, Safe Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Care 2nd Edition
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Linnard-Palmer TestBank x
Chapter 1. Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
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MULTIPLE CHOICE x
1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife (CNM) provide care during her pre
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gnancy. What does the CNMs scope of practice include?
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a. Practice independent from medical supervisionx x x x
b. Comprehensive prenatal care x x
c. Attendance at all deliveries x x x
d. Cesarean sections x x
ANS: B x
The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care, attends uncomplicated deliveries, a
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nd ensures that a backup physician is available in case of unforeseen problems.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6 OBJ: 12
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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 an
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d unwashed hands?
x x
a. Karl Cred x
b. Ignaz Semmelweis x
c. Louis Pasteur x
d. Joseph Lister x x
ANS: B x
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by the unw
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ashed hands of physicians and medical students.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1 TOP:
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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
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,am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die. What is the best nursing response r
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eflecting cultural sensitivity? x x
a. Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low. x x x x x x x x
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. A
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NS: C x
Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patient care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 7-8 OBJ: 8
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TOP: Cross- x
Cultural Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLE
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X: 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
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provide?
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 A
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NS: D x
The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12, Box 1-
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6 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 x x x x x x
b. The traditional family unit
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c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms x x x x x x
d. A quality family experience for each patient
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ANS: D x
Current maternity practice focuses on a high-
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quality family experience for all families, traditional or otherwise.
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, DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6 OBJ: 7
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TOP: The Present-
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Maternity Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health
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Promotion and Maintenance x x
6. Who advocated the establishment of the Childrens Bureau?
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a. Lillian Wald x
b. Florence Nightingale x
c. Florence Kelly x
d. Clara Barton x x
ANS: A x
Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Childrens Bureau.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 1 | 2 TOP:
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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. x x x x
ANS: C x
School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Childrens Bureau on the eff
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ects of economic depression on children.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 2 | 3 T
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OP: 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 pre
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school children? x
a. WIC
b. Title XIX of Medicaid
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c. The Childrens Charter
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d. Head Start x x
ANS: D x
Head Start programs were established to increase educational exposure of preschool children.
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Linnard-Palmer TestBank x
Chapter 1. Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
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MULTIPLE CHOICE x
1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife (CNM) provide care during her pre
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gnancy. What does the CNMs scope of practice include?
x x x x x x x x
a. Practice independent from medical supervisionx x x x
b. Comprehensive prenatal care x x
c. Attendance at all deliveries x x x
d. Cesarean sections x x
ANS: B x
The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care, attends uncomplicated deliveries, a
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nd ensures that a backup physician is available in case of unforeseen problems.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6 OBJ: 12
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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 an
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d unwashed hands?
x x
a. Karl Cred x
b. Ignaz Semmelweis x
c. Louis Pasteur x
d. Joseph Lister x x
ANS: B x
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by the unw
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ashed hands of physicians and medical students.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1 TOP:
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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
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,am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die. What is the best nursing response r
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eflecting cultural sensitivity? x x
a. Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low. x x x x x x x x
b. Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth.
x x x x x x x x x
c. Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth.
x x x x x x x
d. Your condition will be monitored during labor and delivery. A
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NS: C x
Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patient care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 7-8 OBJ: 8
x x x x x x x x
TOP: Cross- x
Cultural Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLE
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X: 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
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
provide?
a. Maternal and infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year
x x x x x x x x x
b. Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year
x x x x x x x x x x x x
c. Deaths of infants up to 1 year of age per 1000 live births per year
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
d. Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year A
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NS: D x
The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12, Box 1-
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6 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?
x x x x x x x
a. Hospital births for the majority of women x x x x x x
b. The traditional family unit
x x x
c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms x x x x x x
d. A quality family experience for each patient
x x x x x x x
ANS: D x
Current maternity practice focuses on a high-
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quality family experience for all families, traditional or otherwise.
x x x x x x x x
, DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6 OBJ: 7
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TOP: The Present-
x x
Maternity Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health
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Promotion and Maintenance x x
6. Who advocated the establishment of the Childrens Bureau?
x x x x x x x
a. Lillian Wald x
b. Florence Nightingale x
c. Florence Kelly x
d. Clara Barton x x
ANS: A x
Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Childrens Bureau.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 1 | 2 TOP:
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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.
x x x x x x x
c. Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
x x x x x x x
d. Childrens asylums were founded. x x x x
ANS: C x
School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Childrens Bureau on the eff
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ects of economic depression on children.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 2 | 3 T
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OP: 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 pre
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school children? x
a. WIC
b. Title XIX of Medicaid
x x x
c. The Childrens Charter
x x
d. Head Start x x
ANS: D x
Head Start programs were established to increase educational exposure of preschool children.
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