TEST BANK FOR SAFE MATERNITY & PEDIATRIC
NURSING CARE SECOND EDITION BY LUANNE
LINNARD-PALMER ISBN-10; 0803697341/ISBN-
13; 978-0803697348 COMPLETE SOLUTION
FOR ALL 1-38 CHAPTERS
# TEST BANK FOR SAFE MATERNITY & PEDIATRIC NURSING CARE SECOND EDITION
## Chapter 1: Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
### MULTIPLE CHOICE
**1. A patient is admitted to the labor and delivery unit, and a plan of care based on that patient's
needs is developed by which member of the health-care team?**
1) Licensed practical nurse (LPN)/Licensed vocational nurse (LVN)
2) Registered nurse (RN)
3) Nurse practitioner
4) Certified nurse midwife
**Correct Answer: 2**
---
**2. How does a nurse practitioner's role differ from that of a certified nurse midwife with regard to
maternity care?**
1) The nurse practitioner does not usually deliver babies but cares for women before and after delivery.
,2) The certified nurse midwife cannot prescribe medications, but a nurse practitioner does have
prescribing privileges.
3) The certified nurse midwife is hired by the hospital, whereas a nurse practitioner practices
independently and does not have hospital privileges.
4) The certified nurse midwife and the nurse practitioner have very similar roles with little difference
between the two.
**Correct Answer: 1**
---
**3. The provider explains the need for an amniocentesis, but the patient declines the procedure. The
nurse supports the patient's right to make this decision, demonstrating an understanding of which
ethical principle?**
1) Autonomy
2) Beneficence
3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
**Correct Answer: 1**
---
**4. The nurse joins a community outreach program to promote vaccination of children, demonstrating
which ethical principle?**
1) Autonomy
2) Beneficence
3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
**Correct Answer: 2**
,---
**5. The nurse working in an acute care facility makes it a point to never look at the declaration page
showing the patient's insurance or lack of insurance because of a belief that all patients should be
treated equally. This demonstrates which ethical principle?**
1) Autonomy
2) Beneficence
3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
**Correct Answer: 4**
---
**6. A patient asks the student nurse whether a medication is safe to take during pregnancy. The
student thinks it is an approved medication during pregnancy. Which is the student's best response?**
1) "I'm pretty sure it is a safe medication."
2) "I'm not qualified to answer that question."
3) "I will ask your obstetric provider."
4) "I really don't know."
**Correct Answer: 3**
---
**7. Which term describes assisting a family to feel supported, listened to, and competent?**
1) Enable
2) Empathy
3) Egocentric
, 4) Empowerment
**Correct Answer: 4**
---
**8. Which action should the nurse implement in order to apply the principles of family-centered care in
the hospital environment?**
1) Implementing strict visitation policy for siblings
2) Allowing a child to "cry it out" when parents leave the bedside
3) Encouraging parents to continue bedtime routines, such as reading a story
4) Discouraging cultural foods because they cannot be provided by the dietary department
**Correct Answer: 3**
---
**9. Which anatomical difference between adults and children places a pediatric patient at risk for
insensible losses?**
1) Large body surface area
2) Obligatory nose breathing
3) Large posterior head bone occiput
4) Poorly developed intercostal chest muscles
**Correct Answer: 1**
---
**10. Which pediatric anatomical factor increases the risk for respiratory failure when care is provided
to a child?**
NURSING CARE SECOND EDITION BY LUANNE
LINNARD-PALMER ISBN-10; 0803697341/ISBN-
13; 978-0803697348 COMPLETE SOLUTION
FOR ALL 1-38 CHAPTERS
# TEST BANK FOR SAFE MATERNITY & PEDIATRIC NURSING CARE SECOND EDITION
## Chapter 1: Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
### MULTIPLE CHOICE
**1. A patient is admitted to the labor and delivery unit, and a plan of care based on that patient's
needs is developed by which member of the health-care team?**
1) Licensed practical nurse (LPN)/Licensed vocational nurse (LVN)
2) Registered nurse (RN)
3) Nurse practitioner
4) Certified nurse midwife
**Correct Answer: 2**
---
**2. How does a nurse practitioner's role differ from that of a certified nurse midwife with regard to
maternity care?**
1) The nurse practitioner does not usually deliver babies but cares for women before and after delivery.
,2) The certified nurse midwife cannot prescribe medications, but a nurse practitioner does have
prescribing privileges.
3) The certified nurse midwife is hired by the hospital, whereas a nurse practitioner practices
independently and does not have hospital privileges.
4) The certified nurse midwife and the nurse practitioner have very similar roles with little difference
between the two.
**Correct Answer: 1**
---
**3. The provider explains the need for an amniocentesis, but the patient declines the procedure. The
nurse supports the patient's right to make this decision, demonstrating an understanding of which
ethical principle?**
1) Autonomy
2) Beneficence
3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
**Correct Answer: 1**
---
**4. The nurse joins a community outreach program to promote vaccination of children, demonstrating
which ethical principle?**
1) Autonomy
2) Beneficence
3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
**Correct Answer: 2**
,---
**5. The nurse working in an acute care facility makes it a point to never look at the declaration page
showing the patient's insurance or lack of insurance because of a belief that all patients should be
treated equally. This demonstrates which ethical principle?**
1) Autonomy
2) Beneficence
3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
**Correct Answer: 4**
---
**6. A patient asks the student nurse whether a medication is safe to take during pregnancy. The
student thinks it is an approved medication during pregnancy. Which is the student's best response?**
1) "I'm pretty sure it is a safe medication."
2) "I'm not qualified to answer that question."
3) "I will ask your obstetric provider."
4) "I really don't know."
**Correct Answer: 3**
---
**7. Which term describes assisting a family to feel supported, listened to, and competent?**
1) Enable
2) Empathy
3) Egocentric
, 4) Empowerment
**Correct Answer: 4**
---
**8. Which action should the nurse implement in order to apply the principles of family-centered care in
the hospital environment?**
1) Implementing strict visitation policy for siblings
2) Allowing a child to "cry it out" when parents leave the bedside
3) Encouraging parents to continue bedtime routines, such as reading a story
4) Discouraging cultural foods because they cannot be provided by the dietary department
**Correct Answer: 3**
---
**9. Which anatomical difference between adults and children places a pediatric patient at risk for
insensible losses?**
1) Large body surface area
2) Obligatory nose breathing
3) Large posterior head bone occiput
4) Poorly developed intercostal chest muscles
**Correct Answer: 1**
---
**10. Which pediatric anatomical factor increases the risk for respiratory failure when care is provided
to a child?**
