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Test Bank- Essentials of Maternity Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing 5th Edition
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Women’s Health Nursing 5th Edition Susan Ricci
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 leading cause?
A)Hemorrhage
B)Embolism
C)Obstructed labor
D)Infection - B)Embolism
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
group address as the major problem?
A)Smoking
B)Heart disease
C)Diabetes
D)Cancer - B)Heart disease
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 - D)Finances
After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of informed consent. Which
of the following, if
identified by the student, 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
C)Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
D)Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures - A)Performing a
procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
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 action would be the priority?
A)Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
B)Providing emergency care without parental consent
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C)Contacting the childs aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D)Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation - A)Getting telephone
consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of family-centered care, the
instructor determines that the teaching was 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.
D)Childbirth is a medical procedure. - A)Childbirth affects the entire family, and
relationships will change.
The United States ranks 50
th
in the world for maternal mortality and 41
st 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 women's shelters
D)Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet - B)Assuring early and adequate
prenatal care
When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nurse 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 appropriate decisions - C)Childbirth results
in changes in relationships
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 would the 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 - D)Creation of free-standing birth centers
A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on the trends in health care and
health care delivery
over the past several centuries. When discussing the changes during the past century,
which of the
following would the instructor be least likely to include?
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A) Disease prevention
B) Health promotion
C) Wellness
D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality - D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality
A nurse is assigned to care for an Asian American client. The nurse develops a plan of
care with the
understanding that based on this clients cultural background, the client most likely views
illness as which of the following?
A) Caused by supernatural forces.
B) A punishment for sins.
C) Due to spirits or demons.
D) From an imbalance of yin and yang - D) From an imbalance of yin and yang
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a woman to ensure continuity of care during
pregnancy, labor, and childbirth. Which of the following would be most important for the
nurse to incorporate into that plan?
A) Adhering to strict, specific routines
B) Involving a pediatric physician
C) Educating the client about the importance of a support person
D) Assigning several nurses as a support team - C) Educating the client about the
importance of a support person
A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on case management in maternal
and newborn health care. Which of the following would the instructor include as a key
component? Select all that apply.
A) Advocacy
B) Coordination
C) Communication
D) Resource management
E) Event managed care - A) Advocacy
B) Coordination
C) Communication
D) Resource management
After teaching a group of students about the concept of maternal mortality, the instructor
determines that additional teaching is needed when the students state which of the
following?
A) The rate includes accidental causes for deaths.
B) It addresses pregnancy-related causes.
C) The duration of the pregnancy is not a concern.
D) The time frame is typically for a specified year. - A) The rate includes accidental
causes for deaths.
A group of students are reviewing the historical aspects about childbirth. The students
demonstrate
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