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Science Medicine Nursing
Ricci Chapter 1 - Test Bank - 4th Edition
Terms in this set (44)
1. When integrating the principles of Answer: C
family-centered care into the Rationale: Family-centered care is based on the
birthing process, following principles: Birth affects
the nurse would base care upon the entire family, and relationships will change;
which belief? birth is viewed as a normal, healthy
A. Birth is viewed as a medical event. event in the life of the family; and families are
B. Families are unable to make capable of making decisions about
informed choices due to stress. their own care if given adequate information and
C. Birth results in changes in professional support.
relationships.
D. Families require little information
to make appropriate decisions for
care.
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2. The nurse is working with a group Answer: B
of community health members to Rationale: The group needs to address
develop a cardiovascular disease, the number one
plan to address the special health cause of death in women regardless of racial or
needs of women. The group would ethnic group. Smoking is related to
design heart disease and the development of cancer.
educational programs to address However, heart disease and cancer
which priority condition? can occur in any woman regardless of her smoking
A. Smoking history. Cancer is the second
B. Heart disease leading cause of death, with women having a one
C. Diabetes in three lifetime risk of
D. Cancer developing cancer. Diabetes is another important
health condition that can affect
women. However, it is not the major health
problem that heart disease is.
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3. A nurse is conducting an Answer: A
orientation program for a group of Rationale: In most states, only clients over the age
newly hired nurses. of 18 can legally provide
As part of the program, the nurse is consent for health care. Serving as a witness to the
reviewing the issue of informed signature process, asking
consent. The whether the client understands what she is signing,
nurse determines that the teaching and getting verbal consent over
was effective when the group the phone for emergency procedures are all key to
identifies which informed consent and are not
situation as a violation of informed violations.
consent?
A. Performing a procedure on a 15-
year-old without parental consent
B. Serving as a witness to the
signature process on an operative
permit
C. Asking whether the client
understands what she is signing
following receiving
education
D. Getting verbal consent over the
phone for an emergency procedure
from the
spouse of a unconscious woman
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Science Medicine Nursing
Ricci Chapter 1 - Test Bank - 4th Edition
Terms in this set (44)
1. When integrating the principles of Answer: C
family-centered care into the Rationale: Family-centered care is based on the
birthing process, following principles: Birth affects
the nurse would base care upon the entire family, and relationships will change;
which belief? birth is viewed as a normal, healthy
A. Birth is viewed as a medical event. event in the life of the family; and families are
B. Families are unable to make capable of making decisions about
informed choices due to stress. their own care if given adequate information and
C. Birth results in changes in professional support.
relationships.
D. Families require little information
to make appropriate decisions for
care.
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2. The nurse is working with a group Answer: B
of community health members to Rationale: The group needs to address
develop a cardiovascular disease, the number one
plan to address the special health cause of death in women regardless of racial or
needs of women. The group would ethnic group. Smoking is related to
design heart disease and the development of cancer.
educational programs to address However, heart disease and cancer
which priority condition? can occur in any woman regardless of her smoking
A. Smoking history. Cancer is the second
B. Heart disease leading cause of death, with women having a one
C. Diabetes in three lifetime risk of
D. Cancer developing cancer. Diabetes is another important
health condition that can affect
women. However, it is not the major health
problem that heart disease is.
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3. A nurse is conducting an Answer: A
orientation program for a group of Rationale: In most states, only clients over the age
newly hired nurses. of 18 can legally provide
As part of the program, the nurse is consent for health care. Serving as a witness to the
reviewing the issue of informed signature process, asking
consent. The whether the client understands what she is signing,
nurse determines that the teaching and getting verbal consent over
was effective when the group the phone for emergency procedures are all key to
identifies which informed consent and are not
situation as a violation of informed violations.
consent?
A. Performing a procedure on a 15-
year-old without parental consent
B. Serving as a witness to the
signature process on an operative
permit
C. Asking whether the client
understands what she is signing
following receiving
education
D. Getting verbal consent over the
phone for an emergency procedure
from the
spouse of a unconscious woman
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