Test Bank - Introductory Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 5th Edition by Hatfield, Chapter 1-42 | All Chapters Graded A+

Test Bank - Introductory Maternity and Pediatric
Nursing, 5th Edition by Hatfield, Chapter 1-42 | All
Chapters Graded A+

Chapter701:70The70Nurse's70Role70in70a70Changing70Maternal–
Child70Health70Care70Environment
1. The70opening70up70of70hospital70visiting70policies70for70children70and70families70likely
70resultedfrom70the70work70of70which70individual?

A. Joseph70Brennaman
B. John70Bowlby
C. Marshal70Klaus
D. John70Kennell70Answer:70B
Rationale:70In701951,70John70Bowlby70received70worldwide70attention70with70his
study70that70revealed70the70negative70results70of70the70separation70of70child70and70mother70be
cause70of70hospitalization.70His70work70led70toa70re-
evaluation70and70liberalization70of70hospital70visiting70policies70for70children.70Joseph70Brenna
man70suggested70that70a70lack70of70stimulation70for70infants70contributed70to70high70infant70m
ortality70rates70at70the70time.70In70the701970s70and701980s,70physicians70Marshall70Klaus70and
70John70Kennell70carried70out70importantstudies70on70the70effect70of70the70separation70of70ne

wborns70and70parents.
They70established70that70early70separation70may70have70long-
term70effects70on70family70relationships70and70that70offering70the70new70family70an70opport
unity70to70be70together70at70birth70and70for70a70significant70period70after70birth70may70prov
ide70benefitsthat70last70well70into70early70childhood.
Question70format:70Multiple70Choice
Chapter701:70The70Nurse's70Role70in70a70Changing70Maternal-
Child70Health70Care70Environment70Cognitive70Level:70Remember
Client70Needs:70Health70Promotion70and70Maintenance70Integrated70Process:70Nursing70Proces
s70Reference:70p.704


2. An70expectant70mother70states70that70she70read70that70more70black70mothers70die70in70ch
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,ildbirth70than70do70white70mothers.70When70responding70to70her70questions70about70the70reaso
ns70for70this,70the70nurse70accurately70states70that70which70is70the70major70reason70for70the70hi
gh70maternal70mortality70rate?




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,A. Having70formal70education.
B. Being70unmarried.
C. Income.
D. Lack70of70prenatal70care.


Answer:70D


Rationale:70Research70shows70that70maternal70mortality70rate70is70directly70related70to70lack70o
f70prenatal70care70secondary70to70lack70of70access70to70services70or70insurance.70Income70as70
well70as70educational70level70may70play70a70role70in70the70availability70of70health70care,70but7
0they70are70not70directly70responsible.70Being70unmarried70has70no70bearing70on70infant70mort

ality.
Question70format:70Multiple70Choice
Chapter701:70The70Nurse's70Role70in70a70Changing70Maternal-
Child70Health70Care70Environment70Cognitive70Level:70Understand


Client70Needs:70Health70Promotion70and70Maintenance70Integrated70Process:70Nursing70Proces
s70Reference:70p.709


3. Which70statement70correctly70defines70the70term70"infant70death70rate"?
A. number70of70deaths70in70utero70of70fetuses7050070g70or70more70per701,00070live70births
B. number70of70deaths70occurring70in70the70first702870days70of70life70per701,00070live70birt
hs
C. number70of70deaths70occurring70at70birth70or70in70the70first701270months70of70life70per70
1,00070live70births
D. death70of70a70live-born70child70before70his70or70her70first70birthday.


Answer:70D


Rationale:70The70term70infant70death70refers70to70the70death70of70a70live-
born70child70before70he70or70she70reaches70age70170year.70It70also70includes70neonatal70mortali
ty70rate.70Neonatal70mortality70rate70is70the70number70of7 0 infant70deaths70during70the70first702
870days70of70life70for70every701,00070live70births.70Infant70mortality70rate70is70the70number70of7
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