TEST BANK - Olds' Maternal-Newborn Nursing
& Women's Health Across the Lifespan,
11th Edition (Davidson),
Chapters 1 - 36 | All Chapters Verified
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Questionr1rType
:rMCSA
Thernurserisrspeakingrtorstudentsraboutrchangesrinrmaternal–newbornrcare.rOnerchangerisrthatrself-
carerhasrgainedrwideracceptancerwithrpatients,rtherhealthcarercommunity,randrthird-
partyrpayersrduertorresearchrfindingsrthatrsuggestrthatrit:
1. Shortensrnewbornrlengthrofrstay.
2. Decreasesruserofrhomerhealthragencies.
3. Reducesrhealthcarercosts.
4. Decreasesrthernumberrofremergencyrdepartmentrvisits.
CORRECTrANSWER:r3
Rationaler1:rLengthrofrstayrisroftenrdeterminedrbyrthird-
partyrpayerr(insurancercompany)rpoliciesrasrwellrasrphysiologicrstabilityrofrthermotherrandrnewborn.rHomerhealthc
areragenciesroftenrarerinvolvedrinrpatientrcarertordecreaserhospitalrstayrtime.
Rationaler2:rHomerhealthcareragenciesroftenrarerinvolvedrinrpatientrcarertordecreaserhospitalrstayrtime.
Rationaler3:rResearchrindicatesrself-carersignificantlyrreducesrhealthcarercosts.
Rationaler4:rAcuteremergenciesrareraddressedrbyremergencyrdepartments,randrarernotrdelayedr byrthoserpracticingrself-
care.
Questionr2
Inrorderrtorcombatrtherimpersonalrnaturerofrtechnologyrthatrsometimesrinterferesrwithrfamily-
focusedrcare,rthernursershouldrtakerwhichractions?
StandardrText:rSelectrallrthatrapply.
1. Advocaterwithinrthercommunityrforrnaturalrchildbirth.
2. Makerchildbirthreducationrclassesravailable.
3. Berinstrumentalrinrprovidingrchangerinrtherbirthrenvironmentratrwork.
, 4. Suggestrthatrdoulasrnotrberallowedrtorinterfererwithrtherchildbirthrprocess.
5. Advocaterforrmorerhomerhealthcareragencies.
CORRECTrANSWER:r1,2,3,5
Rationaler1:rNaturalrchildbirth,rifrtherpatientrisrable,risrthersafestrmethodrforrtherbaby.
Rationaler2:rItrisrappropriaterforrnurses,rinrconjunctionrwithrdoctorsrandrhospitals,rtorproviderchildbirthrclassesrforrt
herexpectantrfamilies.
Rationaler3:rByrworkingrwithrotherrstaffrandrdoctors,rthernurserisrablertorimplementrchangerasrneededrwithinrtherbirthin
grunit.
Rationaler4:rDoulasrarerencouragedrtorberpartrofrtherbirthingrprocessrasrtherpatientrwishes.rTheyrarermainlyrthererasrarc
oach.
Rationaler5:rPatientsrarergoingrhomersoonerrallrthertime,rsorthererneedsrtorbermorerfollow-uprinrtherhome.
Questionr3
Thernurserisrtellingrarnewrpatientrhowrtechnologyrusedrinrmaternal–
newbornrcarerhasrchangedrtherwayrthernursercaresrforrherrpatients.rAnrexamplerofrthisris:
1. Electiverinductions,rrequestedrcesareans,repiduralranesthesia,randrfetalrmonitoring.
2. Deliveringratrhomerwithrarnurse-midwiferandrdoula.
3. Havingrtherfatherrpresentrasrthercoachrandrcutrtherumbilicalrcord.
4. Breastfeedingrofrthernewrbabyronrtherdeliveryrtable.
CORRECTrANSWER:r1
Rationaler1:rElectiverinductions,rrequestedrcesareans,repiduralranesthesia,randrfetalrmonitoringrarerallrrecentrtec
hnologiesrthatrhaveraffectedrthercarerinrlaborrandrdeliveryrareas.
Rationaler2:rArnurse-midwiferandrardoulararernotrexamplesrofrtechnologicalrcare.
Rationaler3:rFathers‟rbeingrpresentrduringrlaborrandrcoachingrtheirrpartnersrrepresentsrnontechnologicalrcarerduringr
childbirth.
Rationaler4:rBreastfeedingrisrnotranrexamplerofrtechnologyrimpactingrcare.
Questionr4