TEST BANK FOR DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR MATERNAL-CHILD
NURSING CARE 3RD EDITION BY MEREDITH SCANNELLALL
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1.1. Since 1995, there has been a significant decrease in the rate of
infant death related to which of the following:
a. Disorders associated with short gestation and low birth weight
b. Accidents
c. Sudden infant death
d. Newborns affected by complications of placenta, cord, and membranes: -
ANS>> c
2.2. Tobacco use during pregnancy is associated with adverse effects on
the unborn infant, such as intrauterine growth restriction, preterm births,
and respiratory problems. By race, which has the highest percentage of
smokers?
a. American Indian and Alaskan Natives
b. Asian or Pacific Islanders
c. Non-Hispanic blacks
d. Non-Hispanic whites:
ANS>> a
3.3. Which of the following women is at the highest risk for health disparity?
a. A white, middle-class, 16-year-old woman
b. An African American, middle-class, 25-year-old woman
c. An African American, upper-middle-class, 19-year-old woman
d. An Asian, low-income, 30-year-old woman:
ANS>> d
4.4. A neonate born at 36 weeks gestation is classified as which of
the following?
a. Very premature
b. Moderately premature
c. Late premature
d. Term:
ANS>> c
5.5. The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that a goal of the
Healthy People 2020 report is to:
,TEST BANK FOR DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR MATERNAL-CHILD
NURSING CARE 3RD EDITION BY MEREDITH SCANNELLALL
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a. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 93.1%.
b. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 90.7%.
c. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 85.6%.
d. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 83.9%.:
ANS>> d
6.6. The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that is the
leading cause of infant death in the United States.
a. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
b. Respiratory distress of newborns
c. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight
d. Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities:
ANS>> d
7.7. Which of the following statements are true related to teen
pregnancies? (Select all that apply.)
,TEST BANK FOR DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR MATERNAL-CHILD
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a. Teen mothers are at higher risk for HIV.
b. Teen mothers are at higher risk for hypertensive problems.
c. The birth rate for teenaged women has increased in the past 15 years.
d. Infants born to teen mothers are at higher risk for health problems.:
ANS>> a, b, d
8.An ethical dilemma unique to perinatal nursing is the:
a. Innate conflict between maternal and fetal rights
b. Intensive use of technology
c. Shortage of health-care resources
d. Risk of violation of the principle of veracity:
ANS>> a
9.The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses directs
nurses to provide patient care that is:
a. Curative
b. Utilitarian
c. Negotiable
d. Respectful:
ANS>> d
10.Evidence-based practice is the integration of the best:
a. Randomized clinical trials, clinical expertise, and patients requests
b. Research evidence, clinical expertise, and patients values
c. Quantitative research, clinical expertise, and patients preferences
d. Research findings, clinical experience, and patients preferences:
ANS>> b
11.Infants whose mothers were obese during pregnancy are at higher risk
for which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Childhood diabetes
b. Heart defects
c. Hypospadias
d. Respiratory distress:
ANS>> a, b, c
,TEST BANK FOR DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR MATERNAL-CHILD
NURSING CARE 3RD EDITION BY MEREDITH SCANNELLALL
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12.The color of a person's hair is an example of which of the following?
a. Genome
b. Sex-link inheritance
c. Genotype
d. Phenotype:
ANS>> d
13.Which of the following statements by a pregnant woman indicates she
needs additional teaching on ways to reduce risks to her unborn child
from the potential effects of exposure to toxoplasmosis?
a. I will avoid rare lamb.
b. I will wear a mask when cleaning my cats litter box.
c. I understand that exposure to toxoplasmosis can cause blindness in the
NURSING CARE 3RD EDITION BY MEREDITH SCANNELLALL
CHAPTERS
1.1. Since 1995, there has been a significant decrease in the rate of
infant death related to which of the following:
a. Disorders associated with short gestation and low birth weight
b. Accidents
c. Sudden infant death
d. Newborns affected by complications of placenta, cord, and membranes: -
ANS>> c
2.2. Tobacco use during pregnancy is associated with adverse effects on
the unborn infant, such as intrauterine growth restriction, preterm births,
and respiratory problems. By race, which has the highest percentage of
smokers?
a. American Indian and Alaskan Natives
b. Asian or Pacific Islanders
c. Non-Hispanic blacks
d. Non-Hispanic whites:
ANS>> a
3.3. Which of the following women is at the highest risk for health disparity?
a. A white, middle-class, 16-year-old woman
b. An African American, middle-class, 25-year-old woman
c. An African American, upper-middle-class, 19-year-old woman
d. An Asian, low-income, 30-year-old woman:
ANS>> d
4.4. A neonate born at 36 weeks gestation is classified as which of
the following?
a. Very premature
b. Moderately premature
c. Late premature
d. Term:
ANS>> c
5.5. The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that a goal of the
Healthy People 2020 report is to:
,TEST BANK FOR DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR MATERNAL-CHILD
NURSING CARE 3RD EDITION BY MEREDITH SCANNELLALL
CHAPTERS
a. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 93.1%.
b. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 90.7%.
c. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 85.6%.
d. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 83.9%.:
ANS>> d
6.6. The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that is the
leading cause of infant death in the United States.
a. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
b. Respiratory distress of newborns
c. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight
d. Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities:
ANS>> d
7.7. Which of the following statements are true related to teen
pregnancies? (Select all that apply.)
,TEST BANK FOR DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR MATERNAL-CHILD
NURSING CARE 3RD EDITION BY MEREDITH SCANNELLALL
CHAPTERS
a. Teen mothers are at higher risk for HIV.
b. Teen mothers are at higher risk for hypertensive problems.
c. The birth rate for teenaged women has increased in the past 15 years.
d. Infants born to teen mothers are at higher risk for health problems.:
ANS>> a, b, d
8.An ethical dilemma unique to perinatal nursing is the:
a. Innate conflict between maternal and fetal rights
b. Intensive use of technology
c. Shortage of health-care resources
d. Risk of violation of the principle of veracity:
ANS>> a
9.The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses directs
nurses to provide patient care that is:
a. Curative
b. Utilitarian
c. Negotiable
d. Respectful:
ANS>> d
10.Evidence-based practice is the integration of the best:
a. Randomized clinical trials, clinical expertise, and patients requests
b. Research evidence, clinical expertise, and patients values
c. Quantitative research, clinical expertise, and patients preferences
d. Research findings, clinical experience, and patients preferences:
ANS>> b
11.Infants whose mothers were obese during pregnancy are at higher risk
for which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Childhood diabetes
b. Heart defects
c. Hypospadias
d. Respiratory distress:
ANS>> a, b, c
,TEST BANK FOR DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR MATERNAL-CHILD
NURSING CARE 3RD EDITION BY MEREDITH SCANNELLALL
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12.The color of a person's hair is an example of which of the following?
a. Genome
b. Sex-link inheritance
c. Genotype
d. Phenotype:
ANS>> d
13.Which of the following statements by a pregnant woman indicates she
needs additional teaching on ways to reduce risks to her unborn child
from the potential effects of exposure to toxoplasmosis?
a. I will avoid rare lamb.
b. I will wear a mask when cleaning my cats litter box.
c. I understand that exposure to toxoplasmosis can cause blindness in the
