Maternal and Child Health Nursing Test Bank 8th Edition Author:Pillitteri,JoAnne. 100% verified answers / Rationales

Maternal and

Child Health Nursing 8th Edition Pillitteri Test Bank.

,1.For which reasons would a nurse review infant mortality statistics in the United States?
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A) Measures the quality of pregnancy care ue ue ue ue ue



B) Reviews information on overall nutrition ue ue ue ue



C) Compares health with those of other states ue ue ue ue ue ue



D) Determines infant health and available care ue ue ue ue ue



E) Provides an index of the country's general health ue ue ue ue ue ue ue



Ans: A, B, D, E
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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 in
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fant health and available care. Infant mortality statistics compares the health with thos
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e 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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econtinuum. Which type of patient care area is an example of this approach?
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A) Primary care ue



B) Team nursing ue



C) Case management ue



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Keeping the family at the center of care is important because the level of a family's func
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tioning is important to the health status of its members. A healthy family establishes an
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environment conducive to growth and health-
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promoting behaviors to sustain family members during crises. A family-
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centered approach enables nurses to better understand individuals and their effect on ot
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hers and, in turn, to provide more holistic care. Primary nursing, team nursing, and case
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management do not necessary take into consideration the maternal and child care conti
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nuum.

,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 ue ue ue ue ue ue ue ue



B) Teaches family members interventions to improve health ue ue ue ue ue ue



C) Adheres to principles that focus on the needs of the mother ue ue ue ue ue ue ue ue ue ue



D) Encourages maternal hospitalization to regain strength and stamina ue ue ue ue ue ue ue



E) Assesses family members for strengths and specific needs or challenges ue ue ue ue ue ue ue ue ue



Ans: A, B, E
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Actions that the nurse should perform when supporting the goals of maternal and child
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ehealth care include advocating the rights for the mother and fetus, teaching health pro
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motion interventions, and assessing the family for strengths and specific needs or chall
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enges. Adhering to principles that focus on the needs of the mother and encouraging m
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aternal hospitalization to regain strength and stamina are not actions that support the g
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oals 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
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eof these goals?
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A) Health promotion and disease prevention ue ue ue ue



B) Early diagnosis of chronic health problems ue ue ue ue ue



C) Effective use of medication to treat disease ue ue ue ue ue ue



D) Reduce the cost of health care and medications ue ue ue ue ue ue ue



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The 2020 National Health Goals are intended to help citizens more easily understand the
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eimportance of health promotion and disease prevention and to encourage wide participa
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tion in improving health in the next decade. These goals do not focus on the early diagn
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osis of chronic problems, use of medications to treat disease, or reduce the cost of healt
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h 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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ehealth 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 ue



B) Less domestic violence ue ue



C) More employed mothers ue ue



D) Stable home environments ue ue



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parent families Ans: A, C, E ue ue ueu e ue ue



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Nursing care for maternal and child is changing because families are smaller, more mot
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hers are employed out of the home, and there are more single-
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parent families. There is an increase in domestic violence, and families are less stable a
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nd more mobile, which influences homelessness.
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6. During an assessment, the nurse asks a patient from a non-English-
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speaking culture which types of home remedies and herbs the patient uses for healt
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h care. What is the purpose of asking the patient this question?
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A) Analyze for herb–drug interactions ue ue ue



B) Understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care ue ue ue ue ue ue ue



C) Determine the types of medications the patient will need to be prescribed ue ue ue ue ue ue ue ue ue ue ue



D) Explain to the physician the patient's preference for nontraditional medicineue ue ue ue ue ue ue ue ue



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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
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u is not done to understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care, determine
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u the types of medications the patient will need to be prescribed, or explain the patient's
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u preferences for nontraditional medicine approaches to the physician.
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