TEST BANK For Safe Maternity & Pediatric Nursing Care 2nd Edition by Luanne Linnard-Palmer & Gloria Haile Coats , ISBN: 9780803697348 |COMPLETE TEST BANK| Guide A+

,Chapter 1: Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
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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 p
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atient‘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) xt xt




3) Nurse practitioner xt




4) Certified nurse midwife xt xt




2. How does a nurse practitioner‘s role differ from that of a certified nurse midwife with r
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egard to maternity care?
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1) The nurse practitioner does not usually deliver babies but cares for women before a
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nd 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 p
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rocedure. The nurse supports the patient‘s right to make this decision, demonstrating an u
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nderstanding of which ethical principle? xt xt xt xt

,1) Autonomy




2) Beneficence


3) Nonmaleficence


4) Justice




4. The nurse joins a community outreach program to promote vaccination of children, d
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emonstrating 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 declar
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ation page showing the patient‘s insurance or lack of insurance because of a belief that all patie
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nts should be treated equally. This demonstrates which ethical principle?
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1) Autonomy


2) Beneficence

, 3) Nonmaleficence


4) Justice




6. A patient asks the student nurse whether a medication is safe to take during pregn
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ancy. The student thinks it is an approved medication during pregnancy. Which is the stude
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nt‘s best response?
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1) ―I‘m pretty sure it is a safe medication.‖
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