Lowdermilk: Maternity & Women’s Health Care, 10th Edition TEST BANK

To assess a mother’s risk of having a low-birth-weight (LBW) infant, what is the most important factor for the nurse to consider? a. African-American race b. Cigarette smoking c. Poor nutritional status d. Limited maternal education ANS: A 2. What is the primary role of practicing nurses in the research process? a. Designing research studies b. Collecting data for other researchers c. Identifying researchable problems d. Seeking funding to support research studies ANS: C 3. The nurse should be aware that a statistic widely used to compare the health status of different populations is the: a. Incidence of specific infections, such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and tuberculosis b. Infant mortality rate c. Maternal morbidity rate d. Incidence of low-birth-weight (LBW) infants ANS: B 4. Alternative and complementary therapies: a. Replace conventional Western modalities of treatment b. Are used by only a small number of American adults c. Allow for more client autonomy d. Focus primarily on the disease an individual is experiencing ANS: C 5. The nurses working at a newly established birthing center have begun to compare their performance in providing maternal-newborn care against clinical standards. This comparison process, designed to improve the quality of client care, is called: a. Best practices network b. Clinical benchmarking c. Outcomes-oriented care d. Evidence-based practice ANS: C