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NUR 2513 / NUR2513
Maternal
-Child Nursing Exam
1 (Latest 2025/2026) Rasmussen
Comprehensive
Examination
– 150 Multiple
-Choice Questions with
Answers and Rationales
SECTION 1: TRENDS, INFLUENCES, AND HEALTHCARE DELIVERY
IN MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING
Question 1
A community health nurse is developing educational programs for school-aged children.
Based on current trends in maternal-child health, which topic should the nurse
prioritize?
• A) Prevention of teenage pregnancy
• B) Accident prevention and injury reduction
• C) Nutrition and healthy eating habits
• D) Mental health awareness
- detailed 100% correctanswer :- B) Accident prevention and injury reduction
Rationale: Accidents are a leading cause of injury and mortality in the school-aged
population; therefore, education focused on this topic is considered a high priority in
maternal-child healthcare.
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Question 2
A nurse is planning care for a family with a newborn. Which societal trend most directly
influences the types of care required to support maternal-child health issues?
• A) Increased prevalence of multigenerational households
• B) Families are smaller, with more single-parent families and mothers working
outside the home
• C) Decreased use of community-based health services
• D) Increased reliance on traditional extended family structures
- detailed 100% correctanswer :- B) Families are smaller, with more single-
parent families and mothers working outside the home
Rationale: Current structural shifts include smaller families, a higher number of single-
parent families, and mothers working outside the home. When planning care, nurses
must consider these structural changes.
Question 3
Which of the following reflects a current trend influencing maternal-child healthcare
delivery?
• A) Decreased use of technology in prenatal care
• B) Expansion of community-based services
• C) Increased hospital length of stay for postpartum patients
• D) Reduction in alternative birth setting options
- detailed 100% correctanswer :- B) Expansion of community-based services
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Rationale: There has been an expansion of community-based services, including places
to seek care and WIC programs, as a current trend influencing maternal-child care.
Question 4
A nurse educator is teaching about cost containment in maternal-child healthcare.
Which statement by a student indicates understanding of this concept?
• A) "Cost containment means increasing the number of procedures performed."
• B) "Cost containment involves reducing healthcare costs by monitoring personnel
costs, supply usage, and length of stay."
• C) "Cost containment primarily focuses on reducing nursing salaries."
• D) "Cost containment is only relevant in inpatient settings."
- detailed 100% correctanswer :- B) "Cost containment involves reducing
healthcare costs by monitoring personnel costs, supply usage, and length of stay."
Rationale: Cost containment refers to reducing the cost of healthcare by closely
monitoring costs of personnel, use and brands of supplies, length of hospital stays,
inpatient-to-outpatient ratios, number of procedures, and referrals while maintaining
quality care.
Question 5
A pregnant client asks the nurse about alternative birth settings. Which response by the
nurse is most accurate?
• A) "Home births are not recommended under any circumstances."
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• B) "Alternative birth centers allow women greater control of their birth experience
and more family involvement."
• C) "Hospital births are the only safe option for all women."
• D) "Alternative settings are not covered by any insurance plans."
- detailed 100% correctanswer :- B) "Alternative birth centers allow women
greater control of their birth experience and more family involvement."
Rationale: Women who give birth in alternative settings feel they have greater control of
their birth experience and their family can be more involved in the birth.
Question 6
The nurse is explaining Healthy People 2020 goals for pregnancy to a group of prenatal
clients. Which goal should the nurse include in the teaching?
• A) Increasing the proportion of women who gain excessive weight during
pregnancy
• B) Increasing the proportion of mothers who achieve a recommended weight
gain during pregnancy
• C) Decreasing the use of prenatal vitamins
• D) Promoting alcohol consumption in moderation during pregnancy
- detailed 100% correctanswer :- B) Increasing the proportion of mothers who
achieve a recommended weight gain during pregnancy
Rationale: Increasing the proportion of mothers who achieve a recommended weight
gain during their pregnancies is a goal of Healthy People 2020.
NUR 2513 / NUR2513
Maternal
-Child Nursing Exam
1 (Latest 2025/2026) Rasmussen
Comprehensive
Examination
– 150 Multiple
-Choice Questions with
Answers and Rationales
SECTION 1: TRENDS, INFLUENCES, AND HEALTHCARE DELIVERY
IN MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING
Question 1
A community health nurse is developing educational programs for school-aged children.
Based on current trends in maternal-child health, which topic should the nurse
prioritize?
• A) Prevention of teenage pregnancy
• B) Accident prevention and injury reduction
• C) Nutrition and healthy eating habits
• D) Mental health awareness
- detailed 100% correctanswer :- B) Accident prevention and injury reduction
Rationale: Accidents are a leading cause of injury and mortality in the school-aged
population; therefore, education focused on this topic is considered a high priority in
maternal-child healthcare.
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Question 2
A nurse is planning care for a family with a newborn. Which societal trend most directly
influences the types of care required to support maternal-child health issues?
• A) Increased prevalence of multigenerational households
• B) Families are smaller, with more single-parent families and mothers working
outside the home
• C) Decreased use of community-based health services
• D) Increased reliance on traditional extended family structures
- detailed 100% correctanswer :- B) Families are smaller, with more single-
parent families and mothers working outside the home
Rationale: Current structural shifts include smaller families, a higher number of single-
parent families, and mothers working outside the home. When planning care, nurses
must consider these structural changes.
Question 3
Which of the following reflects a current trend influencing maternal-child healthcare
delivery?
• A) Decreased use of technology in prenatal care
• B) Expansion of community-based services
• C) Increased hospital length of stay for postpartum patients
• D) Reduction in alternative birth setting options
- detailed 100% correctanswer :- B) Expansion of community-based services
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Rationale: There has been an expansion of community-based services, including places
to seek care and WIC programs, as a current trend influencing maternal-child care.
Question 4
A nurse educator is teaching about cost containment in maternal-child healthcare.
Which statement by a student indicates understanding of this concept?
• A) "Cost containment means increasing the number of procedures performed."
• B) "Cost containment involves reducing healthcare costs by monitoring personnel
costs, supply usage, and length of stay."
• C) "Cost containment primarily focuses on reducing nursing salaries."
• D) "Cost containment is only relevant in inpatient settings."
- detailed 100% correctanswer :- B) "Cost containment involves reducing
healthcare costs by monitoring personnel costs, supply usage, and length of stay."
Rationale: Cost containment refers to reducing the cost of healthcare by closely
monitoring costs of personnel, use and brands of supplies, length of hospital stays,
inpatient-to-outpatient ratios, number of procedures, and referrals while maintaining
quality care.
Question 5
A pregnant client asks the nurse about alternative birth settings. Which response by the
nurse is most accurate?
• A) "Home births are not recommended under any circumstances."
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• B) "Alternative birth centers allow women greater control of their birth experience
and more family involvement."
• C) "Hospital births are the only safe option for all women."
• D) "Alternative settings are not covered by any insurance plans."
- detailed 100% correctanswer :- B) "Alternative birth centers allow women
greater control of their birth experience and more family involvement."
Rationale: Women who give birth in alternative settings feel they have greater control of
their birth experience and their family can be more involved in the birth.
Question 6
The nurse is explaining Healthy People 2020 goals for pregnancy to a group of prenatal
clients. Which goal should the nurse include in the teaching?
• A) Increasing the proportion of women who gain excessive weight during
pregnancy
• B) Increasing the proportion of mothers who achieve a recommended weight
gain during pregnancy
• C) Decreasing the use of prenatal vitamins
• D) Promoting alcohol consumption in moderation during pregnancy
- detailed 100% correctanswer :- B) Increasing the proportion of mothers who
achieve a recommended weight gain during pregnancy
Rationale: Increasing the proportion of mothers who achieve a recommended weight
gain during their pregnancies is a goal of Healthy People 2020.
