NURSING TESTBANK –MATERNA AND F
CHILD 8TH EDITION PILLITERI UPDATED
AND COMPLETE TESTBANK
1. Forh which reasons would a nurse review infant mortality statistics in the United States?
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(Select all that apply.)
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A) Measures the quality of pregnancy care F F F F F
B) Reviews information on overall nutrition F F F F
C) Compares health with those of other states F F F F F F
D) Determines infant health and available care F F F F F
E) Provides an index of the country's general health F F F F F F F F
Ans: A, B, D, E
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Feedback:
Infant mortality statistics provide an index of a country's general health, measures the
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quality of pregnancy care, provides information on overall nutrition, and determines
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infant health and available care. Infant mortality statistics compares the health with those
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of other countries and not with those of other states.
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2. The nurse is providing care in an organization that supports the maternal and child care
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continuum. Which type of patient care area is an example of this approach?
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A) Primary care F
B) Team nursing F
C) Case management F
D) Family-centered care F F
Ans: D F
Feedback:
Keeping the family at the center of care is important because the level of a family's
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functioning is important to the health status of its members. A healthy family establishes an
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environment conducive to growth and health-promoting behaviors to sustain family
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members during crises. A family-centered approach enables nurses to better understand
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individuals and their effect on others and, in turn, to provide more holistic care. Primary
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nursing, team nursing, and case management do not necessary take into consideration
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the maternal and child care continuum.
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3. Which actions should the nurse perform when supporting the goals of maternal and
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child health care? (Select all that apply.)
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A) Advocates protecting the rights of the mother and fetus F F F F F F F F
B) Teaches family members interventions to improve health F F F F F F
C) Adheres to principles that focus on the needs of the mother F F F F F F F F F F
D) Encourages maternal hospitalization to regain strength and stamina F F F F F F F
E) Assesses family members for strengths and specific needs or challenges
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Ans: A, B, E
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Feedback:
Actions that the nurse should perform when supporting the goals of maternal and child
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health care include advocating the rights for the mother and fetus, teaching health
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promotion interventions, and assessing the family for strengths and specific needs or
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challenges. Adhering to principles that focus on the needs of the mother and
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encouraging maternal hospitalization to regain strength and stamina are not actions that
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support the goals of maternal and child health care.
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4. The nurse is reviewing the 2020 National Health Goals and notes that which is a focus of
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these goals?F
A) Health promotion and disease prevention F F F F
B) Early diagnosis of chronic health problems
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C) Effective use of medication to treat disease F F F F F F
D) Reduce the cost of health care and medications F F F F F F F F
Ans: A F
Feedback:
The 2020 National Health Goals are intended to help citizens more easilyunderstand the
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importance of health promotion and disease prevention and to encourage wide
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participation in improving health in the next decade. These goals do not focus on the early
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diagnosis of chronic problems, use of medications to treat disease, or reduce the cost of
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health care and medications.
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5. The nurse has noticed a change in the type of care needed to support maternal and child
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health issues. What does the nurse realize as reasons for the changes in care? (Select all
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that apply.)
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A) Smaller families F
B) Less domestic violence F F
C) More employed mothers F F
D) Stable home environments F F
E) More single-parent families F F F
Ans: A, C, E F F F
Feedback:
Nursing care for maternal and child is changing because families are smaller, more
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mothers are employed out of the home, and there are more single-parent families. There is
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an increase in domestic violence, and families are less stable and more mobile, which
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influences homelessness. F
6. During an assessment, the nurse asks a patient from a non-English-speaking culture
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which types of home remedies and herbs the patient uses for health care. What is the
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purpose of asking the patient this question?
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A) Analyze for herb–drug interactions F F F
B) Understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care F F F F F F F
C) Determine the types of medications the patient will need to be prescribed F F F F F F F F F F F
D) Explain to the physician the patient's preference for nontraditional medicine
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approaches
Ans: A F
Feedback:
Assessing what alternative measures are being used is important because the action of
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an herb can interfere with prescribed medications. Assessing the use of herbal remedies is
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not done to understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care, determine the
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types of medications the patient will need to be prescribed, or explain the patient's
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preferences for nontraditional medicine approaches to the physician.
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7. The nurse notes that statistics on maternal mortality had improved but are again
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becoming elevated. What does the nurse realize as a reason for this change in maternal
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mortality rates? F
A) Earlier prenatal care F F
B) Gestational hypertension F
C) Increased vaginal deliveries F F
D) Treatment for chronic diseases F F F F
Ans: B F
Feedback:
This increasing rate in maternal mortality is associated with more cesarean births, more
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gestational hypertension related to preexisting hypertensive disorders, and lack of health
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insurance for many Americans. This increase is not because of earlier prenatal care,
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increased vaginal deliveries, or treatment for chronic diseases.
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8. A new mother asks the nurse if all of the new baby's injections can be given in one visit
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because the mother is losing income from missing work because of the office visits.
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What does this new mother's issue indicate to the nurse?
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A) The mother needs to find an alternative employer.
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B) The mother's income is more important that the baby's health.
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C) Missing work does not support the baby's health maintenance visits.F F F F F F F F F
D) The federal government needs to do more to support well-baby visits.
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Ans: C F
Feedback:
An area that needs additional research is finding effective stimuli to encourage women to
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bring children for health maintenance visits. The mother losing income because of
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missing work for well-baby visits will deter health maintenance visits for the baby going
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forward. This mother's issue does not indicate that the mother needs to find another job,
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that the mother's income is more important that the baby's health, or that the federal
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government needs to do more to support well-baby visits. F F F F F F F F
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