TEST BANK
Essentials of Maternity, Newborn,
and Women's Health Nursing 4th
Edition by Susan Ricci
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Womens Health Care
Chapter 02: Family-Centered Community-Based Care
Chapter 03: Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive System
Chapter 04: Common Reproductive Issues
Chapter 05: Sexually Transmitted Infections
Chapter 06: Disorders of the Breasts
Chapter 07: Benign Disorders of the Female Reproductive Tract
Chapter 08: Cancers of the Female Reproductive Tract
Chapter 09: Violence and Abuse
Chapter 10: Fetal Development and Genetics.
Chapter 11: Maternal Adaptation During Pregnancy
Chapter 12: Nursing Management During Pregnancy
Chapter 13: Labor and Birth Process
Chapter 14: Nursing Management During Labor and Birth
Chapter 15: Postpartum Adaptations
Chapter 16: Nursing Management During the Postpartum Period
Chapter 17: Newborn Transitioning
Chapter 18: Nursing Management of the Newborn
Chapter 19: Nursing Management of Pregnancy at Risk- Pregnancy
Chapter 20: Nursing Management of the Pregnancy at Risk
Chapter 21: Nursing Management of Labor and Birth at Risk
Chapter 22: Nursing Management of the Postpartum Woman at Risk
Chapter 23: Nursing Care of the Newborn With Special Needs
Chapter 24: Nursing Management of the Newborn at Risk
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Chapter 01: Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Womens 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. 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
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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. 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
8. The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are
out of town on vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which action would be the priority?
A)Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
B) Providing emergency care without parental consent
C) Contacting the childs aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D)Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
Essentials of Maternity, Newborn,
and Women's Health Nursing 4th
Edition by Susan Ricci
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Womens Health Care
Chapter 02: Family-Centered Community-Based Care
Chapter 03: Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive System
Chapter 04: Common Reproductive Issues
Chapter 05: Sexually Transmitted Infections
Chapter 06: Disorders of the Breasts
Chapter 07: Benign Disorders of the Female Reproductive Tract
Chapter 08: Cancers of the Female Reproductive Tract
Chapter 09: Violence and Abuse
Chapter 10: Fetal Development and Genetics.
Chapter 11: Maternal Adaptation During Pregnancy
Chapter 12: Nursing Management During Pregnancy
Chapter 13: Labor and Birth Process
Chapter 14: Nursing Management During Labor and Birth
Chapter 15: Postpartum Adaptations
Chapter 16: Nursing Management During the Postpartum Period
Chapter 17: Newborn Transitioning
Chapter 18: Nursing Management of the Newborn
Chapter 19: Nursing Management of Pregnancy at Risk- Pregnancy
Chapter 20: Nursing Management of the Pregnancy at Risk
Chapter 21: Nursing Management of Labor and Birth at Risk
Chapter 22: Nursing Management of the Postpartum Woman at Risk
Chapter 23: Nursing Care of the Newborn With Special Needs
Chapter 24: Nursing Management of the Newborn at Risk
,Test Bank - Essentials of Maternity, Newborn, and Women's Health Nursing (4th Edition) 2
Chapter 01: Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Womens 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. 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
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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. 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
8. The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are
out of town on vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which action would be the priority?
A)Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
B) Providing emergency care without parental consent
C) Contacting the childs aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D)Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
