,Chapter 1: Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
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Multiple Choice 5%
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 th
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at 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) 5% 5%
3) Nurse practitioner 5%
4) Certified nurse midwife 5% 5%
2. How does a nurse practitioner’s role differ from that of a certified nurse midwife wit
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h regard to maternity care?
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1) The nurse practitioner does not usually deliver babies but cares for women befor
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e and after delivery.
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2) The certified nurse midwife cannot prescribe medications, but a nurse practitione
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r does have prescribing privileges.
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3) The certified nurse midwife is hired by the hospital, whereas a nurse practitioner
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practices independently and does not have hospital privileges.
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4) The certified nurse midwife and the nurse practitioner have very similar roles
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with little difference between the two.
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3. The provider explains the need for an amniocentesis, but the patient declines th
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e procedure. The nurse supports the patient’s right to make this decision, demonstrating
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an understanding of which ethical principle?
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,1) Autonomy
2) Beneficence
3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
4.5 The nurse joins a community outreach program to promote vaccination of children,
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5% 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 de
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claration page showing the patient’s insurance or lack of insurance because of a belief that all
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patients should be treated equally. This demonstrates which ethical principle?
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1) Autonomy
2) Beneficence
, 3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
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5 A patient asks the student nurse whether a medication is safe to take during pr
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egnancy. The student thinks it is an approved medication during pregnancy. Which is the
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student’s best response?
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1) “I’m pretty sure it is a safe medication.”
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Multiple Choice 5%
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 th
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at 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) 5% 5%
3) Nurse practitioner 5%
4) Certified nurse midwife 5% 5%
2. How does a nurse practitioner’s role differ from that of a certified nurse midwife wit
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h regard to maternity care?
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1) The nurse practitioner does not usually deliver babies but cares for women befor
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e and after delivery.
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2) The certified nurse midwife cannot prescribe medications, but a nurse practitione
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r does have prescribing privileges.
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3) The certified nurse midwife is hired by the hospital, whereas a nurse practitioner
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practices independently and does not have hospital privileges.
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4) The certified nurse midwife and the nurse practitioner have very similar roles
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with little difference between the two.
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3. The provider explains the need for an amniocentesis, but the patient declines th
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e procedure. The nurse supports the patient’s right to make this decision, demonstrating
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an understanding of which ethical principle?
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,1) Autonomy
2) Beneficence
3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
4.5 The nurse joins a community outreach program to promote vaccination of children,
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5% 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 de
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claration page showing the patient’s insurance or lack of insurance because of a belief that all
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patients should be treated equally. This demonstrates which ethical principle?
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1) Autonomy
2) Beneficence
, 3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
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5 A patient asks the student nurse whether a medication is safe to take during pr
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egnancy. The student thinks it is an approved medication during pregnancy. Which is the
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student’s best response?
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1) “I’m pretty sure it is a safe medication.”
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