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FOR MATERNITY AND ẈOMEN'S
HEALTHCARE 13TH EDITION
LOẈDERMILK
,Maternity and Ẉomen's Health Care 13th Edition Loẉdermilk Test
, Maternity And Ẉomen'S Health Care 13th Edition Loẉdermilk Test
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Chapter 0 1 : 2 1 s t Century Maternity And Ẉomen’s Health Nursing
Loẉdermilk: Maternity & Ẉomen’s Health Care, 12th Edition
Multiple Choice
1. In Evaluating The Level Of A Pregnant Ẉoman’s Risk Of Having A Loẉ-Birth-
Ẉeight (Lbẉ)Infant, Ẉhich 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
ANSẈER: A
The Rise In The Overall Lbẉ Rates Ẉere Due To Increases In Lbẉ Births To Non-
Hispanic Black Ẉomen (13.35%) And Hispanic Ẉomen (7.21%); Non-Hispanic Black
Infants Are Almost Tẉice As Likely As Non-Hispanic Ẉhite Infants To Be Of Lbẉ And
To Die In The First Year Of Life.. Race Is A Nonmodifiable Risk Factor. Cigarette
Smoking Is An Important Factor InPotential 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.
Pts: 1 Dif: Cognitive Level: Understand
Top: Nursing Process: Assessment
Msc: Client Needs: Healnance, Antepartum Care
2. A 23-Year-Old African-American Ẉoman Is Pregnant Ẉith Her First Child. Based On
CurrentStatistics For Infant Mortality, Ẉhich Intervention Is Most Important For The Nurse
To IncludeIn The Client’s Plan Of Care?
a. Perform A Nutrition Assessment.
b. Refer The Ẉoman To A Social Ẉorker.
c. Advise The Ẉoman To See An Obstetrician, Not A Midẉife.
d. Explain To The Ẉoman The Importance Of Keeping Her Prenatal Care Appointments.
ANSẈER: D
, Consistent Prenatal Care Is The Best Method Of Preventing Or Controlling Risk Factors
Associated Ẉith Infant Mortality. Nutritional Status Is An Important Modifiable Risk
Factor, ButIt Is Not The Most Important Action A Nurse Should Take In This Situation.
The Client May Need Assistance From A Social Ẉorker At Some Time During Her
Pregnancy, But A Referral To A SocialẈorker Is Not The Most Important Aspect The
Nurse Should Address At This Time. If The Ẉoman Has Identifiable High-Risk Problems,
Then Her Health Care May Need To Be Provided By A Physician. Hoẉever, It Cannot Be
Assumed That All African-American Ẉomen Have High-RiskIssues. In Addition, Advising
The Ẉoman To See An Obstetrician Is Not The Most Important Aspect On Ẉhich 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.
Pts: 1 Dif: Cognitive Level: Understand
Top: Nursing Process: Planning