Question 1

Maxine,age 3 months,has been diagnosed with organic failure to thrive (FTT).What may have caused her FTT?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poor nutrition 
B)  Low birth weight 
C)  Parents not waking Maxine up for night feeds 
D)  Cardiac anomaly 
A)  Poor nutrition 
B)  Low birth weight 
C)  Parents not waking Maxine up for night feeds 
D)  Cardiac anomaly D

Question 2

What is an example of a reproductive right?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freedom from socio-economic disadvantages 
B)  Access to appropriate health care 
C)  Right to use reproductive technologies 
D)  Deciding on the number of children 
A)  Freedom from socio-economic disadvantages 
B)  Access to appropriate health care 
C)  Right to use reproductive technologies 
D)  Deciding on the number of children D

Question 3

Mary,17 years old,is pregnant and addicted to cocaine.What may be a result of her cocaine use on the pregnancy and fetus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fetal cocaine spectrum disorder 
B)  Post-term delivery 
C)  Intrauterine growth restriction 
D)  Sudden infant death syndrome 
A)  Fetal cocaine spectrum disorder 
B)  Post-term delivery 
C)  Intrauterine growth restriction 
D)  Sudden infant death syndrome C

Question 4

Which woman is at greatest risk for intimate partner violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  A Caucasian woman 
B)  A 32-year-old woman 
C)  A pregnant woman 
D)  A lesbian 
A)  A Caucasian woman 
B)  A 32-year-old woman 
C)  A pregnant woman 
D)  A lesbian

Question 5

Aiden,1 year old,is fearful of his parents and other adults.He is fed once a day,if his mother remembers.What will be the impact of this on Aiden?

Accepted Answer

A)  Negative response to events that do not affect other children 
B)  Immunity to stress in his later life 
C)  Organic failure to thrive 
D)  Interference in relationships with people 
A)  Negative response to events that do not affect other children 
B)  Immunity to stress in his later life 
C)  Organic failure to thrive 
D)  Interference in relationships with people

Question 6

What woman has the greatest risk for depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  28-year-old schoolteacher 
B)  18-year-old pregnant student living at home 
C)  59-year-old grandmother of two 
D)  32-year-old pregnant woman on income assistance 
A)  28-year-old schoolteacher 
B)  18-year-old pregnant student living at home 
C)  59-year-old grandmother of two 
D)  32-year-old pregnant woman on income assistance

Question 7

What is the most important factor in the developing brain of infants and children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feeling comfortable with a babysitter 
B)  Relationship with other children 
C)  Stable relationship with parents 
D)  Genetics 
A)  Feeling comfortable with a babysitter 
B)  Relationship with other children 
C)  Stable relationship with parents 
D)  Genetics

Question 8

What is the impact of poverty on maternal-infant health in Canada?

Accepted Answer

- associated with poorer health outcomes

Question 9

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNICEF,1989)listed rights to which all children are entitled.List two rights and list two items each right would include.

Accepted Answer

Rights
These rights include
Survival and

Question 10

An Inuit woman leaves her community to deliver her baby in an urban centre.How might this impact her pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ensures access to the latest technology 
B)  Increases the risk of a premature baby 
C)  Provides greater satisfaction with the birth process 
D)  Reduces risk of maternal complications 
A)  Ensures access to the latest technology 
B)  Increases the risk of a premature baby 
C)  Provides greater satisfaction with the birth process 
D)  Reduces risk of maternal complications

Question 11

Which statement is correct regarding fetal and infant health outcomes in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fetal mortality rates have decreased. 
B)  There is a decrease in the large-for-gestational-age babies born. 
C)  The premature birth rate has decreased. 
D)  Birth defects account for over 50% of perinatal deaths. 
A)  Fetal mortality rates have decreased. 
B)  There is a decrease in the large-for-gestational-age babies born. 
C)  The premature birth rate has decreased. 
D)  Birth defects account for over 50% of perinatal deaths.

Question 12

A woman has electronic fetal monitoring during her labour.What term would best describe this practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maternal health care 
B)  Liberal individualism 
C)  Reproductive right 
D)  Medicalization 
A)  Maternal health care 
B)  Liberal individualism 
C)  Reproductive right 
D)  Medicalization

Question 13

Canada has universal health care and programs to improve the health of children.What has been the outcome of these programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada's children's health is the envy of many other countries. 
B)  The mortality rate for Aboriginal infants is comparable to the rest of Canada. 
C)  Canada ranks in the top ten countries for preventable childhood injuries and deaths. 
D)  One in nine Canadian children live in poverty 
A)  Canada's children's health is the envy of many other countries. 
B)  The mortality rate for Aboriginal infants is comparable to the rest of Canada. 
C)  Canada ranks in the top ten countries for preventable childhood injuries and deaths. 
D)  One in nine Canadian children live in poverty

Question 14

What best describes the concept of maternal health care in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Family planning through to postnatal care 
B)  Pregnancy,birth,and postpartum care 
C)  Preconception counselling 
D)  Prenatal education to prevent birth defects 
A)  Family planning through to postnatal care 
B)  Pregnancy,birth,and postpartum care 
C)  Preconception counselling 
D)  Prenatal education to prevent birth defects

Question 15

A nurse wishes to use a relational approach to maternal and child health promotion.What should the nurse do when using this approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use expertise to develop child health programs 
B)  Listen to what is meaningful for women 
C)  Use one assessment framework designed for pregnant women 
D)  Develop a list of resources to promote healthy pregnancies 
A)  Use expertise to develop child health programs 
B)  Listen to what is meaningful for women 
C)  Use one assessment framework designed for pregnant women 
D)  Develop a list of resources to promote healthy pregnancies

Question 16

Ms.Bruneau has perinatal depression.What impact may this depression have on her child in the future?

Accepted Answer

A)  Depression 
B)  Behaviour problems 
C)  Neglect and abuse 
D)  Risk of overeating 
A)  Depression 
B)  Behaviour problems 
C)  Neglect and abuse 
D)  Risk of overeating

Question 17

A nurse visits the Calloway family.Mrs.Calloway states that she is having difficulty feeding her three children.What is the best action for the nurse to take?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide Mrs.Calloway with money to purchase food 
B)  Teach Mrs.Calloway how to make nutritious meals with the food she has 
C)  Ask Mrs.Calloway if the children are in a school lunch program 
D)  Discuss resources in the community the family can access 
A)  Provide Mrs.Calloway with money to purchase food 
B)  Teach Mrs.Calloway how to make nutritious meals with the food she has 
C)  Ask Mrs.Calloway if the children are in a school lunch program 
D)  Discuss resources in the community the family can access

Question 18

A nurse visits the Schmidt family and finds the mother is at work.Mrs.Schmidt has left her 8-year-old daughter to look after her 11-month-old brother.What action must the nurse take?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ask whether the 8-year-old has taken a baby-sitting course 
B)  Report the incident 
C)  Discuss childcare with the Mrs.Schmidt 
D)  Call Mrs.Schmidt at work and ask her to come home 
A)  Ask whether the 8-year-old has taken a baby-sitting course 
B)  Report the incident 
C)  Discuss childcare with the Mrs.Schmidt 
D)  Call Mrs.Schmidt at work and ask her to come home

Question 19

Distinguish between baby blues and perinatal depression.What are four indicators of depression in women?

Accepted Answer

- Baby blues: a feeling of distress and

Question 20

A nurse is visiting a new mother and her 2-day-old baby at home.The nurse notes that the baby has tremors and cries when touched or picked up.The mother states that the baby doesn't feed well.What should the nurse suspect in this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Failure to thrive 
B)  Withdrawal 
C)  Inadequate nutrition 
D)  Neglect 
A)  Failure to thrive 
B)  Withdrawal 
C)  Inadequate nutrition 
D)  Neglect

Exam 15: Maternal and Child Health

Maxine,age 3 months,has been diagnosed with organic failure to thrive (FTT).What may have caused her FTT?

What is an example of a reproductive right?

Mary,17 years old,is pregnant and addicted to cocaine.What may be a result of her cocaine use on the pregnancy and fetus?

Which woman is at greatest risk for intimate partner violence?

Aiden,1 year old,is fearful of his parents and other adults.He is fed once a day,if his mother remembers.What will be the impact of this on Aiden?

What woman has the greatest risk for depression?

What is the most important factor in the developing brain of infants and children?

What is the impact of poverty on maternal-infant health in Canada?

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNICEF,1989)listed rights to which all children are entitled.List two rights and list two items each right would include.

An Inuit woman leaves her community to deliver her baby in an urban centre.How might this impact her pregnancy?

Which statement is correct regarding fetal and infant health outcomes in Canada?

A woman has electronic fetal monitoring during her labour.What term would best describe this practice?

Canada has universal health care and programs to improve the health of children.What has been the outcome of these programs?

What best describes the concept of maternal health care in Canada?

A nurse wishes to use a relational approach to maternal and child health promotion.What should the nurse do when using this approach?

Ms.Bruneau has perinatal depression.What impact may this depression have on her child in the future?

A nurse visits the Calloway family.Mrs.Calloway states that she is having difficulty feeding her three children.What is the best action for the nurse to take?

A nurse visits the Schmidt family and finds the mother is at work.Mrs.Schmidt has left her 8-year-old daughter to look after her 11-month-old brother.What action must the nurse take?

Distinguish between baby blues and perinatal depression.What are four indicators of depression in women?

A nurse is visiting a new mother and her 2-day-old baby at home.The nurse notes that the baby has tremors and cries when touched or picked up.The mother states that the baby doesn't feed well.What should the nurse suspect in this situation?

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