Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 3rd -
Edition - Chapter 1-2-3- latest update
2022/2023
. 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
the greatest impact?
A) Resolving all language and cultural differences '
B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
C) Providing more extensive women's shelters
D) Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet - -B) Evaluating and changing the
nursing plan of care
-When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include
which of the following?
A) Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B) Families are unable to make informed choices
C) Childbirth results in changes in relationships
D) Families require little information to make appropriate decisions - -C) Childbirth
results in changes in relationships
-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
C) Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
D) Creation of free-standing birth centers - -D) Creation of free-standing birth centers
-After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related mortality, the instructor
determines that additional teaching is needed when the students identify which
condition as a leading cause?
A) Hemorrhage
B) Embolism
C) Obstructed labor
D) Infection - -B) Embolism
-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 - -B) Heart disease
, -. After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of informed consent.
Which of the following, if identified by the student, would indicate an understanding of
a violation of 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
-When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the nurse would consider
which factor to be most important
A) Language
B) Health care workers' attitudes
C) Transportation
D) Finances - -D) Finances
-. 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 would be the priority?
A) Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
B) Providing emergency care without parental consent
C) Contacting the child's aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D) Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation - -A) Getting
telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
-. After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of family-centered care, the
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students state which of
the following?
A) "Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will change." 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." - -A) "Childbirth affects the entire family, and
relationships will change."
-A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on the trends in health care and
health care delivery over the past several centuries. When discussing the changes during
the past century, which of the following would the instructor be least likely to include?
A) Disease prevention
B) Health promotion
C) Wellness
D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality - -D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality
-A nurse is assigned to care for an Asian American client. The nurse develops a plan of
care with the understanding that based on this client's cultural background, the client
most likely views illness as which of the following?
A) Caused by supernatural forces.
B) A punishment for sins.
C) Due to spirits or demons.
Edition - Chapter 1-2-3- latest update
2022/2023
. 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
the greatest impact?
A) Resolving all language and cultural differences '
B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
C) Providing more extensive women's shelters
D) Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet - -B) Evaluating and changing the
nursing plan of care
-When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include
which of the following?
A) Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B) Families are unable to make informed choices
C) Childbirth results in changes in relationships
D) Families require little information to make appropriate decisions - -C) Childbirth
results in changes in relationships
-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
C) Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
D) Creation of free-standing birth centers - -D) Creation of free-standing birth centers
-After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related mortality, the instructor
determines that additional teaching is needed when the students identify which
condition as a leading cause?
A) Hemorrhage
B) Embolism
C) Obstructed labor
D) Infection - -B) Embolism
-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 - -B) Heart disease
, -. After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of informed consent.
Which of the following, if identified by the student, would indicate an understanding of
a violation of 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
-When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the nurse would consider
which factor to be most important
A) Language
B) Health care workers' attitudes
C) Transportation
D) Finances - -D) Finances
-. 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 would be the priority?
A) Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
B) Providing emergency care without parental consent
C) Contacting the child's aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D) Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation - -A) Getting
telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
-. After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of family-centered care, the
instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students state which of
the following?
A) "Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will change." 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." - -A) "Childbirth affects the entire family, and
relationships will change."
-A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on the trends in health care and
health care delivery over the past several centuries. When discussing the changes during
the past century, which of the following would the instructor be least likely to include?
A) Disease prevention
B) Health promotion
C) Wellness
D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality - -D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality
-A nurse is assigned to care for an Asian American client. The nurse develops a plan of
care with the understanding that based on this client's cultural background, the client
most likely views illness as which of the following?
A) Caused by supernatural forces.
B) A punishment for sins.
C) Due to spirits or demons.
