,Chapter 1: Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
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Multiple Choice pm
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. A patient is admitted to the labor and delivery unit, and a plan of care based on tha
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t patient’s needs is developed by which member of the health-care team?
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1) Licensed practical nurse (LPN)/Licensed vocational nurse (LVN)
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2) Registered nurse (RN) pm pm
3) Nurse practitioner pm
4) Certified nurse midwife pm pm
2. How does a nurse practitioner’s role differ from that of a certified nurse midwife wit
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h regard to maternity care?
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1) The nurse practitioner does not usually deliver babies but cares for women before
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and after delivery.
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2) The certified nurse midwife cannot prescribe medications, but a nurse practitione
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r does have prescribing privileges.
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3) The certified nurse midwife is hired by the hospital, whereas a nurse practitioner
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practices independently and does not have hospital privileges.
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4) The certified nurse midwife and the nurse practitioner have very similar roles w
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ith little difference between the two.
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3. The provider explains the need for an amniocentesis, but the patient declines the
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procedure. The nurse supports the patient’s right to make this decision, demonstrating a
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n understanding of which ethical principle?
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,1) Autonomy
2) Beneficence
3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
4.
pThe nurse joins a community outreach program to promote vaccination of children,
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demonstrating which ethical principle?
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1) Autonomy
2) Beneficence
3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
5. The nurse working in an acute care facility makes it a point to never look at the dec
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laration page showing the patient’s insurance or lack of insurance because of a belief that all
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patients should be treated equally. This demonstrates which ethical principle?
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1) Autonomy
2) Beneficence
, 3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
6.
p A patient asks the student nurse whether a medication is safe to take during pre
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gnancy. The student thinks it is an approved medication during pregnancy. Which is the s
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tudent’s best response?
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1) “I’m pretty sure it is a safe medication.”
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. A patient is admitted to the labor and delivery unit, and a plan of care based on tha
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t patient’s needs is developed by which member of the health-care team?
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1) Licensed practical nurse (LPN)/Licensed vocational nurse (LVN)
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2) Registered nurse (RN) pm pm
3) Nurse practitioner pm
4) Certified nurse midwife pm pm
2. How does a nurse practitioner’s role differ from that of a certified nurse midwife wit
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h regard to maternity care?
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1) The nurse practitioner does not usually deliver babies but cares for women before
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and after delivery.
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2) The certified nurse midwife cannot prescribe medications, but a nurse practitione
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r does have prescribing privileges.
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3) The certified nurse midwife is hired by the hospital, whereas a nurse practitioner
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practices independently and does not have hospital privileges.
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4) The certified nurse midwife and the nurse practitioner have very similar roles w
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ith little difference between the two.
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3. The provider explains the need for an amniocentesis, but the patient declines the
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procedure. The nurse supports the patient’s right to make this decision, demonstrating a
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n understanding of which ethical principle?
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,1) Autonomy
2) Beneficence
3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
4.
pThe nurse joins a community outreach program to promote vaccination of children,
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demonstrating which ethical principle?
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1) Autonomy
2) Beneficence
3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
5. The nurse working in an acute care facility makes it a point to never look at the dec
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laration page showing the patient’s insurance or lack of insurance because of a belief that all
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patients should be treated equally. This demonstrates which ethical principle?
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1) Autonomy
2) Beneficence
, 3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
6.
p A patient asks the student nurse whether a medication is safe to take during pre
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gnancy. The student thinks it is an approved medication during pregnancy. Which is the s
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tudent’s best response?
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1) “I’m pretty sure it is a safe medication.”
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