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Test Bank for Safe Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Care 3rd Edition(LATEST F.A Davis , 2025) by Luanne Linnard Palmer|All Chapters(1-38)|Expert Verified Answers| ISBN 9781719648844| Grade A+
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife (CNM) provide care during her
- Practice independent from medical supervision
- Comprehensive prenatal care
- Attendance at all deliveries
- Cesarean sections
pregnancy. What does the CNMs scope of practice include?
CORRECT ANSWER: B
The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care, attends uncomplicated deliveries, and ensures that a backup physician is available in case of unforeseen problems.DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6 OBJ: 12 TOP: Advance Practice Nursing Roles KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disea
- Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal
- Karl Cred
- Ignaz Semmelweis
- Louis Pasteur
- Joseph Lister
fever and unwashed hands?
CORRECT ANSWER: B
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by the unwashed hands of physicians and medical students.DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1 TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
- A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States comments to the
- Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low. 2 / 4
nurse, I am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die. What is the best nursing response reflecting cultural sensitivity?
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- Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth.
- Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth.
- Your condition will be monitored during labor and delivery.
CORRECT ANSWER: C
Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patient care.DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 7-8 OBJ: 8 TOP: Cross-Cultural Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial
Integrity: Psychological Adaptation
- An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What information
- Maternal and infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year
- Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year
- Deaths of infants up to 1 year of age per 1000 live births per year
- Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
does this provide?
CORRECT ANSWER: D
The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year.DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12, Box 1-6 OBJ: 9 TOP: The Present-Child Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
- What is the focus of current maternity practice?
- Hospital births for the majority of women
- The traditional family unit
- Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms
- A quality family experience for each patient
CORRECT ANSWER: D
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6 OBJ: 7 TOP: The Present-Maternity Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
- Who advocated the establishment of the Childrens Bureau?
- Lillian Wald
- Florence Nightingale
- Florence Kelly
- Clara Barton
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Lillian Wald is credited with suggesting the establishment of a federal Childrens Bureau.DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 1 | 2 TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
- What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Childrens Bureau?
- Children with heart problems are now cared for by pediatric cardiologists.
- The Child Abuse and Prevention Act was passed.
- Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
- Childrens asylums were founded.
CORRECT ANSWER: C
School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Childrens Bureau on the effects of economic depression on children.DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 2 | 3 TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Coordinated Care
- What government program was implemented to increase the educational exposure of
- WIC
- Title XIX of Medicaid
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preschool children?