,Chapter 01: Overview of Perinatal and Pediatric Nursing in Canada
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MULTIPLE tCHOICE
1. A tpatient tchooses tto thave ta tregistered tmidwife t(RM) tprovide tcare tduring ther tpregnancy tand
tfor ther tlabour. tWhat tdoes tthe tRM’s tscope tof tpractice tinclude?
a. Independent tcomprehensive tpractice
b. Prenatal tcare tonly
c. Attendance tat tonly tlow-risk tbirths
d. Only tpresent tfor thome tbirths
ANS: t A
The tRM tprovides tcomprehensive tindependent tprenatal, tlabour, tand tpostpartum tcare tfor tup
tto t6 tweeks, tfor twomen twho tare tlow trisk. tBirths tmay toccur tin thospital tor tat thome. tRMs tare
tregulated thealth tprofessions twho thave ta t4-year tuniversity tdegree.
DIF: Cognitive tLevel: tComprehension REF: 7 OBJ: 3
tTOP: Collaborative tCare KEY: tNursing tProcess tStep: tN/A
2. Which torganization tis tresponsible tfor tthe tBaby tFriendly tInitiative t(BFI) tin tCanada?
a. World tHealth tOrganization t(WHO)
b. Breastfeeding tCommittee tfor tCanada t(BCC)
c. UNICEF
d. Public tHealth tAgency tofN URSINGTB.COM
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ANS: t B
The tBCC tis tresponsible tfor tBFI tdesignation tin tCanada. tThe tBCC thas tdeveloped tthe tBFI t10
tSteps tand tWHO tCode tOutcome t Indicators tfor tHospitals tand tCommunity tHealth tServices,
twhich tsets tthe tinternational tstandards tfor tthe tWHO/UNICEF tglobal tcriteria twithin tthe
tCanadian tcontext.
DIF: Cognitive tLevel: tKnowledge REF: 7 OBJ: 3 t| t9
tTOP: The tPast KEY: tNursing tProcess tStep: tN/A
3. A tpregnant twoman twho thas trecently timmigrated tCanada tcomments tto ta tnurse, t“I tam tafraid
tof tchildbirth. tIt tis tso tdangerous. t I tam tafraid t I twill tdie.” tWhat tis tthe tbest tnursing tresponse
treflecting tcultural tsafety?
a. “Maternal tmortality tin tCanada tis textremely tlow.”
b. “Anesthesia tis tavailable tto trelieve tpain tduring tlabour tand tchildbirth.”
c. “Tell tme twhy tyou tare tafraid tof tchildbirth.”
d. “Your tcondition twill tbe tmonitored tduring tlabour tand tbirth.”
ANS: t C
Asking tthe tpatient tabout ther tconcerns thelps tpromote tunderstanding tand tindividualizes tpatient
tcare.
DIF: Cognitive tLevel: tApplication REF: 11 OBJ: 7
, TOP: Culturally tSafe tCare KEY: tNursing tProcess tStep: tImplementation
4. An turban tarea thas tbeen treported tto thave ta thigh tperinatal tmortality trate. tWhat tinformation
tdoes tthis tprovide?
a. Maternal tand tinfant tdeaths tper t100,000 tlive tbirths tper tyear
b. Deaths tof tfetuses tweighing tmore tthan t500 tg tper t10,000 tbirths tper tyear
c. Deaths tof tinfants tup tto t1 tyear tof tage tper t1000 tlive tbirths tper tyear
d. Fetal tand tneonatal tdeaths tper t1000 tlive tbirths tper tyear
ANS: t D
The tperinatal tmortality trate tincludes tfetal tand tneonatal tdeaths tper t1000 tlive tbirths tper tyear.
DIF: Cognitive tLevel: tComprehension REF: 8 OBJ: 10
tTOP: Statistics KEY: tNursing tProcess tStep: tAssessment
5. What tis tthe tfocus tof tcurrent tperinatal tcare?
a. Hospital tbirths tfor tthe tmajority tof twomen
b. The ttraditional tfamily tunit
c. Care tin ta tlabour troom tand tthen ta tbirthing troom
d. A thigh-quality tfamily texperience tfor teach tpatient
ANS: t D
Current tmaternity tpractice tfocuses ton ta thigh-quality tfamily texperience tfor tall tfamilies.
DIF: Cognitive tLevel: tComprehension REF: 7 t| t8 OBJ: 2 t| t8
tTOP: Perinatal tCare KEY: t t Nursing tProcess tStep: tN/A
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6. Which torganization toffers tc ertification
t tfor tnurses tin specialty tareas?
a. CNA
b. CAPWHN
c. CANN
d. CAPN
ANS: t A
The tCanadian tNurses tAssociation toffers tcertification texams tfor tregistered tnurses tin
tspecialty tareas tincluding tperinatal, tcommunity, tneonatal, tand tpediatric tintensive tcare.
tCAPWHN, tCANN, tand tCAPN tare tspecialty torganizations tfor tnursing tgroups tin tCanada.
DIF: Cognitive tLevel: tKnowledge REF: 10 OBJ: 2 t| t3
tTOP: Nursing tCertification KEY: tNursing tProcess tStep: tN/A
7. Which tof tthe tfollowing trequires tself-reflection tand tdiscovery tin torder tto tprovide tcare tthat tis
tculturally tappropriate?
a. Cultural tsafety
b. Cultural tawareness
c. Cultural thumility
d. Cultural tcompetence
ANS: t C
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