Essentials of Maternity Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing 5th
Edition Ricci Test Bank
Chapter 1 Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Women’s Health Care
1
.
The United Statesranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality
and 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, 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
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 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
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 leading
cause?
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 group
address as the major problem?
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 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 witnessto the signature process
)
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 isstaying 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
)
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 teaching
wassuccessful 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 decisionsfor
) themselves.
C Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth.
)
D Childbirth is a medical procedure.
)