Exam 19: Maternal-Child Health

A community health nurse is providing a class for pregnant women about the dangers of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. After teaching the group, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies which effects in the newborn as being related to alcohol consumption by the mother? Select all that apply.

A community health nurse is working to develop a program to address the problem of HIV/AIDS in maternal and child health populations and mother-to-child transmission. Which area would be most important for the nurse to focus on?

A community health nurse is working with the adolescent population at the local women's clinic. Which roles would the nurse most likely assume to ensure positive outcomes for this population? Select all that apply.

A community health nurse is conducting an educational program for a group of parents at a local community health center about promoting adequate brain development in children during the first 2 years of life. The nurse determines that the teaching was effective when the group identifies which nutrient as most important?

A pregnant woman with hypertensive disease presents to the community health center for follow-up. Which action would be most appropriate for the community health nurse to include when teaching the woman about controlling her blood pressure at this time?

A community health nurse is conducting a program for a group of nurses from the local maternal and child health centers about various community nutritional programs available. The nurse determines that the teaching was effective when the group identifies which result is attributable to the WIC program?

A community health nurse is involved in a screening program for lead exposure. The nurse would target this program primarily to which age group?

A community health nurse is developing a plan to address the needs of pregnant adolescents. When setting up educational programs for this group, which methods would the nurse most likely implement to promote success? Select all that apply.

A community health nurse is making a family home visit. The family consists of the mother, father, 1-year-old child, and 4-year-old child. The mother states that the 4-year-old child who is in preschool had a cold last week and now the 1-year-old child has it. She asks the nurse if she can use the over-the-counter cold medication that she gave to the 4-year-old child for the 1-year-old child. Which response would be most appropriate?

A community health nurse is reviewing a program at a local women's community health center for pregnant women. The nurse is conducting an evaluation of the effectiveness of the center's screening for gestational diabetes. The nurse determines that the program is effective as evidenced by documentation of this screening occurring at which time?

A nurse is preparing to develop a screening program for school-aged children to assess for adverse childhood events. Which question should be included in the screening?

A nurse is caring for a 1-year-old child who was diagnosed with an acute respiratory illness. The nurse is teaching the caregiver about how to manage the illness. Which statements are included in the instruction? Select all that apply.

A community health nurse is making a home visit to a postpartum woman. The nurse suspects that the woman may be experiencing depression. During a home postpartum visit, a community health nurse suspects that the woman is experiencing depression. Which response would be most appropriate?

A community health nurse is conducting a teaching session with a group of pregnant women who have gestational diabetes. The nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the women state that which problem could occur in the infant?

A community health nurse is developing a program that would encourage mothers to use breast-feeding exclusively for their babies' nutrition for the first 6 months. The nurse implements this program on the understanding about which concept?

A community health nurse is conducting an in-service program for a group of nurses working at the local health clinics about immunizations and disease prevention. The nurse determines that additional teaching is needed when the group identifies which issue as underlying the changes in vaccine doses and formulations at the start of the 19st century?

A community health nurse is working with a group of pregnant women in the community to reduce lifestyle risk factors associated with low-birth-weight newborns and infant mortality. Which factor would the nurse address?

A community health nurse is reviewing information about the Healthy People 2030 goals as preparation for implementing strategies in the local community. Which goal would the nurse identify as having been met?

A community health nurse is preparing a program for a local parent group about measures to prevent drowning in children. Which measures would the nurse most likely include in the discussion? Select all that apply.

A community health nurse integrates knowledge of which concept when providing preconception counseling to a group of women and the need for adequate weight gain during pregnancy?