chapter 1-test bank 21st century maternity and womens health nursing.

1. To assess a mothers 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 - a. For African-American births, the incidence of LBW infants is twice that of Caucasian births. Race is a nonmodifiable risk factor. 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 - c. When problems are identified, research can be conducted properly. Research of health care issues leads to evidencebased practice guidelines. A 38-year-old Hispanic woman delivered a 9-lb, 6-oz baby girl vaginally after being in labor for 43 hours. The baby died 3 days later from sepsis. On what grounds could the woman have a legitimate legal case for negligence? a. She is Hispanic. b. She delivered a girl. c. If the standards of care were not met. d. She refused fetal monitoring. - c 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. d. The rates of pregnancy and abortion among teens are lower in the United States than in any other industrialized country. -