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Table of Contents
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1. 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing
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2. Community Care: The Family and Culture v v v v v
3. Nursing and Genomicsv v
4. Assessment and Health Promotion v v v
5. Violence Against Women v v
6. Reproductive System Concerns v v
7. Sexually Transmitted and Other Infections
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8. Contraception and Abortion v v
9. Infertility
10. Problems of the Breast v v v
11. Structural Disorders and Neoplasms of the Reproductive System
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12. Conception and Fetal Development v v v
13. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
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14. Nursing Care of the Family During Pregnancy
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15. Maternal and Fetal Nutrition v v v
16. Labor and Birth Processes
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17. Maximizing Comfort For The Laboring Woman v v v v v
18. Fetal Assessment During Labor
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19. Nursing Care of the Family During Labor and Birth
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20. Postpartum Physiologic Changes v v
21. Nursing Care of the Family During the Postpartum Period
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22. Transition to Parenthood v v
,23. Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn
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24. Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family
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25. Newborn Nutrition and Feeding
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26. Assessment of High Risk Pregnancy
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27. Hypertensive Disorders v
28. Hemorrhagic Disorders v
29. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
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30. Medical-Surgical Disorders v
31. Mental Health Disorders and Substance Abuse
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32. Labor and Birth Complications
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33. Postpartum Complications v
34. Nursing Care of the High-Risk Newborn
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35. Acquired Problems of the Newborn
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36. Hemolytic Disorders and Congenital Anomalies
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37. Perinatal Loss, Bereavement, and Grief
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, Maternity & Women’s Health Care 12th Edition Lowdermilk Test Bank
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Chapter 1: 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing
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MULTIPLE CHOICE v
1. In evaluating the level of a pregnant womans risk of having a low-birth-weight (LBW) infant,
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which factor is the most important for the nurse to consider?
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a. African-American race v
b. Cigarette smoking v
c. Poor nutritional statusv v
d. Limited maternal education v v
ANS: A v
For African-American births, the incidence of LBW infants is twice that of Caucasian births.
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Race is a nonmodifiable risk factor. Cigarette smoking is an important factor in potential infant
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mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionally, smoking is a modifiable risk factor.
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Poor nutrition is an important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most
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important. Additionally, nutritional status is a modifiable risk factor. Maternal education is an
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important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionally,
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maternal education is a modifiable risk factor.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: IM:
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TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance, Antepartum Care
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2. What is the primary role of practicing nurses in the research process?
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a. Designing research studies v v
b. Collecting data for other researchers v v v v
c. Identifying researchable problems v v