MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING 4TH EDITION
(VERSIONS 1, 2 & 3) PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy
with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are out of town on
vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which action
would be the priority?
A) Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the
verbal consent
B) Providing emergency care without parental consent
C) Contacting the child's aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D) Advocating for termination of parental rights for this
situation -
✔✔✔ANSWER-A) Getting telephone consent with two people
listening to the verbal consent
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,. After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of
family- centered care, the instructor determines that the teaching
was successful when the students state which of the following?
A) "Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships
will change." B) "Families are not capable of making
health care decisions for themselves.
" C) "Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth
.
"Childbirth" D) "Childbirth affects theis a entire medical family,
procedure." and relationships - ✔✔✔ willANSWER change."-A)
A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on the
trends in health care and health care delivery over the past
several centuries. When discussing the changes during the past
century, which of the following would the instructor be least
likely to include? A) Disease prevention
B) Health promotion
C) Wellness
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, D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality - ✔✔✔ANSWER-D)
Analysis of morbidity and mortality
A nurse is assigned to care for an Asian American client. The
nurse develops a plan of care with the understanding that
based on this client's cultural background, the client most
likely views illness as which of the following?
A) Caused by supernatural forces.
B) A punishment for sins.
C) Due to spirits or demons.
D) From an imbalance of yin and yang - ✔✔✔ANSWER-D)
From an imbalance of yin and yang
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a woman to ensure
continuity of care during pregnancy, labor, and childbirth.
Which of the following would be most important for the nurse
to incorporate into that plan?
A) Adhering to strict, specific routines
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(VERSIONS 1, 2 & 3) PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy
with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are out of town on
vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which action
would be the priority?
A) Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the
verbal consent
B) Providing emergency care without parental consent
C) Contacting the child's aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D) Advocating for termination of parental rights for this
situation -
✔✔✔ANSWER-A) Getting telephone consent with two people
listening to the verbal consent
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,. After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of
family- centered care, the instructor determines that the teaching
was successful when the students state which of the following?
A) "Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships
will change." B) "Families are not capable of making
health care decisions for themselves.
" C) "Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth
.
"Childbirth" D) "Childbirth affects theis a entire medical family,
procedure." and relationships - ✔✔✔ willANSWER change."-A)
A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on the
trends in health care and health care delivery over the past
several centuries. When discussing the changes during the past
century, which of the following would the instructor be least
likely to include? A) Disease prevention
B) Health promotion
C) Wellness
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, D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality - ✔✔✔ANSWER-D)
Analysis of morbidity and mortality
A nurse is assigned to care for an Asian American client. The
nurse develops a plan of care with the understanding that
based on this client's cultural background, the client most
likely views illness as which of the following?
A) Caused by supernatural forces.
B) A punishment for sins.
C) Due to spirits or demons.
D) From an imbalance of yin and yang - ✔✔✔ANSWER-D)
From an imbalance of yin and yang
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a woman to ensure
continuity of care during pregnancy, labor, and childbirth.
Which of the following would be most important for the nurse
to incorporate into that plan?
A) Adhering to strict, specific routines
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