Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 8th Edition Test Bank

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1. ForvwhichvreasonsvwouldvavnursevreviewvinfantvmortalityvstatisticsvinvthevUnitedvS
tates?(Selectv allvthatv apply.)
A) Measuresvthev qualityvofvpregnancyvcare
B) Reviewsvinformationvonvoverallvnutrition
C) Comparesv healthvwithvthosevofvothervstates
D) Determinesvinfantvhealthvandvavailablevcare
E) Providesvanvindexvofvthevcountry'svgeneralvhealthv
Ans:v A,v B,v D,v E
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Infantvmortalitystatisticsvprovidevanvindexvofvavcountry'svgeneralvhealth,vmeasuresvthequa
lityvofv pregnancyv care,vprovidesv informationv onv overallv nutrition,v andvdeterminesvinfant
v healthv andv availablev care.v Infantv mortalityv statisticsv comparesv thevhealthv withv thosevofvo

thervcountriesvandv notv withvthosev ofvothervstates.


2. Thevnursevisvprovidingvcarevinvanvorganizationvthatvsupportsvthevmaternalvandvchildvc
arecontinuum.v Whichvtypev ofvpatientv carevareav isv anvexamplev ofvthisvapproach?
A) Primaryvcare
B) Teamvnursing
C) Casevmanagement
D) Family-
centeredvcareAns:vDvF
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Keepingvthevfamilyv atvthevcenterv ofv carev isvimportantv becausev thevlevelv ofv av family'svfun
ctioningvisv importantvtovthev healthvstatusvofvitsv members.v Avhealthyvfamilyvestablishesanv
environmentv conducivev tovgrowthv andv health-
promotingvbehaviorsvtovsustainvfamilyvmembersv duringv crises.v Av family-
centeredvapproachv enablesv nursesv tovbetterv understandaindividualsv andvtheirv effectv onv oth
ersv and,vinv turn,v tovprovidev morevholisticv care.v Primarynursing,v teamv nursing,vandv casev
managementv dov notvnecessaryvtakev intov considerationv thevmaternalvandv childv carevconti
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3. Whichvactionsvshouldvthevnursevperformvwhenvsupportingvthevgoalsvofvmaternalva
ndchildvhealthvcare?v (Selectv allvthatv apply.)
A) Advocatesvprotectingvthev rightsvofvthev motherv andv fetus
B) Teachesvfamilyvmembersvinterventionsvtovimprovevhealth
C) Adheresvtov principlesvthatv focusvonvthevneedsvofvthevmother
D) Encouragesvmaternalvhospitalizationvtovregainvstrengthvandv stamina
E) Assessesvfamilyvmembersvforvstrengthsvandvspecificvneedsvorv
challengesaAns:vvA,v B,v E
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Actionsv thatv thev nursev shouldvperformv whenv supportingv thev goalsvofv maternalv andvchil
dhealthvcarevincludev advocatingv thev rightsv forv thev motherv andvfetus,v teachingvhealthv pr
omotionvinterventions,v andvassessingv thev familyv forv strengthsvandv specificvneedsv orv ch
allenges.v Adheringv tovprinciplesv thatv focusv onv thev needsv ofv thev mothervandvencouragin
gvmaternalvhospitalizationvtovregainvstrengthvandvstaminavarevnotvactionsvthatsupportvth
ev goalsv ofvmaternalvandv childv healthvcare.


4. Thevnursevisvreviewingvthev2020vNationalvHealthvGoalsvandvnotesvthatvwhichvisvavf
ocusofvthesev goals?
A) Healthvpromotionvandvdiseasevprevention
B) Earlyvdiagnosisv ofvchronicv healthvproblems
C) Effectivevusevofvmedicationvtovtreatvdisease
D) Reducevthevcostvofvhealthvcarevandvmedicationsv
Ans:v A
Feedback:
Thev2020vNationalvHealthvGoalsvarev intendedv tov helpv citizensv morev easilyunderstandvthe
importancev ofvhealthv promotionv andv diseasev preventionvandvtov encouragev widevparticip
ationv invimprovingv healthvinvthev nextv decade.v Thesev goalsv dov notv focusv onv thevearlyv dia
gnosisv ofvchronicv problems,v usev ofvmedicationsv tov treatv disease,v orvreducev thevcostvofvhe
althvcarev andv medications.




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5. Thevnursevhasvnoticedvavchangevinvthevtypevofvcarevneededvtovsupportvmaternalvandvchildh
ealthvissues.vWhatvdoesvthevnursevrealizevasvreasonsvforvthevchangesvinvcare?v(Selectv allth
atv apply.)
A) Smallervfamilies
B) Lessvdomesticvviolence
C) Morevemployedv mothers
D) Stablevhomevenvironments
E) Morevsingle-
parentvfamiliesAns:vA,vC,
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Nursingvcarev forv maternalv andvchildv isvchangingv becausev familiesvarev smaller,v morevmot
hersvarevemployedvoutvofvthevhome,vandvtherev arevmorevsingle-parentv families.
Thereisvanv increasevinv domesticvviolence,vandvfamiliesv arevlessvstablevandv morevmobile,
v whichinfluencesv homelessness.




6. Duringvanvassessment,vthevnursevasksvavpatientv fromv av non-English-
speakingvculturevwhichvtypesvofvhomevremediesvandvherbsvthevpatientvusesvforvhealthv
care.vWhatv isvthepurposevofvaskingvthev patientv thisvquestion?
A) Analyzevforvherb–drugvinteractions
B) Understandvthevpatient'sv philosophyvofvalternativev healthvcare
C) Determinevthevtypesvofvmedicationsvthevpatientv willvneedvtovbevprescribed
D) Explainvtovthevphysicianvthevpatient'svpreferencev forvnontraditionalv
medicineapproaches
Ans:v A
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Assessingv whatvalternativev measuresv arev beingv usedv isvimportantv becausevthev actionvof
vanvherbvcanvinterferevwithvprescribedvmedications.vAssessingvthevusevofvherbalvremedi

esisvnotvdonev tovunderstandvthev patient'sv philosophyv ofv alternativev healthv care,vdetermi
nev thevtypesvofvmedicationsvthev patientv willv needv tov bev prescribed,v orv explainvthev patie
nt'sv preferencesv forvnontraditionalvmedicinev approachesv tovthev physician.




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