TEST BANK FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
NURSING 9th EDITION BY SILBERT FLAGG LATEST
VERSION EXAM WITH ACTUAL QUESTION AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
,Multiple Choices
1. For which reasons would a nurse review infant mortality statistic in
the United
States? (Select all that apply.)
A) Measures the quality of pregnancy care
B) Reviews information on overall nutrition
C) Compares health with those of other states
D) Determines infant health and available care E) Provides an
index of the country's general health ANS: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
Infant mortality statistics provide an index of a country's general
health, measures the quality of pregnancy care, provides
information on overall nutrition, and determines infant health and
available care. Infant mortality statistics compares the health with
those of other countries and not with those of other states.
2. The nurse is providing care in an organization that supports the
maternal and child care continuum. Which type of patient care
area is an example of this approach? A) Primary care
B) Team nursing
C) Case management D) Family-centered
care
ANS: D
Feedback:
Keeping the family at the center of care is important because the
level of a family's functioning is important to the health status of
its members. A healthy family establishesan environment
conducive to growth and health-promoting behaviors to sustain
family members during crises. A family-centered approach enables
, nurses to better understand individuals and their effect on others
and, in turn, to provide more holistic care. Primarynursing, team
nursing, and case management do not necessary take into
consideration the maternal and child care continuum.
3. Which actions should the nurse perform when supporting the
goals of maternal and child health care? (Select all that apply.)
A) Advocates protecting the rights of the mother and fetus
B) Teaches family members interventions to improve health
C) Adheres to principles that focus on the needs of the mother
D) Encourages maternal hospitalization to regain strength and
stamina E) Assesses family members for strengths and specific
needs or challenges ANS: A, B, E
Feedback:
Actions that the nurse should perform when supporting the goals
of maternal and child health care include advocating the rights for
the mother and fetus, teaching health promotion interventions,
and assessing the family for strengths and specific needs or
challenges. Adhering to principles that focus on the needs of the
mother and encouraging maternal hospitalization to regain
strength and stamina are not actions thatsupport the goals of
maternal and child health care.
4. The nurse is reviewing the 2020 National Health Goals and
notes that which is a focusof these goals?
A) Health promotion and disease prevention
B) Early diagnosis of chronic health problems
C) Effective use of medication to treat disease D) Reduce the cost
of health care and medications ANS: A
Feedback:
The 2020 National Health Goals are intended to help citizens more
easily understand theimportance of health promotion and disease
prevention and to encourage wide participation in improving health in
the next decade. These goals do not focus on the early diagnosis of
, chronic problems, use of medications to treat disease, or reduce the
cost of health care and medications. 5. The nurse has noticed a change
in the type of care needed to support maternal and childhealth issues.
What does the nurse realize as reasons for the changes in care? (Select
allthat apply.)
A) Smaller families
B) Less domestic violence
C) More employed mothers
D) Stable home environments E) More single-parent
families
ANS: A, C,
E
Feedback:
Nursing care for maternal and child is changing because families
are smaller,
more mothers are employed out of the home, and there are more
single-parent families. Thereis an increase in domestic violence, and
families are less stable and more mobile, whichinfluences
homelessness.
6. During an assessment, the nurse asks a patient from a non-
English-speaking culture which types of home remedies and
herbs the patient uses for health care. What is thepurpose of
asking the patient this question?
A) Analyze for herb–drug interactions
B) Understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care
C) Determine the types of medications the patient will need to
be prescribed
D) Explain to the physician the patient's preference for
nontraditional medicineapproaches
ANS: A
Feedback:
NURSING 9th EDITION BY SILBERT FLAGG LATEST
VERSION EXAM WITH ACTUAL QUESTION AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
,Multiple Choices
1. For which reasons would a nurse review infant mortality statistic in
the United
States? (Select all that apply.)
A) Measures the quality of pregnancy care
B) Reviews information on overall nutrition
C) Compares health with those of other states
D) Determines infant health and available care E) Provides an
index of the country's general health ANS: A, B, D, E
Feedback:
Infant mortality statistics provide an index of a country's general
health, measures the quality of pregnancy care, provides
information on overall nutrition, and determines infant health and
available care. Infant mortality statistics compares the health with
those of other countries and not with those of other states.
2. The nurse is providing care in an organization that supports the
maternal and child care continuum. Which type of patient care
area is an example of this approach? A) Primary care
B) Team nursing
C) Case management D) Family-centered
care
ANS: D
Feedback:
Keeping the family at the center of care is important because the
level of a family's functioning is important to the health status of
its members. A healthy family establishesan environment
conducive to growth and health-promoting behaviors to sustain
family members during crises. A family-centered approach enables
, nurses to better understand individuals and their effect on others
and, in turn, to provide more holistic care. Primarynursing, team
nursing, and case management do not necessary take into
consideration the maternal and child care continuum.
3. Which actions should the nurse perform when supporting the
goals of maternal and child health care? (Select all that apply.)
A) Advocates protecting the rights of the mother and fetus
B) Teaches family members interventions to improve health
C) Adheres to principles that focus on the needs of the mother
D) Encourages maternal hospitalization to regain strength and
stamina E) Assesses family members for strengths and specific
needs or challenges ANS: A, B, E
Feedback:
Actions that the nurse should perform when supporting the goals
of maternal and child health care include advocating the rights for
the mother and fetus, teaching health promotion interventions,
and assessing the family for strengths and specific needs or
challenges. Adhering to principles that focus on the needs of the
mother and encouraging maternal hospitalization to regain
strength and stamina are not actions thatsupport the goals of
maternal and child health care.
4. The nurse is reviewing the 2020 National Health Goals and
notes that which is a focusof these goals?
A) Health promotion and disease prevention
B) Early diagnosis of chronic health problems
C) Effective use of medication to treat disease D) Reduce the cost
of health care and medications ANS: A
Feedback:
The 2020 National Health Goals are intended to help citizens more
easily understand theimportance of health promotion and disease
prevention and to encourage wide participation in improving health in
the next decade. These goals do not focus on the early diagnosis of
, chronic problems, use of medications to treat disease, or reduce the
cost of health care and medications. 5. The nurse has noticed a change
in the type of care needed to support maternal and childhealth issues.
What does the nurse realize as reasons for the changes in care? (Select
allthat apply.)
A) Smaller families
B) Less domestic violence
C) More employed mothers
D) Stable home environments E) More single-parent
families
ANS: A, C,
E
Feedback:
Nursing care for maternal and child is changing because families
are smaller,
more mothers are employed out of the home, and there are more
single-parent families. Thereis an increase in domestic violence, and
families are less stable and more mobile, whichinfluences
homelessness.
6. During an assessment, the nurse asks a patient from a non-
English-speaking culture which types of home remedies and
herbs the patient uses for health care. What is thepurpose of
asking the patient this question?
A) Analyze for herb–drug interactions
B) Understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care
C) Determine the types of medications the patient will need to
be prescribed
D) Explain to the physician the patient's preference for
nontraditional medicineapproaches
ANS: A
Feedback:
