Maternal-Child
Chapter 1 Review Questions
1. Who or what regulates the nursing scope of practice?
1. The nurse’s employer
2. State laws
3. Physicians
4. Professional organizations
2. To what does the ethical term justice refer?
1. Nurses doing no harm to a patient
2. Nurses following all the legal requirements of their jobs
3. Nurses treating a patient with kindness
4. Nurses being fair in utilizing resources for patients
3. Nurses can contribute to quality health care by doing which of the following? (Select all
that apply.)
1. Following standards of care
2. Delivering patient-centered care
3. Using aggressive behaviors to get health-care providers to listen
4. Providing equal care to all patients
5. Choosing when to follow evidence-based practice
4. A nursing student is asked by his patient if she can take a medication from home for her
headache. The nursing student is unsure of the answer. What should the nursing student do?
1. Tell the patient it is alright to take the medication.
2. Tell the patient to wait and he will find out.
3. Admit that he does not know.
4. Act like he did not hear the patient.
5. While preparing medications for a 3-year-old patient in the pediatric unit, the nurse notes
that a very large amount of a medication has been ordered. What should the nurse’s first step
be?
1. Administer the dose and assess the response of the patient to the new dose.
2. Contact the nursing supervisor to discuss options for administration.
3. Double-check the dose with the original physician’s order.
4. Call the physician to discuss an alternative medication with a similar indication.
6. Although it is the responsibility of the physician to explain the purpose, risks, benefits, and
alternatives to a medical procedure, there are times when it is appropriate for a nurse to
obtain legal informed consent. Which of the following patients may sign for informed consent
after the nurse reads the consent out loud?
1. An unconscious patient
, 2. A patient who is 14 years of age and alone in the hospital
3. A patient who has received a sedative medication
4. A patient who cannot read
7. The nurse has received a child from the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). The oral report
received from the transferring PICU nurse states that the child’s vital signs (VS) were stable.
Upon assessing the child, the nurse notes a temperature of 39.8°C (103.6°F). No VS were
documented in the patient’s chart throughout the night. Which statement accurately
summarizes the problem?
1. The night shift PICU nurse will be fired for this conduct.
2. The night shift PICU nurse needs to be taken off the schedule for an unpaid leave of
absence.
3. The PICU nurse may be found negligent in his or her care of the child.
4. The family has a right to sue because of poor documentation of the night shift activities.
Chapter 3 Review Questions
1. A breastfeeding woman is requesting to be prescribed the mini-pill. The nurse will include
which statement in the patient teaching session?
1. “The pills are taken for 3 weeks and then off a week.”
2. “The pills can cause nausea.”
3. “The pills must be taken at the same time every day.”
4. “The pills cannot be taken if you continue to breastfeed.”
2. A woman is planning to undergo a tubal ligation. The nurse will include which statement in
the patient teaching session?
1. “Your menstrual period will stop after the procedure.”
2. “The procedure requires anesthesia.”
3. “You will need to use a spermicide for 3 months.”
4. “The procedure is easily reversible.”
3. A 30-year-old woman indicates understanding about health screening for women when she
states:
1. “I should get a Pap test every 3 years.”
2. “I should perform self-breast examination at least twice a year.”
3. “I should have a mammogram every 5 years.”
4. “A colonoscopy is only needed if there is a family history of colon cancer.”
4. Which of the following statements about vaginal changes during menopause is accurate?
1. The vaginal wall becomes moister.
2. Vaginal lubrication during sex is increased.
, 3. There is a decreased risk of vaginal infections.
4. Normal vaginal flora are replaced by diverse flora.
5. Usual treatment for PMS includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
1. Avoiding sugar and salt the entire menstrual cycle
2. Obtaining regular exercise
3. Taking calcium and magnesium
4. Antipsychotic medications
5. NSAIDs
6. A patient calls the clinic because she thinks she may have an STI. The best responses by the
nurse are which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
1. “Can you come in for an appointment today?”
2. “We will need a list of all your sexual contacts as soon as possible.”
3. “Abstain from sex until your appointment.”
4. “It sounds like you had unprotected sex. What were you thinking?”
5. “We don’t have any open appointments until next month.”
7. The most common cause of amenorrhea is:
1. A pituitary disorder
2. Early ovarian failure
3. A thyroid disorder
4. Pregnancy
8. Pelvic floor disorders may be treated by which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
1. Pessaries
2. Medications
3. Pelvic exercises
4. Surgical procedures
5. Nutrition counseling
9. A patient at the gynecology clinic is interested in using oral contraceptives for birth control.
Which statement indicates that the patient understands oral contraceptives?
1. “Oral contraceptives are not effective as barrier methods of birth control.”
2. “I shouldn’t smoke when using oral contraceptives.”
3. “I may have painful menstrual cramps when taking the pill.”
4. “Now I have increased protection from pregnancy and STIs.”
10. A patient is receiving teaching about her newly diagnosed ovarian cysts. Which statement
by the patient indicates that she needs clarification?
