Essentials of Maternity Newborn and Women's Health Nursing
5th Edition Ricci Test Bank
Chapter 1 Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Women's Health Care
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3 The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality
. and 41st among industrialized nations for infant mortality rate.
2 When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates,
which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having
r1 the greatest impact?
A
a Resolving all language and cultural differences
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B Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
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)
C
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Providing more extensive womens shelters
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)
D Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet
)
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2 When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the
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. nurse would include which of the following?
A Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
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)
B Families are unable to make informed choices
N
)
C Childbirth results in changes in relationships
)
D Families require little information to make appropriate
) decisions
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3 When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time
. pregnant women, the nurse expects to review how maternity
care has changed over the years. Which of the following would
the nurse include when discussing events of the 20th century?
A Epidemics of puerperal fever
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B Performance of the first cesarean birth
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C Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
)
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D Creation of free-standing birth centers
)
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4 After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related
. mortality, the instructor determines that additional teaching is
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needed when the students identify which condition as a leading
cause?
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A Hemorrhage
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B Embolism u
)
C Obstructed labor N
)
D Infection
)
5 The nurse is working with a group of community health
. members to develop a plan to address the special health needs
of women. Which of the following conditions would the group
address as the major problem?
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A Smoking
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B Heart disease
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C Diabetes
) 2
D Cancer
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a When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the
. nurse would consider which factor to be most important?
A Language
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B
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Health care workers attitudes
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C Transportation
)
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D Finances
)
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7 After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of N
. informed consent. Which of the following, if identified by the
student, would indicate an understanding of a violation of
informed consent?
A Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
)
B Serving as a witness to the signature process
)
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C Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
)
D Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency
) 3 procedures
8 The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy
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2 with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are out of town on
vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which action
r1 would be the priority?
A
a Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the
) verbal consent
B Providing emergency care without parental consent
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)
C
o
Contacting the childs aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
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)
D Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
)
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9 After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of
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. family-centered care, the instructor determines that the teaching
u
was successful when the students state which of the following?
A
)
Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will
change.
N
B Families are not capable of making health care decisions for
) themselves.
C Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth.
)
D Childbirth is a medical procedure.
)
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