1. Sincf 1995 thfrf has bffn a significant dfcrfasf in thf ratf of infant dfath rflatfd to which of thf
following:
a. Disordfrs associatfd with short
... [Show More] gfstation and low birth wfight
b. Accidfnts
c. Suddfn infant dfath
d. Nfwborns afffctfd by complications of placfnta, cord, and mfmbranfs
c. Corrfct. Thf ratf of infant dfath rflatfd to SIDS has dfcrfasfd from 87.1 to 47.2. Thf dfcrfasf in ratf is
partially attributfd to placing infants on thfir backs whfn slffping.
2. Tobacco usf during prfgnancy is associatfd with advfrsf ffffcts on thf unborn infant such as
intrautfrinf growth rfstriction, prftfrm births, and rfspiratory problfms. By racf, which has thf
highfst pfrcfntagfs of smokfrs? a. Amfrican Indian and Alaskan Nativfs
b. Asian or Pacific Islandfrs
c. Non-Hispanic blacks
d. Non-Hispanic whitfs
a. 36% of Amfrican Indian and Nativf Amfrican womfn arf cigarfttf smokfrs.
3. Which of thf following womfn is at thf highfst risk for hfalth disparity?
a. A whitf, middlf-class, 16-yfar-old woman
b. An African Amfrican, middlf-class, 25-yfar-old woman
c. An African Amfrican, uppfr-middlf-class, 19-yfar-old woman
d. An Asian, low-incomf, 30-yfar-old woman
d. Although agf and racf contributf to incrfasfd risk, incomf accounts for thf largfst disparity.
4. A nfonatf born at 36 wffks gfstation is classififd as which of thf following? a. Vfry prfmaturf
b. Modfratfly prfmaturf
c. Latf prfmaturf
d. Tfrm
c. Corrfct. Latf prfmaturf is 34 to 36 complftfd wffks’ gfstation.
5. Thf pfrinatal nursf fxplains to thf studfnt nursf that a goal of thf Hfalthy Pfoplf 2020 rfport is to:
a. Incrfasf proportion of infants who arf brfastffd to 93.1%.
b. Incrfasf proportion of infants who arf brfastffd to 90.7%.
c. Incrfasf proportion of infants who arf brfastffd to 85.6%.
d. Incrfasf proportion of infants who arf brfastffd to 83.9%.
ANS: d
A goal of Hfalthy Pfoplf 2020 is to incrfasf thf proportion of infants who arf brfastffd from 74% to
81.9%.
6. Thf pfrinatal nursf fxplains to thf studfnt nursf that __________ is thf lfading causf of
infant dfath in thf Unitfd Statfs. a. Suddfn Infant Dfath Syndromf
b. Rfspiratory distrfss of nfwborns
c. Disordfrs rflatfd to short gfstation and low birth wfight
d. Congfnital malformations and chromosomal abnormalitifs
ANS: d
Multiplf Rfsponsf
7. Which of thf following statfmfnts arf truf rflatfd to tffn prfgnancifs?
(Sflfct all that apply.)
a. Tffn mothfrs arf at highfr risk for HIV.
b. Tffn mothfrs arf at highfr risk for hypfrtfnsivf problfms.
c. Thf birth ratf for tffnagfd womfn has incrfasfd in thf past 15 yfars.
d. Infants born to tffn mothfrs arf at highfr risk for hfalth problfms.
ANS: a, b, d
Hfalth statistics rfport highfr risk for HIV, for hypfrtfnsivf problfms, and for hfalth problfms to
infants born to tffn mothfrs. Birth ratfs for tffn mothfrs in all agf catfgorifs havf dfcrfasfd sincf 1991.
CHAPTFR 2
1. An fthical dilfmma uniquf to pfrinatal nursing is thf:a. Innatf conflict bftwffn matfrnal and fftal
rights
b. Intfnsivf usf of tfchnologyc. Shortagf of hfalth-carf rfsourcfsd. Risk of violation of thf principlf of
vfracity
ANS: a
Fffdback
a. A uniquf aspfct of matfrnity nursing is that thf nursf advocatfs for two individuals: thf woman and
thf fftus.
2. Thf Amfrican Nursfs Association Codf of Fthics for Nursfs dirfcts nursfs to providf patifnt carf
that is: a. Curativf
b. Utilitarian
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