Test Bank: Introduction to Maternity & Pediatric Nursing 5th Edition Leifer

Chapter 1: The Past, Present, and Future MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The certified nurse-midwife (CNM) clarifies to the pregnant patient that the CNM’s scope of practice includes: a. Practice independent from medical supervision b. Comprehensive prenatal care c. Attendance at all deliveries d. Simple surgical techniques ANS: B The CMN provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care and attends uncomplicated deliveries and assures a back-up physician in case of unforeseen problems. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Text Reference: 7 OBJ: Objective: 2 TOP: Topic: Advance Practice Nursing Roles KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease 2. The medical pioneer who discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal fever and unwashed hands was: a. Karl Credé b. Ignaz Semmelweis c. Louis Pasteur d. Joseph Lister ANS: B Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by the unwashed hands of physicians and medical students. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Text Reference: 2 OBJ: Objective: 7 TOP: Topic: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control