TEST BANK For Maternal Child Nursing Care 3rd Canadian Edition By Keenan Lindsay
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Chapter 01: Contemporary Perinatal and Pediatric Nursing in Canada
Keenan-Lindsay: Perry’s Maternal Child Nursing Care in
Canada, 3rd Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which is true regarding perinatal nurses?
a. They provide care for only childbearing persons and babies.
b. They require advanced practice education beyond an entry to practice degree.
c. They work with patients and families from preconception
throughout the child-bearing year.
d. They provide care for families with children up to
age 18 years. ANS: C
Perinatal nurses are those nurses who work collaboratively with patients and families
from the preconc child-bearing year. Pediatric nurses care for children from birth up to
age 18 years. Perinatal or pediatric for the family. Perinatal nurses often do have
advanced education, but this is not a requirement.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge OBJ: 1 KEY: Nursing Process: N/A
2. Which is true regarding pediatric nurses?
a. They provide care for children up to and including 13 years of age.
b. They require advanced practice education beyond an entry to practice degree.
c. They work with patients and families throughout the child-bearing year.
d. They provide care for children and families up to
age 18 years. ANS: D
Pediatric nurses care for children from birth up to age 18 years. Perinatal nurses are
those nurses who wor patients and families from the preconception period throughout
the child-bearing year. Perinatal and pe care for the family. Pediatric nurses often do
have advanced education, but this is not a requirement.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge OBJ: 1 KEY: Nursing Process: N/A
3. Which of the following would not be included in a discussion of the social determinants of
health (SDO
a. Racism
b. Daily exercise
c. Chronic illness
d. Presence of
playgrounds ANS: C
Chronic illness is not considered a SDOH. Racism, healthy behaviours (exercise) and
healthy outdoor spa impact a person’s health.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
OBJ: 3 KEY: Nursing Process:
Assessment
4. An Indigenous patient is pregnant with their first child. Which evidence-informed
intervention is most implement?
a. Perform a nutrition assessment.
b. Refer the patient to a social worker.
c. Advise the patient to see an obstetrician, not a midwife.
d. Explain to the patient the importance of keeping their prenatal care
appointments. ANS: D
Consistent prenatal care is associated with healthier infants. Nutritional status is an important
modifiable most important action a nurse should take in this situation. The patient may need
assistance from a social during the pregnancy, but a referral to a social worker is not the most
important aspect the nurse should patient has identifiable high-risk problems, their health care
may need to be provided by a physician. How
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assumed that all Indigenous patients have high-risk issues. In addition, advising the patient to see an
6. Which is an example of invisible poverty?
a. Insufficient clothing
b. Limited employment opportunities
c. Poor sanitation
d. Deteriorating housing
ANS: B
Invisible poverty refers to social and cultural deprivation, such as limited employment opportunities, in
opportunities, lack of or inferior medical services and health care facilities, and an absence of
public s to lack of money or material resources, which includes insufficient clothing, poor
sanitation, and deter
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge OBJ:
3 KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
7. What is the primary role of practicing nurses in the research process?
a. Designing research studies
b. Collecting data for other researchers
c. Identifying areas for further research
d. Seeking funding to support research studies
ANS: C
The primary role of the practicing nurse is to identify areas for further research in the health and health
and families. When problems are identified, research can be conducted properly. Research of health ca
evidence-informed practice guidelines. Designing research studies is only one factor of the research pr
factor of research. Financial support is necessary to conduct research, but it is not the primary role of
process.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension OBJ:
6 KEY: Nursing Process: Implementation
8. Which event shifted the focus of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) away from a populatio focus?
a. Shift to home births
b. Emergence of avian influenza
c. United Nations Sustainable Goals
d. Increase in the maternal mortality rate
ANS: B
The emergence of the avian influenza shifted the focus of the PHAC from population health and a heal
focus on planning for a pandemic. There has been no shift to home births from hospital births in Cana
Millennium Goals did not cause a focal shift for the PHAC. There has not been an increase in the mate
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension OBJ: 2 KEY: Nursing Process: N/A
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a. Preconception
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d. Adolescence
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DIF: Cognitive rLevel: rKnowledge OBJ:
rN/ArKEY: r Nursing rProcess: rAssessment