chapter 1-Contemporary Perinatal and Pediatric Nursing in Canada

Question 1

which is true regarding perinantal nurses?
a. they provide care for only mothers and babies
b. they require advanced practice education beyond an entry to practice degree
c. they work with women and families from preconception throughout the child-bearing year
d. they provide care for families with children up to age 18 years.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

which is true regarding pediatric nurses?
a. they provide care for children up to and including 13 years of age.
b. they require advances practice education beyond an entry to rpactice degree.
c. they work with women and families throughout the child bearring year
d. they provide care for children and families up to age 18 years.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

according to the institute of safe medication practices (ISMP) “do not use” list, which is correct?
a. administer heparin 100 U S/C QID
b. administer insulin 7 units OD
c. admininster polysporin gtts to both eyes daily
d. admininster 5 cc heparin into saline lock daily

Answer 3

C

Question 4

an indigenous woman is pregnant with her first child. whihc evidence-informed intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?
a. perform a nutrition assessment
b. refer the woman to a social worker
c. advise the woman to see an obstetrician, not a midwife
d. explain to the woman the importance of keeping her pernatal care appointments.

Answer 4

D

Question 5

whihc social determinant of health has the greatest influence on health status and behaviours?
a. education and literacy
b. income and social status
c. employment and working conditions
d. biology and genetic endowment

Answer 5

B

Question 6

whihc is an example of invisible poverty?
a. insufficient clothing
b. limited employment opportunities
c. poor sanitation
d. deteriorating housing?

Answer 6

B

Question 7

what is the primary role of practicing nurses in the research process?
a. designing research studies
b. collecting data for other researchers
c. identifying areas for further research
d. seeking funding to support research studies

Answer 7

C

Question 8

whihc event shifted the focus of the public health agency of Canada (PHAC) away from a population health and health promotion focus?
a. shift of home births
b. emergence of avail influenza
c. united nations millennium goals
d. increase in maternal mortality rate

Answer 8

B

Question 9

it is estimated that there are approximately how many homeless people in canada in any given year.
a.100 000
b. 200 000
c. 500 000
d. 1 000 000

Answer 9

B

Question 10

which is a characteristic of integrative healing.
a. it replaces conventional westren modalities of treatment
b. it is used by only a small number of canadian adults
c. it recognizes the value of patients input into their health care.
d. it focuses primarily on the disease an individual is experieincing.

Answer 10

C

Question 11

which was highlighted in the truth and reconciliation report (2015)?
a. increased transportation for indigenous peopple to travel to tertiary care centers for health care
b. recognize the value of indigenous healing practices and their use in the care system
c. treat health concerns of indigenous people with western ways of healing
d. educate health care providers about indigenous health practices to eliminate the role of the elder

Answer 11

B

Question 12

whihc had directly increased the life expectancy of children experieincing a chronic disease?
a. early postpartum discharges
b. enhanced technology
c. the reduction in acceptable genetic screening options
d. rural health services delivered via telehealth

Answer 12

B

Question 13

which is the focus of the code of ethics for registered nurses?
a. collegiality
b. department role
c. evaluation
d. accountability

Answer 13

D

Question 14

which reflects a future goal for perinatal and pediatric nursing.
a. limiting multi-professional teams
b. maintaining existing power structures.
c. advocating for an increased number of cesarean births.
d. addressing health inequities by engaging in policy analysis and advocacy

Answer 14

D

Question 15

which statement is true related to integrative healing?
a. its aim is to provide the same health care for all racial and ethnic groups.
b. it blends complimentary and alternative therapies with conventional western treatment.
c. it focuses on the disease or condition rather than the background of the patient,
d. it had been mandated by health canada.

Answer 15

B

Question 16

whihc is an accurate statistic related to indigenous people in canada?
a. there are approximately half a million indigenous people in canada.
b. indigenous people comprise approximate 2% of the total canadian population.
c. the indigenous population is increasing at a slower rate than non-indigenous populations
d. children 14 years and under comprise approximately 28% of the total indigenous population.

Answer 16

D

Question 17

approximately what percentage of hospitalizated patients experieince an adverse event?
a. 2.5%
b. 5%
c. 7.5%
d.10%

Answer 17

C

Question 18

what does the “A” in SBAR technique for communication represent?
a. awareness
b. accountability
c. accessibility
d. assessment

Answer 18

D

Question 19

which is a united nations millennium development goal?
a. safe, compassionate, and competent care.
b. improve family health.
c. reduce child morbidity.
d. ensure environmental sustainability.

Answer 19

D

Question 20

which statement is true of nursing care that is based on knowledge gained through various forms of sources of information?
a. an outgrowth of telemedicine.
b. known as evidence-informed practice
c. exclusive to maternity nursing practice.
d. at odds with the cochrane pregnancy and childbirth database.

Answer 20

B

Question 21

which is a principle of the canadian health act?
a. justice
b. universality
c. health and well-being
d. informed decision making

Answer 21

B

Question 22

which is true of the muskoka accord?
a. it focused on a commitment to increase global health across the lifespan.
b. it provided assistance in developing countries to address health inequities with mothers and infants
c. it is expressed an international commitment to develop a global partnership for the development of future health care goals
d. it was a strategy to promote gender equality and empower woman in health care decisions

Answer 22

B

Question 23

the obligation to minimize or prevent harm is which ethical principle?
a. autonomy
b. nonmaleficence
c. beneficence
d. justice

Answer 23

B