Test Bank for Maternity and Women’s Health Care, 13th Edition (Lowdermilk, 2025/2026), Chapter 1-37 | All Chapters

, Chapter 1: 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing
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1. In evaluating the level of a pregnant woman risk of having a low-birth-
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weight (LBW) infant, which factor is the most important for the nurse to consider?
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c. Poor nutritional status
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For African-
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American births, the incidence of LBW infants is twice that of Caucasian births. Race is a non
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modifiable risk factor. Cigarette smoking is an important factor in potential infant mortality rat
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es, but it is not the most important. Additionally, smoking is a modifiable risk factor. Poor nutri
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tion is an important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most important. A
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dditionally, nutritional status is a modifiable risk factor. Maternal education is an
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,important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionall
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y, maternal education is a modifiable risk factor.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: IM:
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TOPIC: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance, Antepartum Care
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2. What is the primary role of practicing nurses in the research process?
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a. Designing research studies@ @




b. Collecting data for other researchers
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c. Identifying researchable problems
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, d. Seeking funding to support research studies
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When problems are identified, research can be properly conducted. Research of health care iss
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ues leads to evidence-
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based practice guidelines. Designing research studies is only one factor of the research process
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. Data collection is another factor of research. Financial support is necessary to conduct resear
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ch, but it is not the primary role of the nurse in the research process.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: im: 14 TOPIC: Nursing Process: N/A
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. A 23-year-old African-
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American woman is pregnant with her first child. Based on the statistics for infant mor
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tality, which plan is most important for the nurse to implement?
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a. Perform a nutrition assessment. @ @ @




b. Refer the woman to a social worker.
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c. Advise the woman to see an obstetrician, not a midwife.
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d. Explain to the woman the importance of keeping her prenatal care appointments.
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Consistent prenatal care is the best method of preventing or controlling risk factors associated
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with infant mortality. Nutritional status is an important modifiable risk factor, but it is not the
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most important action a nurse should take in this situation. The client may need assistance from
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a social worker at some time during her pregnancy, but a referral to a social worker is not the
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most important aspect the nurse should address at this time. If the woman has identifiable high
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risk problems, then her health care may need to be provided by a physician. However, it canno
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t be assumed that all African-American women have high-
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risk issues. In addition, advising the woman to see an obstetrician is not the most important asp
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ect on which the nurse should focus at this time, and it is not appropriate for a nurse to advise
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or manage the type of care a client is to receive.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: IM: TOPIC: Nursing Process: Planning
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