1 Maternal and Child Health Nursing Exam Questions & Answers Latest Update
ATTENDED - ANSWER-refers to the cases given medical care at any point in time during the course of the illness which directly caused death. Medical care may either be provided directly by a medical doctor or indirectly by allied health care providers, i.e., nurses and midwives who are under the direct supervision of a medical doctor. Otherwise, case is categorized as "death unattended" .
BIRTH ORDER - ANSWER-is the numerical order of a child in relation to all previous pregnancies of the
mother.
BIRTH WEIGHT - ANSWER-is the first weight of the fetus or newborn obtained after birth.
CRUDE BIRTH RATE (CBR) - ANSWER-is a measure of one characteristic of the natural growth or increase of a population.
CRUDE DEATH RATE (CDR) - ANSWER-is measure of one mortality from all causes which may result in a decrease of population.
CRUDE or GENERAL RATES - ANSWER-These rates are referred to the total living population. It must be presumed that the total population was exposed to the risk of the occurrence of the event.
DEATH - ANSWER-is the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place (postnatal cessation of vital functions without capability of
resuscitation).
FETAL DEATH - ANSWER-is the death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction of a product of conception from its mother, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy; the death is
ATTENDED - ANSWER-refers to the cases given medical care at any point in time during the course of the illness which directly caused death. Medical care may either be provided directly by a medical doctor or indirectly by allied health care providers, i.e., nurses and midwives who are under the direct supervision of a medical doctor. Otherwise, case is categorized as "death unattended" .
BIRTH ORDER - ANSWER-is the numerical order of a child in relation to all previous pregnancies of the
mother.
BIRTH WEIGHT - ANSWER-is the first weight of the fetus or newborn obtained after birth.
CRUDE BIRTH RATE (CBR) - ANSWER-is a measure of one characteristic of the natural growth or increase of a population.
CRUDE DEATH RATE (CDR) - ANSWER-is measure of one mortality from all causes which may result in a decrease of population.
CRUDE or GENERAL RATES - ANSWER-These rates are referred to the total living population. It must be presumed that the total population was exposed to the risk of the occurrence of the event.
DEATH - ANSWER-is the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place (postnatal cessation of vital functions without capability of
resuscitation).
FETAL DEATH - ANSWER-is the death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction of a product of conception from its mother, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy; the death is
