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Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th Edition 1
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Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing
&Childrearing Family
by: JoAnne Silbert-Flagg
9TH EDITION
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Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th Edition 2
Chapter 1 A Framework for Maternal and Child Health Nursing
1. For which reasons would a NURSE review infant mortality
statistic in the United States? (Select all that apply.)
A) Measures the quality of pregnancy care
B) Reviews information on overall diet
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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 thequality of
pregnancy care, provides information on overall
diet, 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 childcare 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 establishesan 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.
Primarynursing, team nursing, and case management do not necessary take into
considerationthe maternal and child care continuum.
3. Which actions should the NURSE perform when supporting the goals of maternaland
child health care? (Select all that apply.) A) Advocates protecting the rights of the
mother and fetus
B) Teaches family members interventions to improve health
C) Adheres to principles that focus on the needs of the mother
D) Encourages maternal hospitalization to regain strength and stamina
E) Assesses family members for strengths and specific needs or challenges ANS; A, B, E
Feedback:
Actions that the NURSE should perform when supporting the goals of maternal and
child health care include advocating the rights for the mother and fetus, teaching
healthpromotion interventions, and assessing the family for strengths and specific
needs or 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
support the goals of maternal and child health care.
4. The NURSE is reviewing the 2020 National Health Goals and notes that which is afocus
of these goals?
A) Health promotion and illness prevention
B) Early diagnosis of chronic health problems
C) Effective use of medication to treat illness D) Reduce the cost of health care and
medicationsANS; A Feedback:
The 2020 National Health Goals are intended to help citizens more easily understand
theimportance of health promotion and illness prevention and to encourage wide
participation in improving health in the next decade. These goals do not focus on the
early diagnosis of chronic problems, use of medications to treat illness, or reduce the cost
of health care and medications.
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Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th Edition 1
TEST BANK-
Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing
&Childrearing Family
by: JoAnne Silbert-Flagg
9TH EDITION
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Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th Edition 2
Chapter 1 A Framework for Maternal and Child Health Nursing
1. For which reasons would a NURSE review infant mortality
statistic in the United States? (Select all that apply.)
A) Measures the quality of pregnancy care
B) Reviews information on overall diet
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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 thequality of
pregnancy care, provides information on overall
diet, 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 childcare 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 establishesan 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.
Primarynursing, team nursing, and case management do not necessary take into
considerationthe maternal and child care continuum.
3. Which actions should the NURSE perform when supporting the goals of maternaland
child health care? (Select all that apply.) A) Advocates protecting the rights of the
mother and fetus
B) Teaches family members interventions to improve health
C) Adheres to principles that focus on the needs of the mother
D) Encourages maternal hospitalization to regain strength and stamina
E) Assesses family members for strengths and specific needs or challenges ANS; A, B, E
Feedback:
Actions that the NURSE should perform when supporting the goals of maternal and
child health care include advocating the rights for the mother and fetus, teaching
healthpromotion interventions, and assessing the family for strengths and specific
needs or 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
support the goals of maternal and child health care.
4. The NURSE is reviewing the 2020 National Health Goals and notes that which is afocus
of these goals?
A) Health promotion and illness prevention
B) Early diagnosis of chronic health problems
C) Effective use of medication to treat illness D) Reduce the cost of health care and
medicationsANS; A Feedback:
The 2020 National Health Goals are intended to help citizens more easily understand
theimportance of health promotion and illness prevention and to encourage wide
participation in improving health in the next decade. These goals do not focus on the
early diagnosis of chronic problems, use of medications to treat illness, or reduce the cost
of health care and medications.
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