Test Bank For Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 10th Edition, By Gloria Leifer, All Chapters 1-34. Latest 2025

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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 zj




1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse-
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midwife (CNM) provide care during herpregnancy. What
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does the CNM‗s scope of practice include?
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a. Practice independent from medical supervision zj zj zj zj


b. Comprehensive prenatal care zj zj


c. Attendance at all deliveries zj zj zj


d. Cesarean sections zj




ANS: B z j


The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal c
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are, attends uncomplicated deliveries, and ensures that a ba
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ckup physician is available in case of unforeseen problems.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension zj zj


REF: p. 6 zj zj zj


OBJ: 5 zj


TOP: Advance Practice Nursing Roles
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MS zj zj zj zj zj


C: 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 zj


b. Ignaz Semmelweis zj


c. Louis Pasteur zj


d. Joseph Lister zj




ANS: B z j


Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by t
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he unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 2 zj zj z j zj


OBJ: 1 TOP: The Past zj zj z j zj


KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A zj zj zj zj


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, ―
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I am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die.‖ What is the best nursing re
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sponse reflecting cultural sensitivity?
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a. ―Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low.‖ zj zj zj zj zj zj zj zj


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


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 zj


Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patient car
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e.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application zj zj REF: zjzj pp. 6-8 zj OBJ: 8 zj


TOP: Cross-Cultural Care z j zj


KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation zj zj zj zj zj


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 zj zj zj zj zj zj zj zj zj


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 zj


The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension zj zj


REF: p. 13 | Box 1.6 OBJ: 9 TOP: The Present-zj zj zj zj zj zj z j zj zj


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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 maternity practice?
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a. Hospital births for the majority of women zj zj zj zj zj zj


b. The traditional family unit zj zj zj


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


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


Current maternity practice focuses on a high-
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quality family experience for all families, traditional or otherwise.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 zj zj z j zj


OBJ: 5 TOP: The Present-Maternity Care zj zj z j zj zj


KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion an
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d Maintenance
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6. Who advocated the establishment of the Children‗s Bureau?
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a. Lillian Wald zj


b. Florence Nightingale zj


c. Florence Kelly zj


d. Clara Barton zj




ANS: A zj


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 zj zj z j zj


OBJ: 1 | 2 TOP: The Past zj zj zj zj z j zj


KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation zj zj zj zj


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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d. Children‗s asylums were founded. zj zj zj




ANS: C zj


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