Test Bank For Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 9th Edition 1
Test Bank For Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing,
9th Edition, By Gloria Leifer
,Test Bank For Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 9th Edition Leifer 2
,Test Bank For Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 9th Edition 1
Chapter 01: The Past, Present, and Future
Leifer: Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse-midwife
(CNM) provide care during herpregnancy. What does the
CNM‘s scope of practice include?
a. Practice independent from medical supervision
b. Comprehensive prenatal care
c. Attendance at all deliveries
d. Cesarean Sections
ANSWER: 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.
DIFFERENCE:
Cognitiv
e Level: Comprehension
REFERE
NCE: p. 6 OBJ: 5
TOP: Advance Practice Nursing Roles KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION:NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention
and Early Detection of Disease
2. Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal fever
and unwashed hands?
a. Karl Credé
b. Ignaz Semmelweis
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Joseph Lister
ANSWER: B
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transwermitted
by the unwashed hands of physicianswer and medical students.
DIFFERENCE: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
REFERENCE: p. 2 OBJ: 1 TOP: The Past
KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION:NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection
Control
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.”
ANSWER: C
Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patient
care.
DIFFERENCE: Cognitive Level: Application REFERENCE: pp. 6-8
OBJ: 8
TOP: Cross-Cultural Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION:NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Psychological
Adaptation
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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
ANSWER: D
The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year.
DIFFERENCE: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REFERENCE: p. 13 | Box 1.6 OBJ: 9 TOP: The
Present-Child Care
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION:NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
5. What is the focus of current maternity practice?
a. Hospital births for the majority of women
b. The traditional family unit
c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms
d. A quality family experience for each patient
ANSWER: D
Current maternity practice focuses on a high-quality family experience for all families,
traditional or otherwise.
DIFFERENCE: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REFERENCE: p. 6 OBJ: 5 TOP: The Present-
Maternity Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION:NCLEX: Health Promotion and
Maintenance
6. Who advocated the establishment of the Children‘s Bureau?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Florence Kelly
d. Clara Barton
ANSWER: A
Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Children‘s Bureau.
DIFFERENCE: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
REFERENCE: p. 4 OBJ: 1 | 2 TOP: The Past
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION:NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and
Development
7. What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Children‘s 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. Children‘s asylums were founded.
ANSWER: C
School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Children‘s Bureau on
the effects of economic depression on children.
DIFFERENCE: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REFERENCE: p. 4
OBJ: 2 | 3
Test Bank For Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing,
9th Edition, By Gloria Leifer
,Test Bank For Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 9th Edition Leifer 2
,Test Bank For Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 9th Edition 1
Chapter 01: The Past, Present, and Future
Leifer: Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse-midwife
(CNM) provide care during herpregnancy. What does the
CNM‘s scope of practice include?
a. Practice independent from medical supervision
b. Comprehensive prenatal care
c. Attendance at all deliveries
d. Cesarean Sections
ANSWER: 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.
DIFFERENCE:
Cognitiv
e Level: Comprehension
REFERE
NCE: p. 6 OBJ: 5
TOP: Advance Practice Nursing Roles KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION:NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention
and Early Detection of Disease
2. Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal fever
and unwashed hands?
a. Karl Credé
b. Ignaz Semmelweis
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Joseph Lister
ANSWER: B
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transwermitted
by the unwashed hands of physicianswer and medical students.
DIFFERENCE: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
REFERENCE: p. 2 OBJ: 1 TOP: The Past
KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION:NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection
Control
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.”
ANSWER: C
Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patient
care.
DIFFERENCE: Cognitive Level: Application REFERENCE: pp. 6-8
OBJ: 8
TOP: Cross-Cultural Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION:NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Psychological
Adaptation
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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
ANSWER: D
The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year.
DIFFERENCE: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REFERENCE: p. 13 | Box 1.6 OBJ: 9 TOP: The
Present-Child Care
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION:NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
5. What is the focus of current maternity practice?
a. Hospital births for the majority of women
b. The traditional family unit
c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms
d. A quality family experience for each patient
ANSWER: D
Current maternity practice focuses on a high-quality family experience for all families,
traditional or otherwise.
DIFFERENCE: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REFERENCE: p. 6 OBJ: 5 TOP: The Present-
Maternity Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION:NCLEX: Health Promotion and
Maintenance
6. Who advocated the establishment of the Children‘s Bureau?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Florence Kelly
d. Clara Barton
ANSWER: A
Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Children‘s Bureau.
DIFFERENCE: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
REFERENCE: p. 4 OBJ: 1 | 2 TOP: The Past
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION:NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and
Development
7. What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Children‘s 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. Children‘s asylums were founded.
ANSWER: C
School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Children‘s Bureau on
the effects of economic depression on children.
DIFFERENCE: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REFERENCE: p. 4
OBJ: 2 | 3
