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,INTRODUCTION TO MATERNITY AND PEDIA pm pm pm pm 3


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NURSING pm 8TH EDITION LEIFER
01: The Past, Present, and Future pm pm pm
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MULTIPLE CHOICE pm




1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife (CNM) provide care during her pregnancy. What do
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es the CNMs scope of practice include?
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a. Practice independent from medical supervision
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b. Comprehensive prenatal care pm pm



c. Attendance at all deliveries pm pm pm



d. Cesarean sections pm




ANS: B pm



The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care, attends uncomplicated deliveries, and ensur
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es that a backup physician is available in case of unforeseen problems.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6
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TOP: Advance Practice Nursing Roles KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
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MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
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2. Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal fever and unwashe
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d hands?
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a. Karl Cred pm



b. Ignaz Semmelweis pm



c. Louis Pasteur p m



d. Joseph Lister pm




ANS: B pm



Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by the unwashed
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hands of physicians and medical students.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 2
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TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
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3. A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States comments to the nurse, I am afraid
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mof childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die. What is the best nursing response reflecting cu
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ltural sensitivity? pm



a. Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low.
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b. Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth.
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c. Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth.
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d. Your condition will be monitored during labor and delivery.
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ANS: C pm



Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patient care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 7
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TOP: Cross- pm



Cultural Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NC
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LEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Psychological Adaptation
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4. An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What information does this provide?
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a. Maternal and infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year
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b. Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year
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c. Deaths of infants up to 1 year of age per 1000 live births per year
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d. Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
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ANS: D pm



The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per y
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ear. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension RE F: Page 12
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OBJ: 9 TOP: The Present-Child Care
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
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5. What is the focus of current maternity practice?
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a. Hospital births for the majority of women
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b. The traditional family unit
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c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms
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d. A quality family experience for each patient
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ANS: D pm



Current maternity practice focuses on a high-quality family experience for all families, traditional or otherwise.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6
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TOP: The Present-
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Maternity Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLE X: He
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alth Promotion and Maintenance
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6. Who advocated the establishment of the Childrens Bureau?
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a. Lillian Wald pm



b. Florence Nightingale pm



c. Florence Kelly pm



d. Clara Barton pm




ANS: A pm



Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Childrens Bureau.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4
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TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
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MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
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7. What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Childrens Bureau?
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a. Children with heart problems are now cared for by pediatric cardiologists.
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b. The Child Abuse and Prevention Act was passed.
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c. Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
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d. Childrens asylums were founded. pm pm pm




ANS: C pm



School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Childrens Bureau on the effects
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of economic depression on children.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4
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TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Coordinated Care
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8. What government program was implemented to increase the educational exposure of preschool children?
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a. WIC
b. Title XIX of Medicaid
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c. The Childrens Charter
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d. Head Start pm




ANS: D pm



Head Start programs were established to increase educational exposure of preschool children.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 3
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TOP: Government Influences in Maternity and Pediatric Care KEY: Nursing Process Step:
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N/A MSC: NCLE X: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
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9. What guidelines define multidisciplinary patient care in terms of expected outcome and timeframe fro
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m different areas of care provision?
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b. Nursing outcome criteria pm pm



c. Standards of care pm pm



d. Nursing care plan pm pm




ANS: A pm



Clinical pathways, also known as critical pathways or care maps, are collaborative guidelines that define p
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atient care across disciplines. Expected progress within a specified timeline is identified.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 12
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TOP: Health Care Delivery Systems KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/
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A MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated C
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are

10. A nursing student has reviewed a hospitalized pediatric patient chart, interviewed her mother, and collect
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ed admission data. What is the next step the student will take to develop a nursing care plan for this chi
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ld?
a. Identify measurable outcomes with a timeline.
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b. Choose specific nursing interventions for the child.
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c. Determine appropriate nursing diagnoses. pm pm pm



d. State nursing actions related to the childs medical diagnosis.
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ANS: C pm



The nurse uses assessment data to select appropriate nursing diagnoses from the NANDA-
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I list. Outcomes and interventions are then developed to address the relevant nursing diagnoses.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 11
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TOP: Nursing Process KEY: Nursing Process Step: Nursing Diagnosi
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s MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated C
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are

11. A nursing student on an obstetric rotation questions the floor nurse about the definition of the LVN/L
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PN scope of practice. What resource can the nurseNsUuRg gSIe NstGtoT Bth. Ce OstM
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a. American Nurses Association pm pm



b. States board of nursing pm pm pm



c. Joint Commission pm



d. Association of Womens Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
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ANS: B pm



The scope of practice of the LVN/LPN is published by the states board of nursing.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page
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3 OBJ: 18 TOP: Critical Thinking
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
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12. What was recommended by Karl Cred in 1884?
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a. All women should be delivered in a hospital setting.
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b. Chemical means should be used to combat infection.
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c. Podalic version should be done on all fetuses.
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d. Silver nitrate should be placed in the eyes of newborns.
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ANS: D pm



In 1884 Karl Cred recommended the use of 2% silver nitrate in the eyes of newborns to reduce the inciden
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ce of blindness.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 2
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TOP: Use of Silver Nitrate KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
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13. What is the purpose of the White House Conference on Children and Youth?
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a. Set criteria for normal growth patterns.
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