Maternity and Womens Health Care 10th Edition Lowdermilk Test Bank

Lowdermilk: Maternity & Women’s Health Care, 10th Edition Chapter 01: 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing 1. To assess a mother’s risk of having a low-birth-weight (LBW) infant, what is the most important factor for the nurse to consider? a. African-American race b. Cigarette smoking c. Poor nutritional status d. Limited maternal education ANS: A 2. What is the primary role of practicing nurses in the research process? a. Designing research studies b. Collecting data for other researchers c. Identifying researchable problems d. Seeking funding to support research studies ANS: C 3. The nurse should be aware that a statistic widely used to compare the health status of different populations is the: a. Incidence of specific infections, such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and tuberculosis b. Infant mortality rate c. Maternal morbidity rate d. Incidence of low-birth-weight (LBW) infants ANS: B 4. Alternative and complementary therapies: