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The patient requires routine gynecological services after giving birth to her son, and while seeing the nurse-midwife, the patient asks for a referral to a pediatrician for the newborn. Which action should the nurse-midwife take initially?
 
  a. Provide the referral as requested.
  b. Offer to provide the newborn care.
  c. Refer the patient to the supervising provider.
  d. Tell the patient that is not allowed to make referrals.

Question 2

A nurse has compassion fatigue. What is the nurse experiencing?
 
  a. Lateral violence and intrapersonal conflict
  b. Burnout and secondary traumatic stress
  c. Short-term grief and single stressor
  d. Physical and mental exhaustion



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The practice of nurse-midwifery involves providing independent care for women during normal pregnancy, labor, and delivery, as well as care for the newborn. After being apprised of the midwifery role, if the patient insists on seeing a pediatrician, the nurse-midwife should provide the referral. The supervising provider is an obstetric provider, not a pediatrician. A nurse-midwife can make referrals.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Compassion fatigue is a term used to describe a state of burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Compassion fatigue may contribute to what is described as lateral violence (nurse-nurse interactions, not intrapersonal). Frequent, intense, or prolonged exposure to grief and loss places nurses at risk for developing compassion fatigue. Stressors, not a single stressor, contribute to compassion fatigue. Physical and mental exhaustion describes burnout only.





 

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