Safe Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Care
Test Bank
Exam
Below are sample questions representative of the test bank content
for several key chapters.
#### Chapter 1: Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
**1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife (CNM)
provide care during her pregnancy. What 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
**Answer: b**
**Rationale:** The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and
postnatal care, attends uncomplicated deliveries, and ensures backup
physician availability. They do not perform cesarean sections.
Test Bank
Exam
Below are sample questions representative of the test bank content
for several key chapters.
#### Chapter 1: Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
**1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife (CNM)
provide care during her pregnancy. What 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
**Answer: b**
**Rationale:** The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and
postnatal care, attends uncomplicated deliveries, and ensures backup
physician availability. They do not perform cesarean sections.
