Test Bank Maternity and Women's Health Care
12th Ed ition
The Test Bank for Maternity and Womens Health Care 12th Edition by Lowdermilk inclu
des Real- World Questions & Answers for Serious Test-Prepping.
Fully digital so you can start studying IMMEDIATELY
• To clarify, this is the test bank, not the textbook.
• You get immediate access to download your test bank.
• You will receive a complete test bank; in other words, all chapters will be there.
• Test banks come in PDF or ePub format; therefore, you do not need specialized software to
open them.
Table of Contents
1. 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing
2. Community Care: The Family and Culture
3. Nursing and Genomics
4. Assessment and Health Promotion
5. Violence Against Women
6. Reproductive System Concerns
7. Sexually Transmitted and Other Infections
8. Contraception and Abortion
9. Infertility
10. Problems of the Breast
11. Structural Disorders and Neoplasms of the Reproductive System
12. Conception and Fetal Development
13. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
14. Nursing Care of the Family During Pregnancy
15. Maternal and Fetal Nutrition
,16. Labor and Birth Processes
,17. Maximizing Comfort For The Laboring Woman
18. Fetal Assessment During Labor
19. Nursing Care of the Family During Labor and Birth
20. Postpartum Physiologic Changes
21. Nursing Care of the Family During the Postpartum Period
22. Transition to Parenthood
23. Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn
24. Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family
25. Newborn Nutrition and Feeding
26. Assessment of High Risk Pregnancy
27. Hypertensive Disorders
28. Hemorrhagic Disorders
29. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
30. Medical-Surgical Disorders
31. Mental Health Disorders and Substance Abuse
32. Labor and Birth Complications
33. Postpartum Complications
34. Nursing Care of the High-Risk Newborn
35. Acquired Problems of the Newborn
36. Hemolytic Disorders and Congenital Anomalies
37. Perinatal Loss, Bereavement, and Grief
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 i
s a nonmodifiable risk factor. Cigarette smoking is an important factor in potential infan
t 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. M
aternal education is an important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is not t
, he most important. Additionally, maternal education is a modifiable risk factor.
12th Ed ition
The Test Bank for Maternity and Womens Health Care 12th Edition by Lowdermilk inclu
des Real- World Questions & Answers for Serious Test-Prepping.
Fully digital so you can start studying IMMEDIATELY
• To clarify, this is the test bank, not the textbook.
• You get immediate access to download your test bank.
• You will receive a complete test bank; in other words, all chapters will be there.
• Test banks come in PDF or ePub format; therefore, you do not need specialized software to
open them.
Table of Contents
1. 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing
2. Community Care: The Family and Culture
3. Nursing and Genomics
4. Assessment and Health Promotion
5. Violence Against Women
6. Reproductive System Concerns
7. Sexually Transmitted and Other Infections
8. Contraception and Abortion
9. Infertility
10. Problems of the Breast
11. Structural Disorders and Neoplasms of the Reproductive System
12. Conception and Fetal Development
13. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
14. Nursing Care of the Family During Pregnancy
15. Maternal and Fetal Nutrition
,16. Labor and Birth Processes
,17. Maximizing Comfort For The Laboring Woman
18. Fetal Assessment During Labor
19. Nursing Care of the Family During Labor and Birth
20. Postpartum Physiologic Changes
21. Nursing Care of the Family During the Postpartum Period
22. Transition to Parenthood
23. Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn
24. Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family
25. Newborn Nutrition and Feeding
26. Assessment of High Risk Pregnancy
27. Hypertensive Disorders
28. Hemorrhagic Disorders
29. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
30. Medical-Surgical Disorders
31. Mental Health Disorders and Substance Abuse
32. Labor and Birth Complications
33. Postpartum Complications
34. Nursing Care of the High-Risk Newborn
35. Acquired Problems of the Newborn
36. Hemolytic Disorders and Congenital Anomalies
37. Perinatal Loss, Bereavement, and Grief
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 i
s a nonmodifiable risk factor. Cigarette smoking is an important factor in potential infan
t 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. M
aternal education is an important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is not t
, he most important. Additionally, maternal education is a modifiable risk factor.
