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Care
1. The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among
in dustrialized nations for infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist
in decreasing these rates, which factor would most likely need to be addressed as
having the greatest impact?
A) Resolving all language and cultural differences
B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
C) Providing more extensive women’s shelters
D) Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet
2. When integrating the principles of family-
centered care, the nurse would include which of the following?
A) Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B) Families arexunable to make informedxchoices
C) Childbirth results inxchanges in relationships
D) Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
3. When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-
time pregnant women, the nurse expects toreview how maternity care has changed
over the years. Which of the following would the nurse include when discussing events
of the 20th century?
A) Epidemics of puerperal fever
B) Performance of the first cesarean birth
C) Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
D) Creation of free-standing birth centers
4. After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-
related mortality, the instructor determinesthat additional teaching is needed when
the students identify which condition as a leading cause?
A) Hemorrhage
B) Embolism
,
, Chapter 1: PerspectivesonMaternal,Newborn,and Women’sHealth /
Care
1. The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among
in dustrialized nations for infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist
in decreasing these rates, which factor would most likely need to be addressed as
having the greatest impact?
A) Resolving all language and cultural differences
B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
C) Providing more extensive women’s shelters
D) Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet
2. When integrating the principles of family-
centered care, the nurse would include which of the following?
A) Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B) Families arexunable to make informedxchoices
C) Childbirth results inxchanges in relationships
D) Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
3. When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-
time pregnant women, the nurse expects toreview how maternity care has changed
over the years. Which of the following would the nurse include when discussing events
of the 20th century?
A) Epidemics of puerperal fever
B) Performance of the first cesarean birth
C) Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
D) Creation of free-standing birth centers
4. After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-
related mortality, the instructor determinesthat additional teaching is needed when
the students identify which condition as a leading cause?
A) Hemorrhage
B) Embolism
