TEST BANK Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and
Women's Health Nursing 8th Edition By Sharon Smith
Murray
Chapter 1. Clinical Judgement and the Nursing Process
Foundations of Maternal-Newborn & Women’s Health Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse educator is teaching a group of nursing students about the history of
family-centered maternity care. Which statement should the nurse include in the
teaching session?
a. The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 promoted family-centered care.
b. Changes in pharmacologic management of labor prompted family-centered care.
c. Demands by physicians for family involvement in childbirth increased the
practice of family-centered care.
d. Parental requests that infants be allowed to remain with them rather
than in a nursery initiated the practice of family-centered care.
ANS: D
As research began to identify the benefits of early, extended parent–infant contact,
parents began to insist that the infant remain with them. This gradually developed
into the practice of rooming-in and finally to family-centered maternity care. The
Sheppard-Towner Act provided funds for state-managed programs for mothers and
children but did not promote
family-centered care. The changes in pharmacologic management of labor were not a
factor in family-centered maternity care. Family-centered care was a request by
parents, not physicians.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application OBJ: Nursing Process Step:
Planning MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. Expectant parents ask a prenatal nurse educator, “Which setting for childbirth
limits the amount of parent–infant interaction?” Which answer should the
nurse provide for these parents in order to assist them in choosing an
appropriate birth setting?
a. Birth center
b. Home birth
c. Traditional hospital birth
d. Labor, birth, and recovery room
ANS: C
In the traditional hospital setting, the mother may see the infant for only short
feeding periods, and the infant is cared for in a separate nursery. Birth centers are set
up to allow an increase in parent–infant contact. Home births allow the greatest
amount of parent–infant contact. The labor, birth, recovery, and postpartum room
setting allows for increased parent–infant contact.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: Nursing Process Step:
Planning MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
,3. Which statement best describes the advantage of a labor, birth, recovery, and
postpartum (LDRP) room?
a. The family is in a familiar environment.
b. They are less expensive than traditional hospital rooms.
c. The infant is removed to the nursery to allow the mother to rest.
d. The woman’s support system is encouraged to stay until discharge.
ANS: D
, Sleeping equipment is provided in a private room. A hospital setting is never a
familiar environment to new parents. An LDRP room is not less expensive than a
traditional hospital room. The baby remains with the mother at all times and is not
removed to the nursery for routine care or testing. The father or other designated
members of the mother’s support system are encouraged to stay at all times.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: Nursing Process Step:
Assessment MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
4. Which nursing intervention is an independent function of the professional nurse?
a. Administering oral analgesics
b. Requesting diagnostic studies
c. Teaching the patient perineal care
d. Providing wound care to a surgical incision
ANS: C
Nurses are now responsible for various independent functions, including teaching,
counseling, and intervening in nonmedical problems. Interventions initiated by the
physician and carried out by the nurse are called dependent functions.
Administrating oral analgesics is a dependent function; it is initiated by a physician
and carried out by a nurse. Requesting diagnostic studies is a dependent function.
Providing wound care is a dependent function; however, the physician prescribes
the type of wound care through direct orders or protocol.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: Nursing Process Step:
Assessment MSC: Patient Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
5. Which response by the nurse is the most therapeutic when the patient states, “I’m so
afraid to have a cesarean birth”?
a. “Everything will be OK.”
b. “Don’t worry about it. It will be over soon.”
c. “What concerns you most about a cesarean birth?”
d. “The physician will be in later and you can talk to him.”
ANS: C
The response, “What concerns you most about a cesarean birth” focuses on what the
patient is saying and asks for clarification, which is the most therapeutic response.
The response, “Everything will be ok” is belittling the patient’s feelings. The
response, “Don’t worry about it. It will be over soon” will indicate that the patient’s
feelings are not important. The response, “The physician will be in later and you can
talk to him” does not allow the patient to verbalize her feelings when she wishes to
do that.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application OBJ: Nursing Process Step:
Implementation MSC: Patient Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
6. In which step of the nursing process does the nurse determine the appropriate
interventions for the identified nursing diagnosis?
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Intervention
, ANS: A
Women's Health Nursing 8th Edition By Sharon Smith
Murray
Chapter 1. Clinical Judgement and the Nursing Process
Foundations of Maternal-Newborn & Women’s Health Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse educator is teaching a group of nursing students about the history of
family-centered maternity care. Which statement should the nurse include in the
teaching session?
a. The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 promoted family-centered care.
b. Changes in pharmacologic management of labor prompted family-centered care.
c. Demands by physicians for family involvement in childbirth increased the
practice of family-centered care.
d. Parental requests that infants be allowed to remain with them rather
than in a nursery initiated the practice of family-centered care.
ANS: D
As research began to identify the benefits of early, extended parent–infant contact,
parents began to insist that the infant remain with them. This gradually developed
into the practice of rooming-in and finally to family-centered maternity care. The
Sheppard-Towner Act provided funds for state-managed programs for mothers and
children but did not promote
family-centered care. The changes in pharmacologic management of labor were not a
factor in family-centered maternity care. Family-centered care was a request by
parents, not physicians.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application OBJ: Nursing Process Step:
Planning MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. Expectant parents ask a prenatal nurse educator, “Which setting for childbirth
limits the amount of parent–infant interaction?” Which answer should the
nurse provide for these parents in order to assist them in choosing an
appropriate birth setting?
a. Birth center
b. Home birth
c. Traditional hospital birth
d. Labor, birth, and recovery room
ANS: C
In the traditional hospital setting, the mother may see the infant for only short
feeding periods, and the infant is cared for in a separate nursery. Birth centers are set
up to allow an increase in parent–infant contact. Home births allow the greatest
amount of parent–infant contact. The labor, birth, recovery, and postpartum room
setting allows for increased parent–infant contact.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: Nursing Process Step:
Planning MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
,3. Which statement best describes the advantage of a labor, birth, recovery, and
postpartum (LDRP) room?
a. The family is in a familiar environment.
b. They are less expensive than traditional hospital rooms.
c. The infant is removed to the nursery to allow the mother to rest.
d. The woman’s support system is encouraged to stay until discharge.
ANS: D
, Sleeping equipment is provided in a private room. A hospital setting is never a
familiar environment to new parents. An LDRP room is not less expensive than a
traditional hospital room. The baby remains with the mother at all times and is not
removed to the nursery for routine care or testing. The father or other designated
members of the mother’s support system are encouraged to stay at all times.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: Nursing Process Step:
Assessment MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
4. Which nursing intervention is an independent function of the professional nurse?
a. Administering oral analgesics
b. Requesting diagnostic studies
c. Teaching the patient perineal care
d. Providing wound care to a surgical incision
ANS: C
Nurses are now responsible for various independent functions, including teaching,
counseling, and intervening in nonmedical problems. Interventions initiated by the
physician and carried out by the nurse are called dependent functions.
Administrating oral analgesics is a dependent function; it is initiated by a physician
and carried out by a nurse. Requesting diagnostic studies is a dependent function.
Providing wound care is a dependent function; however, the physician prescribes
the type of wound care through direct orders or protocol.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: Nursing Process Step:
Assessment MSC: Patient Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
5. Which response by the nurse is the most therapeutic when the patient states, “I’m so
afraid to have a cesarean birth”?
a. “Everything will be OK.”
b. “Don’t worry about it. It will be over soon.”
c. “What concerns you most about a cesarean birth?”
d. “The physician will be in later and you can talk to him.”
ANS: C
The response, “What concerns you most about a cesarean birth” focuses on what the
patient is saying and asks for clarification, which is the most therapeutic response.
The response, “Everything will be ok” is belittling the patient’s feelings. The
response, “Don’t worry about it. It will be over soon” will indicate that the patient’s
feelings are not important. The response, “The physician will be in later and you can
talk to him” does not allow the patient to verbalize her feelings when she wishes to
do that.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application OBJ: Nursing Process Step:
Implementation MSC: Patient Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
6. In which step of the nursing process does the nurse determine the appropriate
interventions for the identified nursing diagnosis?
a. Planning
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Intervention
, ANS: A
