Chapter 3 Maternal and Child Health Nursing 7th Edition

Chapter 3  Maternal and Child Health Nursing 7th Edition

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

1.
Which question should the nurse ask when assessing the sociocultural aspects of a patient’s family?
A)
Citizenship
B)
Occupation
C)
Education level
D)
Family structure
Ans:
D

Feedback:

Family structure is a lifestyle area that is culturally determined. Citizenship, occupation, and education level are influenced by culture but on an individual basis.

2.
The nurse suspects that an adolescent patient from the inner city stereotypes other people. Which statement did the patient make that caused the nurse to come to this conclusion?
A)
“Kids who study are just nerds.”
B)
“All people who live in the suburbs drive big cars.”
C)
“City people are smarter than those who live in the suburbs.”
D)
“I stay away from people who live downtown because they look funny.”
Ans:
B

Feedback:

Stereotyping is expecting a person to act in a characteristic way without regard to his or her individual traits. Ethnocentrism is the belief one’s own culture is superior to all others as exemplified by the statement, “City people are smarter than those who live in the suburbs.” Discrimination is treating people differently based on their physical or cultural traits, or by performing an act. The statements that exemplify discrimination are “kids who study are just nerds” and “I stay away from people who live downtown because they look funny.”

3.
A young patient tells the nurse that it is taboo to date before the age of 18 years. How should the nurse interpret this patient’s statement?
A)
Everyone dates before the age of 18 years.
B)
Dating before the age of 18 years is not permitted.
C)
Dating before the age of 18 years can be done with permission.
D)
Dating before the age of 18 years is permitted in large groups only.
Ans:
B

Feedback:

A taboo is an action that is not acceptable to a culture. Dating before the age of 18 years being taboo means that it is not permitted to be done. This does not mean that everyone dates before the age of 18 years or that dating is done with permission or in large groups only.

4.
Which nursing action supports a 2020 National Health Goal that addresses cultural diversity?
A)
Focusing on actions to enhance disease prevention
B)
Reviewing actions to prevent accidents in the home environment
C)
Discussing breastfeeding with a pregnant patient who is Hispanic
D)
Analyzing the patient’s compliance with health promotion activities
Ans:
C

Feedback:

One 2020 National Health Goal for cultural diversity is to increase the proportion of mothers who breastfeed their babies in the early postpartum period from a baseline of 43.5% to a target of 60.6%. Actions to enhance disease prevention, prevent accidents, and comply with health promotion activities do not support the 2020 National Health Goals for cultural diversity.

5.
The nurse is preparing to assess a pregnant patient who is a member of a non-English-speaking culture. Which areas should the nurse assess to address cultural diversity? (Select all that apply.)
A)
Pain
B)
Time
C)
Touch
D)
Environment
E)
Communication
Ans:
A, B, C, E

Feedback:

When conducting an assessment, areas to include that address cultural diversity include pain, time, touch, and communication. Environment is a global term that may or may not be appropriate to for an assessment on cultural diversity.