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Maternity And Pediatric Nursing 4th Edition
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Maternity And Pediatric Nursing 4th Edition

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1. When integrating the principles of family-
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centered care into the birthing process, the nurse would base care upon
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which belief? A. Birth is viewed as a medical event.
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B. Families are unable to make informed choices due to stress.
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C. Birth results in changes in relationships.
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D. Families require little information to make appropriate decisions for care.
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Answer: C N!




Rationale: Family- N!


centered care is based on the followinagbirpb.rcionmc/tiepstles: Birth affects the entire f
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amily, and relationships will change; birth is viewed as a normal, healthy event in
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the life of the family; and families are capable of making decisions about their ow
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n care if given adequate information and professional support.
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Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Car
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e Cognitive Level: Apply
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Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning Integrat
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ed Process: Caring
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2. The nurse is working with a group of community health members to devel
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op a plan to address the special health needs of women. The group would d
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esign educational programs to address which priority condition?
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A. Smoking
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C. Diabetes
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Answer: B
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Rationale: The group needs to address cardiovascular di s e a s e , th e number one
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cause of death in women regardless of racial or ethnic group. Smoking is relate
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d to heart disease and the development of cancer. However, heart disease and canc
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o r y . C an c
er can occur in any woman regardless of her smoking hist a b irb .c om / te ster i
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second leading cause of death, with women having a one in three lifetime risk of
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,developing cancer. Diabetes is another important health condition that can affect
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women. However, it is not the major health problem that heart disease is.
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Question format: Multiple Choice N! N! N!


Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Car
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e Cognitive Level: Apply
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Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance Integrat
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ed Process: Nursing Process
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Reference: p. 12 N! N!




3. A nurse is conducting an orientation program for a group of newly hired nurs
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es. As part of the program, the nurse is reviewing the issueaobirfb.icnofmo/tremst ed
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consent. The nurse determines that the teaching was effective when the group
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identifies which situation as a violation of informed consent?
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A. Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without parental consentN! N! N! N! N! N! N! N!


B. Serving as a witness to the signature process on an oapbier br.caotmiv/ tees t permit
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C. Asking whether the client understands what she is signing following receivin
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g education
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D. Getting verbal consent over the phone for an emergeanbicrby.copmr/otecstedure from the
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spouse of a unconscious woman
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Answer: A N!




Rationale: In most states, only clients over the age of 18 can legally provide conse
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nt for health care. Serving as a witness to the signature process, asking
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whether the client understands what she is signing, andagbirebt.ctoimn/gtesvt erbal con
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sent over the phone for emergency procedures are all key to informed consent a
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nd are not violations.
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Question format: Multiple Choice N! N! N!


Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Caabrierb Cognit
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ive Level: Analyze
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Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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Integrated Process: Nursing Process
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4. A pregnant woman is to undergo an invasive procedure to evaluate the status of
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her fetus. To ensure informed consent, which action wouabldirb.bcoem/ttehset
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priority responsibility of the nurse providing care to this woman?
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A. Asking relevant questions to determine the client's understanding
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, B. Providing a detailed description of the risks and benefits of the procedure
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C. Explaining the exact steps that will occur during the parboirbc.ceodmu/terset D. Off
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ering suggestions for alternative options for treatment
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Answer: A N!




Rationale: The nurse's responsibilities related to informed consent include: Ensuring
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N!the consent form is completed with signatures from the client; serving as a witne
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ss to the signature process; and determining whether the calbiier bn.cto mu/tne sdt erst
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ands what she is signing by asking her pertinent questions. The physician, advan
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ced practice nurse, or midwife is responsible for informing the client about the proce
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dure and obtaining consent by providing a detailed description of the procedure o
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r treatment, its potential risks and benefits, and alternative methods aabivrba.ciolma/btels
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Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Car
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e Cognitive Level: Apply
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Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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Integrated Process: Nursing Process N! N! N! N!


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old with glaucoma requires surgery. The inabfiarbn.cto'ms/tepsat rents a
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re divorced. To obtain informed consent, which action would be mo
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st appropriate?
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D. Determining sole or joint custody by the parents N! N! N! N! N! N! N!




Answer: D N!




Rationale: The most appropriate action would be to determine legal custody by
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court decree. If the parents have joint custody, then either parent may give con
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sent, but it is always best to have consent given by ba boi rtbh. c opma/ t erset nts. The
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parent with only physical custody may give consent for emergency care. The las
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t resort is
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getting a court ruling; usually this is not necessary unless the parents disagree abo
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ut the care of the child.
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