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1. When providing care for a pregnant woman, the nurse should be aware that one of the most fre
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quently reported maternal medical risk factors is: DB DB DB DB DB DB




a. Diabetes mellitus. D B c. Chronic hypertension. D B




b. Mitral valve prolapse (MVP). D B D B D B d. Anemia.


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The most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors are diabetes and hypertension associate
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d with pregnancy. Both of these conditions are associated with maternal obesity. There are no studie
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s that indicate MVP is among the most frequently reported maternal risk factors. Hypertension
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associated with pregnancy, not chronic hypertension, is one of the most frequently reported mater
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nal medical risk factors. Although anemia is a concern in pregnancy, it is not one of the most frequen
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tly reported maternal medical risk factors in pregnancy.
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OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity
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2. To ensure optimal outcomes for the patient, the contemporary maternity nurse must incorporate
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both teamwork and communication with clinicians into her care delivery, The SBAR technique of com
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munication is an easy-to- DB DB DB




remember mechanism for communication. Which of the following correctly defines this acronym?
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a. Situation, baseline assessment, response D B D B D B




b. Situation, background, assessment, recommendation D B D B D B




c. Subjective background, assessment, recommendation D B D B D B




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The situation, background, assessment, recommendation (SBAR) technique provides a specific frame
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work for communication among health care providers. Failure to communicate is one of the major rea
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sons for errors in health care. The SBAR technique has the potential to serve as a means to reduce erro
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F: 14 OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment, Plannin
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. The role of the professional nurse caring for childbearing families has evolved to emphasize:
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, a. Providing care to patients directly at the bedside.
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, b. Primarily hospital care of maternity patients. DB D B DB D B D B




c. Practice using an evidence-based approach. D B DB D B DB




d. Planning patient care to cover longer hospital stays. DB DB DB DB D B D B D B




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Professional nurses are part of the team of health care providers who collaboratively care for patie DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB D B D B DB D B D B




nts throughout the childbearing cycle. Providing care to patients directly at the bedside is one of the
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nurses tasks; however, it does not encompass the concept of the evolved professional nurse. Through
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out the prenatal period, nurses care for women in clinics and physicians offices and teach classes to
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help families prepare for childbirth. Nurses also care for childbearing families in birthing centers an
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d in the home. Nurses have been critically important in developing strategies to improve the well-
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being of women and their infants and have led the efforts to implement clinical practice guidelines usi
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based approach. Maternity patients have experienced a decreased, rather than an increased, length of
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stay over the past 2 decades.
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F: 1 OBJ: Nursing Process: Implementation
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plan is most important for the nurse to implement?
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c. Advise the woman to see an obstetrician, not a midwife. DB D B DB DB DB DB D B DB D B




d. Explain to the woman the importance of keeping her prenatal care appointments.
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nfant mortality. Nutritional status is an important modifiable risk factor, but a nutrition assessment i
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s not the most important action a nurse should take in this situation. The patient may need assistance
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from a social worker at some time during her pregnancy, but a referral to a social worker is not the
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Dmost important aspect the nurse should address at this time. If the woman has identifiable high-
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risk problems, her health care may need to be provided by a physician. However, it cannot be assumed
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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 aspec
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t on which the nurse should focus at this time, and it is not appropriate for a nurse to advise or ma
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