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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 .Ans: .A, .B, .D, .E
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Infant .mortality .statistics .provide .an .index .of .a .country's .general .health,
.measures .the .quality .of .pregnancy .care, .provides .information .on .overall
.nutrition, .and .determines .infant .health .and .available .care. .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
.child .care .continuum. .Which .type .of .patient .care .area .is .an .example .of .this
.approach?
A) Primary .care
B) Team .nursing
C) Case .management
D) Family-centered .care
.Ans: .D
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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
.establishes .an .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. .Primary .nursing, .team .nursing, .and .case .management .do .not
.necessary .take .into .consideration .the .maternal .and .child .care .continuum.

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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 .Ans: .A, .B, .E
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 .that .support .the .goals .of .maternal .and .child .health .care.




4. The .nurse .is .reviewing .the .2020 .National .Health .Goals .and .notes .that .which
.is .a .focus .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 .Ans: .A
Feedback:
The .2020 .National .Health .Goals .are .intended .to .help .citizens .more .easily
.understand .the .importance .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.

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5. The .nurse .has .noticed .a .change .in .the .type .of .care .needed .to .support .maternal .and
.child .health .issues. .What .does .the .nurse .realize .as .reasons .for .the .changes .in .care?
.(Select .all .that .apply.)
A) Smaller .families
B) Less .domestic .violence
C) More .employed .mothers
D) Stable .home .environments
E) More .single-parent .families
.Ans: .A, .C, .E
Feedback:
Nursing .care .for .maternal .and .child .is .changing .because .families .are .smaller, .more
.mothers .are .employed .out .of .the .home, .and .there .are .more .single-parent .families.
.There .is .an .increase .in .domestic .violence, .and .families .are .less .stable .and .more
.mobile, .which .influences .homelessness.




6. During .an .assessment, .the .nurse .asks .a .patient .from .a .non-English-speaking
.culture .which .types .of .home .remedies .and .herbs .the .patient .uses .for .health .care.
.What .is .the .purpose .of .asking .the .patient .this .question?
A) Analyze .for .herb–drug .interactions
B) Understand .the .patient's .philosophy .of .alternative .health .care
C) Determine .the .types .of .medications .the .patient .will .need .to .be .prescribed
D) Explain .to .the .physician .the .patient's .preference .for
.nontraditional .medicine .approaches
Ans: . A
Feedback:
Assessing .what .alternative .measures .are .being .used .is .important .because .the .action
.of .an .herb .can .interfere .with .prescribed .medications. .Assessing .the .use .of .herbal
.remedies .is .not .done .to .understand .the .patient's .philosophy .of .alternative .health
.care, .determine .the .types .of .medications .the .patient .will .need .to .be .prescribed, .or
.explain .the .patient's .preferences .for .nontraditional .medicine .approaches .to .the
.physician.