Chapter 01: Maternity and
Women's Health Care Today
Foundations of Maternal-
Newborn & Women's Health
Nursing, 7th Edition Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
1.BABnurseBeducatorBisBteachingBaBgroupBofBnursingBstudentsBaboutBtheBhistoryBofBf
amily-
centeredBmaternityBcare.BWhichBstatementBshouldBtheBnurseBincludeBinBtheBteaching
Bsession?
a.
TheBSheppard-TownerBActBofB1921BpromotedBfamily-centeredBcare.
b.
ChangesBinBpharmacologicBmanagementBofBlaborBpromptedBfamily-centeredBcare.
c.
DemandsBbyBphysiciansBforBfamilyBinvolvementBinBchildbirthBincreasedBtheBpracticeBof
Bfamily-centeredBcare.
d.
ParentalBrequestsBthatBinfantsBbeBallowedBtoBremainBwithBthemBratherBthanBinBaBnu
rseryBinitiatedBtheBpracticeBofBfamily-centeredBcare.B-BAnswerBANS:BD
AsBresearchBbeganBtoBidentifyBtheBbenefitsBofBearly,BextendedBparent-
infantBcontact,BparentsBbeganBtoBinsistBthatBtheBinfantBremainBwithBthem.BThisBgradu
allyBdevelopedBintoBtheBpracticeBofBrooming-inBandBfinallyBtoBfamily-
centeredBmaternityBcare.BTheBSheppard-TownerBActBprovidedBfundsBforBstate-
managedBprogramsBforBmothersBandBchildrenBbutBdidBnotBpromoteBfamily-
centeredBcare.BTheBchangesBinBpharmacologicBmanagementBofBlaborBwereBnotBaBfact
orBinBfamily-centeredBmaternityBcare.BFamily-
centeredBcareBwasBaBrequestBbyBparents,BnotBphysicians.
DIF:BCognitiveBLevel:BApplicationBOBJ:BNursingBProcessBStep:BPlanning
MSC:BPatientBNeeds:BHealthBPromotionBandBMaintenance
,2.BExpectantBparentsBaskBaBprenatalBnurseBeducator,B"WhichBsettingBforBchildbirthBli
mitsBtheBamountBofBparent-
infantBinteraction?"BWhichBAnswerBshouldBtheBnurseBprovideBforBtheseBparentsBinBor
derBtoBassistBthemBinBchoosingBanBappropriateBbirthBsetting?
a.
BirthBcenter
b.
HomeBbirth
c.
TraditionalBhospitalBbirth
d.
Labor,Bbirth,BandBrecoveryBroomB-BAnswerBANS:BC
InBtheBtraditionalBhospitalBsetting,BtheBmotherBmayBseeBtheBinfantBforBonlyBshortBfe
edingBperiods,BandBtheBinfantBisBcaredBforBinBaBseparateBnursery.BBirthBcentersBareB
setBupBtoBallowBanBincreaseBinBparent-
infantBcontact.BHomeBbirthsBallowBtheBgreatestBamountBofBparent-
infantBcontact.BTheBlabor,Bbirth,Brecovery,BandBpostpartumBroomBsettingBallowsBforBin
creasedBparent-infantBcontact.
DIF:BCognitiveBLevel:BUnderstandingBOBJ:BNursingBProcessBStep:BPlanning
MSC:BPatientBNeeds:BHealthBPromotionBandBMaintenance
3.BWhichBstatementBbestBdescribesBtheBadvantageBofBaBlabor,Bbirth,Brecovery,BandBp
ostpartumB(LDRP)Broom?
a.
TheBfamilyBisBinBaBfamiliarBenvironment.
b.
TheyBareBlessBexpensiveBthanBtraditionalBhospitalBrooms.
c.
TheBinfantBisBremovedBtoBtheBnurseryBtoBallowBtheBmotherBtoBrest.
d.
, TheBwoman'sBsupportBsystemBisBencouragedBtoBstayBuntilBdischarge.B-
BAnswerBANS:BD
SleepingBequipmentBisBprovidedBinBaBprivateBroom.BABhospitalBsettingBisBneverBaBfa
miliarBenvironmentBtoBnewBparents.BAnBLDRPBroomBisBnotBlessBexpensiveBthanBaBtra
ditionalBhospitalBroom.BTheBbabyBremainsBwithBtheBmotherBatBallBtimesBandBisBnotB
removedBtoBtheBnurseryBforBroutineBcareBorBtesting.BTheBfatherBorBotherBdesignated
BmembersBofBtheBmother'sBsupportBsystemBareBencouragedBtoBstayBatBallBtimes.
DIF:BCognitiveBLevel:BUnderstandingBOBJ:BNursingBProcessBStep:BAssessment
MSC:BPatientBNeeds:BHealthBPromotionBandBMaintenance
4.BWhichBnursingBinterventionBisBanBindependentBfunctionBofBtheBprofessionalBnurse?
a.
AdministeringBoralBanalgesics
b.
RequestingBdiagnosticBstudies
c.
TeachingBtheBpatientBperinealBcare
d.
ProvidingBwoundBcareBtoBaBsurgicalBincisionB-BAnswerBANS:BC
NursesBareBnowBresponsibleBforBvariousBindependentBfunctions,BincludingBteaching,Bc
ounseling,BandBinterveningBinBnonmedicalBproblems.BInterventionsBinitiatedBbyBtheBph
ysicianBandBcarriedBoutBbyBtheBnurseBareBcalledBdependentBfunctions.BAdministrating
BoralBanalgesicsBisBaBdependentBfunction;BitBisBinitiatedBbyBaBphysicianBandBcarriedB
outBbyBaBnurse.BRequestingBdiagnosticBstudiesBisBaBdependentBfunction.BProvidingBw
oundBcareBisBaBdependentBfunction;Bhowever,BtheBphysicianBprescribesBtheBtypeBofB
woundBcareBthroughBdirectBordersBorBprotocol.
DIF:BCognitiveBLevel:BUnderstandingBOBJ:BNursingBProcessBStep:BAssessment
MSC:BPatientBNeeds:BSafeBandBEffectiveBCareBEnvironment
5.BWhichBresponseBbyBtheBnurseBisBtheBmostBtherapeuticBwhenBtheBpatientBstates,B"
I'mBsoBafraidBtoBhaveBaBcesareanBbirth"?
a.
Women's Health Care Today
Foundations of Maternal-
Newborn & Women's Health
Nursing, 7th Edition Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
1.BABnurseBeducatorBisBteachingBaBgroupBofBnursingBstudentsBaboutBtheBhistoryBofBf
amily-
centeredBmaternityBcare.BWhichBstatementBshouldBtheBnurseBincludeBinBtheBteaching
Bsession?
a.
TheBSheppard-TownerBActBofB1921BpromotedBfamily-centeredBcare.
b.
ChangesBinBpharmacologicBmanagementBofBlaborBpromptedBfamily-centeredBcare.
c.
DemandsBbyBphysiciansBforBfamilyBinvolvementBinBchildbirthBincreasedBtheBpracticeBof
Bfamily-centeredBcare.
d.
ParentalBrequestsBthatBinfantsBbeBallowedBtoBremainBwithBthemBratherBthanBinBaBnu
rseryBinitiatedBtheBpracticeBofBfamily-centeredBcare.B-BAnswerBANS:BD
AsBresearchBbeganBtoBidentifyBtheBbenefitsBofBearly,BextendedBparent-
infantBcontact,BparentsBbeganBtoBinsistBthatBtheBinfantBremainBwithBthem.BThisBgradu
allyBdevelopedBintoBtheBpracticeBofBrooming-inBandBfinallyBtoBfamily-
centeredBmaternityBcare.BTheBSheppard-TownerBActBprovidedBfundsBforBstate-
managedBprogramsBforBmothersBandBchildrenBbutBdidBnotBpromoteBfamily-
centeredBcare.BTheBchangesBinBpharmacologicBmanagementBofBlaborBwereBnotBaBfact
orBinBfamily-centeredBmaternityBcare.BFamily-
centeredBcareBwasBaBrequestBbyBparents,BnotBphysicians.
DIF:BCognitiveBLevel:BApplicationBOBJ:BNursingBProcessBStep:BPlanning
MSC:BPatientBNeeds:BHealthBPromotionBandBMaintenance
,2.BExpectantBparentsBaskBaBprenatalBnurseBeducator,B"WhichBsettingBforBchildbirthBli
mitsBtheBamountBofBparent-
infantBinteraction?"BWhichBAnswerBshouldBtheBnurseBprovideBforBtheseBparentsBinBor
derBtoBassistBthemBinBchoosingBanBappropriateBbirthBsetting?
a.
BirthBcenter
b.
HomeBbirth
c.
TraditionalBhospitalBbirth
d.
Labor,Bbirth,BandBrecoveryBroomB-BAnswerBANS:BC
InBtheBtraditionalBhospitalBsetting,BtheBmotherBmayBseeBtheBinfantBforBonlyBshortBfe
edingBperiods,BandBtheBinfantBisBcaredBforBinBaBseparateBnursery.BBirthBcentersBareB
setBupBtoBallowBanBincreaseBinBparent-
infantBcontact.BHomeBbirthsBallowBtheBgreatestBamountBofBparent-
infantBcontact.BTheBlabor,Bbirth,Brecovery,BandBpostpartumBroomBsettingBallowsBforBin
creasedBparent-infantBcontact.
DIF:BCognitiveBLevel:BUnderstandingBOBJ:BNursingBProcessBStep:BPlanning
MSC:BPatientBNeeds:BHealthBPromotionBandBMaintenance
3.BWhichBstatementBbestBdescribesBtheBadvantageBofBaBlabor,Bbirth,Brecovery,BandBp
ostpartumB(LDRP)Broom?
a.
TheBfamilyBisBinBaBfamiliarBenvironment.
b.
TheyBareBlessBexpensiveBthanBtraditionalBhospitalBrooms.
c.
TheBinfantBisBremovedBtoBtheBnurseryBtoBallowBtheBmotherBtoBrest.
d.
, TheBwoman'sBsupportBsystemBisBencouragedBtoBstayBuntilBdischarge.B-
BAnswerBANS:BD
SleepingBequipmentBisBprovidedBinBaBprivateBroom.BABhospitalBsettingBisBneverBaBfa
miliarBenvironmentBtoBnewBparents.BAnBLDRPBroomBisBnotBlessBexpensiveBthanBaBtra
ditionalBhospitalBroom.BTheBbabyBremainsBwithBtheBmotherBatBallBtimesBandBisBnotB
removedBtoBtheBnurseryBforBroutineBcareBorBtesting.BTheBfatherBorBotherBdesignated
BmembersBofBtheBmother'sBsupportBsystemBareBencouragedBtoBstayBatBallBtimes.
DIF:BCognitiveBLevel:BUnderstandingBOBJ:BNursingBProcessBStep:BAssessment
MSC:BPatientBNeeds:BHealthBPromotionBandBMaintenance
4.BWhichBnursingBinterventionBisBanBindependentBfunctionBofBtheBprofessionalBnurse?
a.
AdministeringBoralBanalgesics
b.
RequestingBdiagnosticBstudies
c.
TeachingBtheBpatientBperinealBcare
d.
ProvidingBwoundBcareBtoBaBsurgicalBincisionB-BAnswerBANS:BC
NursesBareBnowBresponsibleBforBvariousBindependentBfunctions,BincludingBteaching,Bc
ounseling,BandBinterveningBinBnonmedicalBproblems.BInterventionsBinitiatedBbyBtheBph
ysicianBandBcarriedBoutBbyBtheBnurseBareBcalledBdependentBfunctions.BAdministrating
BoralBanalgesicsBisBaBdependentBfunction;BitBisBinitiatedBbyBaBphysicianBandBcarriedB
outBbyBaBnurse.BRequestingBdiagnosticBstudiesBisBaBdependentBfunction.BProvidingBw
oundBcareBisBaBdependentBfunction;Bhowever,BtheBphysicianBprescribesBtheBtypeBofB
woundBcareBthroughBdirectBordersBorBprotocol.
DIF:BCognitiveBLevel:BUnderstandingBOBJ:BNursingBProcessBStep:BAssessment
MSC:BPatientBNeeds:BSafeBandBEffectiveBCareBEnvironment
5.BWhichBresponseBbyBtheBnurseBisBtheBmostBtherapeuticBwhenBtheBpatientBstates,B"
I'mBsoBafraidBtoBhaveBaBcesareanBbirth"?
a.