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The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized nations f
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1. infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates, which fac
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tor would most likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
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B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care $v $v $v $v $v
C) Providing more extensive womens shelter $v $v $v $v
s D)Encouraging all women to eat a balanc
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2. When integrating the principles of family-
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centered care, the nurse would include which of the following? A)Childbirth is viewed as a pr
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B) Families are unable to make informed choices
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D) Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
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When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time pregnant women, the nurse expects to review
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3. how maternity care has changed over the years. Which of the following would the nurse incl
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A) Epidemics of puerperal fever $v $v $v
B) Performance of the first cesarean birth $v $v $v $v $v
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D) Creation of free-standing birth centers $v $v $v $v
4. After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-
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related mortality, the instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students
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identify which condition as a leading cause?
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A) Hemorrhage
B) Embolism
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D)Infection
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The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to address the spe
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5. health needs of women. Which of the following conditions would the group address as
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the major problem?
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A) Smoking
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C) Diabetes
D)Cancer
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6. When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the nurse would consider which facto
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r to be most important?
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A) Language
B) Health care workers attitudes $v $v $v
C) Transportation