Test Bank for Maternal & Child
Nursing Care | Exam Prep |
Grade A+
• The nurse observes several interactions between a postpartum woman
and her new son. What behavior, if exhibited by this woman, would the
nurse identify as a possible maladaptive behavior regarding parent-infant
attachment?
a. Talks and coos to her son
b. Seldom makes eye contact with her son
c. Cuddles her son close to her
d. Tells visitors how well her son is feeding -✓✓b. Seldom makes eye
contact with her son
• The nurse observes that a 15-year-old mother seems to ignore her
newborn. A strategy that the nurse can use to facilitate mother-infant
attachment in this mother is to:
a. Tell the mother she must pay attention to her infant.
b. Show the mother how the infant initiates interaction and pays
attention to her.
c. Demonstrate for the mother different positions for holding her infant
while feeding.
d. Arrange for the mother to watch a video on parent-infant interaction. -
✓✓b. Show the mother how the infant initiates interaction and pays
attention to her.
• The nurse hears a primiparous woman talking to her son and telling
him that his chin is just like his dad's chin. This woman's statement
reflects:
a. Mutuality.
b. Synchrony.
, c. Claiming.
d. Reciprocity. -✓✓c. Claiming.
• New parents express concern that, because of the mothers emergency
cesarean birth under general anesthesia, they did not have the
opportunity to hold and bond with their daughter immediately after her
birth. The nurses response should convey to the parents that:
a. Attachment, or bonding, is a process that occurs over time and does
not require early contact.
b. The time immediately after birth is a critical period for people.
c. Early contact is essential for optimum parent-infant relationships.
d. They should just be happy that the infant is healthy. -✓✓a.
Attachment, or bonding, is a process that occurs over time and does not
require early contact.
• During a phone follow-up conversation with a woman who is 4 days
postpartum, the woman tells the nurse,
I don't know what's wrong. I love my son, but I feel so let down. I seem
to cry for no reason! The nurse would
recognize that the woman is experiencing:
a. Taking-in.
b. Postpartum depression (PPD). c. Postpartum (PP) blues.
d. Attachment difficulty. -✓✓c. Postpartum depression (PPD).
• The nurse can help a father in his transition to parenthood by:
a. Pointing out that the infant turned at the sound of his voice.
b. Encouraging him to go home to get some sleep.
c. Telling him to tape the infants diaper a different way.
d. Suggesting that he let the infant sleep in the bassinet. -✓✓a. Pointing
out that the infant turned at the sound of his voice.
• The nurse notes that a Vietnamese woman does not cuddle or interact
with her newborn other than to feed
Nursing Care | Exam Prep |
Grade A+
• The nurse observes several interactions between a postpartum woman
and her new son. What behavior, if exhibited by this woman, would the
nurse identify as a possible maladaptive behavior regarding parent-infant
attachment?
a. Talks and coos to her son
b. Seldom makes eye contact with her son
c. Cuddles her son close to her
d. Tells visitors how well her son is feeding -✓✓b. Seldom makes eye
contact with her son
• The nurse observes that a 15-year-old mother seems to ignore her
newborn. A strategy that the nurse can use to facilitate mother-infant
attachment in this mother is to:
a. Tell the mother she must pay attention to her infant.
b. Show the mother how the infant initiates interaction and pays
attention to her.
c. Demonstrate for the mother different positions for holding her infant
while feeding.
d. Arrange for the mother to watch a video on parent-infant interaction. -
✓✓b. Show the mother how the infant initiates interaction and pays
attention to her.
• The nurse hears a primiparous woman talking to her son and telling
him that his chin is just like his dad's chin. This woman's statement
reflects:
a. Mutuality.
b. Synchrony.
, c. Claiming.
d. Reciprocity. -✓✓c. Claiming.
• New parents express concern that, because of the mothers emergency
cesarean birth under general anesthesia, they did not have the
opportunity to hold and bond with their daughter immediately after her
birth. The nurses response should convey to the parents that:
a. Attachment, or bonding, is a process that occurs over time and does
not require early contact.
b. The time immediately after birth is a critical period for people.
c. Early contact is essential for optimum parent-infant relationships.
d. They should just be happy that the infant is healthy. -✓✓a.
Attachment, or bonding, is a process that occurs over time and does not
require early contact.
• During a phone follow-up conversation with a woman who is 4 days
postpartum, the woman tells the nurse,
I don't know what's wrong. I love my son, but I feel so let down. I seem
to cry for no reason! The nurse would
recognize that the woman is experiencing:
a. Taking-in.
b. Postpartum depression (PPD). c. Postpartum (PP) blues.
d. Attachment difficulty. -✓✓c. Postpartum depression (PPD).
• The nurse can help a father in his transition to parenthood by:
a. Pointing out that the infant turned at the sound of his voice.
b. Encouraging him to go home to get some sleep.
c. Telling him to tape the infants diaper a different way.
d. Suggesting that he let the infant sleep in the bassinet. -✓✓a. Pointing
out that the infant turned at the sound of his voice.
• The nurse notes that a Vietnamese woman does not cuddle or interact
with her newborn other than to feed
