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Test Bank For Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 10th Edition
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Chapter 01: The Past, Present, and Future
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Leifer: Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 10th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE f




1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse-midwife
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(CNM) provide care during herpregnancy. What does the
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CNM‗s scope of practice include?
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,Test Bank For Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 10th Edition
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a. Practice independent from medical supervision f f f f


b. Comprehensive prenatal care f f


c. Attendance at all deliveries f f f


d. Cesarean sections f




ANS: B f


The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal
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care, attends uncomplicated deliveries, and ensures that a
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backup physician is available in case of unforeseen
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problems.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 f f f f f


OBJ: 5 f


TOP: Advance Practice Nursing Roles
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MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
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2. Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal fever
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and unwashed hands?
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a. Karl Credé f


b. Ignaz Semmelweis f


c. Louis Pasteur f


d. Joseph Lister f




ANS: B f


Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by
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the unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 OBJ: 1 f f f f f f


TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
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3. A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States comments to the nurse, ―I
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am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die.‖ What is the best nursing
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response reflecting cultural sensitivity? f f f


a. ―Maternal mortalityin the United States is extremely low.‖ f f f f f f f f


b. ―Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth.‖ f f f f f f f f f


c. ―Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth.‖
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d. ―Your condition will be monitored during labor and delivery.‖
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ANS: C f


Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patient care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: pp. 6-8 OBJ: 8 f f f f f f


TOP: Cross-Cultural Care
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MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Psychological Adaptation
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4. An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What information
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does this provide?
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a. Maternal and infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year f f f f f f f f f


b. Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year
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c. Deaths of infants up to 1 year of age per 1000 live births per year
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d. Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
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ANS: D f


The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 13 | Box 1.6 f f f f f f f f


OBJ: 9 f TOP: The Present-Child Care f f f


KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
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5. What is the focus of current maternitypractice?
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a. Hospital births for the majority of women f f f f f f


b. The traditional family unit f f f


c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms f f f f f f


d. A quality family experience for each patient
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ANS: D f


Current maternity practice focuses on a high-quality family experience for all families,
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traditional or otherwise. f f




DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 OBJ: 5 f f f f f f


TOP: The Present-Maternity Care
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MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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6. Who advocated the establishment of the Children‗s Bureau?
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a. Lillian Wald f


b. Florence Nightingale f


c. Florence Kelly f


d. Clara Barton f




ANS: A f


Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Children‗s Bureau.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 OBJ: 1 | 2 f f f f f f f f


TOP: The Past f KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
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MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
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7. What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Children‗s Bureau?
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a. Children with heart problems are now cared for by pediatric cardiologists.
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b. The Child Abuse and Prevention Act was passed.
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c. Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
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ANS: C f


School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Children‗s Bureau on the
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effects of economic depression on children.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge f f REF: p. 4 f f f OBJ: 2 | 3 f f f