URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF NURSING

NAME ___________________________________ DATE _____________________ SCORE _____

BLOCK/SCHEDULE _________________________ RATING _____

QUIZ # 1 – LESSON I A FRAMEWORK FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING

Strictly NO ERASURES!!!
IDENTIFICATION: (10pts): Read the following statement and write answers on the space provided.

1. ________________________ Care of a woman before conception and through pregnancy and care of the
child prenatally, from birth and neonatal period and from infancy through adolescence in a variety of
settings.
2. ________________________ A scientific form of problem solving, serves as the basis for assessing,
making a nursing diagnosis, planning, implementing and evaluating care.
3. ________________________ Use of a combination of research, clinical expertise and patient preferences
or values to guide decision-making for practice.
4. ________________________ The systematic investigation of problems that have implications for nursing
practice usually carried out by nurses.
5. ________________________ Phase of health care defined as educating parents and children to follow
health practices through teaching and role modelling.
6. ________________________ Prompt diagnosis and treatment of illness using interventions that will
return the client to wellness most rapidly.
7. ________________________ The time span beginning at 20 weeks of pregnancy to 4 weeks (28 days)
after birth.
8. ________________________ This rate is the traditional standard used to compare the health of a nation
with previous years with other countries.
9. ________________________ The 6 week period following childbirth sometimes termed “the fourth
trimester of pregnancy”.
10. ________________________ This refers to safeguarding and advancing the interest of patients and their
families.

Fill in the blanks (5pts): Supply the missing term or the information requested.

1. A maternal child health nurse (MCHN) considers the family as a whole and as a _____________ in care
when planning or implementing or evaluating the effectiveness of care.
2. A MCHN considers a high degree of ______________ functions because teaching and counselling are
major interventions.
3. A MCHN serves as an important _______________ for families during childbearing and childrearing as
these can be extremely stressful times in a life cycle.
4. A MCHN ________________ personal, cultural and spiritual attitudes and beliefs as these strongly
influence the meaning and impact of childbearing and childrearing.
5. A MCHN encourages family bonding through _______________ and family visiting in maternal child
health care settings.