OB: INTRODUCTION TO MATERNAL/NEWBORN NURSING TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

OB: INTRODUCTION TO
MATERNAL/NEWBORN
NURSING TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Maternity Nursing - correct answer: Refers to the care of women during pregnancy, birth and
postpartum, as well as the care of infants for 4 weeks following childbirth



Maternal Health Care Team !!! - correct answer: -Physician

------Obstetrician/ Pediatrician

-Certified Nurse Midwife

-Nurse Practitioner (Neonatal...)

-Nurse

-Lactation Consultant

-Childbirth Educator...



"Family Centered" Care - correct answer: -Family Centered Care

-----Maternity Nurses also care for the fathers, significant others, families....



-Emphasis is on the family and the family's choices about the birth experience



-Partners are encouraged to be active participants



-Siblings are encouraged to visit the new member of the family



Family will be making choices about: - correct answer: Place of birth

, ---Hospital, Birthing Center, Home...



The person delivering the baby

---Obstetrician, CNM, Lay midwife...



The birth experience

---Analgesia, anesthesia, position of birth...



Issues to Consider in Maternal Nursing - correct answer: -Access to Healthcare

-Healthcare Disparities

-Childbirth Practices

-Trends in Fertility and -Birthrate

-Trends in Low Birth Rate and Preterm Births

-Trends in Maternal and -Infant Mortality

-Legal Issues/Ethical Issues

-Vulnerable Populations



Access to Health Care - correct answer: -Lack of access can be due to:

-Lack of health insurance

----47 million (15.8%) of population lack health insurance

----Medicaid is the most prevalent form of insurance for pregnant women

-Lack of healthcare providers who will care for Medicaid patients

-Lack of transportation

-Cultural and family influences