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PERRY'S MATERNAL CHILD NURSING CARE IN CANADA
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Perry's Maternal Child Nursing Care in Canada Exam
250 Questions with Detailed Rationales
Based on the 3rd Canadian Edition
SECTION 1: CONTEMPORARY PERINATAL AND PEDIATRIC NURSING IN
CANADA (Questions 1-20)
Question 1
Which statement accurately describes the primary role of practicing nurses in the
research process within maternal-child nursing?
A) Designing research studies to investigate maternal-child health outcomes
B) Collecting data for other researchers conducting clinical trials
C) Identifying areas for further research in the health and health care of women, children, and
families
D) Seeking funding to support research studies in perinatal care
Answer: C
Rationale: The primary role of the practicing nurse is to identify areas for further research in
the health and health care of women, children, and families. When problems are identified,
research can be conducted properly, leading to evidence-informed practice guidelines .
Question 2
Perinatal nurses work collaboratively with patients and families during which time
period?
A) Only during the intrapartum period of childbirth
B) From the preconception period throughout the child-bearing year
C) From birth through the first year of life only
D) From pregnancy confirmation through the postpartum period only
Answer: B
Rationale: Perinatal nurses work collaboratively with patients and families from the
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preconception period throughout the child-bearing year. This comprehensive scope
distinguishes perinatal nursing from other specialties .
Question 3
Which event shifted the focus of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) away
from a population health and health promotion focus?
A) Shift to home births from hospital births
B) Emergence of avian influenza
C) United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
D) Increase in the maternal mortality rate
Answer: B
Rationale: The emergence of avian influenza shifted the focus of the PHAC from population
health and a health promotion focus to a focus on planning for a pandemic. There has been no
shift to home births from hospital births in Canada .
Question 4
The World Health Organization has identified which period as the most important for
overall development throughout a person's lifetime?
A) Preconception
B) Early childhood
C) Young adult
D) Adolescence
Answer: B
Rationale: The period from prenatal development to eight years of age is critical for
cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of the child. It is important to identify
where children are most at risk for adversity and to intervene accordingly .
Question 5
According to the Canadian Adverse Events Study, approximately what percentage of
hospitalized patients experience an adverse event?
A) 2%
B) 5%
C) 7%
D) 10%
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Answer: C
Rationale: According to the Canadian Adverse Events Study (Baker et al., 2004), the most
quoted study in Canada regarding medical errors, 7% of hospitalized patients had an adverse
event, and of these, 16% died as a result .
Question 6
Which organization offers specialty certification for perinatal, general pediatrics, and
pediatric intensive care nurses in Canada?
A) SOGC (Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada)
B) CNA (Canadian Nurses Association)
C) RNAO (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario)
D) CAPWHN (Canadian Association of Perinatal and Women's Health Nurses)
Answer: B
Rationale: The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) offers specialty certification in many
areas of nursing, including perinatal, general pediatrics, pediatric intensive care, and neonatal
intensive care .
Question 7
Which is a characteristic of integrative healing in maternal-child nursing care?
A) It replaces conventional Western modalities of treatment
B) It is used by only a small number of Canadian adults
C) It recognizes the value of patients' input into their health care
D) It focuses primarily on the disease an individual is experiencing
Answer: C
Rationale: Integrative healing encompasses complementary and alternative therapies and
healing modalities that offer human-centred care based on philosophies that recognize the
value of the patient's input and honour the individual's beliefs, values, and desires .
Question 8
Which statistic is accurate regarding Indigenous people in Canada?
A) There are approximately half a million Indigenous people in Canada
B) Indigenous people comprise approximately 2% of the total Canadian population
C) The Indigenous population is increasing at a slower rate than non-Indigenous populations
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D) Children 14 years and under comprise approximately one-third of the total Indigenous
population
Answer: D
Rationale: Indigenous children aged 14 and under made up one-third of the total Indigenous
population. There are approximately 1 million Indigenous people in Canada and they
comprise 4% of the total Canadian population .
Question 9
Which statement best describes invisible poverty?
A) Lack of money or material resources including insufficient clothing
B) Social and cultural deprivation including limited employment opportunities and lack of
medical services
C) Poor sanitation and deteriorating housing conditions
D) Temporary financial hardship due to job loss
Answer: B
Rationale: Invisible poverty refers to social and cultural deprivation, such as limited
employment opportunities, inferior educational opportunities, lack of or inferior medical
services and health care facilities, and an absence of public services. Visible poverty refers to
lack of money or material resources .
Question 10
What was highlighted in the Truth and Reconciliation Report (2015) regarding
Indigenous health care?
A) Increased transportation for Indigenous people to travel to tertiary care centres
B) Recognition of the value of Indigenous healing practices and their use in the healthcare
system
C) Treatment of health concerns of Indigenous people with Western ways of healing only
D) Education of health care providers about Indigenous healing practices to eliminate the role
of the Elder
Answer: B
Rationale: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2015) final report calls on health care
providers to recognize the value of Indigenous healing practices in the treatment of
Indigenous patients in collaboration with Indigenous healers and Elders where requested .
PERRY'S MATERNAL CHILD NURSING CARE IN CANADA
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Perry's Maternal Child Nursing Care in Canada Exam
250 Questions with Detailed Rationales
Based on the 3rd Canadian Edition
SECTION 1: CONTEMPORARY PERINATAL AND PEDIATRIC NURSING IN
CANADA (Questions 1-20)
Question 1
Which statement accurately describes the primary role of practicing nurses in the
research process within maternal-child nursing?
A) Designing research studies to investigate maternal-child health outcomes
B) Collecting data for other researchers conducting clinical trials
C) Identifying areas for further research in the health and health care of women, children, and
families
D) Seeking funding to support research studies in perinatal care
Answer: C
Rationale: The primary role of the practicing nurse is to identify areas for further research in
the health and health care of women, children, and families. When problems are identified,
research can be conducted properly, leading to evidence-informed practice guidelines .
Question 2
Perinatal nurses work collaboratively with patients and families during which time
period?
A) Only during the intrapartum period of childbirth
B) From the preconception period throughout the child-bearing year
C) From birth through the first year of life only
D) From pregnancy confirmation through the postpartum period only
Answer: B
Rationale: Perinatal nurses work collaboratively with patients and families from the
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preconception period throughout the child-bearing year. This comprehensive scope
distinguishes perinatal nursing from other specialties .
Question 3
Which event shifted the focus of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) away
from a population health and health promotion focus?
A) Shift to home births from hospital births
B) Emergence of avian influenza
C) United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
D) Increase in the maternal mortality rate
Answer: B
Rationale: The emergence of avian influenza shifted the focus of the PHAC from population
health and a health promotion focus to a focus on planning for a pandemic. There has been no
shift to home births from hospital births in Canada .
Question 4
The World Health Organization has identified which period as the most important for
overall development throughout a person's lifetime?
A) Preconception
B) Early childhood
C) Young adult
D) Adolescence
Answer: B
Rationale: The period from prenatal development to eight years of age is critical for
cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of the child. It is important to identify
where children are most at risk for adversity and to intervene accordingly .
Question 5
According to the Canadian Adverse Events Study, approximately what percentage of
hospitalized patients experience an adverse event?
A) 2%
B) 5%
C) 7%
D) 10%
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Answer: C
Rationale: According to the Canadian Adverse Events Study (Baker et al., 2004), the most
quoted study in Canada regarding medical errors, 7% of hospitalized patients had an adverse
event, and of these, 16% died as a result .
Question 6
Which organization offers specialty certification for perinatal, general pediatrics, and
pediatric intensive care nurses in Canada?
A) SOGC (Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada)
B) CNA (Canadian Nurses Association)
C) RNAO (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario)
D) CAPWHN (Canadian Association of Perinatal and Women's Health Nurses)
Answer: B
Rationale: The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) offers specialty certification in many
areas of nursing, including perinatal, general pediatrics, pediatric intensive care, and neonatal
intensive care .
Question 7
Which is a characteristic of integrative healing in maternal-child nursing care?
A) It replaces conventional Western modalities of treatment
B) It is used by only a small number of Canadian adults
C) It recognizes the value of patients' input into their health care
D) It focuses primarily on the disease an individual is experiencing
Answer: C
Rationale: Integrative healing encompasses complementary and alternative therapies and
healing modalities that offer human-centred care based on philosophies that recognize the
value of the patient's input and honour the individual's beliefs, values, and desires .
Question 8
Which statistic is accurate regarding Indigenous people in Canada?
A) There are approximately half a million Indigenous people in Canada
B) Indigenous people comprise approximately 2% of the total Canadian population
C) The Indigenous population is increasing at a slower rate than non-Indigenous populations
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D) Children 14 years and under comprise approximately one-third of the total Indigenous
population
Answer: D
Rationale: Indigenous children aged 14 and under made up one-third of the total Indigenous
population. There are approximately 1 million Indigenous people in Canada and they
comprise 4% of the total Canadian population .
Question 9
Which statement best describes invisible poverty?
A) Lack of money or material resources including insufficient clothing
B) Social and cultural deprivation including limited employment opportunities and lack of
medical services
C) Poor sanitation and deteriorating housing conditions
D) Temporary financial hardship due to job loss
Answer: B
Rationale: Invisible poverty refers to social and cultural deprivation, such as limited
employment opportunities, inferior educational opportunities, lack of or inferior medical
services and health care facilities, and an absence of public services. Visible poverty refers to
lack of money or material resources .
Question 10
What was highlighted in the Truth and Reconciliation Report (2015) regarding
Indigenous health care?
A) Increased transportation for Indigenous people to travel to tertiary care centres
B) Recognition of the value of Indigenous healing practices and their use in the healthcare
system
C) Treatment of health concerns of Indigenous people with Western ways of healing only
D) Education of health care providers about Indigenous healing practices to eliminate the role
of the Elder
Answer: B
Rationale: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2015) final report calls on health care
providers to recognize the value of Indigenous healing practices in the treatment of
Indigenous patients in collaboration with Indigenous healers and Elders where requested .
