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NURSING 8TH EDITION BY PILLITTERI
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,1. The nurse is caring for a mother who has just given birth to twins of 28 weeks gestation,
each weighing 2 kg. What is the health risk for the mother and the twins?
A) Child mortality
B) Neonatal death
C) Infant mortality
D) Maternal mortality
Ans: B
Feedback:
Neonatal death reflects the quality of care available to women during pregnancy and
childbirth and the quality of care available to infants during the first month of life. The
leading causes of death during this time are prematurity with associated low birth
weight. Child mortality is the number of people who die during childhood years. Infant
mortality is the number of infants who die before the age of 1 year. Maternal mortality
is the number of women who die from activities related to childbirth.
2. The nurse is planning an educational session for community members to address the
issue of school-age child mortality. Which topic should the nurse identify as the highest
priority for this population?
A) Cancer
B) Assault
C) Suicide
D) Accidents
Ans: D
Feedback:
For the school-age child between the ages of 5 and 14 years, the number one cause of
mortality is from unintentional injuries or accidents. Other top five causes for child
mortality include cancer, assault, and suicide.
3. While providing care to a child, the nurse informs the parents about the treatment plans
and helps the parents make decisions about the child's care needs. What do this nurse's
actions support?
A) Autonomy
B) Empowerment
C) Accountability
D) Informed consent
Ans: B
Feedback:
Nurses promote empowerment of parents and children by respecting their views and
concerns, regarding parents as important participants in their own or their child's health,
keeping them informed, and helping and supporting them to make decisions about care.
The nurse's actions are not being done to support autonomy, accountability, or informed
consent.
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,4. The nurse has been hired to provide care to patients on a maternal and child unit. What
will the nurse use to as a guide to legally provide care to this patient population? A)
Code of ethics
B) Nursing research
C) Standards of practice
D) Evidence-based guidelines
Ans: C
Feedback:
Understanding standards of care can help nurses practice within appropriate legal
parameters. The Code of Ethics will help with ethical situations. Nursing research and
evidence-based guidelines will help with providing care that is based upon best
practices.
5. The nurse is providing care to a new mother and infant according to the Quality &
Safety Education for Nurses competency approach. Which action should the nurse
perform to demonstrate the skill for the competency of safety?
A) Assess the mother for preferences based on personal values.
B) Ensure the mother and newborn have intact identification bands.
C) Introduce all members of the care team to the mother and family.
D) Document patient care using computerized spreadsheets and forms. Ans: B
Feedback:
Action to demonstrate the skill of the competency of safety is to ensure that the mother
and newborn have intact identification bands. Assessing the mother for preferences
based on personal values is the skill associated with patient-centered care. Introducing
all members of the care team to the mother and family is the skill associated with
teamwork and collaboration. Documenting patient care using computerized spreadsheets
and forms is the skill associated with quality improvement.
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, 1. For which reasons would a nurse review infant mortality statistics 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 establishes
an 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. Primary
nursing, team nursing, and case management do not necessary take into consideration
the maternal and child care continuum.
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TEST BANK FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
NURSING 8TH EDITION BY PILLITTERI
PRINTABLE PDF |ORIGINAL & DIRECTLY FROM THE PUBLISHER|
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS|
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,1. The nurse is caring for a mother who has just given birth to twins of 28 weeks gestation,
each weighing 2 kg. What is the health risk for the mother and the twins?
A) Child mortality
B) Neonatal death
C) Infant mortality
D) Maternal mortality
Ans: B
Feedback:
Neonatal death reflects the quality of care available to women during pregnancy and
childbirth and the quality of care available to infants during the first month of life. The
leading causes of death during this time are prematurity with associated low birth
weight. Child mortality is the number of people who die during childhood years. Infant
mortality is the number of infants who die before the age of 1 year. Maternal mortality
is the number of women who die from activities related to childbirth.
2. The nurse is planning an educational session for community members to address the
issue of school-age child mortality. Which topic should the nurse identify as the highest
priority for this population?
A) Cancer
B) Assault
C) Suicide
D) Accidents
Ans: D
Feedback:
For the school-age child between the ages of 5 and 14 years, the number one cause of
mortality is from unintentional injuries or accidents. Other top five causes for child
mortality include cancer, assault, and suicide.
3. While providing care to a child, the nurse informs the parents about the treatment plans
and helps the parents make decisions about the child's care needs. What do this nurse's
actions support?
A) Autonomy
B) Empowerment
C) Accountability
D) Informed consent
Ans: B
Feedback:
Nurses promote empowerment of parents and children by respecting their views and
concerns, regarding parents as important participants in their own or their child's health,
keeping them informed, and helping and supporting them to make decisions about care.
The nurse's actions are not being done to support autonomy, accountability, or informed
consent.
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,4. The nurse has been hired to provide care to patients on a maternal and child unit. What
will the nurse use to as a guide to legally provide care to this patient population? A)
Code of ethics
B) Nursing research
C) Standards of practice
D) Evidence-based guidelines
Ans: C
Feedback:
Understanding standards of care can help nurses practice within appropriate legal
parameters. The Code of Ethics will help with ethical situations. Nursing research and
evidence-based guidelines will help with providing care that is based upon best
practices.
5. The nurse is providing care to a new mother and infant according to the Quality &
Safety Education for Nurses competency approach. Which action should the nurse
perform to demonstrate the skill for the competency of safety?
A) Assess the mother for preferences based on personal values.
B) Ensure the mother and newborn have intact identification bands.
C) Introduce all members of the care team to the mother and family.
D) Document patient care using computerized spreadsheets and forms. Ans: B
Feedback:
Action to demonstrate the skill of the competency of safety is to ensure that the mother
and newborn have intact identification bands. Assessing the mother for preferences
based on personal values is the skill associated with patient-centered care. Introducing
all members of the care team to the mother and family is the skill associated with
teamwork and collaboration. Documenting patient care using computerized spreadsheets
and forms is the skill associated with quality improvement.
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, 1. For which reasons would a nurse review infant mortality statistics 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 establishes
an 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. Primary
nursing, team nursing, and case management do not necessary take into consideration
the maternal and child care continuum.
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