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1. infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates, which fact
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or would most likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
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B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care vg vg vg vg vg
C) Providing more extensive womens shelter vg vg vg vg
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2. When integrating the principles of family-
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centered care, the nurse would include which of the following? A)Childbirth is viewed as a pr
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B) Families are unable to make informed choices
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D) Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
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When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time pregnant women, the nurse expects to review
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3. how maternity care has changed over the years. Which of the following would the nurse incl
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ude when discussing events of the 20th century?
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D) Creation of free-standing birth centers vg vg vg vg
4. After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-
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related mortality, the instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students
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identify which condition as a leading cause?
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A) Hemorrhage
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D)Infection
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The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to address the spec
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5. health needs of women. Which of the following conditions would the group address as t
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he major problem?
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C) Diabetes
D)Cancer
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6. When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the nurse would consider which factor
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to be most important?
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A) Language
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C) Transportation