Testbank for
Maternity and
Pediatric
Nursing 3rd
Edition
questions and
answers
,Chapter 1- Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Women’s Health Care
Maternity and Pediatric Nursing - Third Edition
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
decreasingthese 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 nurse would include
which of thefollowing?
A) Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B) Families are unable to make informed choices
C) Childbirth 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 pregnant women, the nurse
expects toreview how maternity care has
changed over the years. Which of the
following would the nurse include when
discussing events of the 20th century?
A) Epidemics of puerperal fever
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 students
about pregnancy-related mortality, the
instructor determinesthat additional teaching is
needed when the students identify which
condition as a leading cause?
A) Hemorrhage
B) Embolism
C) Obstructed labor
D) Infection
5. The nurse is working with a group of
community health members to develop a plan
to addressthe 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 health care, the nurse
would consider whichfactor to be most
important?
A) Language
B) Health care workers’ attitudes
C) Transportation
D) Finances
7. After teaching a group of nursing
students about the issue of informed consent.
Which of thefollowing, if identified by the
student, would indicate an understanding of
a violation of informed consent?
A) Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
B) Serving as a witness to the signature process
C) Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures
8. The nurse is trying to get consent
to care for an 11-year-old boy with diabetic
ketoacidosis. His parents are out of town on
vacation, and the child is staying with a
neighbor. Which actionwould be the
priority?
A) Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
B) Providing emergency care without parental consent
C) Contacting the child’s aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D) Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
9. After teaching nursing students about
the basic concepts of family-centered care, the
instructordetermines that the teaching was
successful when the students state which of the
following?
A) ―Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will change.‖
B) ―Families are not capable of making health care decisions for themselves.‖
C) ―Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth.‖
D) ―Childbirth is a medical procedure.‖
10. A nursing instructor is preparing
a class discussion on the trends in health
care and healthcare delivery over the past
several centuries. When discussing the
changes during the past century, which of
the following would the instructor be least
likely to include?
A) Disease prevention
B) Health promotion
C) Wellness
D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality
Maternity and
Pediatric
Nursing 3rd
Edition
questions and
answers
,Chapter 1- Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Women’s Health Care
Maternity and Pediatric Nursing - Third Edition
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
decreasingthese 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 nurse would include
which of thefollowing?
A) Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B) Families are unable to make informed choices
C) Childbirth 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 pregnant women, the nurse
expects toreview how maternity care has
changed over the years. Which of the
following would the nurse include when
discussing events of the 20th century?
A) Epidemics of puerperal fever
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 students
about pregnancy-related mortality, the
instructor determinesthat additional teaching is
needed when the students identify which
condition as a leading cause?
A) Hemorrhage
B) Embolism
C) Obstructed labor
D) Infection
5. The nurse is working with a group of
community health members to develop a plan
to addressthe 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 health care, the nurse
would consider whichfactor to be most
important?
A) Language
B) Health care workers’ attitudes
C) Transportation
D) Finances
7. After teaching a group of nursing
students about the issue of informed consent.
Which of thefollowing, if identified by the
student, would indicate an understanding of
a violation of informed consent?
A) Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
B) Serving as a witness to the signature process
C) Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures
8. The nurse is trying to get consent
to care for an 11-year-old boy with diabetic
ketoacidosis. His parents are out of town on
vacation, and the child is staying with a
neighbor. Which actionwould be the
priority?
A) Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
B) Providing emergency care without parental consent
C) Contacting the child’s aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D) Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
9. After teaching nursing students about
the basic concepts of family-centered care, the
instructordetermines that the teaching was
successful when the students state which of the
following?
A) ―Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will change.‖
B) ―Families are not capable of making health care decisions for themselves.‖
C) ―Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth.‖
D) ―Childbirth is a medical procedure.‖
10. A nursing instructor is preparing
a class discussion on the trends in health
care and healthcare delivery over the past
several centuries. When discussing the
changes during the past century, which of
the following would the instructor be least
likely to include?
A) Disease prevention
B) Health promotion
C) Wellness
D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality
