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MATERNAL NEWBORN EXAM QUESTIONS NEWEST 2026
EXAM LATEST VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
chapter 1
A nurse is working with family members who have been striving to improve
their functioning as a family unit. What behavior would suggest to the nurse
that the family is meeting its goals?
A. The children are in multiple activities to develop talents.
B. The desire to be understood guides most communication.
C. Family members gave up some activities to eat dinner together on most
nights.
D. The parents have a strong desire for the children to succeed.
C. Family members gave up some activities to eat dinner together on most nights.
Effective tools for families include ways to enhance family performance. One very
effective tool is to put the family first in this very chaotic world. Giving up some
activities to eat dinner together shows the family is putting the unit first over
individual desires.
chapter 1
A nurse works a great deal with refugees and is frustrated because, as a
group, they don't seem to want to implement desired health behaviors. What
action by the nurse would be most helpful?
A. Conduct a health screening and educational event each month.
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B. Provide written information in the group's native language.
C. Teach selected group representatives to be lay health educators.
D. Try to establish relationships within the refugee community.
C. Teach selected group representatives to be lay health educators.
According to family systems theory, each family system contains boundaries that
affect how the outside world interacts with the family. Families that have recently
immigrated to the United States might have closed boundaries and may only be re-
ceptive to health information provided by extended family members or members of
their community. Establishing a lay health educator program in which community
members can be taught health information with the intent of delivering it to their
communities would be a good way to work with these families while respecting
their boundaries.
chapter 1
A patient is dismissed from the hospital and is receiving nursing care at home
to help in the recovery from a serious illness and operation. The visiting nurse
notes that the family is in a state of disarray and members are disorganized
and not communicating. The patient is trying to direct everyone's actions. The
nurse calls a family meeting. What action by the nurse is best?
A. Encourage family members to make "to do" lists and assign chores.
B. Explain that changes in one person require changes in the others.
C. Make a referral to a counselor or mental health nurse practitioner.
D. Tell the family members that, for the patient to recover, they must assume
the
patient's role.
B. Explain that changes in one person require changes in the others.
Family systems theory recognizes that changes in one member of a family affects
every other member of the family. For the family to function effectively, all
members need to adapt to the major changes in one of the members.
chapter 1
A nurse is working with a blended family of 1 year with five children aged 3, 7,
13 (twins), and 19. The parents seem overly stressed and anxious and do not
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seem to work well as a unit. What can the nurse conclude about this family?
A. Communication problems are the core of the parents' stress.
B. Economic stressors are impacting the parental dyad.
C. The family is in too many developmental stages to master any of them.
D. There are too many children to give each one adequate attention.
C. The family is in too many developmental stages to master any of them.
In family developmental theory, the age of the child determines the stage the family
is in. If there is more than one child, the family is probably in multiple
developmental stages at the same time. The family is probably in a combination of
beginning families, preschool, school-aged and adolescent, and launching stages.
The competing priorities of all these stages pave the way for chaos.
chapter 1
A nurse is working with a patient who is newly married and pregnant and says
she is distressed because she and her husband seem to be so different, and
they argue over petty issues. What action by the nurse using group theory
would be best?
A. Ask the patient if she can remember why she and her husband fell in love.
B. Caution her that this level of disagreement will cause stress to the unborn
baby.
C. Offer the patient a referral to a community counseling center for couples'
therapy.
D. Reassure her that this is normal and help her brainstorm ways to work
cooperatively.
D. Reassure her that this is normal and help her brainstorm ways to work
cooperatively.
According to group theory, groups evolve through the distinct stages of forming,
storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. Storming often occurs when a
group that has recently formed notices differences in members, leading to chaos or
confusion. This couple is in this stage. At this point, the nurse's best action is to
reassure the patient and help her brainstorm ways of working together
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cooperatively, which might include forming rules or procedures that both parties
agree to follow.
chapter 1
A clinic nurse is using group theory to assess a family whose youngest child
recently moved back home after graduating from college and is unable to find
a job. Which statement by a parent would indicate to the nurse that goals for
norming have been met?
A. "I'm glad my son stays in his room in the basement all day, so he doesn't
bother
us."
B. "It's hard to decide how much food to buy because we don't know where
he's
eating."
C. "My son is gone a lot of the time, so we really don't notice that he moved
back in."
D. "We have agreed not to have a curfew as long as we know when he will be
home."
D. "We have agreed not to have a curfew as long as we know when he will be
home."
According to group theory, a healthy family adjusts to changes in its structure by
resetting roles and norms. In this family, a launched child has moved back in,
disrupting the patterns established when he left. Agreeing to new rules and roles is a
sign of adaptation.
chapter 1
A student observes as an adult brother and sister lash out at the nurse caring
for their hospitalized parent. The parent lives at home but is dependent on the
children for care and is obviously neglected. The nurse has informed the
children that social work will be involved in their parent's case. How does the
nurse explain this interaction?
A. "Don't worry; they will calm down eventually."
B. "Families often get emotional in these situations."
MATERNAL NEWBORN EXAM QUESTIONS NEWEST 2026
EXAM LATEST VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
chapter 1
A nurse is working with family members who have been striving to improve
their functioning as a family unit. What behavior would suggest to the nurse
that the family is meeting its goals?
A. The children are in multiple activities to develop talents.
B. The desire to be understood guides most communication.
C. Family members gave up some activities to eat dinner together on most
nights.
D. The parents have a strong desire for the children to succeed.
C. Family members gave up some activities to eat dinner together on most nights.
Effective tools for families include ways to enhance family performance. One very
effective tool is to put the family first in this very chaotic world. Giving up some
activities to eat dinner together shows the family is putting the unit first over
individual desires.
chapter 1
A nurse works a great deal with refugees and is frustrated because, as a
group, they don't seem to want to implement desired health behaviors. What
action by the nurse would be most helpful?
A. Conduct a health screening and educational event each month.
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B. Provide written information in the group's native language.
C. Teach selected group representatives to be lay health educators.
D. Try to establish relationships within the refugee community.
C. Teach selected group representatives to be lay health educators.
According to family systems theory, each family system contains boundaries that
affect how the outside world interacts with the family. Families that have recently
immigrated to the United States might have closed boundaries and may only be re-
ceptive to health information provided by extended family members or members of
their community. Establishing a lay health educator program in which community
members can be taught health information with the intent of delivering it to their
communities would be a good way to work with these families while respecting
their boundaries.
chapter 1
A patient is dismissed from the hospital and is receiving nursing care at home
to help in the recovery from a serious illness and operation. The visiting nurse
notes that the family is in a state of disarray and members are disorganized
and not communicating. The patient is trying to direct everyone's actions. The
nurse calls a family meeting. What action by the nurse is best?
A. Encourage family members to make "to do" lists and assign chores.
B. Explain that changes in one person require changes in the others.
C. Make a referral to a counselor or mental health nurse practitioner.
D. Tell the family members that, for the patient to recover, they must assume
the
patient's role.
B. Explain that changes in one person require changes in the others.
Family systems theory recognizes that changes in one member of a family affects
every other member of the family. For the family to function effectively, all
members need to adapt to the major changes in one of the members.
chapter 1
A nurse is working with a blended family of 1 year with five children aged 3, 7,
13 (twins), and 19. The parents seem overly stressed and anxious and do not
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seem to work well as a unit. What can the nurse conclude about this family?
A. Communication problems are the core of the parents' stress.
B. Economic stressors are impacting the parental dyad.
C. The family is in too many developmental stages to master any of them.
D. There are too many children to give each one adequate attention.
C. The family is in too many developmental stages to master any of them.
In family developmental theory, the age of the child determines the stage the family
is in. If there is more than one child, the family is probably in multiple
developmental stages at the same time. The family is probably in a combination of
beginning families, preschool, school-aged and adolescent, and launching stages.
The competing priorities of all these stages pave the way for chaos.
chapter 1
A nurse is working with a patient who is newly married and pregnant and says
she is distressed because she and her husband seem to be so different, and
they argue over petty issues. What action by the nurse using group theory
would be best?
A. Ask the patient if she can remember why she and her husband fell in love.
B. Caution her that this level of disagreement will cause stress to the unborn
baby.
C. Offer the patient a referral to a community counseling center for couples'
therapy.
D. Reassure her that this is normal and help her brainstorm ways to work
cooperatively.
D. Reassure her that this is normal and help her brainstorm ways to work
cooperatively.
According to group theory, groups evolve through the distinct stages of forming,
storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. Storming often occurs when a
group that has recently formed notices differences in members, leading to chaos or
confusion. This couple is in this stage. At this point, the nurse's best action is to
reassure the patient and help her brainstorm ways of working together
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cooperatively, which might include forming rules or procedures that both parties
agree to follow.
chapter 1
A clinic nurse is using group theory to assess a family whose youngest child
recently moved back home after graduating from college and is unable to find
a job. Which statement by a parent would indicate to the nurse that goals for
norming have been met?
A. "I'm glad my son stays in his room in the basement all day, so he doesn't
bother
us."
B. "It's hard to decide how much food to buy because we don't know where
he's
eating."
C. "My son is gone a lot of the time, so we really don't notice that he moved
back in."
D. "We have agreed not to have a curfew as long as we know when he will be
home."
D. "We have agreed not to have a curfew as long as we know when he will be
home."
According to group theory, a healthy family adjusts to changes in its structure by
resetting roles and norms. In this family, a launched child has moved back in,
disrupting the patterns established when he left. Agreeing to new rules and roles is a
sign of adaptation.
chapter 1
A student observes as an adult brother and sister lash out at the nurse caring
for their hospitalized parent. The parent lives at home but is dependent on the
children for care and is obviously neglected. The nurse has informed the
children that social work will be involved in their parent's case. How does the
nurse explain this interaction?
A. "Don't worry; they will calm down eventually."
B. "Families often get emotional in these situations."
