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Test Bank For Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 8th Edition
Chapter 01: The Past, Present, and Future
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife
(CNM) provide care during her pregnancy. What does the
CNMs 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 that a backup physician is available in case of
unforeseen problems.
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2. Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal
fever and unwashed hands? a. Karl Cred
b. Ignaz Semmelweis
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Joseph Lister
ANS: B
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by the
unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page
2TOP: 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 nurse, I am
afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die. What is the best nursing response
a. Reflecting cultural sensitivity? Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low.
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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 patient care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 7
TOP: Cross-Cultural Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC:
NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity:
Psychological Adaptation
4. An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What information does this
provide?
a. Maternal and infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year
b. Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year
c. Deaths of infants up to 1 year of age per 1000 live births per year
d. Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
ANS: D
The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births
per year. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12
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5. What is the focus of current maternity practice?
a. Hospital births for the majority of women
b. The traditional family unit
c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms
d. A quality family experience for each patient
ANS: D
Current maternity practice focuses on a high-quality family experience for all families, traditional or
6. Who advocated the establishment of the Children Bureau? a.
Lillian Wald
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Test Bank For Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 8th Edition
Chapter 01: The Past, Present, and Future
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife
(CNM) provide care during her pregnancy. What does the
CNMs 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 that a backup physician is available in case of
unforeseen problems.
TO DOWNLOAD ALL CHAPTERS HERE : https://www.stuvia.com/doc/3813678
2. Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal
fever and unwashed hands? a. Karl Cred
b. Ignaz Semmelweis
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Joseph Lister
ANS: B
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by the
unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page
2TOP: 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 nurse, I am
afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die. What is the best nursing response
a. Reflecting cultural sensitivity? Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low.
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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 patient care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 7
TOP: Cross-Cultural Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC:
NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity:
Psychological Adaptation
4. An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What information does this
provide?
a. Maternal and infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year
b. Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year
c. Deaths of infants up to 1 year of age per 1000 live births per year
d. Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
ANS: D
The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births
per year. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12
TO DOWNLOAD ALL CHAPTERS HERE : https://www.stuvia.com/doc/3813678
5. What is the focus of current maternity practice?
a. Hospital births for the majority of women
b. The traditional family unit
c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms
d. A quality family experience for each patient
ANS: D
Current maternity practice focuses on a high-quality family experience for all families, traditional or
6. Who advocated the establishment of the Children Bureau? a.
Lillian Wald
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