Parenthood
14. Postpartum Complications and Nursing Care
Unit V. The Neonatal Period
15. Nursing Care of the Neonate and Family
16. Newborn Nutrition
17. Complications of the Neonate and Nursing Care
Unit VI. Women’s Health
18. Well Women’s Health
19. Alterations in Women’s Health
CHAPTER 1: TRENDS AND ISSUES
1. Which of the following is a current trend in maternity nursing?
A. Decreased focus on prenatal care
B. Increased emphasis on family-centered care
C. Reduction in nursing staff
D. Increased length of hospital stays
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Family-centered care has become a major focus in
, maternity nursing, involving the family in the care process to
improve outcomes.
2. Which factor has most influenced the shift toward evidence-
based practice in maternity nursing?
A. Increased medical technology
B. A decrease in healthcare costs
C. A focus on improving patient outcomes
D. A reduction in nursing staff
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Evidence-based practice is focused on using the best
available research to improve patient outcomes in maternity
care.
3. The nursing profession has focused more on cultural
competence due to which factor?
A. The increasing diversity of the population
B. A decrease in medical technology
C. Shortage of nursing staff
D. A decline in patient outcomes