The most significant barrier to access of maternity care is: ...

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The most significant barrier to access of maternity care is:
 
  1. patients' inability to pay.
  2. government restrictions on types of care
  3. inadequate transportation to care facilities.
  4. lack of dependent child care.

Question 2

For the labor nurse, care of the expectant mother begins with any or all of the following except the:
 
  1. onset of progressive, regular contractions.
  2. bloody or pink show.
  3. spontaneous rupture of membranes.
  4. formulation of her individual plan.

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Answer to Question 1

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1. Correct. Money is the biggest barrier to access of maternity care.
2. Incorrect. The government encourages a variety of maternity options. Inability of patients to pay is the biggest barrier to care.
3. Incorrect. Transportation is a minor problem compared with the patients' inability to pay for maternity care.
4. Incorrect. Child care is not the most significant problem. Patients' inability to pay is the biggest barrier to care.

Answer to Question 2

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1, 2, 3. Incorrect. Care begins in labor when progressive, regular contractions begin; when the blood-tinged mucoid vaginal discharge appears; or when there is fluid discharge from the vagina. The woman's and nurse's plan can be formulated before labor or during treatment.
4. Correct. Care begins in labor when progressive, regular contractions begin; when the blood-tinged mucoid vaginal discharge appears; or when there is fluid discharge from the vagina. The woman's and nurse's plan can be formulated before labor or during treatment.