NURSING PRACTICE II – COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING AND CARE OF THE MOTHER AND CHILD EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS [DETAILED ANSWERS] 2024 UPDATED VERSION CERTIFIED 100% GRADED A+

NURSING PRACTICE II – COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING AND CARE OF THE MOTHER AND CHILD EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS [DETAILED ANSWERS] 2024 UPDATED VERSION CERTIFIED 100% GRADED A+ SITUATIONAL Situation 1 – Nurse Minette is an Independent Nurse Practitioner following -up referred clients in their respective homes. Here she handles a case of POSTPARTIAL MOTHER AND FAMILY focusing on HOME CARE. 1. Nurse Minette needs to schedule a first home visit to OB client Leah. When is a first home -care visit typically made? A. Within 4 days after discharge B. Within 24 hours after discharge C. Within 1 hour after discharge D. Within 1 week of discharge 2. Leah is developing constipation from being on bed rest. What measures would you suggest she take to help prevent this? A. Eat more frequent small meals instead of three large one daily B. Walk for at least half an hour daily to stimulate peristalsis C. Drink more milk, increased calcium intake prevents constipation D. Drink eight full glasses of fluid such as water daily 3. If you were Minette, which of the following actions would alert you that a new mother is entering a postpartal taking -hold phase? A. She urges the baby to stay awake so that she can breast -feed him or her B. She tells you she was in a lot of pain all during labor C. She says that she has not selected a name for the baby as yet D. She sleeps as if exhausted from the effort of labor 4. At 6-week postpartum visit what should this postpartal mother’s fundic height be? A. Inverted and palpable at the cervix B. Six fingerbreadths below umbilicus C. No longer palpable on her abdomen D. One centimeter above the symphysis pubis 5. This postpartal mother wants to loose the weight she gained in pregnancy, so she is reluctant to increase her caloric intake for breast -feeding. By how much should a lactating mother increase her caloric intake during the first 6 months after birth? A. 350 kcal/day B. 500 kcal/day C. 200 kcal/day D. 1000 kcal/day Situation 2 – As the CPE is applicable for all professional nurse, the professional growth and development of Nurses with specialties shall be addressed by a Specialty Certification Council. The following questions apply to these special groups of nurses. NURSING PRACTICE II – COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING AND CARE OF THE MOTHER AND CHILD EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS [DETAILED ANSWERS] 2024 UPDATED VERSION CERTIFIED 100% GRADED A+ 6. Which of the following serves as the legal basis and statute authority for the Board of Nursing to promulgate measures to effect the creation of a Specialty Certification Council and promulgate professional development programs for this group of nurse -professionals? A. R.A. 7610 B. P.D. 223 C. R.A. 9173 D. R.A. 7164 7. By force of law, therefore, the PRC -Board of Nursing released Resolution No. 14 Series of 1999 entitled: “Adoption of a Nursing Specialty Certification Program and Creation of Nursing Specialty Certification Council.” This rule -making power is called: A. Quasi -Judicial Power B. Regulatory Power C. Quasi -Legislative Power D. Executive/Promulgating Power 8. Under the PRC -Board of Nursing Resolution promulgating the adoption of a Nursing Specialty Certification Program and Council, which two (2) of the following serves as the strongest for its enforcement? (a) Advances made in Science and Technology have provided the climate for specialization in almost all aspects of human endeavor; and (b) As necessary consequence, there has emerged a new concept known as globalization which seeks to remove barriers in trade, industry and services imposed by the national laws of countries all over the world; and (c) Awareness of this development should impel the nursing sector to prepare our people in the services sector to meet the above challenge; and (d) Current trends of specialization in nursing practice recognized by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) of which the Philippines is a member for the benefit of the Filipino in terms of deepening and refining nursing practice and enhancing the quality of nursing care. A. b & c are strong justifications B. a & b are strong justifications C. a & c are strong justifications D. a & d are strong justifications 9. Which of the following IS NOT a correct statement as regards Specialty Certification? A. The Board of Nursing intended to create the Nursing Specialty Certification Program as a means of perpetuating the creation of an elite force of Filipino Nurse Professionals. B. The Board of Nursing shall oversee the administration of the NSCP through the various Nursing Specialty Boards which will eventually be created C. The Board of Nursing at the time exercised their powers under R.A. 7164 in order to adopt the creation of the Nursing Specialty Certification Council and Program D. The Board of Nursing consulted nursing leaders of national nursing associations and other concerned nursing groups which later decided to ask a special group of nurses of the program for nursing specialty Certification. 10. The NSCC was created for the purpose of implementing the Nursing Specialty policy under the direct supervision and stewardship of the Board of Nursing. Who shall comprise the NSCC? NURSING PRACTICE II – COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING AND CARE OF THE MOTHER AND CHILD EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS [DETAILED ANSWERS] 2024 UPDATED VERSION CERTIFIED 100% GRADED A+ A. A Chairperson who is the current President of the APO; a member from the Academe; and the last member coming from the Regulatory Board B. The chairperson and members of the Regulatory Board ipso facto acts as the CPE Council C. A Chairperson, chosen from among the Regulatory Board members; a Vice Chairperson appointed by the BON at-large; two other members also chosen at- large; and one representing the consumer group; D. A Chairperson who is the President of the Association from the Academe; a member from the Regulatory Board; and the last member coming from the APO No answer..maybe a bonus question… Situation 3 –Nurse Anna is a new BSN graduate and has just passed her Licensure Examination for Nurses in the Philippines. She has likewise been hired as a new Community Health Nurse in one of the Rural Health Units in their City, which of the following conditions may be acceptable TRUTHS applied to Community Health Nursing Practice. 11. Which of the following is the primary focus of community health nursing practice? A. Cure of illnesses B. Prevention of illnesses C. Rehabilitation back to health D. Promotion of health 12. In community health nursing, which of the following is our unit of service as nurses? A. The community B. The extended members of every family C. The individual members of the Barangay D. The Family 13. A very important part of the Community Health Nursing Assessment Process includes: A. the application of professional judgment in estimating importance of facts to family and community B. evaluation structures and qualifications of health center team C. coordination with other sectors in relation to health concerns D. carrying out nursing procedures as per plan of action 14. In community health nursing it is important to take into account the family health data coupled with an equally important need to perform ocular inspection of the area as activities which are powerful elements of: A. evaluation B. assessment C. implementation D. planning 15. The initial step in PLANNING process in order to engage in any nursing project or activities at the community level involves A. goal -setting