Maternity & Women's Health Care, 13th Edition –
Test Bank Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, Alden,
Olshansky (2024) Core Domain Questions with
Verified Answers & Detailed Rationales
Textbook Details:
- Title: Maternity & Women's Health Care, 13th
Edition
- Authors: Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, Shannon E.
Perry, Kitty Cashion, Kathryn Rhodes Alden, Ellen
Olshansky
- Publisher: Mosby (Elsevier)
- ISBN: 9780323810203 (Print) | 9780323811811
(eBook)
1
,- Copyright: 2024
- Coverage: All 37 Chapters, 8 Units
- Includes: Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) style
clinical judgment questions
Unit 1: 21ST CENTURY MATERNITY &
WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSING
Question 1
2
,Which statement best exemplifies contemporary
maternity nursing?
- A) Use of midwives for all vaginal deliveries
- B) Family-centered care
- C) Free-standing birth clinics
- D) Physician-driven care
Answer: B
Explanation: Contemporary maternity nursing
focuses on the family's needs and desires. Fathers,
partners, grandparents, and siblings may be present
for the birth and participate in activities such as
cutting the baby's umbilical cord . This reflects a
3
, shift toward family-centered care rather than
exclusively physician-driven models.
Question 2
A nurse caring for a pregnant client should be aware
that the U.S. birth rate shows what trend?
- A) Births to unmarried women are more likely to
have less favorable outcomes.
- B) Birth rates for women 40 to 44 years of age are
declining.
- C) Cigarette smoking among pregnant women
continues to increase.
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Test Bank Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, Alden,
Olshansky (2024) Core Domain Questions with
Verified Answers & Detailed Rationales
Textbook Details:
- Title: Maternity & Women's Health Care, 13th
Edition
- Authors: Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, Shannon E.
Perry, Kitty Cashion, Kathryn Rhodes Alden, Ellen
Olshansky
- Publisher: Mosby (Elsevier)
- ISBN: 9780323810203 (Print) | 9780323811811
(eBook)
1
,- Copyright: 2024
- Coverage: All 37 Chapters, 8 Units
- Includes: Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) style
clinical judgment questions
Unit 1: 21ST CENTURY MATERNITY &
WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSING
Question 1
2
,Which statement best exemplifies contemporary
maternity nursing?
- A) Use of midwives for all vaginal deliveries
- B) Family-centered care
- C) Free-standing birth clinics
- D) Physician-driven care
Answer: B
Explanation: Contemporary maternity nursing
focuses on the family's needs and desires. Fathers,
partners, grandparents, and siblings may be present
for the birth and participate in activities such as
cutting the baby's umbilical cord . This reflects a
3
, shift toward family-centered care rather than
exclusively physician-driven models.
Question 2
A nurse caring for a pregnant client should be aware
that the U.S. birth rate shows what trend?
- A) Births to unmarried women are more likely to
have less favorable outcomes.
- B) Birth rates for women 40 to 44 years of age are
declining.
- C) Cigarette smoking among pregnant women
continues to increase.
4
