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FOUNDATIONS OF MATERNAL-NEWBORN &
WOMEN’S HEALTH NURSING: ALL CHAPTERS,
8TH EDITION BR MURRAY TEST BANK: PDF |
BRAND NEW!
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse educator is teaching a group of nursing students about the
history of family-centered maternity care. Which statement should the
nurse include in the teaching session?
a. The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 promoted family-centered care.
b. Changes in pharmacologic management of labor prompted family-
centered care.
c. Demands by physicians for family involvement in childbirth
increased the practice of family-centered care.
d. Parental requests that infants be allowed to remain with
them rather than in a nursery initiated the practice of
family-centered care.
ANS: D
As research began to identify the benefits of early, extended parent–
infant contact, parents began to insist that the infant remain with them.
This gradually developed into the practice of rooming-in and finally to
family-centered maternity care. The Sheppard-Towner Act provided
funds for state-managed programs for mothers and children but did not
promote
family-centered care. The changes in pharmacologic management of
labor were not a factor in family-centered maternity care. Family-
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centered care was a request by parents, not physicians.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application OBJ: Nursing
Process Step: Planning MSC: Patient Needs: Health
Promotion and Maintenance
2. Expectant parents ask a p r e n aNt a l Rn u r Is e eG
ducB
ator
. ,C―Which setting for
childbirth limits the
amount of parent–infant interacUtionS?‖ N WhTich answOer should the nurse
provide for these parents in order to assist them in choosing an
appropriate birth setting?
a. Birth center
b. Home birth
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c. Traditional hospital birth
d. Labor, birth, and recovery room
ANS: C
In the traditional hospital setting, the mother may see the infant for only
short feeding periods, and the infant is cared for in a separate nursery.
Birth centers are set up to allow an increase in parent–infant contact.
Home births allow the greatest amount of parent–infant contact. The
labor, birth, recovery, and postpartum room setting allows for increased
parent–infant contact.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: Nursing
Process Step: Planning MSC: Patient Needs: Health
Promotion and Maintenance
3. Which statement best describes the advantage of a labor, birth,
recovery, and postpartum (LDRP) room?
a. The family is in a familiar environment.
b. They are less expensive than traditional hospital rooms.
c. The infant is removed to the nursery to allow the mother to rest.
d. The woman‘s support system is encouraged to stay until discharge.
ANS: D
Sleeping equipment is provided in a private room. A hospital setting is
never a familiar environment to new parents. An LDRP room is not less
expensive than a traditional hospital room. The baby remains with the
mother at all times and is not removed to the nursery for routine care
or testing. The father or other designated members of the mother‘s
support system are encouraged to stay at all times.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: Nursing
Process Step: Assessment MSC: Patient Needs: Health
Promotion and Maintenance
4. Which nursing intervention is an independent function of the professional
nurse?
a. Administering oral analgesics
b. Requesting diagnostic studies
c. Teaching the patient perineal care
d. Providing wound care to a surgical incision
ANS: C
Nurses are now responsible for various independent functions, including
teaching, counseling,
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FOUNDATIONS OF MATERNAL-NEWBORN &
WOMEN’S HEALTH NURSING: ALL CHAPTERS,
8TH EDITION BR MURRAY TEST BANK: PDF |
BRAND NEW!
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse educator is teaching a group of nursing students about the
history of family-centered maternity care. Which statement should the
nurse include in the teaching session?
a. The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 promoted family-centered care.
b. Changes in pharmacologic management of labor prompted family-
centered care.
c. Demands by physicians for family involvement in childbirth
increased the practice of family-centered care.
d. Parental requests that infants be allowed to remain with
them rather than in a nursery initiated the practice of
family-centered care.
ANS: D
As research began to identify the benefits of early, extended parent–
infant contact, parents began to insist that the infant remain with them.
This gradually developed into the practice of rooming-in and finally to
family-centered maternity care. The Sheppard-Towner Act provided
funds for state-managed programs for mothers and children but did not
promote
family-centered care. The changes in pharmacologic management of
labor were not a factor in family-centered maternity care. Family-
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centered care was a request by parents, not physicians.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application OBJ: Nursing
Process Step: Planning MSC: Patient Needs: Health
Promotion and Maintenance
2. Expectant parents ask a p r e n aNt a l Rn u r Is e eG
ducB
ator
. ,C―Which setting for
childbirth limits the
amount of parent–infant interacUtionS?‖ N WhTich answOer should the nurse
provide for these parents in order to assist them in choosing an
appropriate birth setting?
a. Birth center
b. Home birth
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c. Traditional hospital birth
d. Labor, birth, and recovery room
ANS: C
In the traditional hospital setting, the mother may see the infant for only
short feeding periods, and the infant is cared for in a separate nursery.
Birth centers are set up to allow an increase in parent–infant contact.
Home births allow the greatest amount of parent–infant contact. The
labor, birth, recovery, and postpartum room setting allows for increased
parent–infant contact.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: Nursing
Process Step: Planning MSC: Patient Needs: Health
Promotion and Maintenance
3. Which statement best describes the advantage of a labor, birth,
recovery, and postpartum (LDRP) room?
a. The family is in a familiar environment.
b. They are less expensive than traditional hospital rooms.
c. The infant is removed to the nursery to allow the mother to rest.
d. The woman‘s support system is encouraged to stay until discharge.
ANS: D
Sleeping equipment is provided in a private room. A hospital setting is
never a familiar environment to new parents. An LDRP room is not less
expensive than a traditional hospital room. The baby remains with the
mother at all times and is not removed to the nursery for routine care
or testing. The father or other designated members of the mother‘s
support system are encouraged to stay at all times.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: Nursing
Process Step: Assessment MSC: Patient Needs: Health
Promotion and Maintenance
4. Which nursing intervention is an independent function of the professional
nurse?
a. Administering oral analgesics
b. Requesting diagnostic studies
c. Teaching the patient perineal care
d. Providing wound care to a surgical incision
ANS: C
Nurses are now responsible for various independent functions, including
teaching, counseling,
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