Chapter 04: Perinatal Nursing in Canada
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which medical risk factor contributes to a higher infant mortality rate?
a. Diabetes mellitus
, b. Mitral valve prolapse (MVP)
c. Chronic hypertension
d. Anemia
ANS: C
Poor maternal health or chronic conditions such as hypertension are important
contributors to a high infant mortality rate. Although diabetes mellitus, MVP, and anemia
are concerns in pregnancy, they are not one of the most frequently reported maternal
medical risk factors that contribute to a higher infant mortality.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 47
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment
2. Which woman would be most at risk for the poorest perinatal outcome?
a. A 25-year-old single mother on
maternity leave with two existing
children
b. An unemployed 32-year-old lawyer in
an inner city neighbourhood
c. An Indigenous woman in her mid-20s
with no high school education
d. A 19-year-old college student who
lives at home with her parents
ANS: C
Both the Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System (CPSS) and the Maternity
Experiences Survey note that poor women, Indigenous women, and young women with
less education consistently have the poorest perinatal outcomes.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: p. 47
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment
3. Which is the main characteristic of the evolved role of the professional perinatal nurse?
a. Providing care to patients directly at
the bedside
b. Planning patient care to cover longer
hospital stays
c. Developing models and guidelines for
multidisciplinary health care providers
d. Managing care to cure health
problems once they have occurred
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which medical risk factor contributes to a higher infant mortality rate?
a. Diabetes mellitus
, b. Mitral valve prolapse (MVP)
c. Chronic hypertension
d. Anemia
ANS: C
Poor maternal health or chronic conditions such as hypertension are important
contributors to a high infant mortality rate. Although diabetes mellitus, MVP, and anemia
are concerns in pregnancy, they are not one of the most frequently reported maternal
medical risk factors that contribute to a higher infant mortality.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 47
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment
2. Which woman would be most at risk for the poorest perinatal outcome?
a. A 25-year-old single mother on
maternity leave with two existing
children
b. An unemployed 32-year-old lawyer in
an inner city neighbourhood
c. An Indigenous woman in her mid-20s
with no high school education
d. A 19-year-old college student who
lives at home with her parents
ANS: C
Both the Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System (CPSS) and the Maternity
Experiences Survey note that poor women, Indigenous women, and young women with
less education consistently have the poorest perinatal outcomes.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: p. 47
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment
3. Which is the main characteristic of the evolved role of the professional perinatal nurse?
a. Providing care to patients directly at
the bedside
b. Planning patient care to cover longer
hospital stays
c. Developing models and guidelines for
multidisciplinary health care providers
d. Managing care to cure health
problems once they have occurred
