Test Bank - Safe Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Care, 3rd Edition (Linnard-Palmer, 2025), Chapter 1-38 | All Chapters

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,Chapter 1: Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
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Multiple Choice xr




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 that
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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) xr xr




3) Nurse practitioner xr




4) Certified nurse midwife xr xr




2. How does a nurse practitioner‘s role differ from that of a certified nurse midwife with
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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 practitioner
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does have prescribing privileges.
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3) The certified nurse midwife is hired by the hospital, whereas a nurse practitioner p
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ractices independently and does not have hospital privileges.
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4) The certified nurse midwife and the nurse practitioner have very similar roles wit
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h 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 an
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understanding of which ethical principle? xr xr xr xr

, 1) Autonomy




2) Beneficence


3) Nonmaleficence


4) Justice




The 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 decla
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ration page showing the patient‘s insurance or lack of insurance because of a belief that all pati
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ents should be treated equally. This demonstrates which ethical principle?
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1) Autonomy


2) Beneficence