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,Chapter 1 Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Women's Health Care
1 The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality
. and 41st among industrialized nations for neonate mortality
rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these
rates, which factor would most likely need to be addressed as
having the greatest impact?
A Resolving all language and cultural differences
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B Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
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C 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
. registered 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
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C Childbirth results in changes in relationships
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D Families require little information to make appropriate
) decisions
3 When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time
. pregnant women, the registered nurse expects to review how
maternity care has changed over the years. Which of the
following would the registered 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
needed when the students identify which condition as a leading
cause?
A Hemorrhage
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B Embolism
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C Obstructed labor
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D Infection
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5 The registered 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?
, A Smoking
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B Heart illness
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C Diabetes
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D Cancer
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6 When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the
. registered nurse would consider which factor to be most important?
A Language
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B 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
. 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
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B Serving as a witness to the signature process
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