Across the Lifespan, 11th Edition (Davidson),
Chapters 1-36/ All Chapters Verified
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,TABLElOFlCONTENTSl
, Chapterl1
Questionl1lType
:lMCSA
Thelnurselislspeakingltolstudentslaboutlchangeslinlmaternal–newbornlcare.lOnelchangelislthatlself-
carelhaslgainedlwidelacceptancelwithlpatients,lthelhealthcarelcommunity,landlthird-
partylpayersldueltolresearchlfindingslthatlsuggestlthatlit:
1. Shortenslnewbornllengthloflstay.
2. Decreasesluseloflhomelhealthlagencies.
3. Reduceslhealthcarelcosts.
4. Decreaseslthelnumberloflemergencyldepartmentlvisits.
CORRECTlANSWER:l3
Rationalel1:lLengthloflstaylisloftenldeterminedlbylthird-
partylpayerl(insurancelcompany)lpolicieslaslwelllaslphysiologiclstabilityloflthelmotherlandlnewborn.lHomelhealth
carelagenciesloftenlarelinvolvedlinlpatientlcareltoldecreaselhospitallstayltime.
Rationalel2:lHomelhealthcarelagenciesloftenlarelinvolvedlinlpatientlcareltoldecreaselhospitallstayltime.
Rationalel3:lResearchlindicateslself-carelsignificantlylreduceslhealthcarelcosts.
Rationalel4:lAcutelemergencieslareladdressedlbylemergencyldepartments,landlarelnotldelayedlbylthoselpracticingl
self-care.
Questionl2
Inlorderltolcombatlthelimpersonallnaturelofltechnologylthatlsometimeslinterfereslwithlfamily-
focusedlcare,lthelnurselshouldltakelwhichlactions?
StandardlText:lSelectlalllthatlapply.
1. Advocatelwithinlthelcommunitylforlnaturallchildbirth.
2. Makelchildbirthleducationlclasseslavailable.
3. Belinstrumentallinlprovidinglchangelinlthelbirthlenvironmentlatlwork.