1. Which factor significantly contributed to the shift from home births to hospital
births in the early 20th century?
a. Puerperal sepsis was identified as a risk factor in labor and delivery.
b. Forceps were developed to facilitate difficult births.
c. The importance of early parental-infant c...
Chapter 01: Foundations of Maternity, Women’s Health, and Child Health
Nursing McKinney: Evolve Resources for Maternal-Child Nursing, 5th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which factor significantly contributed to the shift from home births to hospital
births in the early 20th century?
a. Puerperal sepsis was identified as a risk factor in labor and delivery.
b. Forceps were developed to facilitate difficult births.
c. The importance of early parental-infant contact was identified.
d. Technologic developments became available to physicians.
ANS: D
Technologic developments were available to physicians, not lay midwives. So
in-hospital births increased in order to take advantage of these advancements.
Puerperal sepsis has been a known problem for generations. In the late 19th century,
Semmelweis discovered how it could be prevented with improved hygienic practices.
The development of forceps is an example of a technology advance made in the
early 20th century but is not the only reason birthplaces moved. Unlike home births,
early hospital births hindered bonding between parents and their infants.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering
REF: p. 1 OBJ: Integrated Process: Teaching-Learning
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. Family-centered maternity care developed in response to
a. demands by physicians for family involvement in childbirth.
b. the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921.
c. parental requests that infants be allowed to remain with them rather
than in a nursery.
d. changes in pharmacologic management of labor.
ANS: C
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.
Family-centered care was a request by parents, not physicians. The
Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 provided funds for state-managed programs for
mothers and children. The changes in pharmacologic management of labor were
not a factor in family-centered maternity care.
,3. Which setting for childbirth allows the least amount of parent-infant
contact? a. Labor/delivery/recovery/postpartum room
b. Birth center
c. Traditional hospital birth
d. Home birth
.
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. The
labor/delivery/recovery/postpartum room setting allows increased parent-infant
contact. Birth centers are set up to allow an increase in parent-infant contact. Home
births allow an increase in parent-infant contact.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering
REF: p. 2 OBJ: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
4. As a result of changes in health care delivery and funding, a current trend
seen in the pediatric setting is
a. increased hospitalization of children.
b. decreased number of children living in poverty.
c. an increase in ambulatory care.
d. decreased use of managed care.
ANS: C
One effect of managed care has been that pediatric health care delivery has
shifted dramatically from the acute care setting to the ambulatory setting in order
to provide more cost-efficient care. The number of hospital beds being used has
decreased as more care is given in outpatient settings and in the home. The
number of children living in poverty has increased over the past decade. One of
the biggest changes in health care has been the growth of managed care.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering
REF: p. 5 OBJ: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
5. The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program provides
a. well-child examinations for infants and children living at the poverty
level. b. immunizations for high-risk infants and children.
c. screening for infants with developmental disorders.
d. supplemental food supplies to low-income pregnant or breastfeeding women.
ANS: D
WIC is a federal program that provides supplemental food supplies to low-income
women who are pregnant or breastfeeding and to their children until age 5 years.
Medicaid’s Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program
provides for well-child examinations and for treatment of any medical problems
diagnosed during such checkups. Children in the WIC program are often referred
for immunizations, but that is not the primary focus of the program. Public Law
, 99-457 is part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that provides
financial incentives to states to establish comprehensive early intervention services
for infants and toddlers with, or at risk for, developmental disabilities.
MSC: Client Needs: Health
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Promotion and Maintenance
Comprehension OBJ: Integrated REF: p. 8
Process: Teaching-Learning
6. In most states, adolescents who are not emancipated minors must have the
permission of their parents before
.
a. treatment for drug abuse.
b. treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
c. accessing birth control.
d. surgery.
ANS: D
Minors are not considered capable of giving informed consent, so a surgical
procedure would require consent of the parent or guardian. Exceptions exist for
obtaining treatment for drug abuse or STDs or for getting birth control in most
states.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering
REF: p. 17 OBJ: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
7. The maternity nurse should have a clear understanding of the correct
use of a clinical pathway. One characteristic of clinical pathways is that
they
a. are developed and implemented by nurses.
b. are used primarily in the pediatric setting.
c. set specific time lines for sequencing interventions.
d. are part of the nursing process.
ANS: C
Clinical pathways are standardized, interdisciplinary plans of care devised for
patients with a particular health problem. They are used to identify patient
outcomes, specify time lines to achieve those outcomes, direct appropriate
interventions and sequencing of interventions, include interventions from a variety
of disciplines, promote collaboration, and involve a comprehensive approach to
care. They are developed by multiple health care professionals and reflect
interdisciplinary care. They can be used in multiple settings and for patients
throughout the life span. They are not part of the nursing process but can be used
in conjunction with the nursing process to provide care to patients.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering
REF: p. 7 OBJ: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
, 8. The fastest growing group of homeless people is
a. men and women preparing for retirement.
b. migrant workers.
c. single women and their children.
d. intravenous (IV) substance abusers.
ANS: C
Pregnancy and birth, especially for a teenager, are important contributing factors for
becoming homeless. People preparing for retirement, migrant workers, and IV
substance abusers are not among the fastest growing groups of homeless people.
.
9. A nurse wishes to work to reduce infant mortality in the United States. Which activity
would this nurse most likely participate in?
a. Creating pamphlets in several different languages using an interpreter.
b. Assisting women to enroll in Medicaid by their third trimester.
c. Volunteering to provide prenatal care at community centers.
d. Working as an intake counselor at a women’s shelter.
ANS: C
Prenatal care is vital to reducing infant mortality and medical costs. This nurse
would most likely participate in community service providing prenatal care
outreach activities in community centers, particularly in low-income areas.
Pamphlets in other languages, enrolling in Medicaid, and working at a women’s
shelter all might impact infant mortality, but the greatest effect would be from
assisting women to get consistent prenatal care.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application/Applying
REF: p. 14 OBJ: Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
10. The intrapartum woman sees no need for a routine admission fetal monitoring
strip. If she continues to refuse, what is the first action the nurse should take?
a. Consult the family of the woman.
b. Notify the provider of the situation.
c. Document the woman’s refusal in the nurse’s notes.
d. Make a referral to the hospital ethics committee.
ANS: B
Patients must be allowed to make choices voluntarily without undue influence or
coercion from others. The physician, especially if unaware of the patient’s decision,
should be notified immediately. Both professionals can work to ensure the mother
understands the rationale for the action and the possible consequences of refusal. The
woman herself is the decision maker, unless incapacitated. Documentation should
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