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Chapter 2: Contemporary Issues in Women’s, Families’, andChildren’s Health Care
Chapter 2: Contemporary Issues in Women’s, Families’, and Children’s Health Care
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The clinic nurse is working with a mother and her 3-year-old child who have arrived for the child’s
routine checkup. The nurse encourages the mother to return for her child’s measles-mumps-rubella
immunization prior to the child’s entering school. This intervention is an example of what type of
care?
A. Mandatory health care
B. Primary health prevention
C. Secondary health prevention
D. Tertiary health prevention
ANS: B
Of the three levels of prevention, the most desirable level is primary prevention. This encompasses
health promotion and activities specifically meant to prevent disease from occurring—in this case,
scheduling vaccinations. Secondary prevention refers to early identification and prompt treatment of
a health problem before it has an opportunity to spread or become more serious. Tertiary prevention
is intended to restore health to the highest functioning state that is possible.
Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering
Content Area: Pediatrics/Maternity
Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
Difficulty: Moderate
PTS: 1
2. A nurse wishing to be an advocate for access to health care would most likely choose to participate
in which of the following activities?
A. Lobby for improved insurance access for all individuals, whether or not they are employed.
B. Help establish fast-track or minor illness areas in local emergency rooms.
C. Partner with medical centers to provide free services for low-income patients.
D. Work with visiting nurses associations to create on-site clinics at day-care centers.
,ANS: A
The biggest determinant of access to and quality of health care is one’s insurance status. The other
actions might help improve access too, but would not be as effective as lobbying for improved ability
for all individuals to get insurance.
Cognitive Level: Application/Applying
Content Area: Pediatrics/Maternity
Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Integrated Process: Nursing Process: Implementation
Difficulty: Moderate
PTS: 1
3. A nurse working with an after-school program is concerned about the lack of health literacy in the
students’ parents. What action would best address this need?
A. Conduct a monthly health-related seminar for parents.
B. Investigate grants or other funding for a computer bank.
C. Invite parents to healthy cooking demonstrations.
D. Provide brochures on a variety of health problems.
ANS: B
The disparity between people who have access to technology and those who do not is directly related
to health literacy and knowledge. The amount of information doubles every 6 years, so it is not
possible to keep track of all the latest health news by accessing brochures, books, or periodicals.
Having access to computers would greatly increase health literacy. The other options are certainly
helpful, but would not be as far-reaching as providing access to online material.
Cognitive Level: Analysis/Analyzing
Content Area: Pediatrics/Maternity
Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
Difficulty: Difficult
PTS: 1
4. A nurse is caring for a patient near the end of life whose wishes regarding care are not known. The
two sons disagreed with the two daughters about future medical plans for the patient during a recent
, family conference, and now the sons and daughters are not talking to one another. What action by the
nurse would be best to help resolve this dilemma?
A. Call the facility’s ethics committee and request a formal consultation.
B. Have social work coordinate another family meeting to discuss the issue.
C. Meet with the sons and daughters separately to discuss their wishes.
D. Request that the physician tell the family what is in the patient’s best interests.
ANS: A
Ethical principles in health care are often in conflict, and it takes a skilled person to negotiate and
mediate these situations. Ethics committees exist in most health-care facilities that are experienced in
confronting these difficult situations. The best response would be for the nurse to request a
consultation from the ethics committee. Another family meeting may not work, as the family already
disagrees and tensions are high. The other options may be helpful, but are not as vital as a formal
ethics committee consultation. Meeting privately with the sons and daughters might give the nurse
some insight into their positions, but would not be as effective as utilizing the expertise on the
committee. The physician should not decide what is in the patient’s best interests, as this is
paternalistic and violates the principle of autonomy.
Cognitive Level: Application/Applying
Content Area: Pediatrics/Maternity
Patient Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation
Difficulty: Moderate
PTS: 1
5. A mother and her 12-year-old daughter visit the clinic often because of the daughter’s asthma. The
clinic nurse recognizes that one of the most important nursing actions in this situation is which of the
following?
A. Continue to schedule regular clinic visits for the child to follow her condition.
B. Give the mother time to talk about her daughter’s illness while she is present.
C. Listen patiently to the child as she talks about her illness, letting her tell her story.
D. Regulate and modify the child’s medications in response to her asthma symptoms.
ANS: C
Research shows that children feel that health-care providers don’t really listen to them. It is important
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