Exam 1: Maternity and Women’s Health Care Today

The patient makes the statement: "I'm afraid to take the baby home tomorrow." Which response by the nurse would be the most therapeutic?

A primipara patient asks about possible support options for her during the labor process. She is apprehensive that her family members will not be prepared to assist her during this time. Which option would be most effective for this patient?

The RN is delegating tasks to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which tasks can the nurse delegate? (Select all that apply.)

Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse identify as a priority for a patient in active labor?

Expectant parents ask a prenatal nurse educator, "Which setting for childbirth limits the amount of parent-infant interaction?" Which answer should the nurse provide for these parents in order to assist them in choosing an appropriate birth setting?

Regarding advanced roles of nursing, which statement related to clinical practice is the most accurate?

Which statement is true regarding the shortage of nurses in the United States?

The nurse is assessing a patient's use of complementary and alternative therapies. Which should the nurse document as an alternative or complementary therapy practice? (Select all that apply.)

Which goal is most appropriate for the collaborative problem of wound infection?

A nurse educator is teaching a group of nursing students about the history of family-centered maternity care. Which statement should the nurse include in the teaching session?

When reviewing a new patient's birth plan, the nurse notices that the patient will be bringing a doula to the hospital during labor. What does the nurse think that this means?

The nurse is writing an expected outcome for the nursing diagnosis-acute pain related to tissue trauma, secondary to vaginal birth, as evidenced by patient stating pain of 8 on a scale of 10. Which expected outcome is correctly stated for this problem?

Which of the following statements highlights the nurse's role as a researcher?

Many communities now offer the availability of free-standing birth centers to provide care for low-risk women during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. When counseling the newly pregnant patient regarding this option, the nurse should be aware that this type of care setting includes which advantages? (Select all that apply.)

Which nursing intervention is an independent function of the professional nurse?

The nurse states to the newly pregnant patient, "Tell me how you feel about being pregnant." Which communication technique is the nurse using with this patient?

Which response by the nurse is the most therapeutic when the patient states, "I'm so afraid to have a cesarean birth"?

Which nursing intervention is written correctly?

Which statement best describes the advantage of a labor, birth, recovery, and postpartum (LDRP) room?

A hospital has achieved Magnet status. Which indicators would be consistent with this type of certification?