MATERNAL NURSING FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.What is an accurate description of a nurse whose
primary role is to assess and plan the care for a
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mother and perform teaching in preparing the childbearing family for pregnancy?
a.Licensed practical nurse
b. Registered nurse
c.Certified nurse midwife
d. Licensed vocational nurse
2.What cultural religious ceremony could be
accommodated without monitoring by the nurse?
a.Drinking of herbal teas by the client several times a day to
restore balance
b. Rubbing of a chemical ointment on the head and torso
to drive away spirits
c.Ingesting a pregnancy powder passed down from
grandmother to mother to daughter
d. Wearing a talisman to ward of pain and keep bad
spirits away from the body
3.Which example represents a cohabitation family?
a.Judy and her mother and father live in Kansas in the fall
and Paris in the summer.
b. Paula, age 20, and her boyfriend and their 2-year-old
live in an apartment.
c.Angela and her two fathers live in a house attached to her
grandparents’ home.
d. a and b only.
4.Sally says she lives with her mother, father, and
brothers. Her family is prob- ably classified as what
type of family?
a.Reconstituted family
b. Gay family
c.Cohabited family
d. Traditional family
5.The nurse tells Mr. Estavez, who wants to take his
pregnant wife back to Spain for delivery, that the
best care his wife can receive will be found in
America. This is a possible example of what
attitude?
a.The need to bring in a translator
b. Ethnocentric behavior
c.Acculturated behavior
d. Subcultural behavior
6.Nurses should be aware of what factors when
assessing clients of a different ethnic or cultural
group from their own?
a.Efective methods of persuasion
b. The nurses’ personal bias
c.Political views
d. All the above
7.What factor should be considered first when a nurse
assesses a pregnant client’s growth and
development?
a.Relationship with husband
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b. Communication skills
c.Religious preference
d. Political party
8.A 21-year-old female client asks what would be the
best type of birth control for her to use. The nurse
assesses that the client currently smokes and has
smoked since the age of 14. Which types of birth
control method should the nurse avoid
recommending?
a.Oral contraceptives
b. Depo-Provera injection
c.Diaphragm
d. Intrauterine device (IUD)
9.A 15-year-old female student presents to a high
school nurse and states that she has not had her
period in 4 weeks and does not know which at-home
preg- nancy test to purchase. Which type of test
would be most accurate in deter- mining if the
student is pregnant?
a.A test that can detect high levels of hCG
b. A blood test at the health department
c.A test that can detect high levels of testosterone
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