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Davis.Advantage.for.Maternal-Child.Nursing.Care.3rd.Edition.Scannell

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Chapter.1.Core.Concepts.of.Maternal.and.Pediatric.Healthcare.Across.the.Continuum

MULTIPLE.CHOICE

A.patient.chooses.to.have.the.certified.nurse.midwife.(CNM).provide.care.during

.her.pregnancy..What.does.the.CNMs.scope.of.practice.include?

• Practice.independent.from.medical.supervision
• Comprehensive.prenatal.care

• Attendance.at.all.deliveries

• Cesarean.sections

ANS:B.-

.The.CNM.provides.comprehensive.prenatal.and.postnatal.care,.attends.uncomplicated.deliverie

s,.and.ensures.that.a.backup.physician.is.available.in.case.of.unforeseen

problems.

REF:.Page.6

Which.medical.pioneer.discovered.the.relationship.between.the.incidence.of.pu

erperal.fever.and.unwashed.hands?

• Karl.Cred

• Ignaz.Semmelweis

• Louis.Pasteur

• Joseph.List

ANS;B.-
.Ignaz.Semmelweis.deduced.that.puerperal.fever.was.septic,.contagious,.and.transmitted.by.the.unwashe

d.hands.of.physicians.and.medical.students.

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.n

ursing.response.reflecting.cultural.sensitivity?

• Maternal.mortality.in.the.United.States.is.extremely.low.
• Anesthesia.is.available.to.relieve.pain.during.labor.and.childbirth.

• Tell.me.why.you.are.afraid.of.childbirth.

• Your.condition.will.be.monitored.during.labor.and.delivery.

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ANS;C.-
.Asking.the.patient.about.her.concerns.helps.promote.understanding.and.individualizes.patient.c

are.

• An.urban.area.has.been.reported.to.have.a.high.perinatal.mortality.rate..What.i

nformation.does.this.provide?

• Maternal.and.infant.deaths.per.100,000.live.births.per.year
• Deaths.of.fetuses.weighing.more.than.500.g.per.10,000.births.per.year

• Deaths.of.infants.up.to.1.year.of.age.per.1000.live.births.per.year

• Fetal.and.neonatal.deaths.per.1000.live.births.per.year

ANS;D.-.The.perinatal.mortality.rate.includes.fetal.and.neonatal.deaths.per.1000.live.births.per.year.
• What.is.the.focus.of.current.maternity.practice?

• Hospital.births.for.the.majority.of.women

• The.traditional.family.unit

• Separation.of.labor.rooms.from.delivery.rooms

• A.quality.family.experience.for.each.patient

ANS;D.-.Current.maternity.practice.focuses.on.a.high-
quality.family.experience.for.all.families,.traditional.or.otherwise.

:.REF:.Page.6.7.:.The.Present-Maternity.Care.N/A.:.Health.Promotion.and.Maintenance

• Who.advocated.the.establishment.of.the.Childrens.Bureau?

• Lillian.Wald

• Florence.Nightingale

• Florence.Kelly

• Clara.Barton

ANS:A.-.Lillian.Wald.is.credited.with.suggesting.the.establishment.of.a.federal.Childrens.Bureau.

• What.was.the.result.of.research.done.in.the.1930s.by.the.Childrens.Bureau?

• Children.with.heart.problems.are.now.cared.for.by.pediatric.cardiologists.

• The.Child.Abuse.and.Prevention.Act.was.passed.

• Hot.lunch.programs.were.established.in.many.schools.

• Childrens.asylums.were.founded.

ANS;C.-.School.hot.lunch.programs.were.developed.as.a.result.of.research.by.the.Childrens.Bureau.on

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The.effects.of.economic.depression.on.children.

• What.government.program.was.implemented.to.increase.the.educational.

exposure.of.preschool.children?

• WIC

• Title.XIX.of.Medicaid

• The.Childrens.Charter

• Head.Start

ANS:D.-.Head.Start.programs.were.established.to.increase.educational.exposure.of.preschool.children.

• What.guidelines.define.multidisciplinary.patient.care.in.terms.of.expected.

outcome.and.timeframe.from.different.areas.of.care.provision?

• Clinical.pathways
• Nursing.outcome.criteria

• Standards.of.care

• Nursing.care.plan

ANS:A.-

.Clinical.pathways,.also.known.as.critical.pathways.or.care.maps,.are.collaborative.guidelin

es.that.define.patient.care.across.disciplines..Expected.progress.within.a.specified.timelin

e.is.identified.

• 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.t

o.develop.a.nursing.care.plan.for.this.child?

• Identify.measurable.outcomes.with.a.timeline.
• Choose.specific.nursing.interventions.for.the.child.

• Determine.appropriate.nursing.diagnoses.

• State.nursing.actions.related.to.the.childs.medical.diagnosis.

ANS;C.-.The.nurse.uses.assessment.data.to.select.appropriate.nursing.diagnoses.from.the.NANDA-
I.list..Outcomes.and.interventions.are.then.developed.to.address.the.relevant.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.t

o.the.student?