The population health nurse has been appointed to a committee to identify actions to achieve the millennial goal of improving maternal health by reducing the maternal mortality ratio by 78%
Which strategy should the nurse recommend to assist in achieving this goal?
1. Explain dietary requirements to ensure a viable fetus.
2. Prepare educational materials about the need for prenatal care from conception.
3. Instruct women of childbearing age on the importance of receiving prenatal care.
4. Establish portable health clinics in underdeveloped countries to provide prenatal care.
Answer: 4
Explanation: 4. To achieve the millennial goal of improving maternal health actions must be taken to ensure that pregnant women receive adequate and timely prenatal care. Establishing portable health clinics in underdeveloped countries to provide prenatal care would help achieve this goal. Explaining dietary requirements may not be appropriate because of access to nutritionally sound food and supplements might be difficult in underdeveloped countries. Preparing educational materials would be helpful however if the actions or resources are not available, the teaching will have no impact on the achievement of the goal. Instructing on the importance of receiving prenatal care would not necessarily help achieve the goal if resources, and medical personnel are not available to provide the care.
You might also like to view...
A patient with tendonitis asks what the tendon does. The nurse's response is based on the knowledge that tendons
a. connect bone to muscle b. provide strength to muscle c. lubricate joints with synovial fluid d. relieve friction between moving parts
A patient has been diagnosed with vulvovaginal candidiasis (VCC). The nurse would evaluate the teaching goal for this patient as successful if the patient makes which statement?
1. "I will take the entire 28-day course of antibiotics.". 2. "I will douche each evening to cleanse my vaginal area.". 3. "Now that I know the symptoms, if I get another infection I can use over-the-counter medications.". 4. "I will start wearing cotton underwear.".
A mass is found on a mammogram of a 42-year-old female patient and a cyst is confirmed by an ultrasound of the breast. The nurse understands that the next course of action for this patient would be to:
1. adopt the "watch and wait" approach. 2. reduce caffeine intake. 3. apply warm soaks to the cyst. 4. undergo a surgical biopsy.
A client has superficial burns on the hand from boiling water. Which of the following can the nurse suggest that the client use to help with the healing of these burns?
1. Evening primrose oil 2. Aloe vera gel 3. Chamomile 4. Vitamin C