MCKINNEY EVOLVE RESOURCES FOR
MATERNAL CHILD NURSING EXAM PREP 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH RATIONALE
◉ In teaching the pregnant adolescent about nutrition, what
suggestion by the nurse is best?
A. Eliminate common teen snack foods, because they are too high in
fat and sodium.
B. Work with the teen to include some fast food in a healthy prenatal
diet.
C. Suggest that she not eat at fast-food restaurants where the foods
are of
poor nutritional value.
d. Realize that most adolescents are unwilling to make dietary
changes
during pregnancy.. Answer: ANS: B
Adolescents have some special nutritional needs during pregnancy,
but they also need to
feel that they fit in with their peers. Working with the teen to
develop a healthy diet while
including some snack and fast foods has the best chance of providing
good nutrition. Telling
, the teen to eliminate certain foods or restaurants is likely not to
work. Including the teen will
make her more willing to make dietary changes.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application/Applying
REF: p. 265 OBJ: Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
◉ The traditional diet of Asian women includes little meat or dairy
products and may be low in calcium and iron. The nurse can help the
woman increase her intake of these foods by
A. emphasizing the need for increased milk intake during pregnancy.
B.suggesting she eat more "hot" foods during pregnancy.
C. telling her husband that she must increase her intake of fruits and
vegetables for the baby's sake.
D. suggesting she eat more tofu, bok choy, and broccoli.. Answer:
ANS: D
To increase the intake of calcium and iron in a culturally-appropriate
way, the nurse can
suggest the woman eat more broccoli and tofu for calcium and to eat
more tofu and
leafy green vegetables such as bok choy for iron.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 289
OBJ: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs:
Physiologic Integ
MATERNAL CHILD NURSING EXAM PREP 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH RATIONALE
◉ In teaching the pregnant adolescent about nutrition, what
suggestion by the nurse is best?
A. Eliminate common teen snack foods, because they are too high in
fat and sodium.
B. Work with the teen to include some fast food in a healthy prenatal
diet.
C. Suggest that she not eat at fast-food restaurants where the foods
are of
poor nutritional value.
d. Realize that most adolescents are unwilling to make dietary
changes
during pregnancy.. Answer: ANS: B
Adolescents have some special nutritional needs during pregnancy,
but they also need to
feel that they fit in with their peers. Working with the teen to
develop a healthy diet while
including some snack and fast foods has the best chance of providing
good nutrition. Telling
, the teen to eliminate certain foods or restaurants is likely not to
work. Including the teen will
make her more willing to make dietary changes.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application/Applying
REF: p. 265 OBJ: Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
◉ The traditional diet of Asian women includes little meat or dairy
products and may be low in calcium and iron. The nurse can help the
woman increase her intake of these foods by
A. emphasizing the need for increased milk intake during pregnancy.
B.suggesting she eat more "hot" foods during pregnancy.
C. telling her husband that she must increase her intake of fruits and
vegetables for the baby's sake.
D. suggesting she eat more tofu, bok choy, and broccoli.. Answer:
ANS: D
To increase the intake of calcium and iron in a culturally-appropriate
way, the nurse can
suggest the woman eat more broccoli and tofu for calcium and to eat
more tofu and
leafy green vegetables such as bok choy for iron.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 289
OBJ: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs:
Physiologic Integ
