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ESSENTIALS OF MATERNITY, NEWBORN, AND
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TESTBANK/COMPLETE GUIDE
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,Chapter 01: Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Women’s
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Primarycare
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1. The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized
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nations for infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these
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rates, which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having thegreatest
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impact?
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A) Resolving all language and cultural differencesgj gj gj gj gj




B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
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C) Providing more extensive women's shelters gj gj gj gj




D) Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet gj g j gj gj gj g j g j




2. When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nursing attendant
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wouldinclude which ofthe following?
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A) Toddlerbirth is viewed as a procedural event gj g j g j g j g j gj




B) Families are unable to make informed choices
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C) Toddlerbirth results in changes in relationships g j g j g j g j g j




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 expectant women, the nursing
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attendant expects to review how maternity care has changed over the years. Which of the
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following would the nursing attendant include when discussing events of the 20th
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century?
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A) Epidemics of puerperal fever g j g j g j

,B) Performance of the first cesarean birth g j g j g j gj g j




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




D) Creation of free-standing birth centers
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4. After teaching a group of learners about gestation-related mortality, the instructor determines
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that additional teaching is needed when the learners identify which conditionasaleading
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cause?
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A) Hemorrhage


B) Embolism


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D) Infection


5. The nursing attendant is working with a group of community health members to develop aplan
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to address the special health needs of women. Which of the following conditions wouldthe
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groupaddressasthemajorproblem?
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A) Smoking


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C) Diabetes


D) Cancer


6. When assessing a family for possible barriers to primary care, the nursing attendant
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would consider whichfactortobe mostimportant?
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A) Language

, B) Primary care workers attitudes gj g j g j




C) Transportation


D) Finances


7. After teaching a group of nursing learners about the issue of informed consent.
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Whichof the following, if identified by the learner, would indicate an understanding
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of a violationofinformedconsent?
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A) Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent g j g j g j g j g j g j g j




B) Serving as a witness to the signature process
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C) Asking whether the hospital client understands what she is signing
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D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures
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8. The nursing attendant is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy with diabetic
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ketoacidosis. His parents are out of town on vacation, and the toddler is staying witha
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neighbor.Whichactionwould bethepriority?
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A) Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
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B) Providing emergency care without parental consent
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C) Contacting the toddlers aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
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D) Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation gj g j g j g j gj g j g j g j




9. After teaching nursing learners about the basic concepts of family-centered care, the
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instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the learners state which of the
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following?
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