Chaptero01:o21stoCenturyoMaternityoNursing
1. Whenoprovidingocareoforoaopregnantowoman,otheonurseoshouldobeoawareothatooneoofotheomostofr
equentlyoreportedomaternalomedicaloriskofactorsois:
a. Diabetesomellitus. c.oChronicohypertension.
b. Mitralovalveoprolapseo(MVP). d.oAnemia.
ANS:oA
2. Tooensureooptimalooutcomesoforotheopatient,otheocontemporaryomaternityonurseomustoincorporat
eobothoteamworkoandocommunicationowithocliniciansointooherocareodelivery,oTheoSBARotechniqueoo
focommunicationoisoanoeasy-to-
rememberomechanismoforocommunication.oWhichoofotheofollowingocorrectlyodefinesothisoacronym
?
a. Situation,obaselineoassessment,oresponse
b. Situation,obackground,oassessment,orecommendation
c. Subjectiveobackground,oassessment,orecommendation
d. Situation,obackground,oanticipatedorecommendation
ANS:oB
3. Theoroleoofotheoprofessionalonurseocaringoforochildbearingofamiliesohasoevolvedotooemphasize:
a. Providingocareotoopatientsodirectlyoatotheobedside.
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b. Primarilyohospitalocareoofomaternityopatients.
c. Practiceousingoanoevidence-basedoapproach.
d. Planningopatientocareotoocoverolongerohospitalostays.
ANS:oC
4. Ao23-year-oldoAfrican-
Americanowomanoisopregnantowithoherofirstochild.oBasedoonotheostatisticsoforoinfantomortality,owhicho
planoisomostoimportantoforotheonurseotooimplement?
a. Performoaonutritionoassessment.
b. Referotheowomanotooaosocialoworker.
c. Adviseotheowomanotooseeoanoobstetrician,onotoaomidwife.
d. Explainotootheowomanotheoimportanceoofokeepingoheroprenatalocareoappointments.
ANS:oD
5. Duringoaoprenatalointakeointerview,otheonurseoisoinotheoprocessoofoobtainingoanoinitialoassessmen
toofoao21-year-
oldoHispanicopatientowitholimitedoEnglishoproficiency.oItoisoimportantoforotheonurseoto:
a. Useomaternityojargonoinoorderoforotheopatientotoobecomeofamiliarowithotheseoterms.
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b Speakoquicklyoandoefficientlyotooexpediteotheovisit.
.
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c.o Provideotheopatientowithohandouts.
d Assessowhetherotheopatientounderstandsotheodiscussion.
ANS:oD
6. Whenomanagingohealthocareoforopregnantowomenoatoaoprenataloclinic,otheonurseoshouldor
ecognizeothatotheomostosignificantobarrierotooaccessotoocareoisotheopregnantowoman‘s:
a. Age. c.oEducationalolevel.
b. Minorityostatus. d.oInabilityotoopay.
ANS:oD
7. Whatoisotheoprimaryoroleoofopracticingonursesoinotheoresearchoprocess?
a. Designingoresearchostudies
b. Collectingodataoforootheroresearchers
c. Identifyingoresearchableoproblems
d. Seekingofundingotoosupportoresearchostudies
ANS:oC
8. Whenotheonurseoisounsureoaboutohowotooperformoaopatientocareoprocedure,otheobestoactionowould