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,Chapter 1 A Framework for Maternal and Child Health Nursing
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1. For which reasons would a nurse review infant mortality statistics in the United States?
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2. The nurse is providing care in an organization that supports the maternal and child care
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continuum. Which type of patient care area is an example of this approach?
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Keeping the family at the center of care is important because the level of a family's
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functioning is important to the health status of its members. A healthy family establishes
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an environment conducive to growth and health-promoting behaviors to sustain family
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members during crises. A family-centered approach enables nurses to better understand
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individuals and their effect on others and, in turn, to provide more holistic care. Primary
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nursing, team nursing, and case management do not necessary take into consideration
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the maternal and child care continuum.
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,3. Which actions should the nurse perform when supporting the goals of maternal and
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child health care? (Select all that apply.)
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Actions that the nurse should perform when supporting the goals of maternal and child
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health care include advocating the rights for the mother and fetus, teaching health
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promotion interventions, and assessing the family for strengths and specific needs or
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challenges. Adhering to principles that focus on the needs of the mother and
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encouraging maternal hospitalization to regain strength and stamina are not actions that
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4. The nurse is reviewing the 2020 National Health Goals and notes that which is a focus of
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importance of health promotion and disease prevention and to encourage wide
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participation in improving health in the next decade. These goals do not focus on the
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, 5. The nurse has noticed a change in the type of care needed to support maternal and child
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health issues. What does the nurse realize as reasons for the changes in care? (Select all
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is an increase in domestic violence, and families are less stable and more mobile, which
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6. During an assessment, the nurse asks a patient from a non-English-speaking culture
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which types of home remedies and herbs the patient uses for health care. What is the
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