NUR 6560Maternity Final TBs.docx
Maternity Final TBs.docx
Chapter 01: Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Womens Health
Care
1. The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st
among i
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NUR 6560Maternity Final TBs.docx
Maternity Final TBs.docx
Chapter 01: Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Womens Health
Care
1. The United States ranks 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 women's 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
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