chapter 1-test bank 21st
century maternity and
womens health nursing
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
1.BToBassessBaBmothersBriskBofBhavingBaBlow-birth-
weightB(LBW)Binfant,BwhatBisBtheBmostBimportantBfactorBforBtheBnurseBtoBconsider?
a.BAfrican-AmericanBrace
b.BCigaretteBsmoking
c.BPoorBnutritionalBstatus
d.BLimitedBmaternalBeducationB-BAnswerBa.BForBAfrican-
AmericanBbirths,BtheBincidenceBofBLBWBinfantsBisBtwiceBthatBofBCaucasianBbirths.BRa
ceBisBaBnonmodifiableBriskBfactor.
2.BWhatBisBtheBprimaryBroleBofBpracticingBnursesBinBtheBresearchBprocess?
a.BDesigningBresearchBstudies
b.BCollectingBdataBforBotherBresearchers
c.BIdentifyingBresearchableBproblems
, d.BSeekingBfundingBtoBsupportBresearchBstudiesB-
BAnswerBc.BWhenBproblemsBareBidentified,BresearchBcanBbeBconductedBproperly.BRes
earchBofBhealthBcareBissuesBleadsBtoBevidence-basedBpracticeBguidelines.
TheBnurseBshouldBbeBawareBthatBaBstatisticBwidelyBusedBtoBcompareBtheBhealthBstat
usBofBdifferentBpopulationsBisBthe:
a.BIncidenceBofBspecificBinfections,BsuchBasBacquiredBimmunodeficiencyBsyndromeB(AI
DS)BandBtuberculosis
b.BInfantBmortalityBrate
c.BMaternalBmorbidityBrate
d.BIncidenceBofBlow-birth-weightB(LBW)BinfantsB-
BAnswerBb.BCity,Bcounty,BandBstateBhealthBdepartmentsBprovideBannualBreportsBofBbi
rthsBandBdeaths.BMaternalBandBinfantBdeathBratesBareBparticularlyBimportantBbecause
BtheyBreflectBhealthBoutcomesBthatBmayBbeBpreventable.BInfantBmortalityBcontinuesBt
oBbeBaBconcernBinBallBpopulations.
AlternativeBandBcomplementaryBtherapies:
a.BReplaceBconventionalBWesternBmodalitiesBofBtreatment
b.BAreBusedBbyBonlyBaBsmallBnumberBofBAmericanBadults
c.BAllowBforBmoreBclientBautonomy
d.BFocusBprimarilyBonBtheBdiseaseBanBindividualBisBexperiencingB-BAnswerBc.
century maternity and
womens health nursing
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
1.BToBassessBaBmothersBriskBofBhavingBaBlow-birth-
weightB(LBW)Binfant,BwhatBisBtheBmostBimportantBfactorBforBtheBnurseBtoBconsider?
a.BAfrican-AmericanBrace
b.BCigaretteBsmoking
c.BPoorBnutritionalBstatus
d.BLimitedBmaternalBeducationB-BAnswerBa.BForBAfrican-
AmericanBbirths,BtheBincidenceBofBLBWBinfantsBisBtwiceBthatBofBCaucasianBbirths.BRa
ceBisBaBnonmodifiableBriskBfactor.
2.BWhatBisBtheBprimaryBroleBofBpracticingBnursesBinBtheBresearchBprocess?
a.BDesigningBresearchBstudies
b.BCollectingBdataBforBotherBresearchers
c.BIdentifyingBresearchableBproblems
, d.BSeekingBfundingBtoBsupportBresearchBstudiesB-
BAnswerBc.BWhenBproblemsBareBidentified,BresearchBcanBbeBconductedBproperly.BRes
earchBofBhealthBcareBissuesBleadsBtoBevidence-basedBpracticeBguidelines.
TheBnurseBshouldBbeBawareBthatBaBstatisticBwidelyBusedBtoBcompareBtheBhealthBstat
usBofBdifferentBpopulationsBisBthe:
a.BIncidenceBofBspecificBinfections,BsuchBasBacquiredBimmunodeficiencyBsyndromeB(AI
DS)BandBtuberculosis
b.BInfantBmortalityBrate
c.BMaternalBmorbidityBrate
d.BIncidenceBofBlow-birth-weightB(LBW)BinfantsB-
BAnswerBb.BCity,Bcounty,BandBstateBhealthBdepartmentsBprovideBannualBreportsBofBbi
rthsBandBdeaths.BMaternalBandBinfantBdeathBratesBareBparticularlyBimportantBbecause
BtheyBreflectBhealthBoutcomesBthatBmayBbeBpreventable.BInfantBmortalityBcontinuesBt
oBbeBaBconcernBinBallBpopulations.
AlternativeBandBcomplementaryBtherapies:
a.BReplaceBconventionalBWesternBmodalitiesBofBtreatment
b.BAreBusedBbyBonlyBaBsmallBnumberBofBAmericanBadults
c.BAllowBforBmoreBclientBautonomy
d.BFocusBprimarilyBonBtheBdiseaseBanBindividualBisBexperiencingB-BAnswerBc.