Test Bank Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 4th Edition Ricci
Kyle Carman || 2025 Updated.
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,Chapter 1
1. When integrating the principles of family-centered care into the birthing process, the nurse would base
care upon which belief? A. Birth is viewed as a medical event.
B. Families are unable to make informed choices due to stress.
C. Birth results in changes in relationships.
D. Families require little information to make appropriate decisions for care.
Answer: C
Rationale: Family-centered care is based on the followinagbirpb.rcionmc/tiepstles: Birth affects the entire family, and
relationships will change; birth is viewed as a normal, healthy event in the life of the family; and families are
capable of making decisions about their own care if given adequate information and professional support.
Question format: Multiple Choice
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Care Cognitive Level:
Apply
Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance Integrated
Process: Teaching/Learning Integrated Process: Caring
Reference: p. 7
2. The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to address the special health
needs of women. The group would design educational programs to address which priority condition?
A. Smoking
B. Heart disease
C. Diabetes
D. Cancer
Answer: B
Rationale: The group needs to address cardiovascular di s e a s e , th e number one cause of death in women
regardless of racial or ethnic group. Smoking is related to heart disease and the development of cancer. However,
o r y . C an c
heart disease and cancer can occur in any woman regardless of her smoking hist a b irb .c om / te ster is the
second leading cause of death, with women having a one in three lifetime risk of
, developing cancer. Diabetes is another important health condition that can affect women. However, it is not the
major health problem that heart disease is.
Question format: Multiple Choice
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Care Cognitive Level:
Apply
Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance Integrated Process: Nursing
Process
Reference: p. 12
3. A nurse is conducting an orientation program for a group of newly hired nurses. As part of the program,
the nurse is reviewing the issueaobirfb.icnofmo/tremst ed consent. The nurse determines that the teaching was
effective when the group identifies which situation as a violation of informed consent?
A. Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without parental consent
B. Serving as a witness to the signature process on an oapbier br.caotmiv/ tees t permit
C. Asking whether the client understands what she is signing following receiving education
D. Getting verbal consent over the phone for an emergeanbicrby.copmr/otecstedure from the spouse of a unconscious
woman
Answer: A
Rationale: In most states, only clients over the age of 18 can legally provide consent for health care. Serving as a
witness to the signature process, asking
whether the client understands what she is signing, andagbirebt.ctoimn/gtesvt erbal consent over the phone for
emergency procedures are all key to informed consent and are not violations.
Question format: Multiple Choice
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Caabrierb Cognitive Level: Analyze
Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care Integrated Process:
Nursing Process
Reference: p. 45
4. A pregnant woman is to undergo an invasive procedure to evaluate the status of her fetus. To
ensure informed consent, which action wouabldirb.bcoem/ttehset priority
responsibility of the nurse providing care to this woman?
A. Asking relevant questions to determine the client's understanding
Kyle Carman || 2025 Updated.
,
,Chapter 1
1. When integrating the principles of family-centered care into the birthing process, the nurse would base
care upon which belief? A. Birth is viewed as a medical event.
B. Families are unable to make informed choices due to stress.
C. Birth results in changes in relationships.
D. Families require little information to make appropriate decisions for care.
Answer: C
Rationale: Family-centered care is based on the followinagbirpb.rcionmc/tiepstles: Birth affects the entire family, and
relationships will change; birth is viewed as a normal, healthy event in the life of the family; and families are
capable of making decisions about their own care if given adequate information and professional support.
Question format: Multiple Choice
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Care Cognitive Level:
Apply
Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance Integrated
Process: Teaching/Learning Integrated Process: Caring
Reference: p. 7
2. The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to address the special health
needs of women. The group would design educational programs to address which priority condition?
A. Smoking
B. Heart disease
C. Diabetes
D. Cancer
Answer: B
Rationale: The group needs to address cardiovascular di s e a s e , th e number one cause of death in women
regardless of racial or ethnic group. Smoking is related to heart disease and the development of cancer. However,
o r y . C an c
heart disease and cancer can occur in any woman regardless of her smoking hist a b irb .c om / te ster is the
second leading cause of death, with women having a one in three lifetime risk of
, developing cancer. Diabetes is another important health condition that can affect women. However, it is not the
major health problem that heart disease is.
Question format: Multiple Choice
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Care Cognitive Level:
Apply
Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance Integrated Process: Nursing
Process
Reference: p. 12
3. A nurse is conducting an orientation program for a group of newly hired nurses. As part of the program,
the nurse is reviewing the issueaobirfb.icnofmo/tremst ed consent. The nurse determines that the teaching was
effective when the group identifies which situation as a violation of informed consent?
A. Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without parental consent
B. Serving as a witness to the signature process on an oapbier br.caotmiv/ tees t permit
C. Asking whether the client understands what she is signing following receiving education
D. Getting verbal consent over the phone for an emergeanbicrby.copmr/otecstedure from the spouse of a unconscious
woman
Answer: A
Rationale: In most states, only clients over the age of 18 can legally provide consent for health care. Serving as a
witness to the signature process, asking
whether the client understands what she is signing, andagbirebt.ctoimn/gtesvt erbal consent over the phone for
emergency procedures are all key to informed consent and are not violations.
Question format: Multiple Choice
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Caabrierb Cognitive Level: Analyze
Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care Integrated Process:
Nursing Process
Reference: p. 45
4. A pregnant woman is to undergo an invasive procedure to evaluate the status of her fetus. To
ensure informed consent, which action wouabldirb.bcoem/ttehset priority
responsibility of the nurse providing care to this woman?
A. Asking relevant questions to determine the client's understanding
