,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.‖
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.‖
