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COMPLETE TEST BANK :
Leifer Introductionto MaternityandPediatric Nursing,10th Edition
:MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The patient chooses to have the certified nurse-
midwife (CNM) provide care during herpregnancy. Wh
at does the CNM‗s scope of practice include?
a. Practice independent from medical supervision
b. Comprehensive prenatal care
c. Attendance at all deliveries
d. Cesarean sections
ANS: B
The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal
care, attends uncomplicated deliveries, and ensures tha
t a backup physician is available in case of unforeseen pr
oblems.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REF: p.
6 OBJ: 5
TOP:
Advance Practice Nursing Role KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation M
s
SC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Dise
as e
2. Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal fe
ver and unwashed hands?
a. Karl Credé
b. Ignaz Semmelweis
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Joseph Lister
ANS: B
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitte
d by the unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF:
p. 2 OBJ: 1 TOP: The Past
KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
3. A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States comments to the nu
rse, ―I am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die.‖ What is the b
es t nursing response reflecting cultural sensitivity?
a. ―Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low.‖
b. ―Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth.‖
c. ―Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth.‖
d. ―Your condition will be monitored during labor and delivery.‖
ANS: C
Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patie
nt care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: pp. 6-8
OBJ: 8 TOP: Cross-Cultural Care
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementatio
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n MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Psychological Adaptation