%ftLowdermilk
Table %ftof %ftContents
1. 21st %ftCentury %ftMaternity %ftand %ftWomen’s %ftHealth %ftNursing
2. Community %ftCare: %ftThe %ftFamily %ftand %ftCulture
3. Nursing %ftand %ftGenomics
4. Assessment %ftand %ftHealth %ftPromotion
5. Violence %ftAgainst %ftWomen
6. Reproductive %ftSystem %ftConcerns
7. Sexually %ftTransmitted %ftand %ftOther %ftInfections
8. Contraception %ftand %ftAbortion
9. Infertility
10. Problems %ftof %ftthe %ftBreast
11. Structural %ftDisorders %ftand %ftNeoplasms %ftof %ftthe %ftReproductive %ftSystem
12. Conception %ftand %ftFetal %ftDevelopment
13. Anatomy %ftand %ftPhysiology %ftof %ftPregnancy
14. Nursing %ftCare %ftof %ftthe %ftFamily %ftDuring %ftPregnancy
15. Maternal %ftand %ftFetal %ftNutrition
16. Labor %ftand %ftBirth %ftProcesses
17. Maximizing %ftComfort %ftFor %ftThe %ftLaboring %ftWoman
18. Fetal %ftAssessment %ftDuring %ftLabor
19. Nursing %ftCare %ftof %ftthe %ftFamily %ftDuring %ftLabor %ftand %ftBirth
20. Postpartum %ftPhysiologic %ftChanges
21. Nursing %ftCare %ftof %ftthe %ftFamily %ftDuring %ftthe %ftPostpartum %ftPeriod
,22. Transition %ftto %ftParenthood
,23. Physiologic %ftand %ftBehavioral %ftAdaptations %ftof %ftthe %ftNewborn
24. Nursing %ftCare %ftof %ftthe %ftNewborn %ftand %ftFamily
25. Newborn %ftNutrition %ftand %ftFeeding
26. Assessment %ftof %ftHigh %ftRisk %ftPregnancy
27. Hypertensive %ftDisorders
28. Hemorrhagic %ftDisorders
29. Endocrine %ftand %ftMetabolic %ftDisorders
30. Medical-Surgical %ftDisorders
31. Mental %ftHealth %ftDisorders %ftand %ftSubstance %ftAbuse
32. Labor %ftand %ftBirth %ftComplications
33. Postpartum %ftComplications
34. Nursing %ftCare %ftof %ftthe %ftHigh-Risk %ftNewborn
35. Acquired %ftProblems %ftof %ftthe %ftNewborn
36. Hemolytic %ftDisorders %ftand %ftCongenital %ftAnomalies
37. Perinatal %ftLoss, %ftBereavement, %ftand %ftGrief
, Maternity & Women’s Health Care 12th Edition Lowdermilk Test Bank
Chapter 1: 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In evaluating the level of a pregnant womans 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