Test Bank for Essentials of Nursing
Children and Young People 2nd Edition
by Price, McAlinden, Veal
ISBN: 9781529767339
Essentials of Nursing Children and Young People, 2nd, Price.McAlinden.Veal, 2023
Chapter 1
Total Questions: 10
Multiple Choice (10)
Q1. [Multiple Choice]
Family-centred care has been described as an amorphous concept. In relation to family-centred care, this means it is
a) Ill defined and therefore not well applied in practice ✓ correct
b) Well established and embedded
c) Clearly defined and widely applied
d) What nurses aspire to do
Q2. [Multiple Choice]
Great Ormond Street was opened in:
a) 1930s
b) 1900s
c) 1890s
d) 1850s ✓ correct
Q3. [Multiple Choice]
Paternalists can be viewed as
a) Those who believe that children can make their own decisions
b) Fathers who have the right to make decisions
c) Not applicable to children as they are deemed not to have capacity
d) Making choices on behalf of the child because they perceive that children are vulnerable and not capable of making autonomous rational decisions ✓ correct
Q4. [Multiple Choice]
Which of the following best describes those whose view is that ‘the child can make informed decisions and can self-advocate’
a) Libertarians ✓ correct
b) Paternalists
c) Interventionists
d) Pragmatists
Q5. [Multiple Choice]
When describing family-centred care, which of the following concepts are most likely to be used in the description
a) Delegation of roles
b) Participation, involvement, negotiation, empowerment, partnership ✓ correct
c) Open visiting and parents staying overnight
d) Allowing parents to be involved in care
Q6. [Multiple Choice]
Complete the sentence. Children should be involved in decisions about their care:
a) Always, as all children have capacity to be involved in decisions about their care
b) Never, they do not have capacity
c) To the extent they wish to be dependent on their cognitive ability ✓ correct
d) Based on the nurse’s assessment of their ability to be involved
Q7. [Multiple Choice]
Complete the sentence. Parents should be involved on decisions about their child’s care
a) Always, it is an established and expected role
b) Never, the nurse and other healthcare professionals are best placed to make decisions
c) Depends on workload of the nurse
d) To the extent they are willing and able ✓ correct
Q8. [Multiple Choice]
In the context of family-centred care, family is considered to be:
a) Usually just parents
b) Usually all people in the child’s life
c) Usually those with parental responsibility and others important to the child ✓ correct
d) Usually anyone related to the child
Q9. [Multiple Choice]
What is the nurse’s role in relation to child involvement in care and care decisions:
a) To advocate for the child and family to ensure they have the opportunity to be involved in decision-making as they desire ✓ correct
b) To coerce children and young people into being involved in decision-making
c) To decide how much children can and should be involved
d) Make sure parents decide the extent of child involvement
Q10. [Multiple Choice]
The 1989, what UN Convention on the Rights of a child states in article 12?
a) Children can refuse treatment if they are assessed as having capacity to consider the risks and benefits
b) The child who is capable of forming his or her own views has the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting the child: the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with age and maturity of the child ✓ correct
c) A child with a disability has the right to live a full and decent life with dignity and, as far as possible, independence and to play an active part in the community
d) The best interests of the child must be a top priority in all decisions and actions that affect children