Maternity and Pediatric Nursing.
Chapter 1 Exam Questions With
Actual Answers
obstetrics (OB) - CORRECT ANSWER-Is the branch of medicine that pertains to the
care of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period
Pediatrics - CORRECT ANSWER-is defined as the branch of medicine that deals with
the child's development and care and the diseases of childhood and their treatments
morbidity - CORRECT ANSWER-term pertaining to incidence of illness and disease
mortality - CORRECT ANSWER-term pertaining to incidence of death
HIPPA - CORRECT ANSWER-enacted in 2003, set standards to protect patients' health
information
labor, delivery and recovery rooms (LDR) - CORRECT ANSWER-the patient is not
moved from one area to another, but receives care during labor and delivery and
remains in the same room to recover and care for her new infant.
Maternity nursing is - CORRECT ANSWER-the care given by the nurse to the expectant
family before, during and following the birth
Obstetrician - CORRECT ANSWER-a physician who specializes in providing medical
care to women during pregnancy, childbirth, and immediately thereafter
, free standing birthing centers - CORRECT ANSWER-outside the traditional hospital
setting, are popular with low risk maternity patients. Provide comprehensive care,
including antepartum, labor delivery, postpartum, mothers' classes, lactation classes
and follow-up family planning
cost containment - CORRECT ANSWER-is the efficient and effective use of resources.
It includes monitoring and regulating expenditures of funds and involves the institutions
budget
CNM (certified nurse midwife) - CORRECT ANSWER-RN with advanced training in
labor, birth, prenatal care, well woman care for women throughout the lifespan.
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER-is a body of socially inherited characteristics that one
generation hands down tot he next. Consists of values, beliefs and practices shared by
members of the group
cultural awareness - CORRECT ANSWER-a conscious awareness of the cultural
values, beliefs, and perceptions of one's self and others
cultural competence - CORRECT ANSWER-a quality attained by cultural awareness
and sensitivity that enables health care providers to adapt practices to meet the needs
of patients' from various cultures
cultural sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER-an understanding of and sensitivity to cultural
practices and values that differ from one's own
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) - CORRECT ANSWER-refer to a medicare system
that determines payment for a hospital stay based on the patient's diagnosis
genomics - CORRECT ANSWER-is the study of the functions of all of the genes in the
human body with a focus on their interactions with each other and the environment
Chapter 1 Exam Questions With
Actual Answers
obstetrics (OB) - CORRECT ANSWER-Is the branch of medicine that pertains to the
care of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period
Pediatrics - CORRECT ANSWER-is defined as the branch of medicine that deals with
the child's development and care and the diseases of childhood and their treatments
morbidity - CORRECT ANSWER-term pertaining to incidence of illness and disease
mortality - CORRECT ANSWER-term pertaining to incidence of death
HIPPA - CORRECT ANSWER-enacted in 2003, set standards to protect patients' health
information
labor, delivery and recovery rooms (LDR) - CORRECT ANSWER-the patient is not
moved from one area to another, but receives care during labor and delivery and
remains in the same room to recover and care for her new infant.
Maternity nursing is - CORRECT ANSWER-the care given by the nurse to the expectant
family before, during and following the birth
Obstetrician - CORRECT ANSWER-a physician who specializes in providing medical
care to women during pregnancy, childbirth, and immediately thereafter
, free standing birthing centers - CORRECT ANSWER-outside the traditional hospital
setting, are popular with low risk maternity patients. Provide comprehensive care,
including antepartum, labor delivery, postpartum, mothers' classes, lactation classes
and follow-up family planning
cost containment - CORRECT ANSWER-is the efficient and effective use of resources.
It includes monitoring and regulating expenditures of funds and involves the institutions
budget
CNM (certified nurse midwife) - CORRECT ANSWER-RN with advanced training in
labor, birth, prenatal care, well woman care for women throughout the lifespan.
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER-is a body of socially inherited characteristics that one
generation hands down tot he next. Consists of values, beliefs and practices shared by
members of the group
cultural awareness - CORRECT ANSWER-a conscious awareness of the cultural
values, beliefs, and perceptions of one's self and others
cultural competence - CORRECT ANSWER-a quality attained by cultural awareness
and sensitivity that enables health care providers to adapt practices to meet the needs
of patients' from various cultures
cultural sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER-an understanding of and sensitivity to cultural
practices and values that differ from one's own
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) - CORRECT ANSWER-refer to a medicare system
that determines payment for a hospital stay based on the patient's diagnosis
genomics - CORRECT ANSWER-is the study of the functions of all of the genes in the
human body with a focus on their interactions with each other and the environment
