Test Bank for Safe Maternity & Pediatric Nursing Care|
3rd Edition by Luanne Linnard-Palmer| Verified and
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,At what age can children begin to participate in assent according to pediatric nursing
guidelines? - Correct Answer ✅💯Children 7 years or older can participate in assent.
At what age can children typically participate in the assent process? - Correct Answer
✅💯Not all children 7 years or older can participate in assent; their ability must be
evaluated by the health-care team.
Can a certified nurse midwife (CNM) prescribe medications? - Correct Answer ✅💯No, the
CNM cannot prescribe medications.
Can both nurse practitioners (NPs) and certified nurse midwives (CNMs) prescribe
medications? - Correct Answer ✅💯Yes, both can prescribe medications.
Can nurses delegate tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel? - Correct Answer ✅💯Nurses
can delegate tasks that are within the scope of unlicensed assistive personnel, but not all care
can be delegated.
Do families have the right to elective procedures regardless of their ability to pay? - Correct
Answer ✅💯No, families do not have that right; they have the right to emergency
procedures regardless of ability to pay.
How can a nurse demonstrate cultural sensitivity during patient interactions? - Correct
Answer ✅💯By actively listening, observing, and seeking feedback regarding cultural
beliefs and practices.
How can a nurse interact efficiently with medical interpreters? - Correct Answer ✅💯By
having a preconversation to review the planned discussion.
How can breastfeeding resources benefit mothers and babies? - Correct Answer ✅💯They
provide assistance and education, improving health outcomes.
How can environmental factors impact a patient's health status? - Correct Answer ✅💯By
evaluating aspects like exposure to noise, which may affect health.
How can nurses effectively assess cultural factors in patient care? - Correct Answer ✅💯By
asking targeted questions that evaluate social, environmental, economic, and political factors.
How can tactful communication with a family improve understanding in a healthcare setting?
- Correct Answer ✅💯It can enhance understanding of the family's decision-making
process, beliefs, and values.
How do higher glucose needs affect children in terms of respiratory complications? - Correct
Answer ✅💯Higher glucose needs do not increase the risk of respiratory complications.
How does a nurse practitioner (NP) contribute to care planning? - Correct Answer ✅💯NPs
do not develop the plan of care but may contribute to its development if they wish.
How does asking about living conditions relate to patient health? - Correct Answer ✅💯It
evaluates environmental factors impacting health status.
How does cultural humility relate to patient care? - Correct Answer ✅💯It involves
recognizing and respecting the cultural differences and practices of patients.
,How does the nurse demonstrate beneficence in community outreach programs? - Correct
Answer ✅💯By advocating for the health of children through vaccination promotion.
How does tobacco use relate to infertility? - Correct Answer ✅💯A history of cigarette
smoking increases the risk for infertility.
How is 'race' defined in the context of health disparities? - Correct Answer ✅💯A term that
denotes genetic physical characteristics shared among members of a group, along with
identification with social groups.
How is beneficence defined in the context of nursing ethics? - Correct Answer
✅💯Beneficence is the principle of doing good to benefit others.
How is depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) administered? - Correct Answer
✅💯DMPA is administered by injection every 3 months.
How is empathy defined? - Correct Answer ✅💯Empathy is the ability to understand and
share the feelings of another.
How is ethnicity defined? - Correct Answer ✅💯Ethnicity refers to membership in one or
more ethnic groups, including commitment to that group's customs and rituals.
How long should a patient use a second form of protection after missing oral contraceptive
pills for 3 days? - Correct Answer ✅💯Until her menstrual period begins and she starts a
new pill package.
How should nurses handle ethical dilemmas? - Correct Answer ✅💯Nurses should report
through the chain of command to receive assistance.
How would a nurse explain the proximal-distal aspect of development? - Correct Answer
✅💯Infants have head control before they can walk.
In the context of nursing, what does enabling refer to? - Correct Answer ✅💯Assisting
families to feel competent and supported.
Is there evidence of a knowledge deficit in the scenario regarding parental knowledge? -
Correct Answer ✅💯No, there is no indication that the parents lack knowledge.
Is urinary frequency consistent with a diagnosis of an ovarian cyst? - Correct Answer
✅💯No, it is not consistent.
What action is inappropriate when caring for a family with language barriers? - Correct
Answer ✅💯Removing children from the room without communicating the reason for this
action.
What age increases the risk for infertility in women? - Correct Answer ✅💯After the age of
35 years.
What anatomical difference increases the risk for insensible losses in pediatric patients? -
Correct Answer ✅💯A large body surface area.
What anatomical differences in children increase the risk for respiratory complications? -
Correct Answer ✅💯A larger posterior head bone and poorly developed intercostal muscles.
, What anatomical factor increases the risk for airway occlusion in pediatric patients? - Correct
Answer ✅💯A large posterior head bone (occiput).
What anatomical factor increases the risk for respiratory failure in pediatric patients? -
Correct Answer ✅💯Poorly developed intercostal muscles of the chest.
What anatomical factor is associated with respiratory failure in pediatric patients? - Correct
Answer ✅💯A smaller airway.
What anatomical feature in pediatric patients increases the risk of airway occlusion? - Correct
Answer ✅💯A larger posterior head bone.
What are health disparities? - Correct Answer ✅💯Differences in rates of disease and
disability among groups within a population.
What are other causes of secondary amenorrhea? - Correct Answer ✅💯Other causes
include excessive weight loss, premature ovary failure, disorders of the pituitary, disorders of
the hypothalamus, and emotional stress.
What are some factors a nurse should consider when conducting a cultural evaluation? -
Correct Answer ✅💯Social, economic, and physical factors.
What are standards of care in nursing? - Correct Answer ✅💯Guidelines that show the
correct way to provide care for a patient.
What are the four ethical principles relevant to maternity and pediatric nursing? - Correct
Answer ✅💯Autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice.
What are the four factors that contribute to one's worldview, health beliefs, and health
behaviors? - Correct Answer ✅💯Social, environmental, economic, and political factors.
What are the limitations of cultural assessment tools? - Correct Answer ✅💯They may not
capture the full complexity of individual cultural identities.
What are the provisions that children should be provided according to their rights? - Correct
Answer ✅💯Children should be provided a standard of living that includes safe living,
health care, education, clean water, appropriate diets, adequate rest, sleep, play, and
recreation.
What are the roles of the licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN), registered nurse
(RN), nurse practitioner (NP), clinical nurse specialist (CNS), and certified nurse midwife
(CNM)? - Correct Answer ✅💯LPN/LVN provides basic nursing care; RN coordinates
patient care and educates patients; NP provides advanced care and can prescribe medications;
CNS specializes in a specific area of nursing; CNM provides care to women during
pregnancy and childbirth.
What are the two types of amenorrhea? - Correct Answer ✅💯Primary amenorrhea and
secondary amenorrhea.
What are vasomotor episodes indicative of? - Correct Answer ✅💯They support the
diagnosis of perimenopause or menopause, not an ovarian cyst.
3rd Edition by Luanne Linnard-Palmer| Verified and
Approved. Guaranteed Pass 100%
,At what age can children begin to participate in assent according to pediatric nursing
guidelines? - Correct Answer ✅💯Children 7 years or older can participate in assent.
At what age can children typically participate in the assent process? - Correct Answer
✅💯Not all children 7 years or older can participate in assent; their ability must be
evaluated by the health-care team.
Can a certified nurse midwife (CNM) prescribe medications? - Correct Answer ✅💯No, the
CNM cannot prescribe medications.
Can both nurse practitioners (NPs) and certified nurse midwives (CNMs) prescribe
medications? - Correct Answer ✅💯Yes, both can prescribe medications.
Can nurses delegate tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel? - Correct Answer ✅💯Nurses
can delegate tasks that are within the scope of unlicensed assistive personnel, but not all care
can be delegated.
Do families have the right to elective procedures regardless of their ability to pay? - Correct
Answer ✅💯No, families do not have that right; they have the right to emergency
procedures regardless of ability to pay.
How can a nurse demonstrate cultural sensitivity during patient interactions? - Correct
Answer ✅💯By actively listening, observing, and seeking feedback regarding cultural
beliefs and practices.
How can a nurse interact efficiently with medical interpreters? - Correct Answer ✅💯By
having a preconversation to review the planned discussion.
How can breastfeeding resources benefit mothers and babies? - Correct Answer ✅💯They
provide assistance and education, improving health outcomes.
How can environmental factors impact a patient's health status? - Correct Answer ✅💯By
evaluating aspects like exposure to noise, which may affect health.
How can nurses effectively assess cultural factors in patient care? - Correct Answer ✅💯By
asking targeted questions that evaluate social, environmental, economic, and political factors.
How can tactful communication with a family improve understanding in a healthcare setting?
- Correct Answer ✅💯It can enhance understanding of the family's decision-making
process, beliefs, and values.
How do higher glucose needs affect children in terms of respiratory complications? - Correct
Answer ✅💯Higher glucose needs do not increase the risk of respiratory complications.
How does a nurse practitioner (NP) contribute to care planning? - Correct Answer ✅💯NPs
do not develop the plan of care but may contribute to its development if they wish.
How does asking about living conditions relate to patient health? - Correct Answer ✅💯It
evaluates environmental factors impacting health status.
How does cultural humility relate to patient care? - Correct Answer ✅💯It involves
recognizing and respecting the cultural differences and practices of patients.
,How does the nurse demonstrate beneficence in community outreach programs? - Correct
Answer ✅💯By advocating for the health of children through vaccination promotion.
How does tobacco use relate to infertility? - Correct Answer ✅💯A history of cigarette
smoking increases the risk for infertility.
How is 'race' defined in the context of health disparities? - Correct Answer ✅💯A term that
denotes genetic physical characteristics shared among members of a group, along with
identification with social groups.
How is beneficence defined in the context of nursing ethics? - Correct Answer
✅💯Beneficence is the principle of doing good to benefit others.
How is depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) administered? - Correct Answer
✅💯DMPA is administered by injection every 3 months.
How is empathy defined? - Correct Answer ✅💯Empathy is the ability to understand and
share the feelings of another.
How is ethnicity defined? - Correct Answer ✅💯Ethnicity refers to membership in one or
more ethnic groups, including commitment to that group's customs and rituals.
How long should a patient use a second form of protection after missing oral contraceptive
pills for 3 days? - Correct Answer ✅💯Until her menstrual period begins and she starts a
new pill package.
How should nurses handle ethical dilemmas? - Correct Answer ✅💯Nurses should report
through the chain of command to receive assistance.
How would a nurse explain the proximal-distal aspect of development? - Correct Answer
✅💯Infants have head control before they can walk.
In the context of nursing, what does enabling refer to? - Correct Answer ✅💯Assisting
families to feel competent and supported.
Is there evidence of a knowledge deficit in the scenario regarding parental knowledge? -
Correct Answer ✅💯No, there is no indication that the parents lack knowledge.
Is urinary frequency consistent with a diagnosis of an ovarian cyst? - Correct Answer
✅💯No, it is not consistent.
What action is inappropriate when caring for a family with language barriers? - Correct
Answer ✅💯Removing children from the room without communicating the reason for this
action.
What age increases the risk for infertility in women? - Correct Answer ✅💯After the age of
35 years.
What anatomical difference increases the risk for insensible losses in pediatric patients? -
Correct Answer ✅💯A large body surface area.
What anatomical differences in children increase the risk for respiratory complications? -
Correct Answer ✅💯A larger posterior head bone and poorly developed intercostal muscles.
, What anatomical factor increases the risk for airway occlusion in pediatric patients? - Correct
Answer ✅💯A large posterior head bone (occiput).
What anatomical factor increases the risk for respiratory failure in pediatric patients? -
Correct Answer ✅💯Poorly developed intercostal muscles of the chest.
What anatomical factor is associated with respiratory failure in pediatric patients? - Correct
Answer ✅💯A smaller airway.
What anatomical feature in pediatric patients increases the risk of airway occlusion? - Correct
Answer ✅💯A larger posterior head bone.
What are health disparities? - Correct Answer ✅💯Differences in rates of disease and
disability among groups within a population.
What are other causes of secondary amenorrhea? - Correct Answer ✅💯Other causes
include excessive weight loss, premature ovary failure, disorders of the pituitary, disorders of
the hypothalamus, and emotional stress.
What are some factors a nurse should consider when conducting a cultural evaluation? -
Correct Answer ✅💯Social, economic, and physical factors.
What are standards of care in nursing? - Correct Answer ✅💯Guidelines that show the
correct way to provide care for a patient.
What are the four ethical principles relevant to maternity and pediatric nursing? - Correct
Answer ✅💯Autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice.
What are the four factors that contribute to one's worldview, health beliefs, and health
behaviors? - Correct Answer ✅💯Social, environmental, economic, and political factors.
What are the limitations of cultural assessment tools? - Correct Answer ✅💯They may not
capture the full complexity of individual cultural identities.
What are the provisions that children should be provided according to their rights? - Correct
Answer ✅💯Children should be provided a standard of living that includes safe living,
health care, education, clean water, appropriate diets, adequate rest, sleep, play, and
recreation.
What are the roles of the licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN), registered nurse
(RN), nurse practitioner (NP), clinical nurse specialist (CNS), and certified nurse midwife
(CNM)? - Correct Answer ✅💯LPN/LVN provides basic nursing care; RN coordinates
patient care and educates patients; NP provides advanced care and can prescribe medications;
CNS specializes in a specific area of nursing; CNM provides care to women during
pregnancy and childbirth.
What are the two types of amenorrhea? - Correct Answer ✅💯Primary amenorrhea and
secondary amenorrhea.
What are vasomotor episodes indicative of? - Correct Answer ✅💯They support the
diagnosis of perimenopause or menopause, not an ovarian cyst.
