• MATERNITY AND
PEDIATRIC 09/25/2026
NURSING
MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING,
5TH EDITION BY RICCI, KYLE & CARMAN |
COMPLETE TEST BANK ALL CHAPTERS (1–
51) | QUESTIONS, ANSWERS &
RATIONALES
P 1
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PEDIATRIC 09/25/2026
NURSING
chapter 1
A patient wishes to use complementary therapy when managing a chronic health condition.
Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. Advise the patient that stopping medical treatment may cause it to worsen.
B. Inform the patient that there are no complementary therapies for this condition.
C. Investigate herbs that can be substituted for prescription drugs.
D. Suggest the patient add massage therapy to the medical regimen.
D. Suggest the patient add massage therapy to the medical regimen.
Complementary therapy is nontraditional medical treatment used together with
conventional medical treatment. Adding massage to the medical regimen is an example of
using complementary therapy.
chapter 1
A nurse is working with a family that uses multiple complementary and alternative medicine
(CAM) modalities. What action by the nurse is best?
A. Allow the family to continue these practices as desired.
B. Assess how these practices reflect religious beliefs.
C. Inform the family that most of these practices do not work.
D. Provide evidence-based information about the therapies.
D. Provide evidence-based information about the therapies.
The nurse working with individuals or families who use CAM practices should
respect the beliefs, values, and desires of the patient. The nurse should encourage
families to make decisions regarding CAM practices based on evidence and
research into their effects. The nurse can best assist in this by providing and discussing
information
Chapter 1
A nurse is caring for a patient from a culture with which the nurse is totally unfamiliar. What
action by the nurse will best promote effective communication?
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A. Call for a professional interpreter to translate information.
B. Pattern voice tone and eye contact after the patient's behaviors.
C. Talk slowly and deliberately using simple language and cues.
D. Use nonverbal communication as much as possible with the patient.
B. Pattern voice tone and eye contact after the patient's behaviors.
In the situation where the nurse is unfamiliar with the patient's culture, the nurse
should pattern verbal and nonverbal communication after the patient's own style.
chapter 1
A nurse manager expects all employees to be patient advocates. Which nursing action best
demonstrates this nursing role?
A. Arranging a family-physician conference to clarify treatment plans
B. Encouraging treatment options based on personal beliefs and values
C. Giving contact information for governmental assistance agencies
D. Working on a political campaign to reduce poverty in the state
A. Arranging a family-physician conference to clarify treatment plans
In the advocate role, the nurse should promote patient-/family-centered care and
work to provide the patient with more control, power, and self-determination in the
health-care setting. The nurse who arranges a family-physician conference to
clarify treatment plans is advocating for the patient.
chapter 1
A patient and family have the nursing diagnosis of impaired verbal communication secondary
to a language barrier. What action by the patient/family would best indicate that short-term
goals for this diagnosis have been met?
A. Able to communicate long-term desires for health of the patient
B. Demonstrates comprehension by head nodding and saying "yes"
C. States understanding of condition and treatment via an interpreter
D. Understands how nonverbal communication varies between cultures
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C. States understanding of condition and treatment via an interpreter
For a language barrier, using a professional interpreter is not only the best way to
manage communication, it is also legally required. The best short-term goal for the
patient and family is to obtain understanding of the patient's illness and treatment
and state, through the interpreter, that this is the case.
chapter 1
A nurse is working with family members who have been striving to improve their functioning
as a family unit. What behavior would suggest to the nurse that the family is meeting its
goals?
A. The children are in multiple activities to develop talents.
B. The desire to be understood guides most communication.
C. Family members gave up some activities to eat dinner together on most nights.
D. The parents have a strong desire for the children to succeed.
C. Family members gave up some activities to eat dinner together on most nights.
Effective tools for families include ways to enhance family performance. One very
effective tool is to put the family first in this very chaotic world. Giving up some
activities to eat dinner together shows the family is putting the unit first over
individual desires.
chapter 1
A nurse works a great deal with refugees and is frustrated because, as a group, they don't
seem to want to implement desired health behaviors. What action by the nurse would be
most helpful?
A. Conduct a health screening and educational event each month.
B. Provide written information in the group's native language.
C. Teach selected group representatives to be lay health educators.
D. Try to establish relationships within the refugee community.
C. Teach selected group representatives to be lay health educators.
P 4
PEDIATRIC 09/25/2026
NURSING
MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING,
5TH EDITION BY RICCI, KYLE & CARMAN |
COMPLETE TEST BANK ALL CHAPTERS (1–
51) | QUESTIONS, ANSWERS &
RATIONALES
P 1
, • MATERNITY AND
PEDIATRIC 09/25/2026
NURSING
chapter 1
A patient wishes to use complementary therapy when managing a chronic health condition.
Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. Advise the patient that stopping medical treatment may cause it to worsen.
B. Inform the patient that there are no complementary therapies for this condition.
C. Investigate herbs that can be substituted for prescription drugs.
D. Suggest the patient add massage therapy to the medical regimen.
D. Suggest the patient add massage therapy to the medical regimen.
Complementary therapy is nontraditional medical treatment used together with
conventional medical treatment. Adding massage to the medical regimen is an example of
using complementary therapy.
chapter 1
A nurse is working with a family that uses multiple complementary and alternative medicine
(CAM) modalities. What action by the nurse is best?
A. Allow the family to continue these practices as desired.
B. Assess how these practices reflect religious beliefs.
C. Inform the family that most of these practices do not work.
D. Provide evidence-based information about the therapies.
D. Provide evidence-based information about the therapies.
The nurse working with individuals or families who use CAM practices should
respect the beliefs, values, and desires of the patient. The nurse should encourage
families to make decisions regarding CAM practices based on evidence and
research into their effects. The nurse can best assist in this by providing and discussing
information
Chapter 1
A nurse is caring for a patient from a culture with which the nurse is totally unfamiliar. What
action by the nurse will best promote effective communication?
P 2
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PEDIATRIC 09/25/2026
NURSING
A. Call for a professional interpreter to translate information.
B. Pattern voice tone and eye contact after the patient's behaviors.
C. Talk slowly and deliberately using simple language and cues.
D. Use nonverbal communication as much as possible with the patient.
B. Pattern voice tone and eye contact after the patient's behaviors.
In the situation where the nurse is unfamiliar with the patient's culture, the nurse
should pattern verbal and nonverbal communication after the patient's own style.
chapter 1
A nurse manager expects all employees to be patient advocates. Which nursing action best
demonstrates this nursing role?
A. Arranging a family-physician conference to clarify treatment plans
B. Encouraging treatment options based on personal beliefs and values
C. Giving contact information for governmental assistance agencies
D. Working on a political campaign to reduce poverty in the state
A. Arranging a family-physician conference to clarify treatment plans
In the advocate role, the nurse should promote patient-/family-centered care and
work to provide the patient with more control, power, and self-determination in the
health-care setting. The nurse who arranges a family-physician conference to
clarify treatment plans is advocating for the patient.
chapter 1
A patient and family have the nursing diagnosis of impaired verbal communication secondary
to a language barrier. What action by the patient/family would best indicate that short-term
goals for this diagnosis have been met?
A. Able to communicate long-term desires for health of the patient
B. Demonstrates comprehension by head nodding and saying "yes"
C. States understanding of condition and treatment via an interpreter
D. Understands how nonverbal communication varies between cultures
P 3
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PEDIATRIC 09/25/2026
NURSING
C. States understanding of condition and treatment via an interpreter
For a language barrier, using a professional interpreter is not only the best way to
manage communication, it is also legally required. The best short-term goal for the
patient and family is to obtain understanding of the patient's illness and treatment
and state, through the interpreter, that this is the case.
chapter 1
A nurse is working with family members who have been striving to improve their functioning
as a family unit. What behavior would suggest to the nurse that the family is meeting its
goals?
A. The children are in multiple activities to develop talents.
B. The desire to be understood guides most communication.
C. Family members gave up some activities to eat dinner together on most nights.
D. The parents have a strong desire for the children to succeed.
C. Family members gave up some activities to eat dinner together on most nights.
Effective tools for families include ways to enhance family performance. One very
effective tool is to put the family first in this very chaotic world. Giving up some
activities to eat dinner together shows the family is putting the unit first over
individual desires.
chapter 1
A nurse works a great deal with refugees and is frustrated because, as a group, they don't
seem to want to implement desired health behaviors. What action by the nurse would be
most helpful?
A. Conduct a health screening and educational event each month.
B. Provide written information in the group's native language.
C. Teach selected group representatives to be lay health educators.
D. Try to establish relationships within the refugee community.
C. Teach selected group representatives to be lay health educators.
P 4
