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1. For which reasons would a nurse review infant mortality statistics in the United States
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A) Measures the quality of pregnancy care +t +t +t +t +t


B) Reviews information on overall nutrition +t +t +t +t


C) Compares health with those of other states +t +t +t +t +t +t


D) Determines infant health and available care +t +t +t +t +t


E) Provides an index of the country's general health +t +t +t +t +t +t +t +
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Ans: A, B, D, E +t +t +t +t


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Infant mortality statistics provide an index of a country's general health, measures th
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equality of pregnancy care, provides information on overall nutrition, and determin
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es infant health and available care. Infant mortality statistics compares the health wi
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th those of other countries and not with those of other states.
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2. The nurse is providing care in an organization that supports the maternal and child car
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econtinuum. Which type of patient care area is an example of this approach?
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C) Case management +t


D) Family-
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Keeping the family at the center of care is important because the level of a family's fun
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ctioning is important to the health status of its members. A healthy family establishesan
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environment conducive to growth and health- +t +t +t +t +t


promoting behaviors to sustain family members during crises. A family-
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centered approach enables nurses to better understandindividuals and their effect on ot
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hers and, in turn, to provide more holistic care. Primarynursing, team nursing, and case
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management do not necessary take into consideration the maternal and child care cont
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3. Which actions should the nurse perform when supporting the goals of maternal an
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dchild health care? (Select all that apply.)
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A) Advocates protecting the rights of the mother and fetus +t +t +t +t +t +t +t +t


B) Teaches family members interventions to improve health +t +t +t +t +t +t


C) Adheres to principles that focus on the needs of the mother +t +t +t +t +t +t +t +t +t +t


D) Encourages maternal hospitalization to regain strength and stamina +t +t +t +t +t +t +t


E) Assesses family members for strengths and specific needs or challenge +t +t +t +t +t +t +t +t +t


sAns: A, B, E
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Actions that the nurse should perform when supporting the goals of maternal and chil
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dhealth care include advocating the rights for the mother and fetus, teaching health pr
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omotion interventions, and assessing the family for strengths and specific needs or ch
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allenges. Adhering to principles that focus on the needs of the mother and encouragin
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g maternal hospitalization to regain strength and stamina are not actions thatsupport the
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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 is a focu
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sof these goals?
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A) Health promotion and disease prevention +t +t +t +t


B) Early diagnosis of chronic health problems +t +t +t +t +t


C) Effective use of medication to treat disease +t +t +t +t +t +t


D) Reduce the cost of health care and medications +t +t +t +t +t +t +t +
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Ans: A +t


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The 2020 National Health Goals are intended to help citizens more easily understand th
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eimportance of health promotion and disease prevention and to encourage wide partici
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pation in improving health in the next decade. These goals do not focus on the early di
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agnosis of chronic problems, use of medications to treat disease, or reduce the cost of
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5. The nurse has noticed a change in the type of care needed to support maternal and chil
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dhealth issues. What does the nurse realize as reasons for the changes in care? (Select
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allthat apply.)
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A) Smaller families +t


B) Less domestic violence +t +t


C) More employed mothers +t +t


D) Stable home environments +t +t


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Nursing care for maternal and child is changing because families are smaller, more m
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others are employed out of the home, and there are more single-
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parent families. Thereis an increase in domestic violence, and families are less stable a
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nd more mobile, whichinfluences homelessness.
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6. During an assessment, the nurse asks a patient from a non-English-
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speaking culture which types of home remedies and herbs the patient uses for healt
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h care. What is thepurpose of asking the patient this question?
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A) Analyze for herb–drug interactions +t +t +t


B) Understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care +t +t +t +t +t +t +t


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D) Explain to the physician the patient's preference for nontraditional medicine
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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 remedie
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sis not done to understand the patient's philosophy of alternative health care, determin
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e the types of medications the patient will need to be prescribed, or explain the patien
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t's preferences for nontraditional medicine approaches to the physician.
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