EDAPT: Introduction to Maternal Child
Nursing questions and answers 2025/2026
Match the following service types of care with the clients and the experience they would best serve. -
Answer *Level I facility* - Low-risk clients, in a hospital setting.
*LDR room* - Mom labors, delivers and recovers in the same room, but is transferred to a postpartum
unit.
*Birth centers* - Tub births and births may not require as much medical monitoring.
*Home births* - Specialized physicians and midwives deliver within a client's residence.
*Level II facility* - Typically, care is provided for clients 32 weeks gestation in a hospital setting.
*LRDP room* - Mom labors, delivers and recovers in the same room and stays for 2-4 days.
*Level III facility* - Highest-risk moms and their infant(s), in a hospital setting.
Most families now recognize that they have choices in the childbirth experience. What are the basic
principles of family-centered care? - Answer Clients can be involved in decision making.
Family dynamics are impacted by childbirth.
Childbirth is typically a normal, healthy event.
A focus on family or the support person(s) should be maintained.
Which factors will help to reduce maternal mortality in the United States? Select all that apply. - Answer
Availability of high-risk, maternal-infant care centers.
,Use of a specialized antepartum maternity clinic.
Delivery by a certified nurse midwife (CNM).
When reviewing nursing history, which factors led to increased mortality rates and negative pregnancy
outcomes? Select all that apply. - Answer Women were passive in the delivery process
Short hospital stays
Communicable diseases
Poor maternal nutrition
Risk of hemorrhaging post-delivery
Evidence has shown that certain clients are at higher risk for injury during pregnancy, labor, and
delivery. Multiple healthcare organizations are trying to find ways to reduce the factors that contribute
to poor outcomes. Based on the evidence, which practices improve maternal/newborn outcomes?
Select all that apply. - Answer Keeping infants with mothers after delivery
Mandated minimum length of stay and home visits
More family involvement in birth
Fostering family unity while maintaining safety
Which job description correctly defines the role and responsibility of an advanced practice nurse? -
Answer Neonatal nurse practitioners (NNP) provide emergency care in the post-birth setting to high-risk
infants.
Match the nursing actions with the core measures that they support. - Answer *Decrease rate of
elective deliveries:*
• Encourage prenatal classes.
• Educate moms on signs of labor and maintaining overall health to reduce blood pressure and diabetes
issues. Discuss newborn risks when delivered early.
*Decrease the rate of Cesarean births:*
• Provide support for domestic violence and human trafficking victims.
• Support laboring women.
, • Teach about the risks of drug use.
*Increase the rate of antenatal administration of steroids in preterm labor:*
• Collaborate with high risk providers.
*Decrease the rate of newborns with septicemia or bacteremia:*
• Administer maternal antibiotics as needed.
• Use personal protective equipment (PPE) appropriately.
*Increase rate of exclusive breastfeeding:*
• Connect client with lactation consultants.
• Teach breastfeeding classes.
Nurses are responsible for advocating for their clients. They should also apply their __________ and
constantly assess the client to decide the best plan of care. Using their knowledge of culture and
religion, nurses __________ what their client's preferences are. Nurses also need to follow up and
evaluate how the client has responded to the care they received. - Answer Clinical knowledge
Should inquire
The nurse is reviewing the principles of family-centered care with a mom who delivered her first child
over 10 years ago. Which statements suggest the client may need further education? Select all that
apply. - Answer "Birth is a natural process, so I am glad that nothing can really go wrong."
"Because my partner loves me, the baby's birth will not change our family dynamics."
A client at 35 weeks of gestation states, "Why can't I have an induction now? I am so tired of being
pregnant. The stretch marks are ugly, and I don't want my body to be ruined. I will never be able to wear
a bikini again."
Which cues about the infant born at 35 weeks should the nurse consider when answering? - Answer
Infants born before term, specifically at 34 to 36 weeks, are immature and have more health
complications.
Nursing questions and answers 2025/2026
Match the following service types of care with the clients and the experience they would best serve. -
Answer *Level I facility* - Low-risk clients, in a hospital setting.
*LDR room* - Mom labors, delivers and recovers in the same room, but is transferred to a postpartum
unit.
*Birth centers* - Tub births and births may not require as much medical monitoring.
*Home births* - Specialized physicians and midwives deliver within a client's residence.
*Level II facility* - Typically, care is provided for clients 32 weeks gestation in a hospital setting.
*LRDP room* - Mom labors, delivers and recovers in the same room and stays for 2-4 days.
*Level III facility* - Highest-risk moms and their infant(s), in a hospital setting.
Most families now recognize that they have choices in the childbirth experience. What are the basic
principles of family-centered care? - Answer Clients can be involved in decision making.
Family dynamics are impacted by childbirth.
Childbirth is typically a normal, healthy event.
A focus on family or the support person(s) should be maintained.
Which factors will help to reduce maternal mortality in the United States? Select all that apply. - Answer
Availability of high-risk, maternal-infant care centers.
,Use of a specialized antepartum maternity clinic.
Delivery by a certified nurse midwife (CNM).
When reviewing nursing history, which factors led to increased mortality rates and negative pregnancy
outcomes? Select all that apply. - Answer Women were passive in the delivery process
Short hospital stays
Communicable diseases
Poor maternal nutrition
Risk of hemorrhaging post-delivery
Evidence has shown that certain clients are at higher risk for injury during pregnancy, labor, and
delivery. Multiple healthcare organizations are trying to find ways to reduce the factors that contribute
to poor outcomes. Based on the evidence, which practices improve maternal/newborn outcomes?
Select all that apply. - Answer Keeping infants with mothers after delivery
Mandated minimum length of stay and home visits
More family involvement in birth
Fostering family unity while maintaining safety
Which job description correctly defines the role and responsibility of an advanced practice nurse? -
Answer Neonatal nurse practitioners (NNP) provide emergency care in the post-birth setting to high-risk
infants.
Match the nursing actions with the core measures that they support. - Answer *Decrease rate of
elective deliveries:*
• Encourage prenatal classes.
• Educate moms on signs of labor and maintaining overall health to reduce blood pressure and diabetes
issues. Discuss newborn risks when delivered early.
*Decrease the rate of Cesarean births:*
• Provide support for domestic violence and human trafficking victims.
• Support laboring women.
, • Teach about the risks of drug use.
*Increase the rate of antenatal administration of steroids in preterm labor:*
• Collaborate with high risk providers.
*Decrease the rate of newborns with septicemia or bacteremia:*
• Administer maternal antibiotics as needed.
• Use personal protective equipment (PPE) appropriately.
*Increase rate of exclusive breastfeeding:*
• Connect client with lactation consultants.
• Teach breastfeeding classes.
Nurses are responsible for advocating for their clients. They should also apply their __________ and
constantly assess the client to decide the best plan of care. Using their knowledge of culture and
religion, nurses __________ what their client's preferences are. Nurses also need to follow up and
evaluate how the client has responded to the care they received. - Answer Clinical knowledge
Should inquire
The nurse is reviewing the principles of family-centered care with a mom who delivered her first child
over 10 years ago. Which statements suggest the client may need further education? Select all that
apply. - Answer "Birth is a natural process, so I am glad that nothing can really go wrong."
"Because my partner loves me, the baby's birth will not change our family dynamics."
A client at 35 weeks of gestation states, "Why can't I have an induction now? I am so tired of being
pregnant. The stretch marks are ugly, and I don't want my body to be ruined. I will never be able to wear
a bikini again."
Which cues about the infant born at 35 weeks should the nurse consider when answering? - Answer
Infants born before term, specifically at 34 to 36 weeks, are immature and have more health
complications.
