Maternal and Child Health Nursing – 8th Edition by Adele Pillitteri | Complete Test Bank

Maternal and
Child Health
Nursing 8th
Edition Pillitteri
Test Bank.

,1. For which reasons would a nurse review infant mortality statistics in the United State
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s? (Select all that apply.)
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A) Measures the quality of pregnancy care gw gw gw gw gw



B) Reviews information on overall nutrition gw gw gw gw



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



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



E) Provides an index of the country's general healt gw gw gw gw gw gw gw



h Ans: A, B, D, E
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Feedback:
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
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g infant health and available care. Infant mortality statistics compares the health with
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those 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 ca
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re continuum. Which type of patient care area is an example of this approach?
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D) Family-
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Feedback:
Keeping the family at the center of care is important because the level of a family's f
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unctioning is important to the health status of its members. A healthy family establishe
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s an 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
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others and, in turn, to provide more holistic care. Primary nursing, team nursing, and
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case management do not necessary take into consideration the maternal and child car
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e continuum.
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,3. Which actions should the nurse perform when supporting the goals of maternal a
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nd child health care? (Select all that apply.)
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A) Advocates protecting the rights of the mother and fetus gw gw gw gw gw gw gw gw



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



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



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



E) Assesses family members for strengths and specific needs or challenge
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s Ans: A, B, E
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Feedback:
Actions that the nurse should perform when supporting the goals of maternal and chil
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d health care include advocating the rights for the mother and fetus, teaching health
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wpromotion interventions, and assessing the family for strengths and specific needs or
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g challenges. Adhering to principles that focus on the needs of the mother and enco
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uraging maternal hospitalization to regain strength and stamina are not actions that s
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upport the goals 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 foc
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us of these goals?
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A) Health promotion and disease prevention gw gw gw gw



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



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



D) Reduce the cost of health care and medication gw gw gw gw gw gw gw



s Ans: A
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Feedback:
The 2020 National Health Goals are intended to help citizens more easily understand t
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he importance of health promotion and disease prevention and to encourage wide par
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ticipation in improving health in the next decade. These goals do not focus on the earl
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y diagnosis of chronic problems, use of medications to treat disease, or reduce the cos
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t of health care and medications.
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, 5. The nurse has noticed a change in the type of care needed to support maternal and chi
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ld health issues. What does the nurse realize as reasons for the changes in care? (Sele
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ct all that apply.)
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A) Smaller families gw



B) Less domestic violence gw gw



C) More employed mothers gw gw



D) Stable home environments gw gw



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parent families Ans: A, C, E
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Feedback:
Nursing care for maternal and child is changing because families are smaller, more
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mothers 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
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wand 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 he
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alth care. What is the purpose of asking the patient this question?
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A) Analyze for herb–drug interactions gw gw gw



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



D) Explain to the physician the patient's preference for nontraditional medicin
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Ans: A gwg w



Feedback:
Assessing what alternative measures are being used is important because the action of
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g an herb can interfere with prescribed medications. Assessing the use of herbal reme
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dies is not done to understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care, det
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ermine the types of medications the patient will need to be prescribed, or explain the
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patient's preferences for nontraditional medicine approaches to the physician.
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