Essentials of Maternity Newborn and Women's Health Nursing 5th Edition Ricci
Essentials of Maternity Newborn and Women's Health Nursing
5th Edition Ricci Test
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Chapter 1 Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Women's Health Care
1 The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal
. mortalityand 41st among industrialized nations for infant
mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in
decreasing these rates, which factor would most likely need
to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
A Resolving all language and cultural differences
)
B Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
)
C Providing more extensive womens shelters
)
D Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet
)
2 When integrating the principles of family-centered care,
. thenurse would include which of the following?
A Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
)
B Families are unable to make informed choices
)
C Childbirth results in changes in relationships
)
D Families require little information to make
) appropriatedecisions
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3 When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time
. pregnant women, the nurse expects to review how
maternity care has changed over the years. Which of the
following wouldthe nurse include when discussing events
of the 20th century?
A Epidemics of puerperal fever
)
B Performance of the first cesarean birth
)
C Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
)
D Creation of free-standing birth centers
)
4 After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related
. mortality, the instructor determines that additional teaching
is needed when the students identify which condition as a
leadingcause?
A Hemorrhage
)
B Embolism
)
C Obstructed labor
)
D Infection
)
5 The nurse is working with a group of community health
. members to develop a plan to address the special health
needs of women. Which of the following conditions would
the groupaddress as the major problem?
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A Smoking
)
B Heart disease
)
C Diabetes
)
D Cancer
)
6 When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care,
the
. nurse would consider which factor to be most important?
A Language
)
B Health care workers attitudes
)
C Transportation
)
D Finances
)
7 After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of
. informed consent. Which of the following, if identified by
thestudent, would indicate an understanding of a violation
of informed consent?
A Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
)
B Serving as a witness to the signature process
)
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C Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
)
D Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency
) procedures
8 The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old
boy
. with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are out of town on
vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which
actionwould be the priority?
A Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the
) verbal consent
B Providing emergency care without parental consent
)
C Contacting the childs aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
)
D Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation
)
9 After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of
. family-centered care, the instructor determines that the
teachingwas successful when the students state which of
the following?
A Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will
) change.
B Families are not capable of making health care decisions for
) themselves.
C Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth.
)
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