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Chapter 01: The Past, Present, and Future
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife (CNM) provide care during her
pregnancy. What does the CNMs scope of practice include?
a. Practice independent from medical supervision
b. Comprehensive prenatal care
c. Attendance at all deliveries
d. Cesarean sections
ANS: B
The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care, attends uncomplicated
deliveries, and ensures that a backup physician is available in case of unforeseen
problems.
2. Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal
fever and unwashed hands?
a. Karl Cred
b. Ignaz Semmelweis
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Joseph Lister
ANS: B
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by
the unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.
3. A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States comments to the
nurse, I am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die. What is the best
nursing response reflecting cultural sensitivity?
a. Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low.
b. Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth.
c. Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth.
d. Your condition will be monitored during labor and delivery.
ANS: C
Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes
patient care.
4. An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What information
does this provide?
a. Maternal and infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year
b. Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year
c. Deaths of infants up to 1 year of age per 1000 live births per year
d. Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
ANS: D
The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year.
5. What is the focus of current maternity practice?
a. Hospital births for the majority of women
b. The traditional family unit
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c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms
d. A quality family experience for each patient
ANS: D
Current maternity practice focuses on a high-quality family experience for all families,
traditional or otherwise.
6. Who advocated the establishment of the Childrens Bureau?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Florence Kelly
d. Clara Barton
ANS: A
Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Childrens Bureau.
7. What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Childrens Bureau?
a. Children with heart problems are now cared for by pediatric cardiologists.
b. The Child Abuse and Prevention Act was passed.
c. Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
d. Childrens asylums were founded.
ANS: C
School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Childrens Bureau
on the effects of economic depression on children.
8. What government program was implemented to increase the educational exposure of
preschool children?
a. WIC
b. Title XIX of Medicaid
c. The Childrens Charter
d. Head Start
ANS: D
Head Start programs were established to increase educational exposure of preschool
children.
9. What guidelines define multidisciplinary patient care in terms of expected outcome and
timeframe from different areas of care provision?
a. Clinical pathways
b. Nursing outcome criteria
c. Standards of care
d. Nursing care plan
ANS: A
Clinical pathways, also known as critical pathways or care maps, are collaborative
guidelines that define patient care across disciplines. Expected progress within a specified
timeline is identified.
10. A nursing student has reviewed a hospitalized pediatric patient chart, interviewed her
mother, and collected admission data. What is the next step the student will take to develop
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Chapter 01: The Past, Present, and Future
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife (CNM) provide care during her
pregnancy. What does the CNMs scope of practice include?
a. Practice independent from medical supervision
b. Comprehensive prenatal care
c. Attendance at all deliveries
d. Cesarean sections
ANS: B
The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care, attends uncomplicated
deliveries, and ensures that a backup physician is available in case of unforeseen
problems.
2. Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal
fever and unwashed hands?
a. Karl Cred
b. Ignaz Semmelweis
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Joseph Lister
ANS: B
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by
the unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.
3. A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States comments to the
nurse, I am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die. What is the best
nursing response reflecting cultural sensitivity?
a. Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low.
b. Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth.
c. Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth.
d. Your condition will be monitored during labor and delivery.
ANS: C
Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes
patient care.
4. An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What information
does this provide?
a. Maternal and infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year
b. Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year
c. Deaths of infants up to 1 year of age per 1000 live births per year
d. Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
ANS: D
The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year.
5. What is the focus of current maternity practice?
a. Hospital births for the majority of women
b. The traditional family unit
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c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms
d. A quality family experience for each patient
ANS: D
Current maternity practice focuses on a high-quality family experience for all families,
traditional or otherwise.
6. Who advocated the establishment of the Childrens Bureau?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Florence Kelly
d. Clara Barton
ANS: A
Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Childrens Bureau.
7. What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Childrens Bureau?
a. Children with heart problems are now cared for by pediatric cardiologists.
b. The Child Abuse and Prevention Act was passed.
c. Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
d. Childrens asylums were founded.
ANS: C
School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Childrens Bureau
on the effects of economic depression on children.
8. What government program was implemented to increase the educational exposure of
preschool children?
a. WIC
b. Title XIX of Medicaid
c. The Childrens Charter
d. Head Start
ANS: D
Head Start programs were established to increase educational exposure of preschool
children.
9. What guidelines define multidisciplinary patient care in terms of expected outcome and
timeframe from different areas of care provision?
a. Clinical pathways
b. Nursing outcome criteria
c. Standards of care
d. Nursing care plan
ANS: A
Clinical pathways, also known as critical pathways or care maps, are collaborative
guidelines that define patient care across disciplines. Expected progress within a specified
timeline is identified.
10. A nursing student has reviewed a hospitalized pediatric patient chart, interviewed her
mother, and collected admission data. What is the next step the student will take to develop
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