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Leifer: Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 10th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE bv




1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse-
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midwife (CNM) provide care during herpregnancy. Wha
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a. Practice independent from medical supervision bv bv bv bv


b. Comprehensive prenatal care bv bv


c. Attendance at all deliveries bv bv bv


d. Cesarean sections bv




ANS: B b v


The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal
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care, attends uncomplicated deliveries, and ensures that a
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backup physician is available in case of unforeseen probl
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension bv bv


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TOP: b v Advance Practice Nursing Roles bv bv bv


KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation M bv bv bv bv bv


SC: 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 fev
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er and unwashed hands?
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a. Karl Credé bv


b. Ignaz Semmelweis bv


c. Louis Pasteur bv


d. Joseph Lister bv




ANS: B b v


Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted b
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y the unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 bv bv b v bv


OBJ: 1 TOP: The Past bv bv b v bv


KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A bv bv bv bv


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 nurs
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e, ―I am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die.‖ What is the best n
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ursing response reflecting cultural sensitivity?
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a. ―Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low.‖ bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv


b. ―Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth.‖ bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv


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 bv


Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patient
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care.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application bv bv REF: bvbv pp. 6-8 bv OBJ: 8 bv


TOP: Cross-Cultural Careb v bv


KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementatio bv bv bv bv


n MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Psychological Adaptation
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4. An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What informati
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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 bv


The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension bv bv


REF: p. 13 | Box 1.6 OBJ: 9 TOP: The Present-
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Child Care bv


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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b. The traditional family unit
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c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms bv bv bv bv bv bv


d. A quality family experience for each patient
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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: p. 6 bv bv b v bv


OBJ: 5 TOP: The Present-Maternity Care bv bv b v bv bv


KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion
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and Maintenance
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6. Who advocated the establishment of the Children‗s Bureau?
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Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Children‗s Bureau.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 bv bv b v bv


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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementationbv bv bv bv


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 Children‗s 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. Children‗s asylums were founded. bv bv bv




ANS: C bv


School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Children‗s Bureau on
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the effects of economic depression on children.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge bv bv REF: bvbv p. 4 bv OBJ: 2 | 3 bv bv bv