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Lowdermilk: ttMaternity tt& ttWomen‘s ttHealth ttCare, tt11th
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11th BY Lowdermilk UPDATED NEW ORIGINAL PDF
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Chapter 01: 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing
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Lowdermilk: Maternity & Women’s Health Care, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE ttCHOICE

,Lowdermilk: ttMaternity tt& ttWomen‘s ttHealth ttCare, tt11th
ttEdition

1. In ttevaluating ttthe ttlevel ttof tta ttpregnant ttwoman‘s ttrisk ttof tthaving tta ttlow-birth-weight tt(LBW)
infant, ttwhich ttfactor ttis ttthe ttmost ttimportant ttfor ttthe ttnurse ttto ttconsider?
tt

a. African-American ttrace
b. Cigarette ttsmoking
c. Poor ttnutritional ttstatus
d. Limited ttmaternal tteducation
CORRECT ttANSWER:
ttA

For ttAfrican-American ttbirths, ttthe ttincidence ttof ttLBW ttinfants ttis tttwice ttthat ttof ttCaucasian
ttbirths. ttRace ttis tta ttnonmodifiable ttrisk ttfactor. ttCigarette ttsmoking ttis ttan ttimportant ttfactor ttin

ttpotential ttinfant ttmortality ttrates, ttbut ttit ttis ttnot ttthe ttmost ttimportant. ttAdditionally, ttsmoking

ttis tta ttmodifiable ttrisk ttfactor. ttPoor ttnutrition ttis ttan ttimportant ttfactor ttin ttpotential ttinfant

ttmortality ttrates, ttbut ttit ttis ttnot ttthe ttmost ttimportant. ttAdditionally, ttnutritional ttstatus ttis tta

ttmodifiable ttrisk ttfactor. ttMaternal tteducation ttis ttan ttimportant ttfactor ttin ttpotential ttinfant

ttmortality ttrates, ttbut ttit ttis ttnot ttthe ttmost ttimportant. ttAdditionally, ttmaternal tteducation ttis tta

ttmodifiable ttrisk ttfactor.




DIF: Cognitive ttLevel: ttUnderstand REF: ttp. tt6
ttTOP: t t Nursing ttProcess: ttAssessment

MSC: t t Client ttNeeds: ttHealth ttPromotion ttand ttMaintenance, ttAntepartum ttCare

2. What ttis ttthe ttprimary ttrole ttof ttpracticing ttnurses ttin ttthe ttresearch ttprocess?
a. Designing ttresearch ttstudies
b. Collecting ttdata ttfor ttother ttresearchers
c. Identifying ttresearchable ttproblems
d. Seeking ttfunding ttto ttsupport ttresearch ttstudies
CORRECT ttANSWER:
ttC

When ttproblems ttare ttidentified, ttresearch ttcan ttbe ttproperly ttconducted. ttResearch ttof tthealth
ttcare ttissues ttleads ttto ttevidence-based ttpractice ttguidelines. ttDesigning ttresearch ttstudies ttis

ttonly ttone ttfactor ttof ttthe ttresearch ttprocess. ttData ttcollection ttis ttanother ttfactor ttof ttresearch.

ttFinancial ttsupport ttis ttnecessary ttto ttconduct ttresearch, ttbut ttit ttis ttnot ttthe ttprimary ttrole ttof ttthe

ttnurse ttin ttthe ttresearch ttprocess.




DIF: Cognitive ttLevel: ttUnderstand REF: t t p. tt14 TOP: tt Nursing ttProcess:
ttN/A ttMSC: t t Client ttNeeds: ttSafe ttand ttEffective ttCare ttEnvironment




3. A tt23-year-old ttAfrican-American ttwoman ttis ttpregnant ttwith tther ttfirst ttchild. ttBased
on ttthe ttstatistics ttfor ttinfant ttmortality, ttwhich ttplan ttis ttmost ttimportant ttfor ttthe ttnurse ttto
tt

implement?
tt

a. Perform tta ttnutrition ttassessment.
b. Refer ttthe ttwoman ttto tta ttsocial ttworker.
c. Advise ttthe ttwoman ttto ttsee ttan ttobstetrician, ttnot tta ttmidwife.
d. Explain ttto ttthe ttwoman ttthe ttimportance ttof ttkeeping tther ttprenatal ttcare ttappointments.
CORRECT ttANSWER:
ttD

,Lowdermilk: ttMaternity tt& ttWomen‘s ttHealth ttCare, tt11th
ttEdition
Consistent ttprenatal ttcare ttis ttthe ttbest ttmethod ttof ttpreventing ttor ttcontrolling ttrisk ttfactors
ttassociated ttwith ttinfant ttmortality. ttNutritional ttstatus ttis ttan ttimportant ttmodifiable ttrisk ttfactor,
ttbut ttit ttis ttnot ttthe ttmost ttimportant ttaction tta ttnurse ttshould tttake ttin ttthis ttsituation. ttThe ttclient
ttmay ttneed ttassistance ttfrom tta ttsocial ttworker ttat ttsome tttime ttduring tther ttpregnancy, ttbut tta

ttreferral ttto tta ttsocial ttworker ttis ttnot ttthe ttmost ttimportant ttaspect ttthe ttnurse ttshould ttaddress ttat

ttthis tttime. ttIf ttthe ttwoman tthas ttidentifiable tthigh-risk ttproblems, ttthen tther tthealth ttcare ttmay

ttneed ttto ttbe ttprovided ttby tta ttphysician. ttHowever, ttit ttcannot ttbe ttassumed ttthat ttall ttAfrican-

American ttwomen tthave tthigh-risk ttissues. ttIn ttaddition, ttadvising ttthe ttwoman ttto ttsee ttan
ttobstetrician ttis ttnot ttthe ttmost ttimportant ttaspect tton ttwhich ttthe ttnurse ttshould ttfocus ttat ttthis

tttime, ttand ttit ttis ttnot ttappropriate ttfor tta ttnurse ttto ttadvise ttor ttmanage ttthe tttype ttof ttcare tta

ttclient ttis ttto ttreceive.




DIF: Cognitive ttLevel: ttUnderstand REF: t t p. tt6 TOP: t t Nursing ttProcess:
ttPlanning ttMSC: t t Client ttNeeds: ttHealth ttPromotion ttand ttMaintenance




4. During tta ttprenatal ttintake ttinterview, ttthe ttnurse ttis ttin ttthe ttprocess ttof ttobtaining ttan ttinitial
ttassessment ttof tta tt21-year-old ttHispanic ttclient ttwith ttlimited ttEnglish ttproficiency. ttWhich
ttaction ttis ttthe ttmost ttimportant ttfor ttthe ttnurse ttto ttperform?

a. Use ttmaternity ttjargon ttto ttenable ttthe ttclient ttto ttbecome ttfamiliar ttwith ttthese ttterms.
b. Speak ttquickly ttand ttefficiently ttto ttexpedite ttthe ttvisit.
c. Provide ttthe ttclient ttwith tthandouts.
d. Assess ttwhether ttthe ttclient ttunderstands ttthe ttdiscussion.
CORRECT ttANSWER: t t D
Nurses ttcontribute ttto tthealth ttliteracy ttby ttusing ttsimple, ttcommon ttwords, ttavoiding ttjargon,
ttand ttevaluating ttwhether ttthe ttclient ttunderstands ttthe ttdiscussion. ttSpeaking ttslowly ttand

ttclearly ttand ttfocusing tton ttwhat ttis ttimportant ttwill ttincrease ttunderstanding. ttMost ttclient

tteducation ttmaterials ttare ttwritten ttat tta ttlevel tttoo tthigh ttfor ttthe ttaverage ttadult ttand ttmay ttnot ttbe

ttuseful ttfor tta ttclient ttwith ttlimited ttEnglish ttproficiency.




DIF: Cognitive ttLevel: ttApply REF: t t p. tt5 TOP: t t Nursing ttProcess:
ttEvaluation ttMSC: t t Client ttNeeds: ttHealth ttPromotion ttand ttMaintenance




5. The ttnurses ttworking ttat tta ttnewly ttestablished ttbirthing ttcenter tthave ttbegun ttto ttcompare
their ttperformance ttin ttproviding ttmaternal-newborn ttcare ttagainst ttclinical ttstandards. ttThis
tt

comparison ttprocess ttis ttmost ttcommonly ttknown ttas ttwhat?
tt

a. Best ttpractices ttnetwork
b. Clinical ttbenchmarking
c. Outcomes-oriented ttpractice
d. Evidence-based ttpractice
CORRECT ttANSWER: t t C
Outcomes-oriented ttpractice ttmeasures ttthe tteffectiveness ttof ttthe ttinterventions ttand ttquality ttof
ttcare ttagainst ttbenchmarks ttor ttstandards. ttThe ttterm ttbest ttpractice ttrefers ttto tta ttprogram ttor

ttservice ttthat tthas ttbeen ttrecognized ttfor ttits ttexcellence. ttClinical ttbenchmarking ttis tta ttprocess

ttused ttto ttcompare ttone‘s ttown ttperformance ttagainst ttthe ttperformance ttof ttthe ttbest ttin ttan ttarea

ttof ttservice. ttThe ttterm ttevidence-based ttpractice ttrefers ttto ttthe ttprovision ttof ttcare ttbased tton

ttevidence ttgained ttthrough ttresearch ttand ttclinical tttrials.




DIF: Cognitive ttLevel: ttUnderstand REF: t t p. tt11 TOP: t t Nursing ttProcess:
ttEvaluation ttMSC: t t Client ttNeeds: ttSafe ttand ttEffective ttCare ttEnvironment

, Lowdermilk: ttMaternity tt& ttWomen‘s ttHealth ttCare, tt11th
ttEdition
6. Which ttstatement ttbest ttexemplifies ttcontemporary ttmaternity ttnursing?
a. Use ttof ttmidwives ttfor ttall ttvaginal ttdeliveries
b. Family-centered ttcare
c. Free-standing ttbirth ttclinics
d. Physician-driven ttcare
CORRECT ttANSWER: t t B
Contemporary ttmaternity ttnursing ttfocuses tton ttthe ttfamily‘s ttneeds ttand ttdesires. ttFathers,
ttpartners, ttgrandparents, ttand ttsiblings ttmay ttbe ttpresent ttfor ttthe ttbirth ttand ttparticipate ttin

ttactivities ttsuch ttas ttcutting ttthe ttbaby‘s ttumbilical ttcord. ttBoth ttmidwives ttand

ttphysiciCORRECT ttANSWER ttperform ttvaginal ttdeliveries. ttFree-standing ttclinics ttare ttan

ttexample ttof ttalternative ttbirth ttoptions.

Contemporary ttmaternity ttnursing ttis ttdriven ttby ttthe ttrelationship ttbetween ttnurses ttand
tttheir ttclients.




DIF: Cognitive ttLevel: ttUnderstand REF: t t pp. tt8-9 TOP: t t Nursing ttProcess:
ttPlanning ttMSC: t t Client ttNeeds: ttHealth ttPromotion ttand ttMaintenance




7. A tt38-year-old ttHispanic ttwoman ttvaginally ttdelivered tta tt9-pound, tt6-ounce ttbaby ttgirl ttafter
being ttin ttlabor ttfor tt43 tthours. ttThe ttbaby ttdied tt3 ttdays ttlater ttfrom ttsepsis. ttOn ttwhat
tt

grounds ttcould ttthe ttwoman tthave tta ttlegitimate ttlegal ttcase ttfor ttnegligence?
tt

a. Inexperienced ttmaternity ttnurse ttwas ttassigned ttto ttcare ttfor ttthe ttclient.
b. Client ttwas ttpast tther ttdue ttdate ttby tt3 ttdays.
c. Standard ttof ttcare ttwas ttnot ttmet.
d. Client ttrefused ttelectronic ttfetal ttmonitoring.
CORRECT ttANSWER: t t C
Not ttmeeting ttthe ttstandard ttof ttcare ttis tta ttlegitimate ttfactor ttfor tta ttcase ttof ttnegligence. ttAn
ttinexperienced ttmaternity ttnurse ttwould ttneed ttto ttdisplay ttcompetency ttbefore ttbeing ttassigned

ttto ttcare ttfor ttclients tton tthis ttor tther ttown. ttThis ttclient ttmay tthave ttbeen ttpast tther ttdue ttdate;

tthowever, tta ttterm ttpregnancy ttoften ttgoes ttbeyond tt40 ttweeks ttof ttgestation. ttAlthough ttfetal

ttmonitoring ttis ttthe ttstandard ttof ttcare, ttthe ttclient tthas ttthe ttright ttto ttrefuse tttreatment. ttThis

ttrefusal ttis ttnot tta ttcase ttfor ttnegligence, ttbut ttinformed ttconsent ttshould ttbe ttproperly ttobtained,

ttand ttthe ttclient ttshould tthave ttsigned ttan ttagainst ttmedical ttadvice ttform ttwhen ttrefusing ttany

tttreatment ttthat ttis ttwithin ttthe ttstandard ttof ttcare.




DIF: Cognitive ttLevel: ttAnalyze REF: ttp. tt13
ttTOP: t t Nursing ttProcess: ttImplementation

MSC: t t Client ttNeeds: ttSafe ttand ttEffective ttCare ttEnvironment

8. When ttthe ttnurse ttis ttunsure tthow ttto ttperform tta ttclient ttcare ttprocedure ttthat ttis tthigh ttrisk
and ttlow ttvolume, tthis ttor tther ttbest ttaction ttin ttthis ttsituation ttwould ttbe ttwhat?
tt

a. Ask ttanother ttnurse.
b. Discuss ttthe ttprocedure ttwith ttthe ttclient‘s ttphysician.
c. Look ttup ttthe ttprocedure ttin tta ttnursing tttextbook.
d. Consult ttthe ttagency ttprocedure ttmanual, ttand ttfollow ttthe ttguidelines ttfor ttthe ttprocedure.
CORRECT ttANSWER: t t D

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