Chapter 2 Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 2nd Edition

Chapter 2  Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 2nd Edition

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

1.
The nurse is caring for a 2-week-old girl with a metabolic disorder. Which of the following activities would deviate from the characteristics of family-centered care?
A)
Softening unpleasant information or prognoses
B)
Evaluating and changing the nursing plan of care
C)
Collaborating with the child and family as equals
D)
Showing respect for the family’s beliefs and wishes

2.
The nurse is providing home care for a 6-year-old girl with multiple medical challenges. Which of the following activities would be considered the tertiary level of prevention?
A)
Arranging for a physical therapy session
B)
Teaching the parents to administer albuterol
C)
Reminding the parents to give the full course of antibiotics
D)
Giving the DTaP vaccination at proper intervals

3.
The nurse is caring for a 4-year-old boy with Ewing’s sarcoma who is scheduled for a CT scan tomorrow. Which of the following best reflects therapeutic communication?
A)
Telling him he will get a shot when he wakes up tomorrow morning
B)
Telling him how cool he looks in his baseball cap and pajamas
C)
Using family-familiar words and soft words when possible
D)
Describing what it is like to get a CT scan using words he understands

4.
The nurse is educating the parents of a 7-year-old girl who has just been diagnosed with epilepsy. Which of the following teaching techniques would be most appropriate?
A)
Assessing the parents’ knowledge of anticonvulsant medications
B)
Demonstrating proper seizure safety procedures
C)
Discussing the surgical procedures for epilepsy
D)
Giving the parents information in small amounts at a time

5.
The nurse is making a home visit to a client who had a cesarean birth 3 days ago. Assessment reveals that she is complaining of intermittent pain, rating it as 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. She states, “I’m pretty tired. And with this pain, I haven’t been drinking and eating like I should. The medication helps a bit but not much. My mom has been helping with the baby.” Her incision is clean, dry, and intact. Which nursing diagnosis would the nurse identify as the priority for this client?
A)
Impaired skin integrity related to cesarean birth incision
B)
Fatigue related to effects of surgery and caretaking activities
C)
Imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirements, related to poor fluid and food intake
D)
Acute pain related to incision and cesarean birth

6.
When caring for childbearing families from cultures different from one’s own, which of the following must the nurse accomplish first?
A)
Adapting to the practices of the family’s culture
B)
Determining similarities between both cultures
C)
Assessing personal feelings about that culture
D)
Learning as much as possible about that culture

Answer Key

1.
A
2.
A
3.
D
4.
D
5.
D
6.
C