Exam 1: 21st Century Maternity Nursing: Culturally Competent, Family and Community Focused

The nurse should be aware that the criteria used to make decisions and solve problems within families are based primarily on family:

Recent trends in childbirth practices in the United States indicate that:

A married couple lives in a single-family house with their newborn son and the husband's daughter from a previous marriage. On the basis of the information given, what family form best describes this family?

All of the following conditions have contributed to the increase in maternity-related health care costs except:

What is the primary role of practicing nurses in the research process?

In which culture is the father more likely to be expected to participate in the labor and delivery?

Maternity nursing care that is based on knowledge gained through research and clinical trials is:

When the nurse is unsure about how to perform a patient care procedure, the best action would be to:

The nurse caring for the pregnant woman should be aware that the U.S. birth rate shows what trend?

Which methods would help alleviate the problems associated with access to health care for the maternity patient? Choose all that apply.

A 23-year-old African-American woman is pregnant with her first child. Based on the statistics for infant mortality, which plan is most important for the nurse to implement?

The nurse should be aware that a statistic widely used to compare the health status of different populations would be the:

When managing health care for pregnant women at a prenatal clinic, the nurse should recognize that the most significant barrier to access to care is the pregnant woman's:

A 38-year-old Hispanic woman delivered a 9-pound, 6-ounce baby girl vaginally after being in labor for 43 hours. The baby died 3 days later from sepsis. On what grounds would the woman potentially have a legitimate legal case for negligence?

Alternative and complementary therapies:

The nurse's care of a Hispanic family includes teaching about infant care. When developing a plan of care, the nurse bases interventions on the knowledge that in traditional Hispanic families:

When attempting to communicate with a patient who speaks a different language, the nurse should:

The level of practice a reasonably prudent nurse provides is called:

To ensure patient safety, the practicing nurse must have knowledge of the current Joint Commission's "Do Not Use" list of abbreviations. Which of the following abbreviations is acceptable for use?

The term used to describe legal and professional responsibility for practice for maternity nurses is: