NUR 318 STUDY GUIDE EXAM 1 (WOMEN'S HEALTH) QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED !!
• Main causes of maternal mortality - (answer)-Developing countries
-living in rural areas
-poorer communities
-young adolescents
Maternal - (answer)Number of deaths of any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its
management during pregnancy and childbirth or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy/100,00 live
births
Fetal - (answer)number of fetal deaths (over 20 weeks) in 1,000 live births
Neonatal - (answer)number of infants deaths (in first 28 days) in 1,000 live births
Infant - (answer)number of infant deaths (in first 12 months) in 1,000 live births
Factors strongly related to maternal mortality - (answer)-Age (younger than 20 years and 35 years or
older)
-Lack of prenatal care
-Low educational attainment
-Unmarried status
-Non-caucasian race
50th in the world for maternal mortality: - (answer)It's more dangerous to give birth in the United States
than in 49 other countries.
,NUR 318 STUDY GUIDE EXAM 1 (WOMEN'S HEALTH) QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED !!
Between two and three women die - (answer)every day during pregnancy and childbirth in the USA
The USA spends - (answer)more than any other country on health care (17.4% of the gross domestic
production)
More cost on maternal health than any other type of hospital care in 2012 - (answer)Exceeded 60 billion
US dollars; the highest hospitalization cost of any area of medicine
USA maternal death - (answer)28 out of 100000
About half of all - (answer)maternal deaths in the USA are preventable
The 3 factors are probably contributing to the upward Trend in maternal/morbidity in the USA -
(answer)-inconsistent obstetric practice
-Chronic conditions/no insurance
-Lack of good data
Health Disparities and Social Determinants of health - (answer)Impact in:
Maternal/infant morbidity and mortality
Access to care
Maternal nutrition
Developmental origins of adult health
Leading causes of maternal mortality in the US - (answer)-pre-existing condition
,NUR 318 STUDY GUIDE EXAM 1 (WOMEN'S HEALTH) QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED !!
-severe bleeding
-pregnancy-induced high blood pressure
-infections
-obstructed labour and other
-abortion complications
-blood clots/embolism
Other Factors Impacting Maternal and Women's Health - (answer)-culture and language
-environmental exposure
-stress and coping
-genetics
-society
-health status and lifestyle
-finances
-transportation
-Health insurance
Abortion: - (answer)legal, social, and political issue; nurses struggling with personal beliefs and
professional duty
Substance abuse: - (answer)fetal injury if woman is pregnant; possible charges of negligence and child
endangerment
, NUR 318 STUDY GUIDE EXAM 1 (WOMEN'S HEALTH) QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED !!
Intrauterine therapy: - (answer)medical technology vs. nature; better quality of life via surgical
intervention
Benefits of vaginal delivery for a normal newborn - (answer)-fluid is removed from babies lungs while
passing through the birth canal -(intermittent compressions of the thorax)
-shorter hospital stay and recovery time compared with a C-section.
-avoid risks of surgery - severe bleeding, scarring, infections, reactions to anesthesia, longer-lasting pain.
- may begin breastfeeding sooner after she delivers.
Prenatal care why is important - (answer)- pregnancy outcomes
-Id problems and treat
-
Menstrual cycle: normal duration - (answer)21-35 days
Ovarian Cycle: Follicular Phase - (answer)period of follicle growth (days 1-14)
Ovarian cycle
ovulation and luteal phase - (answer)menstrual cycle, phase 2
stimulated by surge in LH
b/c estrogen stops having negative feedback effects at certain threshold -- begins having positive
feedback effects
14 day
Ovarian Cycle: Luteal Phase - (answer)LH predominates during days 15-28, LH stimulates secretion of
progesterone by the corpus luteum
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED !!
• Main causes of maternal mortality - (answer)-Developing countries
-living in rural areas
-poorer communities
-young adolescents
Maternal - (answer)Number of deaths of any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its
management during pregnancy and childbirth or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy/100,00 live
births
Fetal - (answer)number of fetal deaths (over 20 weeks) in 1,000 live births
Neonatal - (answer)number of infants deaths (in first 28 days) in 1,000 live births
Infant - (answer)number of infant deaths (in first 12 months) in 1,000 live births
Factors strongly related to maternal mortality - (answer)-Age (younger than 20 years and 35 years or
older)
-Lack of prenatal care
-Low educational attainment
-Unmarried status
-Non-caucasian race
50th in the world for maternal mortality: - (answer)It's more dangerous to give birth in the United States
than in 49 other countries.
,NUR 318 STUDY GUIDE EXAM 1 (WOMEN'S HEALTH) QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED !!
Between two and three women die - (answer)every day during pregnancy and childbirth in the USA
The USA spends - (answer)more than any other country on health care (17.4% of the gross domestic
production)
More cost on maternal health than any other type of hospital care in 2012 - (answer)Exceeded 60 billion
US dollars; the highest hospitalization cost of any area of medicine
USA maternal death - (answer)28 out of 100000
About half of all - (answer)maternal deaths in the USA are preventable
The 3 factors are probably contributing to the upward Trend in maternal/morbidity in the USA -
(answer)-inconsistent obstetric practice
-Chronic conditions/no insurance
-Lack of good data
Health Disparities and Social Determinants of health - (answer)Impact in:
Maternal/infant morbidity and mortality
Access to care
Maternal nutrition
Developmental origins of adult health
Leading causes of maternal mortality in the US - (answer)-pre-existing condition
,NUR 318 STUDY GUIDE EXAM 1 (WOMEN'S HEALTH) QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED !!
-severe bleeding
-pregnancy-induced high blood pressure
-infections
-obstructed labour and other
-abortion complications
-blood clots/embolism
Other Factors Impacting Maternal and Women's Health - (answer)-culture and language
-environmental exposure
-stress and coping
-genetics
-society
-health status and lifestyle
-finances
-transportation
-Health insurance
Abortion: - (answer)legal, social, and political issue; nurses struggling with personal beliefs and
professional duty
Substance abuse: - (answer)fetal injury if woman is pregnant; possible charges of negligence and child
endangerment
, NUR 318 STUDY GUIDE EXAM 1 (WOMEN'S HEALTH) QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED !!
Intrauterine therapy: - (answer)medical technology vs. nature; better quality of life via surgical
intervention
Benefits of vaginal delivery for a normal newborn - (answer)-fluid is removed from babies lungs while
passing through the birth canal -(intermittent compressions of the thorax)
-shorter hospital stay and recovery time compared with a C-section.
-avoid risks of surgery - severe bleeding, scarring, infections, reactions to anesthesia, longer-lasting pain.
- may begin breastfeeding sooner after she delivers.
Prenatal care why is important - (answer)- pregnancy outcomes
-Id problems and treat
-
Menstrual cycle: normal duration - (answer)21-35 days
Ovarian Cycle: Follicular Phase - (answer)period of follicle growth (days 1-14)
Ovarian cycle
ovulation and luteal phase - (answer)menstrual cycle, phase 2
stimulated by surge in LH
b/c estrogen stops having negative feedback effects at certain threshold -- begins having positive
feedback effects
14 day
Ovarian Cycle: Luteal Phase - (answer)LH predominates during days 15-28, LH stimulates secretion of
progesterone by the corpus luteum
