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Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th Edition Silbert Flagg
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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
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.
,Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th 2
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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 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.
,Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th 3
Edition
5. The NURSE has noticed a change in the type of care needed to support maternal and child
health issues. What does the NURSE realize as reasons for the changes in care? (Select
allthat apply.)
A) Smaller families
B) Less domestic violence
C) More employed mothers
D) Stable home environments
E) More single-parent families
ANS; A, C, E
Feedback:
Nursing care for maternal and child is changing because families are smaller, more mothers
are employed out of the home, and there are more single-parent families. There is an increase
in domestic violence, and families are less stable and more mobile, which influences
homelessness.
6. During an assessment, the NURSE asks a patient from a non-English-speaking
culturewhich types of home remedies and herbs the patient uses for health care.What
is the purpose of asking the patient this question?
A) Analyze for herb–drug interactions
B) Understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care
C) Determine the types of medications the patient will need to be prescribed
D) Explain to the physician the patient's preference for nontraditional
medicine approaches
ANS; A
Feedback:
Assessing what alternative measures are being used is important because the action of an
herb can interfere with prescribed medications. Assessing the use of herbal remedies is not
done to understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care, determine the types of
medications the patient will need to be prescribed, or explain the patient's preferences for
nontraditional medicine approaches to the physician.
, Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th 4
Edition
7. The NURSE notes that statistics on maternal mortality had improved but are
againbecoming elevated. What does the NURSE realize as a reason for this
change in maternal mortality rates?
A) Earlier prenatal care
B) Gestational hypertension
C) Increased vaginal deliveries
D) Treatment for chronic
illnesss ANS; B Feedback:
This increasing rate in maternal mortality is associated with more cesarean births, more
gestational hypertension related to preexisting hypertensive disorders, and la ck of
healthinsurance for many Americans. This increase is not because of earlier prenatal care,
increased vaginal deliveries, or treatment for chronic illnesss.
8. A new mother asks the NURSE if all of the new baby's injections can be given in one
visitbecause the mother is losing income from missing work because of the office visits.
What does this new mother's issue indicate to the NURSE?
A) The mother needs to find an alternative employer.
B) The mother's income is more important that the baby's health.
C) Missing work does not support the baby's health maintenance visits.
D) The federal government needs to do more to support well-baby visits.
ANS; C
Feedback:
An area that needs additional research is finding effective stimuli to encourage women to bring
children for health maintenance visits. The mother losing income because of missing work for
well-baby visits will deter health maintenance visits for the baby going forward. This mother's
issue does not indicate that the mother needs to find another job, that the mother's income is
more important that the baby's health, or that thefederal government needs to do more to
support well-baby visits.
Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th Edition Silbert Flagg
(All chapters)Covered 100% Complete A+ Study Guide
Latest Version
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
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.
,Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th 2
Edition
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 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.
,Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th 3
Edition
5. The NURSE has noticed a change in the type of care needed to support maternal and child
health issues. What does the NURSE realize as reasons for the changes in care? (Select
allthat apply.)
A) Smaller families
B) Less domestic violence
C) More employed mothers
D) Stable home environments
E) More single-parent families
ANS; A, C, E
Feedback:
Nursing care for maternal and child is changing because families are smaller, more mothers
are employed out of the home, and there are more single-parent families. There is an increase
in domestic violence, and families are less stable and more mobile, which influences
homelessness.
6. During an assessment, the NURSE asks a patient from a non-English-speaking
culturewhich types of home remedies and herbs the patient uses for health care.What
is the purpose of asking the patient this question?
A) Analyze for herb–drug interactions
B) Understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care
C) Determine the types of medications the patient will need to be prescribed
D) Explain to the physician the patient's preference for nontraditional
medicine approaches
ANS; A
Feedback:
Assessing what alternative measures are being used is important because the action of an
herb can interfere with prescribed medications. Assessing the use of herbal remedies is not
done to understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care, determine the types of
medications the patient will need to be prescribed, or explain the patient's preferences for
nontraditional medicine approaches to the physician.
, Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 9th 4
Edition
7. The NURSE notes that statistics on maternal mortality had improved but are
againbecoming elevated. What does the NURSE realize as a reason for this
change in maternal mortality rates?
A) Earlier prenatal care
B) Gestational hypertension
C) Increased vaginal deliveries
D) Treatment for chronic
illnesss ANS; B Feedback:
This increasing rate in maternal mortality is associated with more cesarean births, more
gestational hypertension related to preexisting hypertensive disorders, and la ck of
healthinsurance for many Americans. This increase is not because of earlier prenatal care,
increased vaginal deliveries, or treatment for chronic illnesss.
8. A new mother asks the NURSE if all of the new baby's injections can be given in one
visitbecause the mother is losing income from missing work because of the office visits.
What does this new mother's issue indicate to the NURSE?
A) The mother needs to find an alternative employer.
B) The mother's income is more important that the baby's health.
C) Missing work does not support the baby's health maintenance visits.
D) The federal government needs to do more to support well-baby visits.
ANS; C
Feedback:
An area that needs additional research is finding effective stimuli to encourage women to bring
children for health maintenance visits. The mother losing income because of missing work for
well-baby visits will deter health maintenance visits for the baby going forward. This mother's
issue does not indicate that the mother needs to find another job, that the mother's income is
more important that the baby's health, or that thefederal government needs to do more to
support well-baby visits.
