N8 Textbook Quiz 2

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Wong, et al.: Maternal Child Nursing Care, 3rd Edition

Review Questions Chapter 02

1.	Which statement made by the nurse would indicate that she/he is practicing appropriate family-centered care techniques? Choose all appropriate responses.
	A. The nurse allows the mother and father to make choices when possible. B. The nurse informs the family about what is going to happen. The nurse instructs the patient's sister, who is a nurse, that she cannot be in the room during the birth. C. The nurse commands the mother what to do. D. The nurse provides time for the partner to ask questions.

2.	Families in the launching stage of the family life cycle are involved in accomplishing which of the following developmental tasks?
	A. Renegotiating the marital relationship as a dyad B. Establishing financial independence C. Maintaining own and/or couple functioning and interests in the face of physiologic decline D. Negotiating tasks related to childrearing and household maintenance

3.	The term used to describe a situation in which a cultural group loses its identity and becomes part of the dominant culture is called:
	A. Assimilation B. Cultural relativism C. Acculturation D. Ethnocentrism

4.	A Native American woman gave birth to a baby girl 12 hours ago. The nurse notes that the woman keeps her baby in the bassinet except for feeding and states that she will wait until she gets home to begin breastfeeding. The nurse recognizes that this behavior is most likely a reflection of:
	A. Delayed attachment B. Embarrassment C. Disappointment that the baby is a girl D. A belief that babies should not be fed colostrum

5.	The nurse is planning care for a patient with a different cultural background. Which of the following would be an appropriate goal?
	A. Strive to keep the patient's cultural background from influencing health needs. B. Encourage the continuation of cultural practices in the hospital setting. C. In a nonjudgmental way, attempt to change the patient's cultural beliefs. D. As necessary, adapt the patient's cultural practices to her health needs.

6.	Which of the following is descriptive of the family systems theory?
	A. The family is viewed as the sum of individual members. B. When the family system is disrupted, change can occur at any point in the system. C. Change in one family member cannot create change in other members. D. Individual family members are readily identified as the source of a problem.