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Maternitys&sWomen’ssHealthsCares13thsEditionsLowdermilksTestsBank
Chapters1:s21stsCenturysMaternitysandsWomen’ssHealthsNursing
MULTIPLEsCHOICE
1. Insevaluatingstheslevelsofsaspregnantswomanssrisksofshavingsaslow-birth-
weights(LBW)sinfant,swhichsfactorsissthesmostsimportantsforsthesnursestosconsider?
a. African-Americansrace
b. Cigarettessmoking
c. Poorsnutritionalsstatus
d. Limitedsmaternalseducation
ANS:sA
ForsAfrican-
Americansbirths,sthesincidencesofsLBWsinfantssisstwicesthatsofsCaucasiansbirths.sRacesissasnonm
odifiablesrisksfactor.sCigarettessmokingsissansimportantsfactorsinspotentialsinfantsmortalitysrates,s
butsitsissnotsthesmostsimportant.sAdditionally,ssmokingsissasmodifiablesrisksfactor.sPoorsnutritionsi
ssansimportantsfactorsinspotentialsinfantsmortalitysrates,sbutsitsissnotsthesmostsimportant.sAddition
ally,snutritionalsstatussissasmodifiablesrisksfactor.sMaternalseducationsissansimportantsfactorsinspo
tentialsinfantsmortalitysrates,sbutsitsissnotsthesmostsimportant.sAdditionally,smaternalseducationsis
sasmodifiablesrisksfactor.
DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sUnderstandsREF:sIM:
TOP:sNursingsProcess:sAssessment
MSC:sClientsNeeds:sHealthsPromotionsandsMaintenance,sAntepartumsCare
2. Whatsissthesprimarysrolesofspracticingsnursessinsthesresearchsprocess?
a. Designingsresearchsstudies
b. Collectingsdatasforsothersresearchers
c. Identifyingsresearchablesproblems
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d. Seekingsfundingstossupportsresearchsstudies
ANS:sC
Whensproblemssaresidentified,sresearchscansbesproperlysconducted.sResearchsofshealthscaresissu
essleadsstosevidence-
basedspracticesguidelines.sDesigningsresearchsstudiessissonlysonesfactorsofsthesresearchsprocess.s
Datascollectionsissanothersfactorsofsresearch.sFinancialssupportsissnecessarystosconductsresearch,
sbutsitsissnotsthesprimarysrolesofsthesnursesinsthesresearchsprocess.
DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sUnderstandsREF:sim:s14sTOP:sNursingsProcess:sN/AsM
SC:sClientsNeeds:sSafesandsEffectivesCaresEnvironment
3. As23-year-oldsAfrican-
Americanswomansisspregnantswithshersfirstschild.sBasedsonsthesstatisticssforsinfantsmorta
lity,swhichsplansissmostsimportantsforsthesnursestosimplement?
a. Performsasnutritionsassessment.
b. Referstheswomanstosassocialsworker.
c. Advisestheswomanstosseesansobstetrician,snotsasmidwife.
d. Explainstostheswomansthesimportancesofskeepingshersprenatalscaresappointments.
ANS:sD
Consistentsprenatalscaresissthesbestsmethodsofspreventingsorscontrollingsrisksfactorssassociatedswi
thsinfantsmortality.sNutritionalsstatussissansimportantsmodifiablesrisksfactor,sbutsitsissnotsthesmost
simportantsactionsasnursesshouldstakesinsthisssituation.sThesclientsmaysneedsassistancesfromsassoci
alsworkersatssomestimesduringsherspregnancy,sbutsasreferralstosassocialsworkersissnotsthesmostsim
portantsaspectsthesnursesshouldsaddresssatsthisstime.sIfstheswomanshassidentifiableshigh-
risksproblems,sthenshershealthscaresmaysneedstosbesprovidedsbysasphysician.sHowever,sitscannots
besassumedsthatsallsAfrican-Americanswomenshaveshigh-
risksissues.sInsaddition,sadvisingstheswomanstosseesansobstetriciansissnotsthesmostsimportantsaspe
ctsonswhichsthesnursesshouldsfocussatsthisstime,sandsitsissnotsappropriatesforsasnursestosadvisesors
managesthestypesofscaresasclientsisstosreceive.
DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sUnderstandsREF:sIM:sTOP:sNursingsProcess:sPlanning
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MSC:sClientsNeeds:sHealthsPromotionsandsMaintenance
4. Duringsasprenatalsintakesinterview,sthesnursesissinsthesprocesssofsobtainingsansinitialsassessme
ntsofsas21-year-
oldsHispanicsclientswithslimitedsEnglishsproficiency.sWhichsactionsissthesmostsimportantsforsthes
nursestosperform?
a. Usesmaternitysjargonstosenablesthesclientstosbecomesfamiliarswithsthesesterms.
b. Speaksquicklysandsefficientlystosexpeditesthesvisit.
c. Providesthesclientswithshandouts.
d. Assessswhethersthesclientsunderstandssthesdiscussion.
ANS:sD
Nursesscontributestoshealthsliteracysbysusingssimple,scommonswords,savoidingsjargon,sandsevalu
atingswhethersthesclientsunderstandssthesdiscussion.sSpeakingsslowlysandsclearlysandsfocusingson
swhatsissimportantswillsincreasesunderstanding.sMostsclientseducationsmaterialssareswrittensatsasle
velstooshighsforsthesaveragesadultsandsmaysnotsbesusefulsforsasclientswithslimitedsEnglishsproficie
ncy.
DIF:sCognitivesLevel:sApplysREF:sim:s5sTOP:sNursingsProcess:sEvaluationsMS
C:sClientsNeeds:sHealthsPromotionsandsMaintenance
5. Thesnursessworkingsatsasnewlysestablishedsbirthingscentershavesbegunstoscomparestheirspe
rformancesinsprovidingsmaternal-
newbornscaresagainstsclinicalsstandards.sThisscomparisonsprocesssissmostscommonlysknowns
asswhat?
a. Bestspracticessnetwork
b. Clinicalsbenchmarking
c. Outcomes-orientedspractice
d. Evidence-
basedspracticesANS:sC