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Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
SUSAN RICCI, THERESA KYLE, SUSAN CARMAN
4th Edition
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Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 4th Edition Ricci Kyle Carman Test Bank
Chapter 1 Perspectives on Maternal and Child 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
)
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3 When preparing 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 m mbers 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
)
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C Diabetes
)
D Cancer
)
6 When assessing 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 After teaching 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
)
Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
SUSAN RICCI, THERESA KYLE, SUSAN CARMAN
4th Edition
, lOMoARcPSD|13728229
Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 4th Edition Ricci Kyle Carman Test Bank
Chapter 1 Perspectives on Maternal and Child 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
)
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3 When preparing 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 m mbers 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
)
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C Diabetes
)
D Cancer
)
6 When assessing 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 After teaching 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
)
