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Essentials of Maternity Newborn and Women's Health Nursing 5th
Edition Ricci Test Bank
Chapter 1 Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Women's Health Care
1 The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality
. and 41st among industrialized nations for infant mortality rate.
When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates,
which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having
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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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D Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet
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2 When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the
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. nurse would include which of the following?
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
,3 When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time
. pregnant women, the nurse expects to review how maternity
care has changed over the years. Which of the following would
the nurse include when discussing events of the 20th century?
A Epidemics of puerperal fever
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B Performance of the first cesarean birth
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C Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
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)
p.
D Creation of free-standing birth centers
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)
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After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related
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. mortality, the instructor determines that additional teaching is
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needed when the students identify which condition as a leading
in
cause?
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A Hemorrhage
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B Embolism
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)
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C Obstructed labor
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)
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D Infection
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5 The nurse is working with a group of community health
. members to develop a plan to address the special health needs
of women. Which of the following conditions would the group
address as the major problem?
A Smoking
)
B Heart disease
)
C Diabetes
)
,5 The nurse is working with a group of community health
. members to develop a plan to address the special health needs
of women. Which of the following conditions would the group
address as the major problem?
A Smoking
)
B Heart disease
)
C Diabetes
)
D Cancer
)
m
co
6 When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the
p.
. nurse would consider which factor to be most important?
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A Language
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) st
B Health care workers attitudes
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)
g
in
C Transportation
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)
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D Finances
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)
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7 After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of
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. informed consent. Which of the following, if identified by the
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student, would indicate an understanding of a violation of
w
informed consent?
A Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
)
B Serving as a witness to the signature process
)
C Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
)
D Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency
) procedures
, A Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
)
B Serving as a witness to the signature process
)
C Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
)
D Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency
) procedures
8 The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy
. with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are out of town on
vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which action
m
would be the priority?
co
A Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the
p.
) verbal consent
e
B Providing emergency care without parental consent
pr
) st
C Contacting the childs aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
te
)
g
in
D Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
rs
)
u
yn
9 After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of
.m
. family-centered care, the instructor determines that the teaching
was successful when the students state which of the following?
w
A Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will
w
) change.
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B Families are not capable of making health care decisions for
) themselves.
C Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth.
)
D Childbirth is a medical procedure.
)
Essentials of Maternity Newborn and Women's Health Nursing 5th
Edition Ricci Test Bank
Chapter 1 Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Women's Health Care
1 The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality
. and 41st among industrialized nations for infant mortality rate.
When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates,
which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having
m
the greatest impact?
co
A Resolving all language and cultural differences
p.
)
e
B Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
pr
) st
C Providing more extensive womens shelters
te
)
g
in
D Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet
rs
)
u
yn
2 When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the
.m
. nurse would include which of the following?
A Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
w
)
w
w
B Families are unable to make informed choices
)
C Childbirth results in changes in relationships
)
D Families require little information to make appropriate
) decisions
,3 When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time
. pregnant women, the nurse expects to review how maternity
care has changed over the years. Which of the following would
the nurse include when discussing events of the 20th century?
A Epidemics of puerperal fever
)
B Performance of the first cesarean birth
)
m
C Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
co
)
p.
D Creation of free-standing birth centers
e
)
pr
4
st
After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related
te
. mortality, the instructor determines that additional teaching is
g
needed when the students identify which condition as a leading
in
cause?
rs
A Hemorrhage
u
)
yn
B Embolism
.m
)
w
C Obstructed labor
w
)
w
D Infection
)
5 The nurse is working with a group of community health
. members to develop a plan to address the special health needs
of women. Which of the following conditions would the group
address as the major problem?
A Smoking
)
B Heart disease
)
C Diabetes
)
,5 The nurse is working with a group of community health
. members to develop a plan to address the special health needs
of women. Which of the following conditions would the group
address as the major problem?
A Smoking
)
B Heart disease
)
C Diabetes
)
D Cancer
)
m
co
6 When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the
p.
. nurse would consider which factor to be most important?
e
A Language
pr
) st
B Health care workers attitudes
te
)
g
in
C Transportation
rs
)
u
D Finances
yn
)
.m
7 After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of
w
. informed consent. Which of the following, if identified by the
w
student, would indicate an understanding of a violation of
w
informed consent?
A Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
)
B Serving as a witness to the signature process
)
C Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
)
D Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency
) procedures
, A Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
)
B Serving as a witness to the signature process
)
C Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
)
D Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency
) procedures
8 The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy
. with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are out of town on
vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which action
m
would be the priority?
co
A Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the
p.
) verbal consent
e
B Providing emergency care without parental consent
pr
) st
C Contacting the childs aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
te
)
g
in
D Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
rs
)
u
yn
9 After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of
.m
. family-centered care, the instructor determines that the teaching
was successful when the students state which of the following?
w
A Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will
w
) change.
w
B Families are not capable of making health care decisions for
) themselves.
C Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth.
)
D Childbirth is a medical procedure.
)
