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ESSENTIALS OF MATERNITY, NEWBORN, AND
HEALTH NURSING 5TH EDITION
TESTBANK/COMPLETE GUIDE 2024-2025
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Chapter 01: Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and
Primary care
1. The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st
among industrialized nations for infant mortality rate. When developing
programs to assist in decreasing these rates, which factor would most likely
need to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
A) Resolving all language and cultural differences
B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
C) Providing more extensive women's shelters
D) Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet
2. When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nursing
attendant would include which of the following?
A) Toddlerbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B) Families are unable to make informed choices
C) Toddlerbirth results in changes in relationships
D) Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
3. When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time expectant women,
the nursing attendant expects to review how maternity care has changed over
the years. Which of the following would the nursing attendant include when
discussing events of the 20th century?
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A) Epidemics of puerperal fever
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B) Performance of the first cesarean birth
C) Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
D) Creation of free-standing birth centers
4. After teaching a group of learners about gestation-related mortality, the
instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the learners
identify which condition as a leading cause?
A) Hemorrhage
B) Embolism
C) Obstructed labor
D) Infection
5. The nursing attendant is working with a group of community health members
to develop a plan to address the special health needs of women. Which of the
following conditions would the group address as the major problem?
A) Smoking
B) Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
6. When assessing a family for possible barriers to primary care, the nursing
attendant would consider which factor to be most important?
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ESSENTIALS OF MATERNITY, NEWBORN, AND
HEALTH NURSING 5TH EDITION
TESTBANK/COMPLETE GUIDE 2024-2025
Emanuell - Stuvia | Page 1 of 389
, STUDY NOTES & REFERENCE GUIDE
Chapter 01: Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and
Primary care
1. The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st
among industrialized nations for infant mortality rate. When developing
programs to assist in decreasing these rates, which factor would most likely
need to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
A) Resolving all language and cultural differences
B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
C) Providing more extensive women's shelters
D) Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet
2. When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nursing
attendant would include which of the following?
A) Toddlerbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B) Families are unable to make informed choices
C) Toddlerbirth results in changes in relationships
D) Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
3. When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time expectant women,
the nursing attendant expects to review how maternity care has changed over
the years. Which of the following would the nursing attendant include when
discussing events of the 20th century?
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A) Epidemics of puerperal fever
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B) Performance of the first cesarean birth
C) Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
D) Creation of free-standing birth centers
4. After teaching a group of learners about gestation-related mortality, the
instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the learners
identify which condition as a leading cause?
A) Hemorrhage
B) Embolism
C) Obstructed labor
D) Infection
5. The nursing attendant is working with a group of community health members
to develop a plan to address the special health needs of women. Which of the
following conditions would the group address as the major problem?
A) Smoking
B) Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
6. When assessing a family for possible barriers to primary care, the nursing
attendant would consider which factor to be most important?
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