Midwifery chapter 1 | Graded Exam Questions: Fully
Verified & High-Scoring Answer Guide 2024/2025
1) the maternal-newborn nurse reviewing charts recognizes that negligence
(malpractice) occurs when which action occurs?
Note: credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are
selected.
Select all that apply.
1. There is no notification to the physician of change in condition.
2. There is a failure to give an ordered medication.
3. An infant is placed in the wrong crib.
4. There is compliance with medication administration principles.
5. There is compliance with the standards of care. - correct answer
answer: 1, 2, 3
Explanation: 1. The physician must be notified when there is a change in
client status. Failure to do so is negligence.
2. A failure to give a medication or giving the wrong medication is
negligence.
3. Placing an infant in the wrong crib is negligence.
2) client safety goals, which are evaluated and updated regularly, are
requirements for what?
1. Clinical practice guidelines
2. Scope of practice
3. Accreditation
4. Standards of care - correct answer answer: 3
Explanation: 3. The joint commission has identified client safety as an
important responsibility of healthcare providers.
,3) the recently graduated nurse recognizes that standards provide
information and guidelines for which of the following?
Note: credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are
selected.
Select all that apply.
1. Nurses in their practice
2. Development of policies and protocols
3. Developing basic nursing care
4. Writing a states nurse practice act
5. Who can and cannot consent to treatment - correct answer answer: 1, 2
Explanation: 1. Standards of care provide information and guidelines for
nurses in their practice.
2. Standards of care provide information and guidelines for development of
policies and protocols in healthcare settings.
4) a fetus has been diagnosed with myelomeningocele. Which of the
following surgeries would be performed to correct this condition?
1. Tubal ligation
2. Intrauterine fetal surgery
3. Cesarean section
4. Sterilization - correct answer answer: 2
Explanation: 2. Intrauterine fetal surgery, which is generally considered
experimental, is a therapy for anatomic lesions that can be corrected
surgically and are incompatible with life if not treated. Examples include
surgery for myelomeningocele and some congenital cardiac defects.
, 5) therapeutic insemination has legal concerns for the donor of the sperm.
To eliminate legal issues, the clinic nurse will have the donor do which of
the following?
Note: credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are
selected.
Select all that apply.
1. Sign a form waiving all parental rights.
2. Furnish accurate health information.
3. Agree to adopt the child.
4. Furnish a complete family tree.
5. Sign an agreement if married to the recipient. - correct answer answer:
1, 2, 5
Explanation: 1. When the recipient is single, the donor must waive all
parental rights.
2. The donor must provide accurate health information, especially in regard
to genetic traits or diseases.
5. Husbands often are requested to sign a form to agree to the
insemination and to assume parental responsibility for the child.
6) a nurse is providing guidance to a group of parents of children in the
infant-to-preschool age group. After reviewing statistics on the most
common cause of death in this age group, the nurse includes information
about prevention of which of the following?
1. Cancer by reducing the use of pesticides in the home
2. Accidental injury by reducing the risk of pool and traffic accidents
3. Heart disease by incorporating heart-healthy foods into the childs diet
4. Pneumonia by providing a diet high in vitamin c from fruits and
vegetables - correct answer answer: 2
Verified & High-Scoring Answer Guide 2024/2025
1) the maternal-newborn nurse reviewing charts recognizes that negligence
(malpractice) occurs when which action occurs?
Note: credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are
selected.
Select all that apply.
1. There is no notification to the physician of change in condition.
2. There is a failure to give an ordered medication.
3. An infant is placed in the wrong crib.
4. There is compliance with medication administration principles.
5. There is compliance with the standards of care. - correct answer
answer: 1, 2, 3
Explanation: 1. The physician must be notified when there is a change in
client status. Failure to do so is negligence.
2. A failure to give a medication or giving the wrong medication is
negligence.
3. Placing an infant in the wrong crib is negligence.
2) client safety goals, which are evaluated and updated regularly, are
requirements for what?
1. Clinical practice guidelines
2. Scope of practice
3. Accreditation
4. Standards of care - correct answer answer: 3
Explanation: 3. The joint commission has identified client safety as an
important responsibility of healthcare providers.
,3) the recently graduated nurse recognizes that standards provide
information and guidelines for which of the following?
Note: credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are
selected.
Select all that apply.
1. Nurses in their practice
2. Development of policies and protocols
3. Developing basic nursing care
4. Writing a states nurse practice act
5. Who can and cannot consent to treatment - correct answer answer: 1, 2
Explanation: 1. Standards of care provide information and guidelines for
nurses in their practice.
2. Standards of care provide information and guidelines for development of
policies and protocols in healthcare settings.
4) a fetus has been diagnosed with myelomeningocele. Which of the
following surgeries would be performed to correct this condition?
1. Tubal ligation
2. Intrauterine fetal surgery
3. Cesarean section
4. Sterilization - correct answer answer: 2
Explanation: 2. Intrauterine fetal surgery, which is generally considered
experimental, is a therapy for anatomic lesions that can be corrected
surgically and are incompatible with life if not treated. Examples include
surgery for myelomeningocele and some congenital cardiac defects.
, 5) therapeutic insemination has legal concerns for the donor of the sperm.
To eliminate legal issues, the clinic nurse will have the donor do which of
the following?
Note: credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are
selected.
Select all that apply.
1. Sign a form waiving all parental rights.
2. Furnish accurate health information.
3. Agree to adopt the child.
4. Furnish a complete family tree.
5. Sign an agreement if married to the recipient. - correct answer answer:
1, 2, 5
Explanation: 1. When the recipient is single, the donor must waive all
parental rights.
2. The donor must provide accurate health information, especially in regard
to genetic traits or diseases.
5. Husbands often are requested to sign a form to agree to the
insemination and to assume parental responsibility for the child.
6) a nurse is providing guidance to a group of parents of children in the
infant-to-preschool age group. After reviewing statistics on the most
common cause of death in this age group, the nurse includes information
about prevention of which of the following?
1. Cancer by reducing the use of pesticides in the home
2. Accidental injury by reducing the risk of pool and traffic accidents
3. Heart disease by incorporating heart-healthy foods into the childs diet
4. Pneumonia by providing a diet high in vitamin c from fruits and
vegetables - correct answer answer: 2
