TEST BANK FOR MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC
NURSING FIFTH, NORTH AMERICAN EDITION BY
SUSAN RICCI, TERRI KYLE, SUSAN CARMAN NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE WITH ALL COMPREHENSIVE
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND A DETAILED
BREAKDOWN OF ALL CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS EXAM PLUS CERTIFIED RATIONALES |
COMPLETE TEST SOLUTION | PASSED & REWARDED
WITH DISTINCTION FOR ORIGINALLY GRADE A+
BRAND NEW!!!
SECTION I: MATERNITY NURSING (200
Questions)
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn,
and Women’s Health Care
1. A community health nurse is designing a prenatal
education program. Which factor would most likely
need to be addressed as having the greatest impact
on maternal and infant mortality rates?
A) Resolving all language and cultural differences
B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
,C) Providing more extensive women’s shelters
D) Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet
Rationale: Early and adequate prenatal care is the
most critical factor in reducing maternal and
infant mortality. It allows for early detection and
management of complications, health promotion,
and risk reduction. While language, shelter, and
nutrition are important, prenatal care has the
broadest impact.
2. When integrating the principles of family-centered
care into the birthing process, the nurse would base
care upon which belief?
A) Birth is viewed as a medical event.
B) Families are unable to make informed choices
due to stress.
C) Birth results in changes in relationships.
D) Families require little information to make
appropriate decisions for care.
Rationale: Family-centered care is based on the
principle that birth affects the entire family and
relationships will change. Birth is viewed as a
,normal, healthy event. Families are capable of
making decisions if given adequate information
and professional support.
3. A nurse is conducting an orientation program for
newly hired nurses on the issue of informed consent.
The nurse determines that teaching was effective
when the group identifies which situation as a
violation of informed consent?
A) Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old
without parental consent
B) Serving as a witness to the signature process on
an operative permit
C) Asking whether the client understands what she is
signing
D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for an
emergency procedure from the spouse of an
unconscious woman
Rationale: In most states, only clients over the age
of 18 can legally provide consent for health care.
Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without
parental consent is a violation. Serving as a
, witness, asking about understanding, and getting
verbal consent in an emergency are all appropriate.
4. The nurse is working with a group of community
health members to develop a plan to address the
special health needs of women. Which priority
condition would the group design educational
programs to address?
A) Smoking
B) Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
Rationale: Cardiovascular disease is the number
one cause of death in women regardless of racial
or ethnic group. While smoking, diabetes, and
cancer are important, heart disease is the priority.
5. After teaching a group of students about
pregnancy-related mortality, the instructor
determines that additional teaching is needed when
the students identify which condition as a leading
cause?
A) Hemorrhage
NURSING FIFTH, NORTH AMERICAN EDITION BY
SUSAN RICCI, TERRI KYLE, SUSAN CARMAN NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE WITH ALL COMPREHENSIVE
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND A DETAILED
BREAKDOWN OF ALL CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS EXAM PLUS CERTIFIED RATIONALES |
COMPLETE TEST SOLUTION | PASSED & REWARDED
WITH DISTINCTION FOR ORIGINALLY GRADE A+
BRAND NEW!!!
SECTION I: MATERNITY NURSING (200
Questions)
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn,
and Women’s Health Care
1. A community health nurse is designing a prenatal
education program. Which factor would most likely
need to be addressed as having the greatest impact
on maternal and infant mortality rates?
A) Resolving all language and cultural differences
B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
,C) Providing more extensive women’s shelters
D) Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet
Rationale: Early and adequate prenatal care is the
most critical factor in reducing maternal and
infant mortality. It allows for early detection and
management of complications, health promotion,
and risk reduction. While language, shelter, and
nutrition are important, prenatal care has the
broadest impact.
2. When integrating the principles of family-centered
care into the birthing process, the nurse would base
care upon which belief?
A) Birth is viewed as a medical event.
B) Families are unable to make informed choices
due to stress.
C) Birth results in changes in relationships.
D) Families require little information to make
appropriate decisions for care.
Rationale: Family-centered care is based on the
principle that birth affects the entire family and
relationships will change. Birth is viewed as a
,normal, healthy event. Families are capable of
making decisions if given adequate information
and professional support.
3. A nurse is conducting an orientation program for
newly hired nurses on the issue of informed consent.
The nurse determines that teaching was effective
when the group identifies which situation as a
violation of informed consent?
A) Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old
without parental consent
B) Serving as a witness to the signature process on
an operative permit
C) Asking whether the client understands what she is
signing
D) Getting verbal consent over the phone for an
emergency procedure from the spouse of an
unconscious woman
Rationale: In most states, only clients over the age
of 18 can legally provide consent for health care.
Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without
parental consent is a violation. Serving as a
, witness, asking about understanding, and getting
verbal consent in an emergency are all appropriate.
4. The nurse is working with a group of community
health members to develop a plan to address the
special health needs of women. Which priority
condition would the group design educational
programs to address?
A) Smoking
B) Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
Rationale: Cardiovascular disease is the number
one cause of death in women regardless of racial
or ethnic group. While smoking, diabetes, and
cancer are important, heart disease is the priority.
5. After teaching a group of students about
pregnancy-related mortality, the instructor
determines that additional teaching is needed when
the students identify which condition as a leading
cause?
A) Hemorrhage
