MATERNITY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE 12TH EDITIO

Maternity and Women’s Health Care 12th Edition Lowdermilk

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Chapterm1:m21stmCenturymMaternitymandmWomen’smHealthmNursing

MULTIPLEmCHOICE

1. Inmevaluatingmthemlevelmofmampregnantmwomansmriskmofmhavingmamlow-birth-
weightm(LBW)minfant,mwhichmfactormismthemmostmimportantmformthemnursemtomconsider?

a. African-Americanmrace
b. Cigarettemsmoking
c. Poormnutritionalmstatus
d. Limitedmmaternalmeducation


ANS:mA

FormAfrican-
Americanmbirths,mthemincidencemofmLBWminfantsmismtwicemthatmofmCaucasianmbirths.mRacemismamnon
modifiablemriskmfactor.mCigarettemsmokingmismanmimportantmfactorminmpotentialminfantmmortalitymrat
es,mbutmitmismnotmthemmostmimportant.mAdditionally,msmokingmismammodifiablemriskmfactor.mPoormnutr
itionmismanmimportantmfactorminmpotentialminfantmmortalitymrates,mbutmitmismnotmthemmostmimportant.m
Additionally,mnutritionalmstatusmismammodifiablemriskmfactor.mMaternalmeducationmismanmimportantmf
actorminmpotentialminfantmmortalitymrates,mbutmitmismnotmthemmostmimportant.mAdditionally,mmaternal
m educationmismammodifiablemriskmfactor.

DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mUnderstandmREF:mIM:

TOP:mNursingmProcess:mAssessment

MSC:mClientmNeeds:mHealthmPromotionmandmMaintenance,mAntepartummCare

2. Whatmismthemprimarymrolemofmpracticingmnursesminmthemresearchmprocess?

a. Designingmresearchmstudies
b. Collectingmdatamformothermresearchers

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c. Identifyingmresearchablemproblems




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d. Seekingmfundingmtomsupportmresearchmstudies


ANS:mC

Whenmproblemsmaremidentified,mresearchmcanmbemproperlymconducted.mResearchmofmhealthmcaremis
suesmleadsmtomevidence-
basedmpracticemguidelines.mDesigningmresearchmstudiesmismonlymonemfactormofmthemresearchmproces
s.mDatamcollectionmismanothermfactormofmresearch.mFinancialmsupportmismnecessarymtomconductmrese
arch,mbutmitmismnotmthemprimarymrolemofmthemnurseminmthemresearchmprocess.

DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mUnderstandmREF:mim:m14mTOP:mNursingmProcess:mN/

AmMSC:mClientmNeeds:mSafemandmEffectivemCaremEnvironment

3. Am23-year-oldmAfrican-
Americanmwomanmismpregnantmwithmhermfirstmchild.mBasedmonmthemstatisticsmforminfantmmo
rtality,mwhichmplanmismmostmimportantmformthemnursemtomimplement?

a. Performmamnutritionmassessment.
b. Refermthemwomanmtomamsocialmworker.
c. Advisemthemwomanmtomseemanmobstetrician,mnotmammidwife.
d. Explainmtomthemwomanmthemimportancemofmkeepingmhermprenatalmcaremappointments.


ANS:mD

Consistentmprenatalmcaremismthembestmmethodmofmpreventingmormcontrollingmriskmfactorsmassociatedm
withminfantmmortality.mNutritionalmstatusmismanmimportantmmodifiablemriskmfactor,mbutmitmismnotmthem
mostmimportantmactionmamnursemshouldmtakeminmthismsituation.mThemclientmmaymneedmassistancemfro
mmamsocialmworkermatmsomemtimemduringmhermpregnancy,mbutmamreferralmtomamsocialmworkermismnotmt
hemmostmimportantmaspectmthemnursemshouldmaddressmatmthismtime.mIfmthemwomanmhasmidentifiablemh
igh-
riskmproblems,mthenmhermhealthmcaremmaymneedmtombemprovidedmbymamphysician.mHowever,mitmcann
otmbemassumedmthatmallmAfrican-Americanmwomenmhavemhigh-
riskmissues.mInmaddition,madvisingmthemwomanmtomseemanmobstetricianmismnotmthemmostmimportantmas
pectmonmwhichmthemnursemshouldmfocusmatmthismtime,mandmitmismnotmappropriatemformamnursemtomadvis

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emormmanagemthemtypemofmcaremamclientmismtomreceive.

DIF:mCognitivemLevel:mUnderstandmREF:mIM:mTOP:mNursingmProcess:mPlanning




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