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Chapter 1 Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Care




1 The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among
. industrialized nations for infant 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
)

B Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
)

C Providing more extensive womens shelters
)

D Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet
)


2 When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include
. which of the following?

A Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
)

B Families are unable to make informed choices
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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
)

B Performance of the first cesarean birth
)

C Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
)

D Creation of free-standing birth centers
)


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
)

B Embolism
)

C Obstructed labor
)

D Infection
)


5 The nurse is working with a group of community health m mbers 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 disease
)

C Diabetes
)

D Cancer
)


6 When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the nurse would
. consider which factor to be most important?

A Language
)

B Health care workers attitudes
)

C Transportation
)

D Finances
)


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
)

B Serving as a witness to the signature process
)

C Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
)

D Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures
)




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