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Chapter 1: A Framework for Maternal and Child Health Nursing
1. For which reasons would a nurse review
infant mortality statistics in the United
States? (Select all that apply.)
A) Measures the quality of pregnancy care✓✓✓
B) Reviews information on overall nutrition✓✓✓
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 ✓✓✓
A, B, D,E are the Correct
Answers
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Infant mortality statistics provide an index of a
country's general health, measures thequality of
pregnancy care, provides information on overall
nutrition, and determines infant health and
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, availablecare. 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 anexample of this approach?
A) Primary care
B) Team nursing
C) Case management
D) Family-
centered care
✓✓✓
D is the
Correct
Answer
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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.
3. Which actions should the nurse perform when supporting the goals of
maternal and 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✓✓✓
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, A, B, E are the Correct Answers
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
health promotion 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 thatsupport the goals of maternal and child health care.
4. The nurse is reviewing the 2020 National Health Goals and notes
thatwhich is afocus of these goals?
A) Health promotion and disease prevention✓✓✓
B) Early diagnosis of chronic health problems
C) Effective use of medication to treat disease
D) Reduce the cost of health care and
medications
A is the Correct Answer
Feedback:
The 2020 National Health Goals are intended to help citizens more easily
understand theimportance of health promotion and disease 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
disease, or reduce the cost of health care and medications.
5. The nurse has noticed a change in the type of care needed to support maternal and
childhealth 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
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, TEST BANK FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
Chapter 1: A Framework for Maternal and Child Health Nursing
1. For which reasons would a nurse review
infant mortality statistics in the United
States? (Select all that apply.)
A) Measures the quality of pregnancy care✓✓✓
B) Reviews information on overall nutrition✓✓✓
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 ✓✓✓
A, B, D,E are the Correct
Answers
Feedback:
Infant mortality statistics provide an index of a
country's general health, measures thequality of
pregnancy care, provides information on overall
nutrition, and determines infant health and
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, availablecare. 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 anexample of this approach?
A) Primary care
B) Team nursing
C) Case management
D) Family-
centered care
✓✓✓
D is the
Correct
Answer
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.
3. Which actions should the nurse perform when supporting the goals of
maternal and 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✓✓✓
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, A, B, E are the Correct Answers
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
health promotion 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 thatsupport the goals of maternal and child health care.
4. The nurse is reviewing the 2020 National Health Goals and notes
thatwhich is afocus of these goals?
A) Health promotion and disease prevention✓✓✓
B) Early diagnosis of chronic health problems
C) Effective use of medication to treat disease
D) Reduce the cost of health care and
medications
A is the Correct Answer
Feedback:
The 2020 National Health Goals are intended to help citizens more easily
understand theimportance of health promotion and disease 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
disease, or reduce the cost of health care and medications.
5. The nurse has noticed a change in the type of care needed to support maternal and
childhealth 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
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