INTRODUCTORY MATERNITY AND
PEDIATRIC NURSING 5TH EDITION
HATFIELD EXAM PREP TESTED QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED RESPONSES GRADED A+
⩥ Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the
incidence of puerperal fever and unwashed hands?
Answer: Ignaz Semmelweis
⩥ A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States
comments to the nurse, "I am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I
am afraid I will die." What is the best nursing response reflecting
cultural sensitivity?
Answer: "Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth."
⩥ An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality
rate. What information does this provide?
Answer: Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
⩥ What is the focus of current maternity practice?
Answer: A quality family experience for each patient
⩥ Who advocated the establishment of the Children's Bureau?
, Answer: Lillian Wald
⩥ What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Children's
Bureau?
Answer: Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
⩥ What government program was implemented to increase the
educational exposure of preschool children?
Answer: head start
⩥ What guidelines define multidisciplinary patient care in terms of
expected outcome and timeframe from different areas of care provision?
Answer: clinical pathways
⩥ A nursing student has reviewed a hospitalized pediatric patient chart,
interviewed her mother, and collected admission data. What is the next
step the student will take to develop a nursing care plan for this child?
Answer: Determine appropriate nursing diagnoses.
⩥ A nursing student on an obstetric rotation questions the floor nurse
about the definition of the LVN/LPN scope of practice. What resource
can the nurse suggest to the student?
Answer: state's board of nursing
PEDIATRIC NURSING 5TH EDITION
HATFIELD EXAM PREP TESTED QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED RESPONSES GRADED A+
⩥ Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the
incidence of puerperal fever and unwashed hands?
Answer: Ignaz Semmelweis
⩥ A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States
comments to the nurse, "I am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I
am afraid I will die." What is the best nursing response reflecting
cultural sensitivity?
Answer: "Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth."
⩥ An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality
rate. What information does this provide?
Answer: Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
⩥ What is the focus of current maternity practice?
Answer: A quality family experience for each patient
⩥ Who advocated the establishment of the Children's Bureau?
, Answer: Lillian Wald
⩥ What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Children's
Bureau?
Answer: Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
⩥ What government program was implemented to increase the
educational exposure of preschool children?
Answer: head start
⩥ What guidelines define multidisciplinary patient care in terms of
expected outcome and timeframe from different areas of care provision?
Answer: clinical pathways
⩥ A nursing student has reviewed a hospitalized pediatric patient chart,
interviewed her mother, and collected admission data. What is the next
step the student will take to develop a nursing care plan for this child?
Answer: Determine appropriate nursing diagnoses.
⩥ A nursing student on an obstetric rotation questions the floor nurse
about the definition of the LVN/LPN scope of practice. What resource
can the nurse suggest to the student?
Answer: state's board of nursing
