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,Maternal n& nChild nHealth nNursing: nCare nof nthe nChildbearing n& nChildrearing nFamily
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1. For nwhich nreasons nwould na nnurse nreview ninfant nmortality nstatistics nin nthe nUnited
nStates?n(Select n all nthat n apply.)
A) Measures nthe nquality nof npregnancy ncare
B) Reviews ninformation non noverall nnutrition
C) Compares nhealth nwith nthose nof nother nstates
D) Determines ninfant nhealth nand navailable ncare
E) Provides nan nindex nof nthe ncountry's ngeneral
nhealthnAns: n A, n B, nD, nE
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Infant nmortalitynstatistics nprovide nan nindex nof na ncountry's ngeneral nhealth, nmeasures
nthenquality nof npregnancy ncare, nprovides ninformation non noverall nnutrition, nand
ndetermines ninfant nhealth nand navailable ncare. n Infant nmortality nstatistics ncompares
nthe nhealth nwith nthose nof nother ncountries nand n not nwith nthose n of nother nstates.
2. The nnurse nis nproviding ncare nin nan norganization nthat nsupports nthe nmaternal nand nchild
ncaren
continuum. nWhich ntype nof npatient n care narea nis nan nexample nof nthis napproach?
A) Primary ncare
B) Team nnursing
C) Case nmanagement
D) Family-centered
ncaren
Ans: n D
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Keeping nthe nfamily nat nthe ncenter nof ncare nis nimportant nbecause nthe nlevel nof na
nfamily's nfunctioning nis n important nto nthe nhealth nstatus nof nits nmembers. nA nhealthy
nfamily nestablishesnan nenvironment nconducive nto ngrowth nand nhealth-promoting
nbehaviors nto nsustain nfamily nmembers nduring ncrises. nA nfamily-centered napproach
nenables nnurses nto nbetter nunderstandnindividuals nand ntheir neffect non nothers nand, nin
nturn, nto nprovide nmore nholistic ncare. nPrimarynnursing, nteam nnursing, nand ncase
nmanagement ndo nnot nnecessary ntake ninto nconsideration nthe nmaternal nand n child n care
ncontinuum.
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3. Which nactions nshould nthe nnurse nperform nwhen nsupporting nthe ngoals nof nmaternal
nandn child nhealth ncare? n (Select n all nthat n apply.)
A) Advocates nprotecting nthe nrights nof nthe nmother nand nfetus
B) Teaches nfamily nmembers ninterventions nto nimprove nhealth
C) Adheres nto nprinciples nthat nfocus non nthe nneeds nof nthe nmother
D) Encourages nmaternal nhospitalization nto nregain nstrength nand nstamina
E) Assesses nfamily nmembers nfor nstrengths nand nspecific nneeds nor
nchallengesn Ans: n A, nB, nE
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Actions nthat nthe nnurse nshould nperform nwhen nsupporting nthe ngoals nof nmaternal nand
nchildnhealth ncare ninclude nadvocating nthe nrights nfor nthe nmother nand nfetus, nteaching
nhealth npromotion ninterventions, nand nassessing nthe nfamily nfor nstrengths nand
nspecific nneeds nor nchallenges. nAdhering nto nprinciples nthat nfocus non nthe nneeds nof
nthe nmother nand nencouraging nmaternal nhospitalization nto nregain nstrength nand nstamina
nare nnot nactions nthatn
support nthe ngoals nof nmaternal nand nchild nhealth ncare.
4. The nnurse nis nreviewing nthe n2020 nNational nHealth nGoals nand nnotes nthat nwhich n is na
nfocusn of nthese ngoals?
A) Health npromotion nand ndisease nprevention
B) Early ndiagnosis nof nchronic nhealth nproblems
C) Effective nuse nof nmedication nto ntreat ndisease
D) Reduce nthe ncost nof nhealth ncare nand
nmedicationsn Ans: n A
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The n2020 nNational nHealth nGoals nare nintended nto nhelp ncitizens nmore neasily
nunderstand nthen importance nof nhealth npromotion nand ndisease nprevention nand nto
nencourage nwide nparticipation nin nimproving nhealth nin nthe nnext ndecade. nThese ngoals
ndo nnot nfocus non nthe nearly ndiagnosis nof nchronic nproblems, nuse nof nmedications nto
ntreat ndisease, nor nreduce nthe ncost nof nhealth ncare nand n medications.
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5. The nnurse nhas nnoticed na nchange nin nthe ntype nof ncare nneeded nto nsupport nmaternal
nand nchild nhealth nissues. nWhat ndoes nthe nnurse nrealize nas nreasons nfor nthe nchanges nin
ncare? n(Select nallnthat napply.)
A) Smaller nfamilies
B) Less ndomestic nviolence
C) More nemployed nmothers
D) Stable nhome nenvironments
E) More nsingle-parent
nfamiliesnAns: n A, nC, nE
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Nursing ncare nfor nmaternal nand nchild nis nchanging nbecause nfamilies nare nsmaller,
nmore nmothers nare nemployed nout nof nthe nhome, nand nthere nare nmore nsingle-parent
n families. nTherenis nan nincrease nin ndomestic nviolence, nand nfamilies nare nless nstable nand
nmore nmobile, nwhichn influences n homelessness.
6. During nan nassessment, nthe nnurse nasks na npatient nfrom na nnon-English-speaking
nculture nwhich ntypes nof nhome nremedies nand nherbs nthe npatient nuses nfor nhealth
ncare. nWhat n is nthenpurpose nof nasking nthe npatient nthis nquestion?
A) Analyze nfor nherb–drug ninteractions
B) Understand nthe npatient's nphilosophy nof nalternative nhealth ncare
C) Determine nthe ntypes nof nmedications nthe npatient nwill nneed nto nbe nprescribed
D) Explain nto nthe nphysician nthe npatient's npreference nfor nnontraditional
nmedicinen approaches
Ans: n A
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Assessing nwhat nalternative nmeasures nare nbeing nused nis nimportant nbecause nthe
naction nof nan nherb ncan ninterfere nwith nprescribed nmedications. n Assessing nthe nuse nof
nherbal nremediesn is nnot ndone nto nunderstand nthe npatient's nphilosophy nof nalternative
nhealth ncare, ndetermine nthe ntypes nof nmedications nthe npatient nwill nneed nto nbe
nprescribed, nor nexplain nthe npatient's npreferences n for nnontraditional nmedicine
napproaches n to nthe nphysician.
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