Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 4th Edition

Chapter 01: Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Care 1. When integrating the principles of family-centered care into the birthing process, the nurse would base care upon which belief? a. Birth is viewed as a medical event. b. Families are unable to make informed choices due to stress. c. Birth results in changes in relationships. d. Families require little information to make appropriate decisions for care. ANS: C Feedback: Family-centered care is based on the following principles: Birth affects the entire family, and relationships will change; birth is viewed as a normal, healthy event in the life of the family; and families are capable of making decisions about their own care if given adequate information and professional support. PTS: 1 REF: p. 7 NAT: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance TOP: Chapter 1: Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Care KEY: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning | Integrated Process: Caring BLM: Cognitive Level: Apply NOT: Multiple Choice 2. The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to address the special health needs of women. The group would design educational programs to address which priority condition? a. Smoking b. Heart disease c. Diabetes d. Cancer ANS: B WWW.TBSM.WS Feedback: The group needs to address cardiovascular disease, the number one cause of death in women regardless of racial or ethnic group. Smoking is related to heart disease and the development of cancer. However, heart disease and cancer can occur in any woman regardless of her smoking history. Cancer is the second leading cause of death, with women having a one in three lifetime risk of developing cancer. Diabetes is another important health condition that can affect women. However, it is not the major health problem that heart disease is.