TEST BANK
MATERNITY &
WOMEN’S HEALTH
CARE 12TH EDITION
LOWDERMILK
Test Bank Questions
with Complete
Solutions
, Maternity & Women's Health Care 12th Edition Lowdermilk Test Bank
CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing
Chapter 2: Community Care: The Family and Culture
Chapter 3: Nursing and Genomics
Chapter 4: Assessment and Health Promotion
Chapter 5: Violence Against Women
Chapter 6: Reproductive System Concerns
Chapter 7: Sexually Transmitted and Other Infections
Chapter 8: Contraception and Abortion
Chapter 9: Infertility
Chapter 11: Structural Disorders and Neoplasms of the Reproductive System
Chapter 12: Conception and Fetal Development
Chapter 13: Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
Chapter 14: Nursing Care of the Family During Pregnancy
Chapter 15: Maternal and Fetal Nutrition
Chapter 16: Labor and Birth Processes
Chapter 17: Maximizing Comfort for the Laboring Woman
Chapter 18: Fetal Assessment During Labor
Chapter 19: Nursing Care of the Family During Labor and Birth
Chapter 20: Postpartum Physiologic Changes
Chapter 21: Nursing Care of the Family During the Postpartum Period
Chapter 22: Transition to Parenthood
Chapter 23: Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn
Chapter 24: Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family
, Maternity & Women's Health Care 12th Edition Lowdermilk Test Bank
Chapter 25: Newborn Nutrition and Feeding
Chapter 26: Assessment of High Risk Pregnancy
Chapter 27: Hypertensive Disorders
Chapter 28: Hemorrhagic Disorders
Chapter 29: Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
Chapter 30: Medical-Surgical Disorders
Chapter 31: Mental Health Disorders and Substance Abuse
Chapter 32: Labor and Birth Complications
Chapter 33: Postpartum Complications
Chapter 34: Nursing Care of the High Risk Newborn
Chapter 35: Acquired Problems of the Newborn
Chapter 36: Hemolytic Disorders and Congenital Anomalies
Chapter 37: Perinatal Loss, Bereavement, and Grief
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Chapter 1: 21st Century Maternity and Women's Health Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In evaluating the level of a pregnant womans risk of having a low-birth-weight (LBW) infant, which
factor is the most important for the nurse to consider?
a. African-American race
b. Cigarette smoking
c. Poor nutritional status
d. Limited maternal education
ANS: A
For African-American births, the incidence of LBW infants is twice that of Caucasian births. Race is a
nonmodifiable risk factor. Cigarette smoking is an important factor in potential infant mortality rates,
but it is not the most important. Additionally, smoking is a modifiable risk factor. Poor nutrition is an
important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionally,
nutritional status is a modifiable risk factor. Maternal education is an important factor in potential infant
mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionally, maternal education is a modifiable risk
factor.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: IM:
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance, Antepartum Care
2. What is the primary role of practicing nurses in the research process?
MATERNITY &
WOMEN’S HEALTH
CARE 12TH EDITION
LOWDERMILK
Test Bank Questions
with Complete
Solutions
, Maternity & Women's Health Care 12th Edition Lowdermilk Test Bank
CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing
Chapter 2: Community Care: The Family and Culture
Chapter 3: Nursing and Genomics
Chapter 4: Assessment and Health Promotion
Chapter 5: Violence Against Women
Chapter 6: Reproductive System Concerns
Chapter 7: Sexually Transmitted and Other Infections
Chapter 8: Contraception and Abortion
Chapter 9: Infertility
Chapter 11: Structural Disorders and Neoplasms of the Reproductive System
Chapter 12: Conception and Fetal Development
Chapter 13: Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
Chapter 14: Nursing Care of the Family During Pregnancy
Chapter 15: Maternal and Fetal Nutrition
Chapter 16: Labor and Birth Processes
Chapter 17: Maximizing Comfort for the Laboring Woman
Chapter 18: Fetal Assessment During Labor
Chapter 19: Nursing Care of the Family During Labor and Birth
Chapter 20: Postpartum Physiologic Changes
Chapter 21: Nursing Care of the Family During the Postpartum Period
Chapter 22: Transition to Parenthood
Chapter 23: Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn
Chapter 24: Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family
, Maternity & Women's Health Care 12th Edition Lowdermilk Test Bank
Chapter 25: Newborn Nutrition and Feeding
Chapter 26: Assessment of High Risk Pregnancy
Chapter 27: Hypertensive Disorders
Chapter 28: Hemorrhagic Disorders
Chapter 29: Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
Chapter 30: Medical-Surgical Disorders
Chapter 31: Mental Health Disorders and Substance Abuse
Chapter 32: Labor and Birth Complications
Chapter 33: Postpartum Complications
Chapter 34: Nursing Care of the High Risk Newborn
Chapter 35: Acquired Problems of the Newborn
Chapter 36: Hemolytic Disorders and Congenital Anomalies
Chapter 37: Perinatal Loss, Bereavement, and Grief
, Maternity & Women's Health Care 12th Edition Lowdermilk Test Bank
Chapter 1: 21st Century Maternity and Women's Health Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In evaluating the level of a pregnant womans risk of having a low-birth-weight (LBW) infant, which
factor is the most important for the nurse to consider?
a. African-American race
b. Cigarette smoking
c. Poor nutritional status
d. Limited maternal education
ANS: A
For African-American births, the incidence of LBW infants is twice that of Caucasian births. Race is a
nonmodifiable risk factor. Cigarette smoking is an important factor in potential infant mortality rates,
but it is not the most important. Additionally, smoking is a modifiable risk factor. Poor nutrition is an
important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionally,
nutritional status is a modifiable risk factor. Maternal education is an important factor in potential infant
mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionally, maternal education is a modifiable risk
factor.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: IM:
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance, Antepartum Care
2. What is the primary role of practicing nurses in the research process?
