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Test Bank for Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family, 9th Edition

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This comprehensive test bank accompanies the 9th edition of Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family by JoAnne Silbert-Flagg. It includes a wide range of multiple-choice questions with detailed rationales, covering essential topics such as prenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum recovery, newborn care, family-centered nursing, cultural considerations, and high-risk pregnancies. Ideal for nursing students, educators, and practitioners, this resource supports exam preparation, curriculum development, and evidence-based practice in maternal-child health nursing.

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TESTBANK-
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ildrearingFamily
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by: JoAnneSilbert-Flagg
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9THEDITION

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Chapter1 A Framework forMaternal and Child Health Nursing
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1. For which reasons would a NURSE review infant
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countries and notzwith thosezof other states.
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nal and childcare continuum. Whichtype of patient care area is an exampl e
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of this approach?
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mily's functioning is important to the health status of itszmembers. A healt hy
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family establishesan environment conducive to growth and health-
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promoting behaviors to sustain family members duringzcrises. A family-
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centered approach enables NURSEs to better understandzindividuals and th eir
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effect on others and, in turn, to provide more holistic care.
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Primarynursing, team nursing, and case managementzdoznot necessarytake into z z z z z z z z



considerationthe maternal and child care continuum.
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3. Which actions should thezNURSE perform when supportingthe goals of
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maternaland child health care? (Select all thatzapply.)
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D) Encourages maternal hospitalization to regain strength and stamina z z z z z z z



E) Assesses familymembers for strengths and specific needs or challengesz z z z z z z z z



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health carezinclude advocating the rights for thezmother and fetus, teaching healthprom
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s. Adhering to principles that focus on the needs of the mother andzencouraging maternal
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hospitalization to regain strength and stamina areznot actions that supportzthe goals of mat
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is afocus of these goals?
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mportance of health promotion and illness preventionzand to encourage wide participatio n
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chronic problems, usezof medications to treat illness, or reduce the cost of health careza nd
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medications.
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, Maternal& Child Health Nursing: Carezofzthe Childbearing & ChildrearingzFamilyz9th Edition
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5. The NURSE has noticed a change inzthe type of care needed to support maternal andzchild
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health issues. What does the NURSE realizezas reasons for the changes in care? (Select al
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lthat apply.)
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A) Smallerfamilies z



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arezemployed outzof the home, and there arezmore single-
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parent families. There is an increase in domesticzviolence, and families arezless stable andz
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zmore mobile, which influences homelessness.
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6. During anzassessment, the NURSE asks a patient fromza non-English-
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speaking culturewhich types of homezremedies and herbs the patient useszfor hea
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lth care.What is thezpurpose of askingzthe patient this question?
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D) Explain to the physician thezpatient's preferencezfor nontraditional
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herb can interfere with prescribed medications. Assessingzthe use of herbal remedies is no
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tzdone to understandzthe patient's philosophy of alternative health care, determine the typ es
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nontraditional medicine approaches tozthezphysician.
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