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1 The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among in
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. dustrialized nations for infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist i
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n decreasing these rates, which factor would most likely need to be
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addressed as having the greatest impact?
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A Resolving all language and cultural differences
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B Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
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C Providing more extensive womens shelters
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2 When integrating the principles of family-
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. centered care, the nurse would include which of the following?
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A Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
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B Families are unable to make informed choices
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C Childbirth results in changes in relationships
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D Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
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3 When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-
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. time pregnant women, the nurse expects to review how maternity care has change
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d over the years. Which of the following would the nurse include when discussing
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events of the xv xv
20th century?
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A Epidemics of puerperal fever xv xv xv
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B Performance of the first cesarean birth xv xv xv xv xv
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C Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size xv xv xv xv xv xv xv
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D Creation of free-standing birth centers
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4 After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related mortality, the
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. instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students identify
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which condition as a leading cause?
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A Hemorrhage
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B Embolism
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C Obstructed labor xv
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D Infection
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5 The nurse is working with a group of community health m
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mbers to develop a xv xv xv xv
. plan to address the special health needs of women. Which co of the following
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nditions would the group address as the major problem?
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A Smoking
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