ESSENTIALS OF MATERNITY, NEWBORN, AND WOMEN’S HEALTH NURSING 5TH
EDITION RICCI’S TESTBANK/COMPLETE GUIDE
,Chapter 01: Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and
Womens Health 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 caregiver would
include which of the following?
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
caregiver expects to review how maternity care has changed over the years.
Which of the following would the caregiver 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 determines that 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 caregiver 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 health care, the caregiver
wouldconsider which factor 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 the following, 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 patient understands what she is signing
D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures
8. The caregiver 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 witha neighbor. Which action would 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 childs 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
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students state which
of the following?
EDITION RICCI’S TESTBANK/COMPLETE GUIDE
,Chapter 01: Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and
Womens Health 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 caregiver would
include which of the following?
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
caregiver expects to review how maternity care has changed over the years.
Which of the following would the caregiver 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 determines that 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 caregiver 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 health care, the caregiver
wouldconsider which factor 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 the following, 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 patient understands what she is signing
D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures
8. The caregiver 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 witha neighbor. Which action would 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 childs 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
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students state which
of the following?
