Exam 1: The Past, Present, and Future

The certified nurse-midwife (CNM) clarifies to the pregnant patient that the CNM's scope of practice includes:

The nurse explains that the developments in the early 20th century that focused on hospitalization for childbirth were: Select all that apply.

The nurse points out that some non-family-centered policies of hospital in the 1960s were: Select all that apply.

An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. The nurse explains that this statistic refers to:

A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States comments to the nurse, "I am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die." A nursing response reflecting cultural sensitivity would be:

The nurse clarifies to a patient that diagnosis related groups (DRGs) are designed to contain medical care costs by:

Current maternity practices focus on:

A nursing student on an obstetrical rotation questions the floor nurse where the LVN/LPN scope of practice is defined. The nurse directs the student to contact the:

As a result of research done in the 1930s by the Children's Bureau:

An example of an NIC is:

White House Conferences on Children and Youth are held every _____ years.

When the patient asks the nurse to explain what is meant by "gene therapy," the nurse's best response would be that gene therapy:

The nurse explains that the individual who advocated the establishment of the Children's Bureau was:

The medical pioneer who discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal fever and unwashed hands was:

The nurse explains that guidelines that define multidisciplinary patient care in terms of expected outcome and timeframe are known as:

The delivery room nurse remarks that in 1884 Karl Credé recommended that:

The nurse who is very conscientious about handwashing is following the concepts set out by ____________________ and ____________________.

The first White House Conference on Children and Youth was called by ______________________________.

The nurse takes into consideration in designing the nursing care plan for a vaginally delivered postpartum patient that the patient will be hospitalized a minimum of ____ hours.

The nurse clarifies to the patient that computer charting supports accurate and comprehensive documentation by requiring: