Pairman et al: Evolve Resources for Midwifery, 3rd Edition
Chapter 02: The Australian and New Zealand context
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. With
... [Show More] respect to Australian society the term ‘Terra Nullius’ means:
a. the land was owned by no one and therefore open to British settlement.
b. the Aboriginals were free to sell their land to the British settlers.
c. it has had little impact on perinatal outcomes.
d. Aboriginals were given a better chance of living Christian lives.
ANS: A
3. The 'Stolen Generations' are the generations of Aboriginal children taken away from
their families by governments, churches and welfare bodies to be brought up in
institutions or fostered out to white families. The consequences for the children
means that they are:
a. more vulnerable to physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
b. more likely to come to the attention of the police as they grow into adolescents.
c. more likely to have been taught to reject their Aboriginality and culture.
d. all of the above.
ANS: D
3. In 2010 Australian midwives became eligible for Medicare Provider numbers and the
Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS). This means that:
a. as soon as they register with AHPRA, midwives can prescribe medications.
b. midwives have to enter into collaborative agreements with doctors in order the
use the scheme.
c. all midwives can now work independently.
d. PBS arrangements are an agreement between the midwife and each state/territory
government.
ANS: B
4. The Treaty of Waitangi makes clear references to Māori health and places obligations on
the crown to ensure that Māori health interests are actively protected. Select the most
correct answer.
a. Its principles have little relevance for 21st-century health policy.
b. Health services provided in Māori language are racist and cater to Māori privilege.
c. The Treaty stresses the need for equality and balance, an expectation by Māori of
equal access to health services, appropriate outcomes in the design and delivery of
health policies and services.Test Bank 2-2
d. Treating people the same will result in similar outcomes.
ANS: C
TRUE OR FALSE
5. In New Zealand, midwives have been independent practitioners since 1990.
ANS: True
6. New Zealand Midwives with prescribing rights may prescribe the opiates named,
other than pethidine, only upon completion of a Midwifery-Council-approved
educational programme.
ANS: True
7. New Zealand is a bicultural country with a recent history of immigration bringing it
very much into the Pacific. In contrast, Australia’s recent history of immigration
positions it clearly as part of Asia.
ANS: True
8. The New Zealand Cartwright Inquiry of 1987–89 has no relevance for Australian
women.
ANS: False [Show Less]