NCLEX Pediatric Nursing Final Exam Questions &
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Question 1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife (CNM) provide care during
her pregnancy. What does the CNMs scope of practice include? - Answer- scope of practice
include?
a. Practice independent from medical supervision
b. Comprehensive prenatal care
c. Attendance at all deliveries
d. Cesarean sections
ANS: B
Question 2. Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of
puerperal fever and unwashed hands - Answer- a. Karl Cred
b. Ignaz Semmelweis
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Joseph Lister
ANS: B
Question 5. What is the focus of current maternity practice? - Answer- a. Hospital births for
the majority of women
b. The traditional family unit
c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms
d. A quality family experience for each patient
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,ANS: D
Question 6. Who advocated the establishment of the Childrens Bureau? - Answer- a. Lillian
Wald
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Florence Kelly
d. Clara Barton
ANS: A
Question 9. What guidelines define multidisciplinary patient care in terms of expected
outcome and timeframe from different areas of care provision - Answer- a. Clinical pathways
b. Nursing outcome criteria
c. Standards of care
d. Nursing care plan
ANS: A
Question 11. A nursing student on an obstetric rotation questions the floor nurse about the
definition of the LVN/LPN scope of practice. What resource can the nurse suggest to the
studen - Answer- a. American Nurses Association
b. States board of nursing
c. Joint Commission
d. Association of Womens Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
ANS: B
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,Question 12. What was recommended by Karl Cred in 1884? - Answer- a. All women should
be delivered in a hospital setting.
b. Chemical means should be used to combat infection.
c. Podalic version should be done on all fetuses.
d. Silver nitrate should be placed in the eyes of newborns.
ANS: D
Question 13. What is the purpose of the White House Conference on Children and Youth? -
Answer- a. Set criteria for normal growth patterns.
b. Examine the number of live births in minority populations.
c. Raise money to support well-child clinics in rural areas.
d. Promote comprehensive child welfare.
ANS: D
Question 15. How does the clinical pathway or critical pathway improve quality of care?15.
How does the clinical pathway or critical pathway improve quality of care?15. How does the
clinical pathway or critical pathway improve quality of care? - Answer- a. Lists diagnosis-
specific implementations
b. Outlines expected progress with stated timelines
c. Prioritizes effective nursing diagnoses
d. Describes common complications
ANS: B
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, Question 20. The nurse reminds family members that the philosophy of family-centered
care is to provide control to the family over health care decisions. What is the appropriate
term for this type of control? - Answer- a. Empowerment
b. Insight
c. Regulation
d. Organization
ANS: A
Question 22. What term appropriately describes the nurse who is able to adapt health care
practices to meet the needs of various cultures? - Answer- a. Culturally aware
b. Culturally sensitive
c. Culturally competent
d. Culturally adaptive
ANS: C
Question 23. What is one major advantage to the application of critical thinking? - Answer-
a. Problem-free care
b. Limitation of approaches to care
c. Decreased need for assessment
d. Problem prevention
ANS: D
Question 24. Student practical nurses are discussing the North American Nursing Diagnosis
Association International (NANDA-I) taxonomy in post conference on the acute care clinical
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Correct Answers (100% Verified Answers) Latest
Updated Exam.
Question 1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife (CNM) provide care during
her pregnancy. What does the CNMs scope of practice include? - Answer- scope of practice
include?
a. Practice independent from medical supervision
b. Comprehensive prenatal care
c. Attendance at all deliveries
d. Cesarean sections
ANS: B
Question 2. Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of
puerperal fever and unwashed hands - Answer- a. Karl Cred
b. Ignaz Semmelweis
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Joseph Lister
ANS: B
Question 5. What is the focus of current maternity practice? - Answer- a. Hospital births for
the majority of women
b. The traditional family unit
c. Separation of labor rooms from delivery rooms
d. A quality family experience for each patient
1|Page
,ANS: D
Question 6. Who advocated the establishment of the Childrens Bureau? - Answer- a. Lillian
Wald
b. Florence Nightingale
c. Florence Kelly
d. Clara Barton
ANS: A
Question 9. What guidelines define multidisciplinary patient care in terms of expected
outcome and timeframe from different areas of care provision - Answer- a. Clinical pathways
b. Nursing outcome criteria
c. Standards of care
d. Nursing care plan
ANS: A
Question 11. A nursing student on an obstetric rotation questions the floor nurse about the
definition of the LVN/LPN scope of practice. What resource can the nurse suggest to the
studen - Answer- a. American Nurses Association
b. States board of nursing
c. Joint Commission
d. Association of Womens Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
ANS: B
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,Question 12. What was recommended by Karl Cred in 1884? - Answer- a. All women should
be delivered in a hospital setting.
b. Chemical means should be used to combat infection.
c. Podalic version should be done on all fetuses.
d. Silver nitrate should be placed in the eyes of newborns.
ANS: D
Question 13. What is the purpose of the White House Conference on Children and Youth? -
Answer- a. Set criteria for normal growth patterns.
b. Examine the number of live births in minority populations.
c. Raise money to support well-child clinics in rural areas.
d. Promote comprehensive child welfare.
ANS: D
Question 15. How does the clinical pathway or critical pathway improve quality of care?15.
How does the clinical pathway or critical pathway improve quality of care?15. How does the
clinical pathway or critical pathway improve quality of care? - Answer- a. Lists diagnosis-
specific implementations
b. Outlines expected progress with stated timelines
c. Prioritizes effective nursing diagnoses
d. Describes common complications
ANS: B
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, Question 20. The nurse reminds family members that the philosophy of family-centered
care is to provide control to the family over health care decisions. What is the appropriate
term for this type of control? - Answer- a. Empowerment
b. Insight
c. Regulation
d. Organization
ANS: A
Question 22. What term appropriately describes the nurse who is able to adapt health care
practices to meet the needs of various cultures? - Answer- a. Culturally aware
b. Culturally sensitive
c. Culturally competent
d. Culturally adaptive
ANS: C
Question 23. What is one major advantage to the application of critical thinking? - Answer-
a. Problem-free care
b. Limitation of approaches to care
c. Decreased need for assessment
d. Problem prevention
ANS: D
Question 24. Student practical nurses are discussing the North American Nursing Diagnosis
Association International (NANDA-I) taxonomy in post conference on the acute care clinical
4|Page
