Test Bank Maternity and Pediatric
Nursing 3rd Edition by Susan Ricci,
Theresa Kyle, and Susan Carman
Chapter 1- 10
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and
Women’s 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 women’s 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
C) Childbirth results in changes in relationships
D) Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
3. Whenpreparing 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
members 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
B) Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
6. Whenassessing 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. Afterteaching 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
Nursing 3rd Edition by Susan Ricci,
Theresa Kyle, and Susan Carman
Chapter 1- 10
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and
Women’s 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 women’s 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
C) Childbirth results in changes in relationships
D) Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
3. Whenpreparing 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
members 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
B) Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
6. Whenassessing 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. Afterteaching 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
