Maternity and Women's Health- Exam 1 Combined With Complete Solutions 2024/2025
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The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that a goal of the Healthy People 2020 is to:
a. Increase proportion of infants who are bottle-feed.
b. Increase number of unintended pregnancies.
c. Increase the number of babies who are born preterm.
d. Increase proportion of infants who are ...
Maternity and Women's Health- Exam 1
Combined With Complete Solutions
2024/2025
The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that a goal of the Healthy People 2020
is to:
a. Increase proportion of infants who are bottle-feed.
b. Increase number of unintended pregnancies.
c. Increase the number of babies who are born preterm.
d. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed - ANSWER-Correct Answer: D
Source: Chapters 1,2,5. Box 1-2
A nurse is reviewing maternal medical risk factors. Which of the following would the
nurse identify as being the two most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors?
a. Drug use and alcohol abuse.
b. Hypertension associated with pregnancy and diabetes.
c. Behaviors and lifestyles.
d. Homelessness and lack of insurance. - ANSWER-Correct Answer: B
Source: Read page 7.
The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that ____ is the leading cause of
neonatal death in the United States.
a. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
b. Respiratory distress of newborns
c. Effects of maternal complications
,d. Congenital malformations - ANSWER-Correct Answer: D
Source: The leading causes of neonatal deaths (in order) are: 1) congenital
malformations; 2) low birth weight; and 3) sudden infant death syndrome. Read page 6
The nurses working at a newly established birthing center have begun to compare their
performance in providing maternal-newborn care against clinical standards. This
comparison process is most commonly known as what?
a. Best practices network
b. Outcomes-oriented practice
c. Evidence-based practice
d. Clinical bench marking - ANSWER-Correct Answer: B
Source: Read page 11
Which of the following are milestones in the care of mothers and babies? (Select all that
apply).
a. abortion is legalized
b. folic acid is recommended to prevent neural tube defects
c. HIV vaccine is available
d. FDA approves birth control pill for men - ANSWER-Correct answers: A,B.
Source: See Box 1-1, page 2. See Box 1-1, page 2.
When a nurse is unsure about how to perform a client care procedure, the best action
would be to:
a. Ask another nurse.
b. Look up the procedure in a nursing textbook.
c. Consult the agency procedure manual and follow the guidelines for the procedure.
d. Discuss the procedure with the client's physician. - ANSWER-Correct Answer: C
,Source: Read page 11 - legal tip
Match the definition to the correct term. (HINT: not all terms are used).
1. number of deaths of infants younger than 28 days of age per 1000 live births
2. number of deaths of infants younger than 1 year of age per 1000 live births
3.Number of stillbirths and neonatal deaths per 1000 deaths
4.number of maternal deaths from births and complications of pregnancy, childbirth and
puerperium per 100.000 live births
5.number of live births in 1 year per 1000 population - ANSWER-Correct answers:
1. neonatal mortality rate.
2. infant mortality rate.
3. perinatal mortality rate.
4. maternal mortality rate.
5. birth rate.
Source: See Box 1-6, page 6
A group of nurses are discussing trends in health care. What would the nurses identify
as not being a trend in the delivery of health care in the United States?
a. Acute care is increasingly provided through home-based services
b. Hospital-based nurses are increasingly involved in follow-up care after discharge
c. Greater emphasis has been placed on curing disease and disability than on
preventing them.
d. Hospital stays for many conditions have been shortened. - ANSWER-Correct
Answer: C
Tobacco use during pregnancy is associated with adverse effects on the unborn infant
such as intrauterine growth restriction, preterm births, and respiratory problems. By
race, which has the highest percentages of smokers?
, a. American Indian and Alaskan Natives
b. Asian or Pacific Islanders
c. Non-Hispanic blacks
d. Non-Hispanic whites - ANSWER-Correct Answer: A
Source: See page 6
Which of the following actions, if demonstrated by a nursing student, could lead to
dismissal from the health program? (Select all that apply.)
Select one or more:
a. A nursing student posts pictures of clinical site experiences on her Facebook page.
b. A student nurse offers her phone number to a client so that they can remain in touch
c. Student nurses share their thoughts about their clinical site experiences on Twitter.
d. Nursing students go out for lunch following a clinical rotation to a local restaurant
while still in uniform. - ANSWER-Correct Answers: A,C.
What family form tends to be the most socially vulnerable?
a. Extended family
b. Married-blended family
c. Single-parent family
d. Nuclear family - ANSWER-Correct Answer: C
Source: See pages 18-19
A nurse is preparing to make a family assessment. Which statement would the nurse
select to best explain the difference between an echomap and a genogram?
a. The genogram provides a glimpse of the family structure for one generation whereas
the echomap provides a more detailed view of multiple generations.
b. They are equivalent assessments in that they both represent a graphic interpretation.
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