OpenStax Maternal-Newborn Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 1: Foundations in Maternal-Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing
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Chapter 1: Foundations in Maternal-Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing
OpenStax Maternal-Newborn Nursing Test
Bank
Chapter 1: Foundations in Maternal-Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing
Review Questions
Multiple Choice
1. Healthy People 2030 addresses all of the following except
A. addiction
B. equal pay *
C. family planning
D. vaccinations
LO: 1.1.1
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Understand
AACN: 1.1a
2. In the United States, what is the number one cause of preventable pregnancy-related
deaths?
A. cardiac conditions
B. hemorrhage
C. infection
D. mental health conditions *
LO: 1.1.2
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
3. In the United States, what has decreased the rate of teen pregnancy?
A. access to abortion
B. access to birth control *
C. access to doctors
D. access to education
LO: 1.1.3
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
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Chapter 1: Foundations in Maternal-Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing
4. A nurse is educating a teen about condom use because she is planning on having sex with
her boyfriend. Which of the following statements by the patient demonstrates
understanding of the information?
A. “I should carry condoms with me just in case.” *
B. “I will ask my boyfriend to get condoms.”
C. “My friends will think I sleep around if I carry condoms.”
D. “My parents won’t allow me to take birth control.”
LO: 1.1.3
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Application
AACN: 1.1b
5. The new generation of AFAB persons have expectations of being treated fairly, having
health-care information remain confidential, and
A. being part of a decision-making process *
B. letting family participate in care
C. utilizing Internet information
D. utilizing telehealth
LO: 1.1.4
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Understand
AACN: 1.1b
6. ACOG recommends that all AFAB pregnant patients see an OB/GYN by the ________ week
of pregnancy.
A. 8th
B. 10th
C. 12th *
D. 16th
LO: 1.2.1
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 2.5c
7. The movement for women’s reproductive rights in the United States began in the
A. 1900s *
B. 1920s
C. 1940s
D. 1970s
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LO: 1.2.2
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
8. Once women started to give birth in hospitals in the 1900s, there was a rise in what?
A. maternal death
B. antepartum hemorrhage
C. postpartum infection *
D. pain related to childbirth
LO: 1.2.3
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
9. You are caring for a pregnant patient who has a complex medical problem that may require
surgery and a blood transfusion, as well as a stay in the ICU after delivery. At what level-of-
care hospital should the patient deliver?
A. level 1
B. level 2
C. level 3 *
D. level 4
LO: 1.3.1
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Analyze
AACN: 1.1b
10. A low-risk pregnant patient wants to deliver with as few medical interventions as possible.
Where should the patient deliver?
A. birthing center *
B. level 1 hospital
C. level 2 hospital
D. level 3 hospital
LO: 1.3.1
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Analyze
AACN: 1.1b
11. Which of the following is an example of where a community-based nurse may be working?
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A. a birthing center
B. a blood pressure screening clinic in a church *
C. a clinic in the hospital
D. an inpatient unit in the hospital
LO: 1.3.3
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Analyze
AACN: 1.1b
12. Informed consent for antepartum interventions or testing, including benefits and risks, must
be thoroughly explained to the pregnant patient. Participation in research studies causing
benefit or harm to the fetus could also require
A. ethics committee consent
B. family consent
C. paternal consent *
D. provider consent
LO: 1.4.4
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Apply
AACN: 1.1b
13. Which of the following is a common error for lawsuits in OB?
A. allowing the patient to walk
B. improper administration of magnesium sulfate *
C. involving the patient in the plan of care
D. using continuous fetal monitoring
LO: 1.4.3
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Apply
AACN: 1.1b
14. What is one of the reasons for the closing of many OB practices?
A. high malpractice premiums *
B. low malpractice premiums
C. not enough patients
D. too many patients
LO: 1.4.3
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Understand
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Chapter 1: Foundations in Maternal-Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing
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Chapter 1: Foundations in Maternal-Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing
OpenStax Maternal-Newborn Nursing Test
Bank
Chapter 1: Foundations in Maternal-Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing
Review Questions
Multiple Choice
1. Healthy People 2030 addresses all of the following except
A. addiction
B. equal pay *
C. family planning
D. vaccinations
LO: 1.1.1
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Understand
AACN: 1.1a
2. In the United States, what is the number one cause of preventable pregnancy-related
deaths?
A. cardiac conditions
B. hemorrhage
C. infection
D. mental health conditions *
LO: 1.1.2
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
3. In the United States, what has decreased the rate of teen pregnancy?
A. access to abortion
B. access to birth control *
C. access to doctors
D. access to education
LO: 1.1.3
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
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Chapter 1: Foundations in Maternal-Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing
4. A nurse is educating a teen about condom use because she is planning on having sex with
her boyfriend. Which of the following statements by the patient demonstrates
understanding of the information?
A. “I should carry condoms with me just in case.” *
B. “I will ask my boyfriend to get condoms.”
C. “My friends will think I sleep around if I carry condoms.”
D. “My parents won’t allow me to take birth control.”
LO: 1.1.3
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Application
AACN: 1.1b
5. The new generation of AFAB persons have expectations of being treated fairly, having
health-care information remain confidential, and
A. being part of a decision-making process *
B. letting family participate in care
C. utilizing Internet information
D. utilizing telehealth
LO: 1.1.4
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Understand
AACN: 1.1b
6. ACOG recommends that all AFAB pregnant patients see an OB/GYN by the ________ week
of pregnancy.
A. 8th
B. 10th
C. 12th *
D. 16th
LO: 1.2.1
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 2.5c
7. The movement for women’s reproductive rights in the United States began in the
A. 1900s *
B. 1920s
C. 1940s
D. 1970s
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LO: 1.2.2
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
8. Once women started to give birth in hospitals in the 1900s, there was a rise in what?
A. maternal death
B. antepartum hemorrhage
C. postpartum infection *
D. pain related to childbirth
LO: 1.2.3
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
9. You are caring for a pregnant patient who has a complex medical problem that may require
surgery and a blood transfusion, as well as a stay in the ICU after delivery. At what level-of-
care hospital should the patient deliver?
A. level 1
B. level 2
C. level 3 *
D. level 4
LO: 1.3.1
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Analyze
AACN: 1.1b
10. A low-risk pregnant patient wants to deliver with as few medical interventions as possible.
Where should the patient deliver?
A. birthing center *
B. level 1 hospital
C. level 2 hospital
D. level 3 hospital
LO: 1.3.1
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Analyze
AACN: 1.1b
11. Which of the following is an example of where a community-based nurse may be working?
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A. a birthing center
B. a blood pressure screening clinic in a church *
C. a clinic in the hospital
D. an inpatient unit in the hospital
LO: 1.3.3
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Analyze
AACN: 1.1b
12. Informed consent for antepartum interventions or testing, including benefits and risks, must
be thoroughly explained to the pregnant patient. Participation in research studies causing
benefit or harm to the fetus could also require
A. ethics committee consent
B. family consent
C. paternal consent *
D. provider consent
LO: 1.4.4
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Apply
AACN: 1.1b
13. Which of the following is a common error for lawsuits in OB?
A. allowing the patient to walk
B. improper administration of magnesium sulfate *
C. involving the patient in the plan of care
D. using continuous fetal monitoring
LO: 1.4.3
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Apply
AACN: 1.1b
14. What is one of the reasons for the closing of many OB practices?
A. high malpractice premiums *
B. low malpractice premiums
C. not enough patients
D. too many patients
LO: 1.4.3
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Understand
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