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1. ForawhichareasonsawouldaaanurseareviewainfantamortalityastatisticsainatheaUnitedaStates?a(S
electaallathataapply.)
A) Measuresatheaqualityaofapregnancyacare
B) Reviewsainformationaonaoverallanutrition
C) Comparesahealthawithathoseaofaotherastates
D) Determinesainfantahealthaandaavailableacare
E) Providesaanaindexaofatheacountry'sageneralahealtha
Ans:a A,aB,aD,aE
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Infantamortalityastatisticsaprovideaanaindexaofaaacountry'sageneralahealth,ameasuresatheaq
ualityaofapregnancyacare,aprovidesainformationaonaoverallanutrition,aandadeterminesainf
antahealthaandaavailableacare.aInfantamortalityastatisticsacomparesatheahealthawithathosea
ofaotheracountriesaandanotawithathoseaofaotherastates.
2. Theanurseaisaprovidingacareainaanaorganizationathatasupportsatheamaternalaandachildacareaco
ntinuum.aWhichatypeaofapatientacareaareaaisaanaexampleaofathisaapproach?
A) Primaryacare
B) Teamanursing
C) Caseamanagement
D) Family-
centeredacareaAns:a D
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Keepingatheafamilyaatatheacenteraofacareaisaimportantabecauseathealevelaofaaafamily'safunctio
ningaisaimportantatoatheahealthastatusaofaitsamembers.aAahealthyafamilyaestablishesaanaenviro
nmentaconduciveatoagrowthaandahealth-
promotingabehaviorsatoasustainafamilyamembersaduringacrises.aAafamily-
centeredaapproachaenablesanursesatoabetteraunderstandaindividualsaandatheiraeffectaonaother
saand,ainaturn,atoaprovideamoreaholisticacare.aPrimaryanursing,ateamanursing,aandacaseamana
gementadoanotanecessaryatakeaintoaconsiderationatheamaternalaandachildacareacontinuum.
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3. Whichaactionsashouldatheanurseaperformawhenasupportingatheagoalsaofamaternalaandac
hildahealthacare?a(Selectaallathataapply.)
A) Advocatesaprotectingathearightsaofatheamotheraandafetus
B) Teachesafamilyamembersainterventionsatoaimproveahealth
C) Adheresatoaprinciplesathatafocusaonatheaneedsaofatheamother
D) Encouragesamaternalahospitalizationatoaregainastrengthaandastamina
E) Assessesafamilyamembersaforastrengthsaandaspecificaneedsaorachallengesa
Ans:a A,aB,aE
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Actionsathatatheanurseashouldaperformawhenasupportingatheagoalsaofamaternalaandachildah
ealthacareaincludeaadvocatingathearightsaforatheamotheraandafetus,ateachingahealthapromoti
onainterventions,aandaassessingatheafamilyaforastrengthsaandaspecificaneedsaorachallenges.a
Adheringatoaprinciplesathatafocusaonatheaneedsaofatheamotheraandaencouragingamaternalah
ospitalizationatoaregainastrengthaandastaminaaareanotaactionsathatasupportatheagoalsaofamate
rnalaandachildahealthacare.
4. Theanurseaisareviewingathea2020aNationalaHealthaGoalsaandanotesathatawhichaisaaafocusaofa
theseagoals?
A) Healthapromotionaandadiseaseaprevention
B) Earlyadiagnosisaofachronicahealthaproblems
C) Effectiveauseaofamedicationatoatreatadisease
D) Reduceatheacostaofahealthacareaandamedicationsa
Ans:a A
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Thea2020aNationalaHealthaGoalsaareaintendedatoahelpacitizensamoreaeasilyaunderstandatheai
mportanceaofahealthapromotionaandadiseaseapreventionaandatoaencourageawideaparticipatio
nainaimprovingahealthainatheanextadecade.aTheseagoalsadoanotafocusaonatheaearlyadiagnosisao
fachronicaproblems,auseaofamedicationsatoatreatadisease,aorareduceatheacostaofahealthacareaan
damedications.
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5. Theanurseahasanoticedaaachangeainatheatypeaofacareaneededatoasupportamaternalaandachildahe
althaissues.aWhatadoesatheanursearealizeaasareasonsaforatheachangesainacare?a(Selectaallathata
apply.)
A) Smallerafamilies
B) Lessadomesticaviolence
C) Moreaemployedamothers
D) Stableahomeaenvironments
E) Moreasingle-
parentafamiliesaAns:a A,aC,aE
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Nursingacareaforamaternalaandachildaisachangingabecauseafamiliesaareasmaller,amoreamothe
rsaareaemployedaoutaofatheahome,aandathereaareamoreasingle-
parentafamilies.aThereaisaanaincreaseainadomesticaviolence,aandafamiliesaarealessastableaanda
moreamobile,awhichainfluencesahomelessness.
6. Duringaanaassessment,atheanurseaasksaaapatientafromaaanon-English-
speakingacultureawhichatypesaofahomearemediesaandaherbsatheapatientausesaforahealthac
are.aWhataisatheapurposeaofaaskingatheapatientathisaquestion?
A) Analyzeaforaherb–drugainteractions
B) Understandatheapatient'saphilosophyaofaalternativeahealthacare
C) Determineatheatypesaofamedicationsatheapatientawillaneedatoabeaprescribed
D) Explainatoatheaphysicianatheapatient'sapreferenceaforanontraditionalamedicineaa
pproaches
Ans:a A
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Assessingawhataalternativeameasuresaareabeingausedaisaimportantabecauseatheaactionaofaana
herbacanainterfereawithaprescribedamedications.aAssessingatheauseaofaherbalaremediesaisano
tadoneatoaunderstandatheapatient'saphilosophyaofaalternativeahealthacare,adetermineatheatyp
esaofamedicationsatheapatientawillaneedatoabeaprescribed,aoraexplainatheapatient'sapreferenc
esaforanontraditionalamedicineaapproachesatoatheaphysician.
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7. Theanurseanotesathatastatisticsaonamaternalamortalityahadaimprovedabutaareaagainabecomi
ngaelevated.aWhatadoesatheanursearealizeaasaaareasonaforathisachangeainamaternalamortalitya
rates?
A) Earlieraprenatalacare
B) Gestationalahypertension
C) Increasedavaginaladeliveries
D) Treatmentaforachronicadiseasesa
Ans:a B
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Thisaincreasingarateainamaternalamortalityaisaassociatedawithamoreacesareanabirths,amoreage
stationalahypertensionarelatedatoapreexistingahypertensiveadisorders,aandalackaofahealthainsu
ranceaforamanyaAmericans.aThisaincreaseaisanotabecauseaofaearlieraprenatalacare,aincreaseda
vaginaladeliveries,aoratreatmentaforachronicadiseases.
8. Aanewamotheraasksatheanurseaifaallaofatheanewababy'sainjectionsacanabeagivenainaoneavisitabe
causeatheamotheraisalosingaincomeafromamissingaworkabecauseaofatheaofficeavisits.aWhatad
oesathisanewamother'saissueaindicateatoatheanurse?
A) Theamotheraneedsatoafindaanaalternativeaemployer.
B) Theamother'saincomeaisamoreaimportantathatatheababy'sahealth.
C) Missingaworkadoesanotasupportatheababy'sahealthamaintenanceavisits.
D) Theafederalagovernmentaneedsatoadoamoreatoasupportawell-
babyavisits.aAns:a C
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Anaareaathataneedsaadditionalaresearchaisafindingaeffectiveastimuliatoaencourageawomenatoa
bringachildrenaforahealthamaintenanceavisits.aTheamotheralosingaincomeabecauseaofamissin
gaworkaforawell-
babyavisitsawilladeterahealthamaintenanceavisitsaforatheababyagoingaforward.aThisamother'sais
sueadoesanotaindicateathatatheamotheraneedsatoafindaanotherajob,athatatheamother'saincomeaisa
moreaimportantathatatheababy'sahealth,aorathatatheafederalagovernmentaneedsatoadoamoreatoas
upportawell-babyavisits.
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