MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING 3RD
EDITION ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS EXAMPREP
◉ What belief should guide family-centered care in the birthing
process? Answer: Birth results in changes in relationships.
◉ What is the priority condition to address for women's health needs?
Answer: Heart disease.
◉ What situation is a violation of informed consent? Answer:
Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without parental consent.
◉ What is the nurse's priority responsibility for informed consent
during an invasive procedure? Answer: Asking relevant questions to
determine the client's understanding.
◉ What action is most appropriate to obtain informed consent for a 9-
month-old with divorced parents? Answer: Determining sole or joint
custody by the parents.
◉ Which statement indicates full understanding of family-centered
care? Answer: "Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships
will change."
,◉ What aspect of client wellness has not been a focus in the 21st
century? Answer: Analysis of morbidity and mortality.
◉ What is the most important factor in enhancing the birthing
experience? Answer: Educating the client about the importance of a
support person.
◉ Which intervention contributes to an increase in chronic illness
seen in early childhood? Answer: Using mechanical ventilation for
premature infants.
◉ What is the purpose of the U.S. Surgeon General's Report, Healthy
People 2020? Answer: To improve the quantity and quality of life for
all Americans.
◉ What is an example of a psychosocial barrier to health care?
Answer: Academic difficulties.
◉ What concept should be included when integrating family-centered
care? Answer: People have taken increased responsibility for their
own health.
◉ Which activity would deviate from the characteristics of family-
centered care? Answer: Softening unpleasant information or
prognoses.
, ◉ What reflects evidence-based practice by the nurse? Answer:
Following blood pressure monitoring recommendations.
◉ What activity is typical of advocacy in nursing? Answer: Educating
the family about choices they have.
◉ Which action best reflects using the nursing process to provide
quality care? Answer: Reviewing the effectiveness of interventions.
◉ What is the nursing process? Answer: A problem-solving method
based on the scientific method that allows nursing care to be planned
and implemented in a thorough, organized manner.
◉ What are the five steps of the nursing process? Answer:
Assessment, nursing diagnosis, outcome identification and planning,
implementation, and outcome evaluation.
◉ Which action by the nurse would violate a child's bill of health care
rights during a diagnostic test? Answer: Telling the child the test will
not hurt.
◉ What is the role of parents regarding medical treatment for children
younger than 18? Answer: Parents ultimately are the decision makers
regarding medical treatment for their children.
◉ What medical treatment requires informed consent beyond the one
signed at admission for a hospitalized child? Answer: Spinal tap.
EDITION ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS EXAMPREP
◉ What belief should guide family-centered care in the birthing
process? Answer: Birth results in changes in relationships.
◉ What is the priority condition to address for women's health needs?
Answer: Heart disease.
◉ What situation is a violation of informed consent? Answer:
Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without parental consent.
◉ What is the nurse's priority responsibility for informed consent
during an invasive procedure? Answer: Asking relevant questions to
determine the client's understanding.
◉ What action is most appropriate to obtain informed consent for a 9-
month-old with divorced parents? Answer: Determining sole or joint
custody by the parents.
◉ Which statement indicates full understanding of family-centered
care? Answer: "Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships
will change."
,◉ What aspect of client wellness has not been a focus in the 21st
century? Answer: Analysis of morbidity and mortality.
◉ What is the most important factor in enhancing the birthing
experience? Answer: Educating the client about the importance of a
support person.
◉ Which intervention contributes to an increase in chronic illness
seen in early childhood? Answer: Using mechanical ventilation for
premature infants.
◉ What is the purpose of the U.S. Surgeon General's Report, Healthy
People 2020? Answer: To improve the quantity and quality of life for
all Americans.
◉ What is an example of a psychosocial barrier to health care?
Answer: Academic difficulties.
◉ What concept should be included when integrating family-centered
care? Answer: People have taken increased responsibility for their
own health.
◉ Which activity would deviate from the characteristics of family-
centered care? Answer: Softening unpleasant information or
prognoses.
, ◉ What reflects evidence-based practice by the nurse? Answer:
Following blood pressure monitoring recommendations.
◉ What activity is typical of advocacy in nursing? Answer: Educating
the family about choices they have.
◉ Which action best reflects using the nursing process to provide
quality care? Answer: Reviewing the effectiveness of interventions.
◉ What is the nursing process? Answer: A problem-solving method
based on the scientific method that allows nursing care to be planned
and implemented in a thorough, organized manner.
◉ What are the five steps of the nursing process? Answer:
Assessment, nursing diagnosis, outcome identification and planning,
implementation, and outcome evaluation.
◉ Which action by the nurse would violate a child's bill of health care
rights during a diagnostic test? Answer: Telling the child the test will
not hurt.
◉ What is the role of parents regarding medical treatment for children
younger than 18? Answer: Parents ultimately are the decision makers
regarding medical treatment for their children.
◉ What medical treatment requires informed consent beyond the one
signed at admission for a hospitalized child? Answer: Spinal tap.
