Ricci Chapter 1 - Test Bank - 4th
Edition Questions And Correct
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1. fWhen fintegrating fthe fprinciples fof ffamily-centered fcare finto fthe fbirthing fprocess,
the fnurse fwould fbase fcare fupon fwhich fbelief?
A. fBirth fis fviewed fas fa fmedical fevent.
B. fFamilies fare funable fto fmake finformed fchoices fdue fto fstress.
C. fBirth fresults fin fchanges fin frelationships.
D. fFamilies frequire flittle finformation fto fmake fappropriate fdecisions ffor fcare. f- fAnswer f- fAnswer: fC
Rationale: fFamily-centered fcare fis fbased fon fthe ffollowing fprinciples: fBirth faffects
the fentire ffamily, fand frelationships fwill fchange; fbirth fis fviewed fas fa fnormal, fhealthy
event fin fthe flife fof fthe ffamily; fand ffamilies fare fcapable fof fmaking fdecisions fabout
their fown fcare fif fgiven fadequate finformation fand fprofessional fsupport.
2. fThe fnurse fis fworking fwith fa fgroup fof fcommunity fhealth fmembers fto fdevelop fa
plan fto faddress fthe fspecial fhealth fneeds fof fwomen. fThe fgroup fwould fdesign
educational fprograms fto faddress fwhich fpriority fcondition?
A. fSmoking
B. fHeart fdisease
C. fDiabetes
D. fCancer f- fAnswer f- fAnswer: fB
Rationale: fThe fgroup fneeds fto faddress fcardiovascular fdisease, fthe fnumber fone
cause fof fdeath fin fwomen fregardless fof fracial for fethnic fgroup. fSmoking fis frelated fto
heart fdisease fand fthe fdevelopment fof fcancer. fHowever, fheart fdisease fand fcancer
can foccur fin fany fwoman fregardless fof fher fsmoking fhistory. fCancer fis fthe fsecond
,leading fcause fof fdeath, fwith fwomen fhaving fa fone fin fthree flifetime frisk fof
developing fcancer. fDiabetes fis fanother fimportant fhealth fcondition fthat fcan faffect
women. fHowever, fit fis fnot fthe fmajor fhealth fproblem fthat fheart fdisease fis.
3. fA fnurse fis fconducting fan forientation fprogram ffor fa fgroup fof fnewly fhired fnurses.
As fpart fof fthe fprogram, fthe fnurse fis freviewing fthe fissue fof finformed fconsent. fThe
nurse fdetermines fthat fthe fteaching fwas feffective fwhen fthe fgroup fidentifies fwhich
situation fas fa fviolation fof finformed fconsent?
A. fPerforming fa fprocedure fon fa f15-year-old fwithout fparental fconsent
B. fServing fas fa fwitness fto fthe fsignature fprocess fon fan foperative fpermit
C. fAsking fwhether fthe fclient funderstands fwhat fshe fis fsigning ffollowing freceiving
education
D. fGetting fverbal fconsent fover fthe fphone ffor fan femergency fprocedure ffrom fthe
spouse fof fa funconscious fwoman f- fAnswer f- fAnswer: fA
Rationale: fIn fmost fstates, fonly fclients fover fthe fage fof f18 fcan flegally fprovide
consent ffor fhealth fcare. fServing fas fa fwitness fto fthe fsignature fprocess, fasking
whether fthe fclient funderstands fwhat fshe fis fsigning, fand fgetting fverbal fconsent fover
the fphone ffor femergency fprocedures fare fall fkey fto finformed fconsent fand fare fnot
violations.
4. fA fpregnant fwoman fis fto fundergo fan finvasive fprocedure fto fevaluate fthe fstatus fof
her ffetus. fTo fensure finformed fconsent, fwhich faction fwould fbe fthe fpriority
responsibility fof fthe fnurse fproviding fcare fto fthis fwoman?
A. fAsking frelevant fquestions fto fdetermine fthe fclient's funderstanding
B. fProviding fa fdetailed fdescription fof fthe frisks fand fbenefits fof fthe fprocedure
C. fExplaining fthe fexact fsteps fthat fwill foccur fduring fthe fprocedure
D. fOffering fsuggestions ffor falternative foptions ffor ftreatment f- fAnswer f- fAnswer: fA
Rationale: fThe fnurse's fresponsibilities frelated fto finformed fconsent finclude: fEnsuring
the fconsent fform fis fcompleted fwith fsignatures ffrom fthe fclient; fserving fas fa fwitness
, to fthe fsignature fprocess; fand fdetermining fwhether fthe fclient funderstands fwhat fshe
is fsigning fby fasking fher fpertinent fquestions. fThe fphysician, fadvanced fpractice
nurse, for fmidwife fis fresponsible ffor finforming fthe fclient fabout fthe fprocedure fand
obtaining fconsent fby fproviding fa fdetailed fdescription fof fthe fprocedure for ftreatment,
its fpotential frisks fand fbenefits, fand falternative fmethods favailable.
5. fA f9-month-old fwith fglaucoma frequires fsurgery. fThe finfant's fparents fare
divorced. fTo fobtain finformed fconsent, fwhich faction fwould fbe fmost fappropriate?
A. fContacting fthe ffather ffor finformed fconsent
B. fObtaining finformed fconsent ffrom fthe fmother
C. fSeeking fa fcourt fruling fon fthe fcourse fof fcare
D. fDetermining fsole for fjoint fcustody fby fthe fparents f- fAnswer f- fAnswer: fD
Rationale: fThe fmost fappropriate faction fwould fbe fto fdetermine flegal fcustody fby
court fdecree. fIf fthe fparents fhave fjoint fcustody, fthen feither fparent fmay fgive
consent, fbut fit fis falways fbest fto fhave fconsent fgiven fby fboth fparents. fThe fparent
with fonly fphysical fcustody fmay fgive fconsent ffor femergency fcare. fThe flast fresort fis
getting fa fcourt fruling; fusually fthis fis fnot fnecessary funless fthe fparents fdisagree
about fthe fcare fof fthe fchild.
6. fWhich fstatement fmade fby fa fnursing fstudent fwould fbest findicate fthat fher
education fon ffamily-centered fcare fwas ffully funderstood?
A. f"Childbirth faffects fthe fentire ffamily, fand frelationships fwill fchange."
B. f"Families fare fusually fnot fcapable fof fmaking fhealth fcare fdecisions ffor fthemselves,
especially fin fstressful fsituations."
C. f"Mothers fare fthe fonly ffamily fmember faffected fby fchildbirth."
D. f"Since fchildbirth fis fa fmedical fprocedure, fit fmay faffect feveryone." f- fAnswer f- fAnswer: fA
Rationale: fChildbirth faffects fthe fentire ffamily, fand frelationships fwill fchange.
Childbirth fis fviewed fas fa fnormal flife fevent, fnot fa fmedical fprocedure. fFamilies fare
very fcapable fof fmaking fhealth fcare fdecisions fabout ftheir fown fcare fwith fproper
Edition Questions And Correct
Answers
1. fWhen fintegrating fthe fprinciples fof ffamily-centered fcare finto fthe fbirthing fprocess,
the fnurse fwould fbase fcare fupon fwhich fbelief?
A. fBirth fis fviewed fas fa fmedical fevent.
B. fFamilies fare funable fto fmake finformed fchoices fdue fto fstress.
C. fBirth fresults fin fchanges fin frelationships.
D. fFamilies frequire flittle finformation fto fmake fappropriate fdecisions ffor fcare. f- fAnswer f- fAnswer: fC
Rationale: fFamily-centered fcare fis fbased fon fthe ffollowing fprinciples: fBirth faffects
the fentire ffamily, fand frelationships fwill fchange; fbirth fis fviewed fas fa fnormal, fhealthy
event fin fthe flife fof fthe ffamily; fand ffamilies fare fcapable fof fmaking fdecisions fabout
their fown fcare fif fgiven fadequate finformation fand fprofessional fsupport.
2. fThe fnurse fis fworking fwith fa fgroup fof fcommunity fhealth fmembers fto fdevelop fa
plan fto faddress fthe fspecial fhealth fneeds fof fwomen. fThe fgroup fwould fdesign
educational fprograms fto faddress fwhich fpriority fcondition?
A. fSmoking
B. fHeart fdisease
C. fDiabetes
D. fCancer f- fAnswer f- fAnswer: fB
Rationale: fThe fgroup fneeds fto faddress fcardiovascular fdisease, fthe fnumber fone
cause fof fdeath fin fwomen fregardless fof fracial for fethnic fgroup. fSmoking fis frelated fto
heart fdisease fand fthe fdevelopment fof fcancer. fHowever, fheart fdisease fand fcancer
can foccur fin fany fwoman fregardless fof fher fsmoking fhistory. fCancer fis fthe fsecond
,leading fcause fof fdeath, fwith fwomen fhaving fa fone fin fthree flifetime frisk fof
developing fcancer. fDiabetes fis fanother fimportant fhealth fcondition fthat fcan faffect
women. fHowever, fit fis fnot fthe fmajor fhealth fproblem fthat fheart fdisease fis.
3. fA fnurse fis fconducting fan forientation fprogram ffor fa fgroup fof fnewly fhired fnurses.
As fpart fof fthe fprogram, fthe fnurse fis freviewing fthe fissue fof finformed fconsent. fThe
nurse fdetermines fthat fthe fteaching fwas feffective fwhen fthe fgroup fidentifies fwhich
situation fas fa fviolation fof finformed fconsent?
A. fPerforming fa fprocedure fon fa f15-year-old fwithout fparental fconsent
B. fServing fas fa fwitness fto fthe fsignature fprocess fon fan foperative fpermit
C. fAsking fwhether fthe fclient funderstands fwhat fshe fis fsigning ffollowing freceiving
education
D. fGetting fverbal fconsent fover fthe fphone ffor fan femergency fprocedure ffrom fthe
spouse fof fa funconscious fwoman f- fAnswer f- fAnswer: fA
Rationale: fIn fmost fstates, fonly fclients fover fthe fage fof f18 fcan flegally fprovide
consent ffor fhealth fcare. fServing fas fa fwitness fto fthe fsignature fprocess, fasking
whether fthe fclient funderstands fwhat fshe fis fsigning, fand fgetting fverbal fconsent fover
the fphone ffor femergency fprocedures fare fall fkey fto finformed fconsent fand fare fnot
violations.
4. fA fpregnant fwoman fis fto fundergo fan finvasive fprocedure fto fevaluate fthe fstatus fof
her ffetus. fTo fensure finformed fconsent, fwhich faction fwould fbe fthe fpriority
responsibility fof fthe fnurse fproviding fcare fto fthis fwoman?
A. fAsking frelevant fquestions fto fdetermine fthe fclient's funderstanding
B. fProviding fa fdetailed fdescription fof fthe frisks fand fbenefits fof fthe fprocedure
C. fExplaining fthe fexact fsteps fthat fwill foccur fduring fthe fprocedure
D. fOffering fsuggestions ffor falternative foptions ffor ftreatment f- fAnswer f- fAnswer: fA
Rationale: fThe fnurse's fresponsibilities frelated fto finformed fconsent finclude: fEnsuring
the fconsent fform fis fcompleted fwith fsignatures ffrom fthe fclient; fserving fas fa fwitness
, to fthe fsignature fprocess; fand fdetermining fwhether fthe fclient funderstands fwhat fshe
is fsigning fby fasking fher fpertinent fquestions. fThe fphysician, fadvanced fpractice
nurse, for fmidwife fis fresponsible ffor finforming fthe fclient fabout fthe fprocedure fand
obtaining fconsent fby fproviding fa fdetailed fdescription fof fthe fprocedure for ftreatment,
its fpotential frisks fand fbenefits, fand falternative fmethods favailable.
5. fA f9-month-old fwith fglaucoma frequires fsurgery. fThe finfant's fparents fare
divorced. fTo fobtain finformed fconsent, fwhich faction fwould fbe fmost fappropriate?
A. fContacting fthe ffather ffor finformed fconsent
B. fObtaining finformed fconsent ffrom fthe fmother
C. fSeeking fa fcourt fruling fon fthe fcourse fof fcare
D. fDetermining fsole for fjoint fcustody fby fthe fparents f- fAnswer f- fAnswer: fD
Rationale: fThe fmost fappropriate faction fwould fbe fto fdetermine flegal fcustody fby
court fdecree. fIf fthe fparents fhave fjoint fcustody, fthen feither fparent fmay fgive
consent, fbut fit fis falways fbest fto fhave fconsent fgiven fby fboth fparents. fThe fparent
with fonly fphysical fcustody fmay fgive fconsent ffor femergency fcare. fThe flast fresort fis
getting fa fcourt fruling; fusually fthis fis fnot fnecessary funless fthe fparents fdisagree
about fthe fcare fof fthe fchild.
6. fWhich fstatement fmade fby fa fnursing fstudent fwould fbest findicate fthat fher
education fon ffamily-centered fcare fwas ffully funderstood?
A. f"Childbirth faffects fthe fentire ffamily, fand frelationships fwill fchange."
B. f"Families fare fusually fnot fcapable fof fmaking fhealth fcare fdecisions ffor fthemselves,
especially fin fstressful fsituations."
C. f"Mothers fare fthe fonly ffamily fmember faffected fby fchildbirth."
D. f"Since fchildbirth fis fa fmedical fprocedure, fit fmay faffect feveryone." f- fAnswer f- fAnswer: fA
Rationale: fChildbirth faffects fthe fentire ffamily, fand frelationships fwill fchange.
Childbirth fis fviewed fas fa fnormal flife fevent, fnot fa fmedical fprocedure. fFamilies fare
very fcapable fof fmaking fhealth fcare fdecisions fabout ftheir fown fcare fwith fproper
