Maternity and Womens Health Care 12th Edition Lowdermilk Test Bank
CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health
Nursing Chapter 2: Community Care: The Family and
Culture
Chapter 3: Nursing and Genomics
Chapter 4: Assessment and Health
Promotion Chapter 5: Violence Against
Women
Chapter 6: Reproductive System Concerns
Chapter 7: Sexually Transmitted and Other
Infections Chapter 8: Contraception and Abortion
Chapter 9: Infertility
Chapter 11: Structural Disorders and Neoplasms of the
Reproductive System Chapter 12: Conception and Fetal
Development
Chapter 13: Anatomy and Physiology of
Pregnancy Chapter 14: Nursing Care of the
Family During Pregnancy Chapter 15: Maternal
and Fetal Nutrition
Chapter 16: Labor and Birth Processes
Chapter 17: Maximizing Comfort for the Laboring
Woman Chapter 18: Fetal Assessment During
Labor
Chapter 19: Nursing Care of the Family During Labor
,and Birth Chapter 20: Postpartum Physiologic
Changes
Chapter 21: Nursing Care of the Family During the
Postpartum Period Chapter 22: Transition to Parenthood
Chapter 23: Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the
Newborn Chapter 24: Nursing Care of the Newborn and
Family
Chapter 25: Newborn Nutrition and
Feeding Chapter 26: Assessment of High
Risk Pregnancy Chapter 27: Hypertensive
Disorders
Chapter 28: Hemorrhagic Disorders
Chapter 29: Endocrine and Metabolic
Disorders Chapter 30: Medical-Surgical
Disorders
Chapter 31: Mental Health Disorders and
Substance Abuse Chapter 32: Labor and Birth
Complications
Chapter 33: Postpartum Complications
Chapter 34: Nursing Care of the High Risk
Newborn Chapter 35: Acquired Problems of
the Newborn
Chapter 36: Hemolytic Disorders and Congenital
Anomalies Chapter 37: Perinatal Loss, Bereavement,
and Grief
,Chapter 1: 21st Century Maternity and Women's Health Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In evaluating the level of a pregnant woman’s risk of having a low-birth-weight (LBW)
infant, which factor is the most important for the nurse to consider?
a. African-American race
b. Cigarette smoking
c. Poor nutritional status
d. Limited maternal education
ANS: A
For African-American births, the incidence of LBW infants is twice that of Caucasian births.
Race is a nonmodifiable risk factor. Cigarette smoking is an important factor in potential infant
mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionally, smoking is a modifiable risk factor.
Poor nutrition is an important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most
important. Additionally, nutritional status is a modifiable risk factor. Maternal education is an
important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionally,
maternal education is a modifiable risk factor.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: IM:
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance, Antepartum Care
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
When problems are identified, research can be properly conducted. Research of health care issues
leads to evidence-based practice guidelines. Designing research studies is only one factor of the
research process. Data collection is another factor of research. Financial support is necessary to
conduct research, but it is not the primary role of the nurse in the research process.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: im: 14 TOP: Nursing Process: N/A MSC: Client
Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
3. A 23-year-old African-American woman is pregnant with her first child. Based on the
statistics for infant mortality, which plan is most important for the nurse to implement?
a. Perform a nutrition assessment.
b. Refer the woman to a social worker.
c. Advise the woman to see an obstetrician, not a midwife.
d. Explain to the woman the importance of keeping her prenatal care appointments.
ANS: D
Consistent prenatal care is the best method of preventing or controlling risk factors associated
with infant mortality. Nutritional status is an important modifiable risk factor, but it is not the
most important action a nurse should take in this situation. The client may need assistance from a
social worker at some time during her pregnancy, but a referral to a social worker is not the most
important aspect the nurse should address at this time. If the woman has identifiable high-risk
problems, then her health care may need to be provided by a physician. However, it cannot be
assumed that all African-American women have high-risk issues. In addition, advising the
woman to see an obstetrician is not the most important
aspect on which the nurse should focus at this time, and it is not appropriate for a nurse to
advise or manage the type of care a client is to receive.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: IM: TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
4. During a prenatal intake interview, the nurse is in the process of obtaining an initial
CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health
Nursing Chapter 2: Community Care: The Family and
Culture
Chapter 3: Nursing and Genomics
Chapter 4: Assessment and Health
Promotion Chapter 5: Violence Against
Women
Chapter 6: Reproductive System Concerns
Chapter 7: Sexually Transmitted and Other
Infections Chapter 8: Contraception and Abortion
Chapter 9: Infertility
Chapter 11: Structural Disorders and Neoplasms of the
Reproductive System Chapter 12: Conception and Fetal
Development
Chapter 13: Anatomy and Physiology of
Pregnancy Chapter 14: Nursing Care of the
Family During Pregnancy Chapter 15: Maternal
and Fetal Nutrition
Chapter 16: Labor and Birth Processes
Chapter 17: Maximizing Comfort for the Laboring
Woman Chapter 18: Fetal Assessment During
Labor
Chapter 19: Nursing Care of the Family During Labor
,and Birth Chapter 20: Postpartum Physiologic
Changes
Chapter 21: Nursing Care of the Family During the
Postpartum Period Chapter 22: Transition to Parenthood
Chapter 23: Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the
Newborn Chapter 24: Nursing Care of the Newborn and
Family
Chapter 25: Newborn Nutrition and
Feeding Chapter 26: Assessment of High
Risk Pregnancy Chapter 27: Hypertensive
Disorders
Chapter 28: Hemorrhagic Disorders
Chapter 29: Endocrine and Metabolic
Disorders Chapter 30: Medical-Surgical
Disorders
Chapter 31: Mental Health Disorders and
Substance Abuse Chapter 32: Labor and Birth
Complications
Chapter 33: Postpartum Complications
Chapter 34: Nursing Care of the High Risk
Newborn Chapter 35: Acquired Problems of
the Newborn
Chapter 36: Hemolytic Disorders and Congenital
Anomalies Chapter 37: Perinatal Loss, Bereavement,
and Grief
,Chapter 1: 21st Century Maternity and Women's Health Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In evaluating the level of a pregnant woman’s risk of having a low-birth-weight (LBW)
infant, which factor is the most important for the nurse to consider?
a. African-American race
b. Cigarette smoking
c. Poor nutritional status
d. Limited maternal education
ANS: A
For African-American births, the incidence of LBW infants is twice that of Caucasian births.
Race is a nonmodifiable risk factor. Cigarette smoking is an important factor in potential infant
mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionally, smoking is a modifiable risk factor.
Poor nutrition is an important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most
important. Additionally, nutritional status is a modifiable risk factor. Maternal education is an
important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionally,
maternal education is a modifiable risk factor.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: IM:
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance, Antepartum Care
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
When problems are identified, research can be properly conducted. Research of health care issues
leads to evidence-based practice guidelines. Designing research studies is only one factor of the
research process. Data collection is another factor of research. Financial support is necessary to
conduct research, but it is not the primary role of the nurse in the research process.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: im: 14 TOP: Nursing Process: N/A MSC: Client
Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
3. A 23-year-old African-American woman is pregnant with her first child. Based on the
statistics for infant mortality, which plan is most important for the nurse to implement?
a. Perform a nutrition assessment.
b. Refer the woman to a social worker.
c. Advise the woman to see an obstetrician, not a midwife.
d. Explain to the woman the importance of keeping her prenatal care appointments.
ANS: D
Consistent prenatal care is the best method of preventing or controlling risk factors associated
with infant mortality. Nutritional status is an important modifiable risk factor, but it is not the
most important action a nurse should take in this situation. The client may need assistance from a
social worker at some time during her pregnancy, but a referral to a social worker is not the most
important aspect the nurse should address at this time. If the woman has identifiable high-risk
problems, then her health care may need to be provided by a physician. However, it cannot be
assumed that all African-American women have high-risk issues. In addition, advising the
woman to see an obstetrician is not the most important
aspect on which the nurse should focus at this time, and it is not appropriate for a nurse to
advise or manage the type of care a client is to receive.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: IM: TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
4. During a prenatal intake interview, the nurse is in the process of obtaining an initial
