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This comprehensive test bank for Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 5th Edition by Susan Scott Ricci, Terri Kyle, and Susan Carman provides nursing students and educators with an essential exam preparation resource covering all 38 chapters of the textbook, featuring thousands of NCLEX-style multiple choice, multiple select, and fill-in-the-blank questions with detailed verified answers and comprehensive rationales. Spanning critical content areas including a framework for maternity and women's health nursing, family-centered care, reproductive anatomy and physiology, conception and fetal development, genetics, pregnancy adaptations and nursing care, labor and birth processes, pain management during labor, postpartum physiological adaptations and nursing care, the normal and high-risk newborn, foundations of pediatric nursing, growth and development, health promotion for the developing child, health assessment of the child, caring for children with special needs, and comprehensive nursing care of children with respiratory, cardiovascular, hematologic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, neurologic, musculoskeletal, integumentary, sensory, cognitive, and mental health disorders, along with communicable diseases, cancer, and emergency care, this test bank equips learners with rigorous practice that mirrors the exact format, difficulty level, and clinical reasoning required for actual course examinations and NCLEX success. Each question is accompanied by detailed answer keys featuring cognitive level classifications, client needs categories, integrated processes, page references, and evidence-based rationales, making this an indispensable study companion for nursing students pursuing careers in maternal-child health, pediatric nursing, or women's health nursing across hospital, community, and clinical settings.

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TEST BANK
Maternity and Pediatric Nursing

SUSAN RICCI

5th Edition

All Chapters Complete (Questions with Verified Answers)

, Table of Contents

Unit I. Foundations of Maternity Nursing
1. A Framework for Maternity and Women's Health Nursing
2. Family, Culture, and Complementary Health Practices
3. Community Care and the Family
4. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
5. Conception and Fetal Development
6. Genetics, Conception, and Fetal Development
Unit II. Pregnancy
7. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
8. Nursing Care During Pregnancy
9. Maternal and Fetal Nutrition
10. Assessment of High-Risk Pregnancy
11. Labor and Birth Processes
12. Nursing Management During Labor and Birth
13. Pain Management During Labor and Birth
14. Postpartum Physiological Adaptations
15. Nursing Care During the Postpartum Period
16. The Normal Newborn
17. Nursing Care of the High-Risk Newborn
Unit III. Foundations of Pediatric Nursing
18. Perspectives of Pediatric Nursing
19. Family-Centered Care
20. Growth and Development
21. Health Promotion for the Developing Child
22. Health Assessment of the Child
23. Caring for Children and Families
Unit IV. Nursing Care of Children
24. Caring for Children with Special Needs
25. Caring for Children with Respiratory Disorders
26. Caring for Children with Cardiovascular Disorders
27. Caring for Children with Hematologic Disorders
28. Caring for Children with Endocrine Disorders
29. Caring for Children with Gastrointestinal Disorders
30. Caring for Children with Genitourinary Disorders
31. Caring for Children with Neurologic Disorders
32. Caring for Children with Musculoskeletal Disorders
33. Caring for Children with Integumentary Disorders
34. Caring for Children with Sensory Disorders
35. Caring for Children with Cognitive or Mental Health Disorders
36. Caring for Children with Communicable Diseases
37. Caring for Children with Cancer
38. Caring for Children in Emergencies

,Chapter 1

1. 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.

Answer: C

Rationale: Family-centered care is based on the followinagbi rpb .rcionmc/ tiepstles: Birth affects the entire family, and
relationships will change; birth is viewed as a normal, healthy event in the life of the family; and families
are capable of making decisions about their own care if given adequate information and professional
support.
Question format: Multiple Choice
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Care Cognitive Level:
Apply
Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance Integrated
Process: Teaching/Learning Integrated Process: Caring
Reference: p. 7

2. The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to address the
special health needs of women. The group would design educational programs to address which
priority condition?
A. Smoking
B. Heart disease
C. Diabetes
D. Cancer

Answer: B

Rationale: The group needs to address cardiovascular dise as e, the number one cause of death in women
regardless of racial or ethnic group. Smoking is related to heart disease and the development of cancer.
However, heart disease and cancer
can occur in any woman regardless of her smoking histoarbyirb..cComa/ nt e cs ter is the second leading cause of death,
with women having a one in three lifetime risk of developing cancer. Diabetes is another important health
condition that can affect women. However, it is not the major health problem that heart disease is.
Question format: Multiple Choice
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Care Cognitive Level:
Apply
Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Integrated Process: Nursing Process

, Reference: p. 12

3. A nurse is conducting an orientation program for a group of newly hired nurses. As part of the program,
the nurse is reviewing the issuea ob i rfb .icno fmo/ tre m
s t ed consent. The nurse determines that the 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 oapbierbr.caotmiv/teest permit
C. Asking whether the client understands what she is signing following receiving education
D. Getting verbal consent over the phone for an emergeanb icr by. c opmr/ot ecs tedure from the spouse of a
unconscious woman

Answer: A

Rationale: In most states, only clients over the age of 18 can legally provide consent for health care.
Serving as a witness to the signature process, asking whether the client understands what she is signing, anda gb i
rebt.ctoimn/gt esvt erbal consent over
the phone for emergency procedures are all key to informed consent and are not violations.
Question format: Multiple Choice
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Caabrier b
Cognitive Level: Analyze
Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care Integrated Process: Nursing
Process
Reference: p. 45

4. A pregnant woman is to undergo an invasive procedure to evaluate the status of
her fetus. To ensure informed consent, which action wouabldirb.bcoem/ttehset priority
responsibility of the nurse providing care to this woman?
A. Asking relevant questions to determine the client's understanding
B. Providing a detailed description of the risks and benefits of the procedure
C. Explaining the exact steps that will occur during the pa rb oi rbc.ceo dm u/ terset
D. Offering suggestions for alternative options for treatment Answer: A

Rationale: The nurse's responsibilities related to informed consent include: Ensuring the consent form is
completed with signatures from the client; serving as a witness to the signature process; and determining
whether the calbiier bn.ctomu/tnesdt erstands what she is signing by asking her pertinent questions. The physician,
advanced practice nurse, or midwife is responsible for informing the client about the procedure and
obtaining consent by providing a detailed description of the procedure or treatment, its potential risks and
benefits, and alternative methodsa ab ivrba.ciolma/bt elset .
Question format: Multiple Choice
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Care Cognitive Level:
Apply
Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

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