TEST BANK SAFE MATERNITY &
PEDIATRIC NURSING CARE SECOND
EDITION by Luanne Linnard-Palmer Chapter1-
38|Complete Guide A+
,Chapter 1: Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. A patient is admitted to the labor and delivery unit, and a plan of care based on that
patient’s needs is developed by which member of the health-care team?
1) Licensed practical nurse (LPN)/Licensed vocational nurse (LVN)
2) Registered nurse (RN)
3) Nurse practitioner
4) Certified nurse midwife
2. How does a nurse practitioner’s role differ from that of a certified nurse midwife with
regard to maternity care?
1) The nurse practitioner does not usually deliver babies but cares for women before
and after delivery.
2) The certified nurse midwife cannot prescribe medications, but a nurse practitioner
does have prescribing privileges.
3) The certified nurse midwife is hired by the hospital, whereas a nurse practitioner
practices independently and does not have hospital privileges.
4) The certified nurse midwife and the nurse practitioner have very similar roles
with little difference between the two.
3. The provider explains the need for an amniocentesis, but the patient declines the
procedure. The nurse supports the patient’s right to make this decision, demonstrating an
understanding of which ethical principle?
1) Autonomy
,2) Beneficence
3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
4. The nurse joins a community outreach program to promote vaccination of children,
demonstrating which ethical principle?
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
declaration page showing the patient’s insurance or lack of insurance because of a belief that all
patients should be treated equally. This demonstrates which ethical principle?
1) Autonomy
2) Beneficence
3) Nonmaleficence
4) Justice
6. A patient asks the student nurse whether a medication is safe to take during
pregnancy. The student thinks it is an approved medication during pregnancy. Which is the
student’s best response?
1) “I’m pretty sure it is a safe medication.”
, 2) “I’m not qualified to answer that question.”
3) “I will ask your obstetric provider.”
4) “I really don’t know.”
7. Which term describes assisting a family to feel supported, listened to, and competent?
1) Enable
2) Empathy
3) Egocentric
4) Empowerment
8. Which action should the nurse implement in order to apply the principles of family-
centered care in the hospital environment?
1) Implementing strict visitation policy for siblings
2) Allowing a child to “cry it out” when parents leave the bedside
3) Encouraging parents to continue bedtime routines, such as reading a story
4) Discouraging cultural foods because they cannot be provided by the dietary
department
9. Which anatomical difference between adults and children places a pediatric patient at
risk for insensible losses?
1) Large body surface area
2) Obligatory nose breathing
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