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Chapter 01: 21st Century Maternity Nursing
1. When providing care for a pregnant woman, the nurse should be aware that one of the most
frequently reported maternal medical risk factors is:
a. Diabetes mellitus. c. Chronic hypertension.
b. Mitral valve prolapse (MVP). d. Anemia.
ANS: A
2. To .ensure .optimal .outcomes .for .the .patient, .the .contemporary .maternity .nurse .must
. incorporate .both .teamwork .and .communication .with .clinicians .into .her .care .delivery, .The
.SBAR . technique .of .communication .is .an .easy-to-remember .mechanism .for .communication.
.Which .of . the .following .correctly .defines .this .acronym?
a. Situation, .baseline .assessment, .response
b. Situation, .background, .assessment, .recommendation
c. Subjective .background, .assessment, .recommendation
d. Situation, .background, .anticipated .recommendation
ANS: .B
3. The .role .of .the .professional .nurse .caring .for .childbearing .families .has .evolved .to .emphasize:
a. Providing .care .to .patients .directly .at .the .bedside.
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b. Primarily .hospital .care .of .maternity .patients.
c. Practice .using .an .evidence-based .approach.
d. Planning .patient .care .to .cover .longer .hospital .stays.
ANS: .C
4. A .23-year-old .African-American .woman .is .pregnant .with .her .first .child. .Based .on .the
.statistics . for .infant .mortality, .which .plan .is .most .important .for .the .nurse .to .implement?
a. Perform .a .nutrition .assessment.
b. Refer .the .woman .to .a .social .worker.
c. Advise .the .woman .to .see .an .obstetrician, .not .a .midwife.
d. Explain .to .the .woman .the .importance .of .keeping .her .prenatal .care .appointments.
ANS: .D
5. During .a .prenatal .intake .interview, .the .nurse .is .in .the .process .of .obtaining .an .initial
. assessment .of .a .21-year-old .Hispanic .patient .with .limited .English .proficiency. .It .is .important
.for . the .nurse .to:
a. Use .maternity .jargon .in .order .for .the .patient .to .become .familiar .with .these .terms.
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b Speak .quickly .and .efficiently .to .expedite .the .visit.
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c. . Provide .the .patient .with .handouts.
d Assess .whether .the .patient .understands .the .discussion.
ANS: .D
6. When .managing .health .care .for .pregnant .women .at .a .prenatal .clinic, .the .nurse
.should . recognize .that .the .most .significant .barrier .to .access .to .care .is .the .pregnant
.woman‘s:
a. Age. c. . . Educational .level.
b. Minority .status. d. . Inability .to .pay.
ANS: .D
7. What .is .the .primary .role .of .practicing .nurses .in .the .research .process?
a. Designing .research .studies
b. Collecting .data .for .other .researchers
c. Identifying .researchable .problems
d. Seeking .funding .to .support .research .studies
ANS: .C
8. When .the .nurse .is .unsure .about .how .to .perform .a .patient .care .procedure, .the .best .action
.would