Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th Edition
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TEST BANK- b
Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing
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by: JoAnne Silbert-Flagg
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9TH EDITION
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,Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th Edition
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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
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mortality statistic in the United States? (Select all
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that apply.)
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A) Measures the quality of pregnancy care b b b b b
B) Reviews information on overall diet b b b b
C) Compares health with those of other states b b b b b b
D) Determines infant health and available care b b b b b
E) Provides an index of the b b b b
country's general health ANS; A,
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B, D,E
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Feedback:
Infant mortality statistics provide an index of a
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country's general health, measures thequality of
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pregnancy care, provides information on overall
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diet, and determines infant health and available
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care. Infant mortality statistics compares the health
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with those of other countries and not with those of
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other states.
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2. The NURSE is providing care in an organization that supports the
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maternal and childcare continuum. Which type of patient care area is an
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example of this approach?
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A) Primary care b
B) Team nursing b
C) Case management b
D) Family-
centered care
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ANS; D
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Feedback:
Keeping the family at the center of care is important because the level of a
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family's functioning is important to the health status of its members. A
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healthy family establishesan environment conducive to growth and
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health-promoting behaviors to sustain family members during crises. A
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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
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care.
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Primarynursing, team nursing, and case management do not necessary take b b b b b b b b b
into considerationthe maternal and child care continuum.
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,Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th Edition
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3. Which actions should the NURSE perform when supporting the goals of
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maternaland child health care? (Select all that apply.)
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A) Advocates protecting the rights of the mother and fetus b b b b b b b b
B) Teaches family members interventions to improve health b b b b b b
C) Adheres to principles that focus on the needs of the mother b b b b b b b b b b
D) Encourages maternal hospitalization to regain strength and stamina b b b b b b b
E) Assesses family members for strengths and specific needs or challenges
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ANS; A, B, E b b b
Feedback:
Actions that the NURSE should perform when supporting the goals of maternal and
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child health care include advocating the rights for the mother and fetus, teaching
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healthpromotion interventions, and assessing the family for strengths and specific
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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
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support the goals of maternal and child health care.
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4. The NURSE is reviewing the 2020 National Health Goals and notes that which
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is afocus of these goals?
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A) Health promotion and illness prevention b b b b
B) Early diagnosis of chronic health problems
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C) Effective use of medication to treat illness b b b b b b
D) Reduce the cost of health care and b b b b b b
medicationsANS; A
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Feedback:
The 2020 National Health Goals are intended to help citizens more easily understand
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theimportance of health promotion and illness 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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early diagnosis of chronic problems, use of medications to treat illness, or reduce the
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cost of health care and medications.
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, Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th Edition
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5. The NURSE has noticed a change in the type of care needed to support maternal and
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child health issues. What does the NURSE realize as reasons for the changes in care?
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(Select allthat apply.)
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A) Smaller families b
B) Less domestic violence b b
C) More employed mothers b b
D) Stable home environments b b
E) More single-parent families b b
ANS; A, C, E b b b
Feedback:
Nursing care for maternal and child is changing because families are smaller, more
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mothers are employed out of the home, and there are more single-parent families. There
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is an increase in domestic violence, and families are less stable and more mobile, which
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influences homelessness.
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6. During an assessment, the NURSE asks a patient from a non-English-speaking
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culturewhich types of home remedies and herbs the patient uses for health
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care.What is the purpose of asking the patient this question?
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A) Analyze for herb–drug interactions b b b
B) Understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care b b b b b b b
C) Determine the types of medications the patient will need to be prescribed
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D) Explain to the physician the patient's preference for nontraditional
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medicine approachesb b
ANS; A b
Feedback:
Assessing what alternative measures are being used is important because the action of
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an herb can interfere with prescribed medications. Assessing the use of herbal remedies
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is not done to understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care, determine
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the types of medications the patient will need to be prescribed, or explain the patient's
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preferences for nontraditional medicine approaches to the physician.
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TEST BANK- b
Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing
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by: JoAnne Silbert-Flagg
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9TH EDITION
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,Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th Edition
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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
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mortality statistic in the United States? (Select all
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that apply.)
b b
A) Measures the quality of pregnancy care b b b b b
B) Reviews information on overall diet b b b b
C) Compares health with those of other states b b b b b b
D) Determines infant health and available care b b b b b
E) Provides an index of the b b b b
country's general health ANS; A,
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B, D,E
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Feedback:
Infant mortality statistics provide an index of a
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country's general health, measures thequality of
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pregnancy care, provides information on overall
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diet, and determines infant health and available
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care. Infant mortality statistics compares the health
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with those of other countries and not with those of
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other states.
b b
2. The NURSE is providing care in an organization that supports the
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maternal and childcare continuum. Which type of patient care area is an
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example of this approach?
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A) Primary care b
B) Team nursing b
C) Case management b
D) Family-
centered care
b b
ANS; D
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Feedback:
Keeping the family at the center of care is important because the level of a
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
family's functioning is important to the health status of its members. A
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healthy family establishesan environment conducive to growth and
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health-promoting behaviors to sustain family members during crises. A
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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
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care.
b
Primarynursing, team nursing, and case management do not necessary take b b b b b b b b b
into considerationthe maternal and child care continuum.
b b b b b b b
,Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th Edition
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3. Which actions should the NURSE perform when supporting the goals of
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maternaland child health care? (Select all that apply.)
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A) Advocates protecting the rights of the mother and fetus b b b b b b b b
B) Teaches family members interventions to improve health b b b b b b
C) Adheres to principles that focus on the needs of the mother b b b b b b b b b b
D) Encourages maternal hospitalization to regain strength and stamina b b b b b b b
E) Assesses family members for strengths and specific needs or challenges
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ANS; A, B, E b b b
Feedback:
Actions that the NURSE should perform when supporting the goals of maternal and
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child health care include advocating the rights for the mother and fetus, teaching
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healthpromotion interventions, and assessing the family for strengths and specific
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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
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support the goals of maternal and child health care.
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4. The NURSE is reviewing the 2020 National Health Goals and notes that which
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is afocus of these goals?
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A) Health promotion and illness prevention b b b b
B) Early diagnosis of chronic health problems
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C) Effective use of medication to treat illness b b b b b b
D) Reduce the cost of health care and b b b b b b
medicationsANS; A
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Feedback:
The 2020 National Health Goals are intended to help citizens more easily understand
b b b b b b b b b b b b
theimportance of health promotion and illness prevention and to encourage wide
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participation in improving health in the next decade. These goals do not focus on the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
early diagnosis of chronic problems, use of medications to treat illness, or reduce the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
cost of health care and medications.
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, Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th Edition
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5. The NURSE has noticed a change in the type of care needed to support maternal and
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child health issues. What does the NURSE realize as reasons for the changes in care?
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(Select allthat apply.)
b b b
A) Smaller families b
B) Less domestic violence b b
C) More employed mothers b b
D) Stable home environments b b
E) More single-parent families b b
ANS; A, C, E b b b
Feedback:
Nursing care for maternal and child is changing because families are smaller, more
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mothers are employed out of the home, and there are more single-parent families. There
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
is an increase in domestic violence, and families are less stable and more mobile, which
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influences homelessness.
b b
6. During an assessment, the NURSE asks a patient from a non-English-speaking
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culturewhich types of home remedies and herbs the patient uses for health
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care.What is the purpose of asking the patient this question?
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A) Analyze for herb–drug interactions b b b
B) Understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care b b b b b b b
C) Determine the types of medications the patient will need to be prescribed
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D) Explain to the physician the patient's preference for nontraditional
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medicine approachesb b
ANS; A b
Feedback:
Assessing what alternative measures are being used is important because the action of
b b b b b b b b b b b b
an herb can interfere with prescribed medications. Assessing the use of herbal remedies
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
is not done to understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care, determine
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the types of medications the patient will need to be prescribed, or explain the patient's
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preferences for nontraditional medicine approaches to the physician.
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