INTRODUCTORY MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC
NURSING COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ 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?
NURSING COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ 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?
