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Chapter 1 Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Women’s Health Care
1
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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 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
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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
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