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1. ForiwhichireasonsiwouldiainurseireviewiinfantimortalityistatisticsiinitheiUnitediStates?i(Sel
ectiallithatiapply.)
A) Measuresitheiqualityiofipregnancyicare
B) Reviewsiinformationionioverallinutrition
C) Comparesihealthiwithithoseiofiotheristates
D) Determinesiinfantihealthiandiavailableicare
E) Providesianiindexiofitheicountry'sigeneralihealthiA
ns:i A,iB,iD,iE
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Infantimortalityistatisticsiprovideianiindexiofiaicountry'sigeneralihealth,imeasuresitheiqua
lityiofipregnancyicare,iprovidesiinformationionioverallinutrition,iandideterminesiinfantih
ealthiandiavailableicare.iInfantimortalityistatisticsicomparesitheihealthiwithithoseiofiother
icountriesiandinotiwithithoseiofiotheristates.
2. Theinurseiisiprovidingicareiinianiorganizationithatisupportsitheimaternaliandichildicareicont
inuum.iWhichitypeiofipatienticareiareaiisianiexampleiofithisiapproach?
A) Primaryicare
B) Teaminursing
C) Caseimanagement
D) Family-
centeredicareiAns:i D
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Keepingitheifamilyiatitheicenterioficareiisiimportantibecauseitheileveliofiaifamily'sifunctionin
giisiimportantitoitheihealthistatusiofiitsimembers.iAihealthyifamilyiestablishesianienvironmen
ticonduciveitoigrowthiandihealth-
promotingibehaviorsitoisustainifamilyimembersiduringicrises.iAifamily-
centerediapproachienablesinursesitoibetteriunderstandiindividualsianditheirieffectioniothersia
nd,iiniturn,itoiprovideimoreiholisticicare.iPrimaryinursing,iteaminursing,iandicaseimanageme
ntidoinotinecessaryitakeiintoiconsiderationitheimaternaliandichildicareicontinuum.
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3. Whichiactionsishoulditheinurseiperformiwhenisupportingitheigoalsiofimaternaliandichil
dihealthicare?i(Selectiallithatiapply.)
A) Advocatesiprotectingitheirightsiofitheimotheriandifetus
B) Teachesifamilyimembersiinterventionsitoiimproveihealth
C) Adheresitoiprinciplesithatifocusionitheineedsiofitheimother
D) Encouragesimaternalihospitalizationitoiregainistrengthiandistamina
E) AssessesifamilyimembersiforistrengthsiandispecificineedsiorichallengesiAn
s:i A,iB,iE
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Actionsithatitheinurseishouldiperformiwhenisupportingitheigoalsiofimaternaliandichildiheal
thicareiincludeiadvocatingitheirightsiforitheimotheriandifetus,iteachingihealthipromotioniint
erventions,iandiassessingitheifamilyiforistrengthsiandispecificineedsiorichallenges.iAdheri
ngitoiprinciplesithatifocusionitheineedsiofitheimotheriandiencouragingimaternalihospitalizat
ionitoiregainistrengthiandistaminaiareinotiactionsithatisupportitheigoalsiofimaternaliandichild
ihealthicare.
4. Theinurseiisireviewingithei2020iNationaliHealthiGoalsiandinotesithatiwhichiisiaifocusiofith
eseigoals?
A) Healthipromotioniandidiseaseiprevention
B) Earlyidiagnosisiofichronicihealthiproblems
C) Effectiveiuseiofimedicationitoitreatidisease
D) ReduceitheicostiofihealthicareiandimedicationsiA
ns:i A
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Thei2020iNationaliHealthiGoalsiareiintendeditoihelpicitizensimoreieasilyiunderstanditheiimp
ortanceiofihealthipromotioniandidiseaseipreventionianditoiencourageiwideiparticipationiinii
mprovingihealthiinitheinextidecade.iTheseigoalsidoinotifocusionitheiearlyidiagnosisiofichroni
ciproblems,iuseiofimedicationsitoitreatidisease,iorireduceitheicostiofihealthicareiandimedicati
ons.
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5. Theinurseihasinoticediaichangeiinitheitypeioficareineededitoisupportimaternaliandichildihealt
hiissues.iWhatidoesitheinurseirealizeiasireasonsiforitheichangesiinicare?i(Selectiallithatiapply
.)
A) Smallerifamilies
B) Lessidomesticiviolence
C) Moreiemployedimothers
D) Stableihomeienvironments
E) Moreisingle-
parentifamiliesiAns:i A,iC,iE
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Nursingicareiforimaternaliandichildiisichangingibecauseifamiliesiareismaller,imoreimothersi
areiemployedioutiofitheihome,iandithereiareimoreisingle-
parentifamilies.iThereiisianiincreaseiinidomesticiviolence,iandifamiliesiareilessistableiandim
oreimobile,iwhichiinfluencesihomelessness.
6. Duringianiassessment,itheinurseiasksiaipatientifromiainon-English-
speakingicultureiwhichitypesiofihomeiremediesiandiherbsitheipatientiusesiforihealthicare
.iWhatiisitheipurposeiofiaskingitheipatientithisiquestion?
A) Analyzeiforiherb–drugiinteractions
B) Understanditheipatient'siphilosophyiofialternativeihealthicare
C) Determineitheitypesiofimedicationsitheipatientiwillineeditoibeiprescribed
D) Explainitoitheiphysicianitheipatient'sipreferenceiforinontraditionalimedicineiap
proaches
Ans:i A
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Assessingiwhatialternativeimeasuresiareibeingiusediisiimportantibecauseitheiactioniofianihe
rbicaniinterfereiwithiprescribedimedications.iAssessingitheiuseiofiherbaliremediesiisinotidon
eitoiunderstanditheipatient'siphilosophyiofialternativeihealthicare,idetermineitheitypesiofime
dicationsitheipatientiwillineeditoibeiprescribed,ioriexplainitheipatient'sipreferencesiforinontr
aditionalimedicineiapproachesitoitheiphysician.
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7. Theinurseinotesithatistatisticsionimaternalimortalityihadiimprovedibutiareiagainibecomingi
elevated.iWhatidoesitheinurseirealizeiasiaireasoniforithisichangeiinimaternalimortalityirates
?
A) Earlieriprenatalicare
B) Gestationalihypertension
C) Increasedivaginalideliveries
D) Treatmentiforichronicidiseasesi
Ans:i B
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Thisiincreasingirateiinimaternalimortalityiisiassociatediwithimoreicesareanibirths,imoreigest
ationalihypertensionirelateditoipreexistingihypertensiveidisorders,iandilackiofihealthiinsuran
ceiforimanyiAmericans.iThisiincreaseiisinotibecauseiofiearlieriprenatalicare,iincreasedivagin
alideliveries,ioritreatmentiforichronicidiseases.
8. Ainewimotheriasksitheinurseiifialliofitheinewibaby'siinjectionsicanibeigiveniinioneivisitibecau
seitheimotheriisilosingiincomeifromimissingiworkibecauseiofitheiofficeivisits.iWhatidoesithi
sinewimother'siissueiindicateitoitheinurse?
A) Theimotherineedsitoifindianialternativeiemployer.
B) Theimother'siincomeiisimoreiimportantithatitheibaby'sihealth.
C) Missingiworkidoesinotisupportitheibaby'sihealthimaintenanceivisits.
D) Theifederaligovernmentineedsitoidoimoreitoisupportiwell-
babyivisits.iAns:i C
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Aniareaithatineedsiadditionaliresearchiisifindingieffectiveistimuliitoiencourageiwomenitoibri
ngichildreniforihealthimaintenanceivisits.iTheimotherilosingiincomeibecauseiofimissingiwor
kiforiwell-
babyivisitsiwillideterihealthimaintenanceivisitsiforitheibabyigoingiforward.iThisimother'siissu
eidoesinotiindicateithatitheimotherineedsitoifindianotherijob,ithatitheimother'siincomeiisimorei
importantithatitheibaby'sihealth,iorithatitheifederaligovernmentineedsitoidoimoreitoisupportiw
ell-babyivisits.
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