,Chapter5401:54Overview54of54Perinatal54and54Pediatric54Nursing54in54Canada
Keenan-
Lindsay:54Leifer’s54Introduction54to54Maternity54and54Pediatric54Nursing54in54Canada,
541st54Edition
MULTIPLE54CHOICE
1. A54patient54chooses54to54have54a54registered54midwife54(RM)54provide54care54during54her5
4pregnancy54and54for54her54labour.54What54does54the54RM’s54scope54of54practice54include
?
a. Independent54comprehensive54practice
b. Prenatal54care54only
c. Attendance54at54only54low-risk54births
d. Only54present54for54home54births
ANS:5 4 A
The54RM54provides54comprehensive54independent54prenatal,54labour,54and54postpartum54
care54for54up54to54654weeks,54for54women54who54are54low54risk.54Births54may54occur54in
54hospital54or54at54home.54RMs54are54regulated54health54professions54who54have54a544-
year54university54degree.
DIF: Cognitive54Level:54Comprehension REF: 7 OBJ:
354TOP: Collaborative54Care
KEY:54Nursing54Process54Step:54N/A
2. Which54organization54is54responsible54for54the54Baby54Friendly54Initiative54(BFI)54in54Canada
?
a. World54Health54Organization54(WHO)
b. Breastfeeding54Committee54for54Canada54(BCC)
c. UNICEF
d. Public54Health54Agency54of54N
CUanRaS
daI(N
PGHT
ABC.
)54 COM
ANS:5 4 B
The54BCC54is54responsible54for54BFI54designation54in54Canada.54The54BCC54has54develo
ped54the54BFI541054Steps54and54WHO54Code54Outcome54Indicators54for54Hospitals54and5
4Community54Health54Services,54which54sets54the54international54standards54for54the54W
HO/UNICEF54global54criteria54within54the54Canadian54context.
DIF: Cognitive54Level:54Knowledge REF: 7 OBJ:
354|54954TOP: The54Past
KEY:54Nursing54Process54Step:54N/A
3. A54pregnant54woman54who54has54recently54immigrated54Canada54comments54to54a54nurse
,54“I54am54afraid54of54childbirth.54It54is54so54dangerous.54I54am54afraid54I54will54die.”54W
hat54is54the54best54nursing54response54reflecting54cultural54safety?
a. “Maternal54mortality54in54Canada54is54extremely54low.”
b. “Anesthesia54is54available54to54relieve54pain54during54labour54and54childbirth.”
c. “Tell54me54why54you54are54afraid54of54childbirth.”
d. “Your54condition54will54be54monitored54during54labour54and54birth.”
ANS:5 4 C
Asking54the54patient54about54her54concerns54helps54promote54understanding54and54individ
ualizes54patient54care.
, DIF: Cognitive54Level:54Application REF: 11 OBJ: 7