MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING BY
SILBERT FLAGG EXAM PREP 2026 PRACTICE
SOLUTION STUDY GUIDE
◉ Obstetric nursing. Answer: Care of normal, uncomplicated
pregnancies only.
◉ Perinatal nursing. Answer: Nursing care of childbearing families
who are at risk for increased maternal, fetal, or neonatal mortality.
◉ Pediatric nursing. Answer: Nursing care focused on children.
◉ Primary goal of Maternal and Child Nursing. Answer: The
promotion and maintenance of optimal family health to ensure
cycles of optimal childbearing and childrearing.
◉ Scope of practice - Preconception health care. Answer: Care
provided to women before conception.
◉ Scope of practice - Care during pregnancy. Answer: Care of women
during the trimesters of pregnancy and the puerperium (6 weeks
after childbirth).
, ◉ Scope of practice - Care of infants. Answer: Care of the infants
during the perinatal period (the time span beginning at 20 weeks of
pregnancy to 4 weeks after birth).
◉ Scope of practice - Care of children. Answer: Care of children from
birth through late adolescence.
◉ Scope of practice - Care settings. Answer: Care provided in a
variety of hospital and home care settings.
◉ Philosophy of Maternal and Child Nursing - Family centered.
Answer: Assessment should always include the family as well as an
individual.
◉ Philosophy of Maternal and Child Nursing - Community centered.
Answer: The health of families is both affected by and influences the
health of communities.
◉ Philosophy of Maternal and Child Nursing - Evidence based.
Answer: Critical knowledge increases.
◉ Philosophy of Maternal and Child Nursing - Nurse's role. Answer:
A challenging role for nurses and a major factor in keeping families
well and optimally functioning.
SILBERT FLAGG EXAM PREP 2026 PRACTICE
SOLUTION STUDY GUIDE
◉ Obstetric nursing. Answer: Care of normal, uncomplicated
pregnancies only.
◉ Perinatal nursing. Answer: Nursing care of childbearing families
who are at risk for increased maternal, fetal, or neonatal mortality.
◉ Pediatric nursing. Answer: Nursing care focused on children.
◉ Primary goal of Maternal and Child Nursing. Answer: The
promotion and maintenance of optimal family health to ensure
cycles of optimal childbearing and childrearing.
◉ Scope of practice - Preconception health care. Answer: Care
provided to women before conception.
◉ Scope of practice - Care during pregnancy. Answer: Care of women
during the trimesters of pregnancy and the puerperium (6 weeks
after childbirth).
, ◉ Scope of practice - Care of infants. Answer: Care of the infants
during the perinatal period (the time span beginning at 20 weeks of
pregnancy to 4 weeks after birth).
◉ Scope of practice - Care of children. Answer: Care of children from
birth through late adolescence.
◉ Scope of practice - Care settings. Answer: Care provided in a
variety of hospital and home care settings.
◉ Philosophy of Maternal and Child Nursing - Family centered.
Answer: Assessment should always include the family as well as an
individual.
◉ Philosophy of Maternal and Child Nursing - Community centered.
Answer: The health of families is both affected by and influences the
health of communities.
◉ Philosophy of Maternal and Child Nursing - Evidence based.
Answer: Critical knowledge increases.
◉ Philosophy of Maternal and Child Nursing - Nurse's role. Answer:
A challenging role for nurses and a major factor in keeping families
well and optimally functioning.
