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Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 8th Edition by Gloria Leifer
UNIT I: An Overview of Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
Chap 1: The Past, Present, and Future
UNIT II: Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Women’s Health
Chap 2: Human Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology Chap 3:
Fetal Development
Chap 4: Prenatal Care and Adaptations to Pregnancy
Chap 5: Nursing Care of Women with Complications during Pregnancy
Chap 6: Nursing Care of Mother and Infant during Labor and Birth Chap
7: Nursing Management of Pain during Labor and Birth
Chap 8: Nursing Care of Women with Complications during Labor and
Birth
Chap 9: The Family after Birth
Chap 10: Nursing Care of Women with Complications Following Birth
Chap 11: The Nurse’s Role in Women’s Health Care
Chap 12: The Term Newborn
Chap 13: Preterm and Post-Term Newborns
Chap 14: The Newborn with a Perinatal Injury or Congenital
Malformation
UNIT III: The Growing Child and Family
Chap 15: An Overview of Growth, Development, and Nutrition
Chap 16: The Infant
Chap 17: The Toddler Chap 18:
The Preschool Child
Chap 19: The School-Age Child
Chap 20: The Adolescent
UNIT IV: Adapting Care to the Pediatric Client
Chap 21: The Child’s Experience of Hospitalization Chap 22:
Health Care Adaptations for the Child and FamilyUNIT V:
The Child Needing Nursing Care
Chap 23: The Child with a Sensory or Neurological Condition
Chap 24: The Child with a Musculoskeletal Condition Chap 25:
The Child with a Respiratory Disorder
Chap 26: The Child with a Cardiovascular Disorder
Chap 27: The Child with a Condition of the Blood, Blood-Forming Organs or Lymphatic SystemChap 28:
The Child with a Gastrointestinal Condition
Chap 29: The Child with a Genitourinary Condition
Chap 30: The Child with a Skin Condition
Chap 31: The Child with a Metabolic Condition
Chap 32: Childhood Communicable Diseases, Bioterrorism, Natural Disasters and the Maternal-Child
Client
Chap 33: The Child with an Emotional or Behavioral Condition
UNIT VI: The Changing Health Care Environment
Chap 34: Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
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Chap 01: The Past, Present, and Future
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A client chooses to have the certified RNmidwife (CNM) provide care during her pregnancy. What doesthe
CNMs scope of practice include?
a. Practice independent from medical supervision
b. Comprehensive prenatal care
c. Attendance at all deliveries
d. Cesarean sections
CORRECT ANS: B
The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care, attends uncomplicated deliveries, and ensures
that a backup physician is available in case of unforeseen problems.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6
TOP: Advance Practice Nursing Roles KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
2. Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal fever and unwashed
hands?
a. Karl Cred
b. Ignaz Semmelweis
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Joseph Lister
CORRECT 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: Page 2
TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
3. A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States comments to the nurse, I am afraid of
childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die. What is the best nursing response reflecting cultural
sensitivity?
a. Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low.
b. Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth.
c. Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth.
d. Your condition will be monitored during labor and delivery.
CORRECT ANS: C
Asking the client about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes client care.
4. An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What information does this provide?
a. Maternal and infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year
b. Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year
c. Deaths of infants up to 1 year of age per 1000 live births per year
d. Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
CORRECT ANS: D
The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12
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OBJ: 9 TOP: The Present-Child Care
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
5. What is the focus of current maternity practice?
a. Hospital births for the majority of women
b. The traditional family unit
c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms
d. A quality family experience for each client
CORRECT ANS: D
Current maternity practice focuses on a high-quality family experience for all families, traditional or otherwise.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6
TOP: The Present-Maternity Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
6. Who advocated the establishment of the Childrens Bureau?
a. Lillian Wald
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Florence Kelly
d. Clara Barton
CORRECT ANS: A
Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Childrens Bureau.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4
TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
7. What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Childrens Bureau?
a. Children with heart problems are now cared for by pediatric cardiologists.
b. The Child Abuse and Prevention Act was passed.
c. Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
d. Childrens asylums were founded.
CORRECT ANS: C
School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Childrens Bureau on the effects of
economic depression on children.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4
TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Coordinated Care
8. What government program was implemented to increase the educational exposure of preschool children?
a. WIC
b. Title XIX of Medicaid
c. The Childrens Charter
d. Head Start
CORRECT ANS: D
Head Start programs were established to increase educational exposure of preschool children.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 3
TOP: Government Influences in Maternity and Pediatric Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
9. What guidelines define multidisciplinary client care in terms of expected outcome and timeframe from
different areas of care provision?
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