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ursing Care 2nd Edition
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by Luanne Linnard-Palmer
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,Safe Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Care 2nd Edition
Linnard-Palmer TestBank
Chapter 1. Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
MULTIPLE76CHOICE
1. A76patient76chooses76to76have76the76certified76nurse76midwife76(CNM)76provide76care
76during76her76pregnancy.76What76does76the76CNMs76scope76of76practice76include?
a. Practice76 independent76 from76medical76supervision
b. Comprehensive76 prenatal76 care
c. Attendance76 at76all76 deliveries
d. Cesarean76section
s76ANS:76B
The76CNM76provides76comprehensive76prenatal76and76postnatal76care,76attends76uncomplicated7
6deliveries,76and76ensures76that76a76backup76physician76is76available76in76case76of76unforeseen76p
roblems.
DIF:76Cognitive76 Level:76 Comprehension76 REF:76Page76 676 OBJ:76 12
TOP:76Advance76 Practice76 Nursing76 Roles76 KEY:76 Nursing76 Process76 Step:76 Implementation
MSC:76NCLEX:76Health76Promotion76 and76 Maintenance:76 Prevention76 and76 Early76Detection76 of76Disea
se
2. Which76medical76pioneer76discovered76the76relationship76between76the76incidence76of76puerp
eral76fever76and76unwashed76hands?
a. Karl76Cred
b. Ignaz76 Semmelweis
c. Louis76Pasteur
d. Joseph76Liste
r76ANS:76B
Ignaz76Semmelweis76deduced76that76puerperal76fever76was76septic,76contagious,76and76transmitte
d76by76the76unwashed76hands76of76physicians76and76medical76students.
DIF:76Cognitive76Level:76Knowledge76REF:76Page76276OB
J:76176TOP:76The76Past76KEY:76Nursing76Process76Step:76
N/A
MSC:76NCLEX:76 Safe,76 Effective76 Care76 Environment:76 Safety76 and76 Infection76 Control
,3. A76pregnant76 woman76 who76 has76 recently76 immigrated76 to76 the76 United76 States76 comments76 to76 the76
nurse,76 I
, am76afraid76of76childbirth.76It76is76so76dangerous.76I76am76afraid76I76will76die.76What76is76the76b
est76nursing76response76reflecting76cultural76sensitivity?
a. Maternal76mortality76 in76the76 United76 States76 is76 extremely76 low.
b. Anesthesia76 is76 available76 to76relieve76 pain76 during76 labor76 and76 childbirth.
c. Tell76me76 why76 you76 are76 afraid76 of76childbirth.
d. Your76condition76will76be76monitored76during76labor76and76
delivery.76ANS:76C
Asking76the76patient76about76her76concerns76helps76promote76understanding76and76individualizes
76patient76care.
DIF:76Cognitive76 Level:76 Application76REF:76 Page76 7-876 OBJ:768
TOP:76Cross-
Cultural76Care76KEY:76Nursing76Process76Step:76Implementation76MS
C:76NCLEX:76Psychosocial76Integrity:76Psychological76Adaptation
4. An76urban76area76has76been76reported76to76have76a76high76perinatal76mortality76rate.76What76inf
ormation76does76this76provide?
a. Maternal76and76 infant76 deaths76 per76 100,00076 live76 births76 per76 year
b. Deaths76 of76 fetuses76 weighing76 more76than7650076 g76per76 10,00076 births76 per76 year
c. Deaths76 of76infants76 up76to76176 year76 of76age76per76100076 live76births76 per76 year
d. Fetal76and76neonatal76deaths76per76100076live76births76
per76year76ANS:76D
The76 perinatal76 mortality76 rate76 includes76 fetal76and76 neonatal76deaths76 per76 100076 live76births76 per76 yea
r.
DIF:76Cognitive76Level:76Comprehension76REF:76Page7612,76
Box761-676OBJ:76976TOP:76The76Present-Child76Care
KEY:76 Nursing76 Process76 Step:76 Implementation
MSC:76 NCLEX:76 Safe,76 Effective7 6 Care76 Environment:76 Coordinated76 Care
5. What76 is76 the76 focus76 of76current76 maternity76practice?
a. Hospital76births76 for76 the76majority76 of76women
b. The76 traditional76 family76unit
c. Separation76of76 labor76 rooms76 from76 delivery76rooms
d. A76quality76family76experience76for76each76
patient76ANS:76D
Current76maternity76practice76focuses76on76a76high-
quality76family76experience76for76all76families,76traditional76or76otherwise.