Updated/Latest Maternal Newborn Nursing The Critical Components of Nursing Care 3rd Edition by Roberta Durham and Linda Chapman 2025–2026 Comprehensive Test Bank Questions and Answers for Maternal Newborn Nursing Examination Preparation Clinical Practice

TEST BANK FOR MATERNAL- NEWBORN NURSING: THE CRITICALCOMPONENTS OF
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NURSING CARE, 3RD EDITION, LINDA DURHAM, ROBERTA; CHAPMAN
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, Test Bank for Maternal- Newborn Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing Care, 3rd
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Edition, Linda Durham
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1. The nurse is caring for a patient who is in labor with her first child. The patient’s mother
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is present for support and notes that things have changed in the delivery room since
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she last gave birth in the early 1980s. Which current trend or intervention may the
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patient’s mother find most different?
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1. Fetal monitoring throughout labor YFTL YFT L YFT L



2. Postpartum stay of 10 days YF T L YFT L YFT L YF T L



3. Expectant partner and family in operating room for cesarean birth L
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ANS: 4 Y F T L



Chapter: Chapter 1 Trends and Issues L
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Chapter Learning Objective: 1. Discuss current trends in the management of labor and birth
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Heading: Table 1-1: Past and Present Trends YFT L YFT L L
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Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
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Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance L
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Cognitive Level: Application [Applying]
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Concept: Evidence-Based Practice
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Difficulty: Moderate L
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1 This is incorrect. Fetal monitoring during labor began in the late 1970s. As such,
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this likely would have occurred during the mother’s labor and delivery
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during the 1980s.
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2 This is incorrect. In the past, the average hospital postpartum stay was 10 days.
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Presently, the average postpartum stay is 48 hours or less.
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3 This is incorrect. In the past, expectant partners and families were excluded from
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the labor and birth experience. Present trends involve the expectant partner
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and family in the labor and birth experience, including presence in the
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operating room for cesarean births.
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4 This is correct. Hospital support for breastfeeding, including a lactation
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consultant and employment of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, were both
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enacted during the early 1990s.
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PTS: 1 CON: Evidence-Based Practice Y F T L L
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2. A patient with a history of hypertension is giving birth. During delivery, the staff was not
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able to stabilize the patient’s blood pressure. As a result, the patient died shortly after
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delivery. This is an example of what type of death?
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2. Late maternal death L
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, Chapter: Chapter 1 Trends and Issues YFT L L
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Chapter Learning Objective: 2. Discuss current trends in maternal and infant health
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outcomes.
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Heading: Trends > Maternal Death and Mortality Rates YFT L YFT L YFT L L
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Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
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Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
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Cognitive Level: Application [Applying]
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Concept: Ante/Intra/Post-partum L
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Difficulty: Hard
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Feedback
1 This is incorrect. Early maternal death is not an example of maternal death.
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Examples of maternal death include late maternal death, indirect obstetric death, L
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direct obstetric death, and pregnancy-related death.
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2 This is incorrect. Late maternal death occurs 42 days after termination of
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pregnancy from a direct or indirect obstetric cause.
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3 This is incorrect. Direct obstetric death results from complications during
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pregnancy, labor, birth, and/or postpartum period.
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4 This is correct. Indirect obstetric death is caused by a preexisting disease, or a
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disease that develops during pregnancy.
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PTS: 1 CON: Ante/Intra/Post-partum Y F T L




3. The nurse is providing education to a patient who has given birth to her first child and is
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being discharged home. The patient expressed concern regarding infant mortality and
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sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The patient had an uncomplicated pregnancy,
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labor, and vaginal delivery. She has a body mass index of 25 and has no other health
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conditions. The infant is healthy and was delivered full-term. What will be most helpful
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thing to explain to the patient?
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2. Uses of exogenous pulmonary surfactant YF
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Chapter: Chapter 1 Trends and Issues YFT L L
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Chapter Learning Objective: 3. Identify leading causes of infant death.
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Heading: Trends > Infant Mortality Rates L
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Integrated Processes: Nursing process
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Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
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Cognitive Level: Application [Applying]
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Difficulty: Moderate
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1 This is incorrect. EMCO has been cited as one of the factors that has reduced
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infant mortality among preterm infants.
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, 2 This is incorrect. Although advances in medical treatments have decreased
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infant mortality, exogenous pulmonary surfactant is primarily used to reduce
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mortality of preterm infants.
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3 This is incorrect. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative was developed to support
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breastfeeding and is not directly linked to reduced infant mortality or SIDS.
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4 This is correct. The Back to Sleep campaign and the Safe to Sleep campaigns
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were
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designed to promote healthy infant sleeping habits. The decrease in SIDS from YFT L L
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1995 to 2015 was attributed to the Safe to Sleep campaign.
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PTS: 1 CON: Health Promotion Y F T L YFT L




4. The nurse is caring for a 14-year-old patient who is 32 weeks pregnant. After
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complaining of genital sores and discomfort, the patient tests positive for syphilis. The
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fetus is at increased risk of which condition?
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1. Diabetes
2. Blindness
3. Pneumonia
4. Hypertension
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Chapter Learning Objective: 4. Discuss current maternal and infant health issues.
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Heading: Issues > Teen Pregnancy > Implications of Teen Pregnancy and Birth
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Cognitive Level: Application [Applying]
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Difficulty: Moderate
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1 This is incorrect. Maternal obesity increases a child’s risk of developing
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childhood obesity and diabetes.
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2 This is correct. Neonatal blindness, maternal death, and neonatal death are all
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3 This is incorrect. Chlamydial pneumonia is associated with maternal chlamydia.
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4 This is incorrect. Teen mothers may have a higher risk of contracting sexually
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transmitted illnesses and hypertension during pregnancy; however, maternal
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syphilis is not associated with fetal hypertension.
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PTS: 1 CON: Ante/Intra/Post-partum Y F T L




5. The nurse is caring for a 15-year-old female who is pregnant with her first child. In her
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previous prenatal visit, the patient tested negative for chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea, and
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HIV. Based on the information provided, which condition is the patient’s baby at higher
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risk for?
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3. Blindness