Maternal Child Nursing Care
7th Edition
• Author(s)Shannon Perry
,Question 1
Question:
A maternity nurse is discussing 21st-century maternity nursing with a
group of nursing students. Which statement best reflects the
contemporary role of the maternity nurse?
A. The nurse primarily follows established routines for all maternity
patients.
B. The nurse focuses mainly on caring for mothers after complications
develop.
C. The nurse combines evidence-informed care, patient education,
advocacy, and individualized support across the maternity continuum.
D. The nurse's primary responsibility is to assist the healthcare provider
with procedures.
Correct Answer: C. The nurse combines evidence-informed care,
patient education, advocacy, and individualized support across the
maternity continuum.
Rationale:
21st-century maternity nursing extends beyond task-based care to
include health promotion, education, advocacy, individualized care, and
support for mothers and infants throughout the maternity experience.
The contemporary nurse functions as both a clinical caregiver and an
advocate who helps patients participate in informed decisions.
,Why the Other Options Are Incorrect:
A. Standardized routines may support consistency, but they do not
replace individualized nursing assessment and care planning.
B. Contemporary maternity nursing emphasizes prevention, health
promotion, and early recognition of problems rather than waiting until
complications occur.
C. This is correct because contemporary practice incorporates
comprehensive, individualized, evidence-informed nursing care.
D. Assisting with procedures is only one aspect of maternity nursing and
does not represent the full professional role.
Question 2
Question:
A nurse is explaining recent advances in maternity care to a newly
pregnant client. Which nursing approach best demonstrates the impact
of advances in maternal-infant care?
A. Providing the same plan of care to every pregnant client
B. Incorporating improved approaches to assessment, prevention,
treatment, and patient education
C. Limiting care to interventions ordered by the healthcare provider
D. Focusing only on fetal outcomes rather than maternal outcomes
Correct Answer: B. Incorporating improved approaches to assessment,
prevention, treatment, and patient education
Rationale:
Advances in maternity care affect multiple dimensions of practice,
including assessment, prevention, treatment, education, and support
, for both mothers and infants. Nurses must integrate these advances
into individualized care rather than treating progress in maternity care
as a single technological development.
Why the Other Options Are Incorrect:
A. Individual patient needs vary, so advances in care should support
individualized rather than identical care plans.
B. This is correct because advances in maternity care influence
assessment, prevention, treatment, education, and outcomes.
C. Nurses have independent responsibilities involving assessment,
education, advocacy, and nursing judgment in addition to carrying out
prescribed interventions.
D. Maternity nursing addresses the health and well-being of both the
mother and infant.
Question 3
Question:
During a prenatal visit, a nurse identifies that a client has difficulty
accessing maternity services because of social and economic barriers.
Which nursing action most directly supports efforts to reduce health
disparities?
A. Provide identical resources to every client regardless of need.
B. Document the barrier and continue with the routine assessment.
C. Identify the barrier, connect the client with appropriate resources,
and advocate for access to needed care.
D. Ask the client to resolve the problem independently before
continuing care.
7th Edition
• Author(s)Shannon Perry
,Question 1
Question:
A maternity nurse is discussing 21st-century maternity nursing with a
group of nursing students. Which statement best reflects the
contemporary role of the maternity nurse?
A. The nurse primarily follows established routines for all maternity
patients.
B. The nurse focuses mainly on caring for mothers after complications
develop.
C. The nurse combines evidence-informed care, patient education,
advocacy, and individualized support across the maternity continuum.
D. The nurse's primary responsibility is to assist the healthcare provider
with procedures.
Correct Answer: C. The nurse combines evidence-informed care,
patient education, advocacy, and individualized support across the
maternity continuum.
Rationale:
21st-century maternity nursing extends beyond task-based care to
include health promotion, education, advocacy, individualized care, and
support for mothers and infants throughout the maternity experience.
The contemporary nurse functions as both a clinical caregiver and an
advocate who helps patients participate in informed decisions.
,Why the Other Options Are Incorrect:
A. Standardized routines may support consistency, but they do not
replace individualized nursing assessment and care planning.
B. Contemporary maternity nursing emphasizes prevention, health
promotion, and early recognition of problems rather than waiting until
complications occur.
C. This is correct because contemporary practice incorporates
comprehensive, individualized, evidence-informed nursing care.
D. Assisting with procedures is only one aspect of maternity nursing and
does not represent the full professional role.
Question 2
Question:
A nurse is explaining recent advances in maternity care to a newly
pregnant client. Which nursing approach best demonstrates the impact
of advances in maternal-infant care?
A. Providing the same plan of care to every pregnant client
B. Incorporating improved approaches to assessment, prevention,
treatment, and patient education
C. Limiting care to interventions ordered by the healthcare provider
D. Focusing only on fetal outcomes rather than maternal outcomes
Correct Answer: B. Incorporating improved approaches to assessment,
prevention, treatment, and patient education
Rationale:
Advances in maternity care affect multiple dimensions of practice,
including assessment, prevention, treatment, education, and support
, for both mothers and infants. Nurses must integrate these advances
into individualized care rather than treating progress in maternity care
as a single technological development.
Why the Other Options Are Incorrect:
A. Individual patient needs vary, so advances in care should support
individualized rather than identical care plans.
B. This is correct because advances in maternity care influence
assessment, prevention, treatment, education, and outcomes.
C. Nurses have independent responsibilities involving assessment,
education, advocacy, and nursing judgment in addition to carrying out
prescribed interventions.
D. Maternity nursing addresses the health and well-being of both the
mother and infant.
Question 3
Question:
During a prenatal visit, a nurse identifies that a client has difficulty
accessing maternity services because of social and economic barriers.
Which nursing action most directly supports efforts to reduce health
disparities?
A. Provide identical resources to every client regardless of need.
B. Document the barrier and continue with the routine assessment.
C. Identify the barrier, connect the client with appropriate resources,
and advocate for access to needed care.
D. Ask the client to resolve the problem independently before
continuing care.
