Chapter 01: Contemporary Perinatal and Pediatric Nursing in Canada
Keenan-Lindsay: Perry’s Maternal Child Nursing Care in Canada, 3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which is true regarding perinatal nurses?
a. They provide care for only childbearing persons and babies.
b. They require advanced p...
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Chapter 01: Contemporary Perinatal and Pediatric Nursing in Canada
Keenan-Lindsay: Perry’s Maternal Child Nursing Care in Canada, 3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which is true regarding perinatal nurses?
a. They provide care for only childbearing persons and babies.
b. They require advanced practice education beyond an entry to practice degree.
c. They work with patients and families from preconception throughout
thechild-bearing year.
d. They provide care for families with children up to age 18
years.ANS: C
Perinatal nurses are those nurses who work collaboratively with patients and families from the
preconc child-bearing year. Pediatric nurses care for children from birth up to age 18 years. Perinatal
or pediatricfor the family. Perinatal nurses often do have advanced education, but this is not a
requirement.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge OBJ: 1 KEY: Nursing Process: N/A
2. Which is true regarding pediatric nurses?
a. They provide care for children up to and including 13 years of age.
b. They require advanced practice education beyond an entry to practice degree.
c. They work with patients and families throughout the child-bearing year.
d. They provide care for children and families up to age 18
years.ANS: D
Pediatric nurses care for children from birth up to age 18 years. Perinatal nurses are those nurses who
worpatients and families from the preconception period throughout the child-bearing year. Perinatal
and pe care for the family. Pediatric nurses often do have advanced education, but this is not a
requirement.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge OBJ: 1 KEY: Nursing Process: N/A
3. Which of the following would not be included in a discussion of the social determinants of health (SDO
a. Racism
b. Daily exercise
c. Chronic illness
d. Presence of
playgroundsANS: C
Chronic illness is not considered a SDOH. Racism, healthy behaviours (exercise) and healthy outdoor spa
impact a person’s health.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application OBJ: 3
KEY: Nursing Process: Assessment
4. An Indigenous patient is pregnant with their first child. Which evidence-informed intervention is
mostimplement?
a. Perform a nutrition assessment.
b. Refer the patient to a social worker.
c. Advise the patient to see an obstetrician, not a midwife.
d. Explain to the patient the importance of keeping their prenatal care
appointments.ANS: D
Consistent prenatal care is associated with healthier infants. Nutritional status is an important modifiable most
important action a nurse should take in this situation. The patient may need assistance from a social during the
pregnancy, but a referral to a social worker is not the most important aspect the nurse should patient has
identifiablehigh-risk problems, their health care may need to be provided by a physician. How
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assumed that all Indigenous patients have high-risk issues. In addition, advising the patient to see an
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6. Which mis man mexample mof minvisible mpoverty?
a. Insufficient mclothing
b. Limited memployment mopportunities
c. Poor msanitation
d. Deteriorating mhousing
ANS: m B
Invisible mpoverty mrefers mto msocial mand mcultural mdeprivation, msuch mas mlimited memployment
mopportunities, minmopportunities, mlack mof mor minferior mmedical mservices mand mhealth mcare
mfacilities, mand man mabsence mof mpublic ms mto mlack mof mmoney mor mmaterial mresources, mwhich
mincludes minsufficient mclothing, mpoor msanitation, mand mdeter
DIF: Cognitive mLevel: mKnowledge OBJ:
m3mKEY: m Nursing mProcess: mAssessment
7. What mis mthe mprimary mrole mof mpracticing mnurses min mthe mresearch mprocess?
a. Designing mresearch mstudies
b. Collecting mdata mfor mother mresearchers
c. Identifying mareas mfor mfurther mresearch
d. Seeking mfunding mto msupport mresearch mstudies
ANS: m C
The mprimary mrole mof mthe mpracticing mnurse mis mto midentify mareas mfor mfurther mresearch min
mthe mhealth mand mhealthmand mfamilies. mWhen mproblems mare midentified, mresearch mcan mbe
mconducted mproperly. mResearch mof mhealth mcamevidence-informed mpractice mguidelines.
mDesigning mresearch mstudies mis monly mone mfactor mof mthe mresearch mprmfactor mof mresearch.
mFinancial m support mis mnecessary mto mconduct m research, mbut mit m is mnot mthe mprimary mrole mof
mprocess.
DIF: Cognitive mLevel: mComprehension OBJ:
m6mKEY: m Nursing mProcess: mImplementation
8. Which mevent mshifted mthe mfocus mof mthe mPublic mHealth mAgency mof mCanada m(PHAC) maway mfrom ma
mpopulatiomfocus?
a. Shift mto mhome mbirths
b. Emergence mof mavian minfluenza
c. United mNations mSustainable mGoals
d. Increase min mthe mmaternal mmortality mrate
ANS: m B
The memergence mof mthe mavian minfluenza mshifted mthe mfocus mof mthe mPHAC mfrom mpopulation
mhealth mand ma mhealmfocus mon mplanning mfor ma mpandemic. mThere mhas mbeen mno mshift mto
mhome mbirths mfrom mhospital mbirths min mCana mMillennium mGoals mdid mnot mcause ma mfocal
mshift mfor mthe mPHAC. mThere mhas mnot mbeen man mincrease min mthe mmate
DIF: Cognitive mLevel: mComprehension OBJ: m m m 2 KEY: mNursing mProcess: mN/A
9. The mWorld mHealth mOrganization mhas midentified mwhich mperiod mas mthe mmost mimportant mfor moverall
mdevelopmlifetime?
a. Preconception
b. Early mchildhood
c. Young madult
d. Adolescence
ANS: m B
The mperiod mfrom mprenatal mdevelopment mto meight myears mof mage mis mcritical mfor mcognitive,
msocial, memotional mamthe mchild. mIt mis mimportant mto midentify mwhere mchildren mare mmost mat
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