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Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing
&Childrearing Family
by: JoAnne Silbert-Flagg
9TH EDITION
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th Edition Chapterws1wsAwsFrameworkwsforwsMaternalwsandwsChildwsHealthwsNursing
1. ForwswhichwsreasonswswouldwsawsNURSEwsreviewwsi
nfantwsmortalitywsstatisticwsinwsthewsUnitedwsStates?w
s(Selectwsallwsthatwsapply.)
A) Measureswsthewsqualitywsofwspregnancywscare
B) Reviewswsinformationwsonwsoverallwsdiet
C) Compareswshealthwswithwsthosewsofwsotherwsstates
D) Determineswsinfantwshealthwsandwsavailablewscare
E) Provideswsanwsindexwsofwsthe
wscountry'swsgeneralwshealthwsANS
;wsA,wsB,wsD,E
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Infantwsmortalitywsstatisticswsprovidewsanwsindexwsofws
awscountry'swsgeneralwshealth,wsmeasureswsthequality
wsofwspregnancywscare,wsprovideswsinformationwsonwso
verallwsdiet,wsandwsdetermineswsinfantwshealthwsandwsa
vailablewscare.wsInfantwsmortalitywsstatisticswscompare
swsthewshealthwswithwsthosewsofwsotherwscountrieswsand
wsnotwswithwsthosewsofwsotherwsstates.
2. ThewsNURSEwsiswsprovidingwscarewsinwsanwsorganizationwsthatwssupportswst
hewsmaternalwsandwschildcarewscontinuum.wsWhichwstypewsofwspatientwscarew
sareawsiswsanwsexamplewsofwsthiswsapproach?
A) Primarywscare
B) Teamwsnursing
C) Casewsmanagement
D) Family-
wscenteredwsca
rewsANS;wsD
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Keepingwsthewsfamilywsatwsthewscenterwsofwscarewsiswsimportantwsbecausewsthewsl
evelwsofwsawsfamily'swsfunctioningwsiswsimportantwstowsthewshealthwsstatuswsofws
itswsmembers.wsAwshealthywsfamilywsestablishesanwsenvironmentwsconducive
wstowsgrowthwsandwshealth-
promotingwsbehaviorswstowssustainwsfamilywsmemberswsduringwscrises.wsAwsfa
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swsandwstheirwseffectwsonwsotherswsand,wsinwsturn,wstowsprovidewsmorewsholisticws
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akewsintowsconsiderationthewsmaternalwsandwschildwscarewscontinuum.
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3. WhichwsactionswsshouldwsthewsNURSEwsperformwswhenwssupportingwsthewsg
oalswsofwsmaternalandwschildwshealthwscare?ws(Selectwsallwsthatwsapply.)
A) Advocateswsprotectingwsthewsrightswsofwsthewsmotherwsandwsfetus
B) Teacheswsfamilywsmemberswsinterventionswstowsimprovewshealth
C) Adhereswstowsprincipleswsthatwsfocuswsonwsthewsneedswsofwsthewsmother
D) Encourageswsmaternalwshospitalizationwstowsregainwsstrengthwsandwsstamina
E) Assesseswsfamilywsmemberswsforwsstrengthswsandwsspecificwsneedswsorwschallenges
ANS;wsA,wsB,wsE
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ActionswsthatwsthewsNURSEwsshouldwsperformwswhenwssupportingwsthewsgoalswsofwsmaterna
lwsandwschildwshealthwscarewsincludewsadvocatingwsthewsrightswsforwsthewsmotherwsandwsfetus,
wsteachingwshealthpromotionwsinterventions,wsandwsassessingwsthewsfamilywsforwsstrengthsw
sandwsspecificwsneedswsorwschallenges.wsAdheringwstowsprincipleswsthatwsfocuswsonwsthewsnee
dswsofwsthewsmotherwsandwsencouragingwsmaternalwshospitalizationwstowsregainwsstrengthwsan
dwsstaminawsarewsnotwsactionswsthatwssupportwsthewsgoalswsofwsmaternalwsandwschildwshealthws
care.
4. ThewsNURSEwsiswsreviewingwsthews2020wsNationalwsHealthwsGoalswsandwsnoteswsthatwswhich
iswsafocuswsofwsthesewsgoals?
A) Healthwspromotionwsandwsillnesswsprevention
B) Earlywsdiagnosiswsofwschronicwshealthwsproblems
C) Effectivewsusewsofwsmedicationwstowstreatwsillness
D) Reducewsthewscostwsofwshealthwscarew
sandwsmedicationsANS;wsA
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Thews2020wsNationalwsHealthwsGoalswsarewsintendedwstowshelpwscitizenswsmorewseasilywsunde
rstandwstheimportancewsofwshealthwspromotionwsandwsillnesswspreventionwsandwstowsencoura
gewswidewsparticipationwsinwsimprovingwshealthwsinwsthewsnextwsdecade.wsThesewsgoalswsdows
notwsfocuswsonwsthewsearlywsdiagnosiswsofwschronicwsproblems,wsusewsofwsmedicationswstowstr
eatwsillness,wsorwsreducewsthewscostwsofwshealthwscarewsandwsmedications.
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5. ThewsNURSEwshaswsnoticedwsawschangewsinwsthewstypewsofwscarewsneededwstowssupportwsmate
rnalwsandwschildwshealthwsissues.wsWhatwsdoeswsthewsNURSEwsrealizewsaswsreasonswsforwsthe
wschangeswsinwscare? ws(Selectwsallthatwsapply.)
A) Smallerwsfamilies
B) Lesswsdomesticwsviolence
C) Morewsemployedwsmothers
D) Stablewshomewsenvironments
E) Morewssingle-parentwsfamilies
ANS;wsA,wsC,wsE
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Nursingwscarewsforwsmaternalwsandwschildwsiswschangingwsbecausewsfamilieswsarewssmaller,ws
morewsmotherswsarewsemployedwsoutwsofwsthewshome,wsandwstherewsarewsmorewssingle-
parentwsfamilies.wsTherewsiswsanwsincreasewsinwsdomesticwsviolence,wsandwsfamilieswsarewsless
wsstablewsandwsmorewsmobile,wswhichwsinfluenceswshomelessness.
6. Duringwsanwsassessment,wsthewsNURSEwsaskswsawspatientwsfromwsawsnon-English-
speakingwsculturewhichwstypeswsofwshomewsremedieswsandwsherbswsthewspatientwsus
eswsforwshealthwscare.Whatwsiswsthewspurposewsofwsaskingwsthewspatientwsthiswsquesti
on?
A) Analyzewsforwsherb–drugwsinteractions
B) Understandwsthewspatient'swsphilosophywsofwsalternativewshealthwscare
C) Determinewsthewstypeswsofwsmedicationswsthewspatientwswillwsneedwstowsbewsprescribed
D) Explainwstowsthewsphysicianwsthewspatient'swspreferencewsforwsnontradi
tionalwsmedicinewsapproaches
ANS;wsA
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Assessingwswhatwsalternativewsmeasureswsarewsbeingwsusedwsiswsimportantwsbecausewsthewsac
tionwsofwsanwsherbwscanwsinterferewswithwsprescribedwsmedications.wsAssessingwsthewsusewsofws
herbalwsremedieswsiswsnotwsdonewstowsunderstandwsthewspatient'swsphilosophywsofwsalternativ
ewshealthwscare,wsdeterminewsthewstypeswsofwsmedicationswsthewspatientwswillwsneedwstowsbews
prescribed,wsorwsexplainwsthewspatient'swspreferenceswsforwsnontraditionalwsmedicinewsappro
acheswstowsthewsphysician.