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Test Bank for Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women’s
Health Nursing, 8th Edition by Sharon
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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.
*ANSWER** 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 pren aNt al Rn u r Is e eG
ducB
at .or,C―Which setting
for childbirth limits the
amount of parent–infant interacUtionS? ‖ NW hiTc h 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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Test Bank for Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women’s
Health Nursing, 8th Edition by Sharon
Test Bank Page 1
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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.
*ANSWER** 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 pren aNt al Rn u r Is e eG
ducB
at .or,C―Which setting
for childbirth limits the
amount of parent–infant interacUtionS? ‖ NW hiTc h 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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