, Safe Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Care 2nd Edition
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Chapter 1. Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursi
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ng MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife (CNM) provide care during
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her pregnancy. What does the CNMs scope of practice include?
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a. Practice independent from medical supervision
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b. Comprehensive prenatal care NJ NJ
c. Attendance at all deliveries NJ NJ NJ
d. Cesarean sections NJ
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The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care, attends uncomplicated deliveri
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es, and ensures that a backup physician is available in case of unforeseen problems.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6 OBJ: 12
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TOP: Advance Practice Nursing Roles KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
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MSC: 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 fe
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ver and unwashed hands?
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a. Karl Cred NJ
b. Ignaz Semmelweis NJ
c. Louis Pasteur NJ
d. Joseph Lister NJ
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Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by th
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e unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1
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TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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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 nurse, I
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,am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die. What is the best nursing r
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esponse reflecting cultural sensitivity?
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a. Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low.
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b. Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth.
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c. Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth.
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d. Your condition will be monitored during labor and deliver
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y. ANS: C
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Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patient
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 7-8 OBJ: 8
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TOP: Cross- NJ
Cultural Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NC
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LEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Psychological Adaptation
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4. An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What information d
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oes this provide?
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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 ye
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ar ANS: D
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The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12, Box 1
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-6 OBJ: 9 TOP: The Present-Child Care
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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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a. Hospital births for the majority of women NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
b. The traditional family unit
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c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
d. A quality family experience for each patie
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nt ANS: D
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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: Page 6 OBJ: 7
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TOP: The Present- NJ NJ
Maternity Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: He
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alth Promotion and Maintenance
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6. Who advocated the establishment of the Childrens Bureau?
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a. Lillian Wald NJ
b. Florence Nightingale NJ
c. Florence Kelly NJ
d. Clara Barton NJ
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Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Childrens Bureau.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 1 | 2
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TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
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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 Childrens 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. Childrens asylums were founded NJ NJ NJ
. ANS: C
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School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Childrens Bureau o
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n the effects of economic depression on children.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 2 |
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NJ 3 TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Coordinated Care
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8. What government program was implemented to increase the educational exposure
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of preschool children?
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a. WIC
b. Title XIX of Medicaid NJ NJ NJ
c. The Childrens Charter NJ NJ
d. Head Start NJ
NJ ANS: D NJ
Head Start programs were established to increase educational exposure of preschool children.
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
N J N J N J N J N J N J N J
Linnard-Palmer TestBank NJ
Chapter 1. Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursi
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
ng MULTIPLE CHOICE
NJ NJ
1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife (CNM) provide care during
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
her pregnancy. What does the CNMs scope of practice include?
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
a. Practice independent from medical supervision
NJ NJ NJ NJ
b. Comprehensive prenatal care NJ NJ
c. Attendance at all deliveries NJ NJ NJ
d. Cesarean sections NJ
NJ ANS: B NJ
The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care, attends uncomplicated deliveri
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
es, and ensures that a backup physician is available in case of unforeseen problems.
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6 OBJ: 12
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
TOP: Advance Practice Nursing Roles KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
2. Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal fe
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
ver and unwashed hands?
NJ NJ NJ
a. Karl Cred NJ
b. Ignaz Semmelweis NJ
c. Louis Pasteur NJ
d. Joseph Lister NJ
NJ ANS: B NJ
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by th
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
e unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
3. A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States comments to the nurse, I
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
,am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die. What is the best nursing r
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
esponse reflecting cultural sensitivity?
NJ NJ NJ
a. Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low.
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
b. Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth.
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
c. Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth.
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
d. Your condition will be monitored during labor and deliver
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
y. ANS: C
NJ NJ
Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patient
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
NJ care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 7-8 OBJ: 8
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
TOP: Cross- NJ
Cultural Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NC
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
LEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Psychological Adaptation
NJ NJ NJ NJ
4. An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What information d
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
oes this provide?
NJ NJ
a. Maternal and infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
b. Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
c. Deaths of infants up to 1 year of age per 1000 live births per year
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
d. Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per ye
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
ar ANS: D
NJ NJ
The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year.
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12, Box 1
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
-6 OBJ: 9 TOP: The Present-Child Care
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
NJ NJ NJ NJ
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
5. What is the focus of current maternity practice?
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
a. Hospital births for the majority of women NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
b. The traditional family unit
NJ NJ NJ
c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
d. A quality family experience for each patie
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
nt ANS: D
NJ NJ
Current maternity practice focuses on a high-
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
quality family experience for all families, traditional or otherwise.
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
, DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6 OBJ: 7
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
TOP: The Present- NJ NJ
Maternity Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: He
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
alth Promotion and Maintenance
NJ NJ NJ
6. Who advocated the establishment of the Childrens Bureau?
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
a. Lillian Wald NJ
b. Florence Nightingale NJ
c. Florence Kelly NJ
d. Clara Barton NJ
NJ ANS: A NJ
Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Childrens Bureau.
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 1 | 2
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
7. What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Childrens Bureau?
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
a. Children with heart problems are now cared for by pediatric cardiologists.
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
b. The Child Abuse and Prevention Act was passed.
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
c. Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
d. Childrens asylums were founded NJ NJ NJ
. ANS: C
NJ NJ
School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Childrens Bureau o
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
n the effects of economic depression on children.
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 2 |
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
NJ 3 TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Coordinated Care
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
8. What government program was implemented to increase the educational exposure
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
of preschool children?
NJ NJ
a. WIC
b. Title XIX of Medicaid NJ NJ NJ
c. The Childrens Charter NJ NJ
d. Head Start NJ
NJ ANS: D NJ
Head Start programs were established to increase educational exposure of preschool children.
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
