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0 1 : 2 1 s t Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing Lowdermilk: Maternit
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MULTIPLE CHOICE zl




1. In evaluating the level of a pregnant woman’s 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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a. African-American race zl



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c. Poor nutritional status zl zl



d. Limited maternal education zl zl




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The rise in the overall LBW rates were due to increases in LBW births to non-
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Hispanic black women (13.35%) and Hispanic women (7.21%); non- zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl



Hispanic black infants are almost twice as likely as non- zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl



Hispanic white infants to be of LBW and to die in the first year of life.. Race is a nonmodifiable
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risk factor. Cigarette smoking is an important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is
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not the most important. Additionally, smoking is a modifiable risk factor. Poor nutrition is an i
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mportant factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionall
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y, nutritional status is a modifiable risk factor. Maternal education is an important factor in pot
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ential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionally, maternal education
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is a modifiable risk factor.
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Nursing Process: Assessment zl zl




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2. A 23-year-old African-
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American woman is pregnant with her first child. Based on current statistics for infant mortal
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ity, which intervention is most important for the nurse to include in the client’s plan of care?
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a. Perform a nutrition assessment. zl zl zl



b. Refer the woman to a social worker. zl zl zl zl zl zl



c. Advise the woman to see an obstetrician, not a midwife. zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl



d. Explain to the woman the importance of keeping her prenatal care appointments. zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl




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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 m
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ost 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 m
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ost 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 as
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pect 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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