Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing 8th Edition

TEST BANK - Murray, McKinney, Foundations of Maternal-
Newborn and Women's Health Nursing 8th Edition,
Before the twentieth century, a primary cause of maternal death was: -
ANSWER:Postpartum infection.

A plan of client care that identifies client outcomes and specifies time lines for
achievement of those outcomes is termed: - ANSWER:Clinical pathway.

Case management is a practice model that uses a systematic approach to identify
specific clients and to manage care collaboratively to ensure optimal outcomes. True
or False? - ANSWER:true

The health care birth system that uses health maintenance organizations and
preferred provider organizations is termed - ANSWER:managed care

the process of lowering health care costs while maintaining quality of care is -
ANSWER:outcomes management

Evidence-based practice is best defined as: - ANSWER:Clinical practice guidelines
based on research.

Semmelweis discovered that puerperal infections could be prevented by proper -
ANSWER:hygiene

A major concern about the use of complementary and alternative medicine is -
ANSWER:safety

twilight sleep at labor - ANSWER:narcotic+scopolamine

alcohol intake during pregnancy causes - ANSWER:miscarriage, mental retardation,
fetal alcohol syndrome in baby, high BP and poor health in the mother

The female reproductive system external structures - ANSWER:mons pubis ( on the
symphasis pubis bone)
Labia majora
Labia minora
vestibule
perineum( supports pelvis structures)

The female reproductive system internal structures - ANSWER:Vagina
Uterus
Fallopian tubes
ovaries

, mons pubis --The female reproductive system external structures - ANSWER:fatty
pad that overlies the anterior surface of symphasis pubis covered with hair

labia majora --The female reproductive system external structures - ANSWER:highly
vascular, two rounded fatty tissue folds thst extend downward from mons pubis to
perineum

labia minora--The female reproductive system external structures - ANSWER:parallel
to labia majora, flat, reddish folds of tissue, runs from clitoris and merge posteriorly
to form FOURCHETTE or posterior vaginal opening. Manynerve endings here, also
very vascular.

vestibula--The female reproductive system external structures - ANSWER:an area
enclosed by labia minora that includes: urethral opening, Skene's glands ( lubricate
the urethra), Bartholin's Glands ( lubricate the vaginal introitus)- especially during
intercourse

perineum--The female reproductive system external structures - ANSWER:the
fibrous and muscular area that support the pelvic structures

Vagina--The female reproductive system internal structures - ANSWER:8-10 cm long,
lying between bladder anteriorly and rectum posteriorly. Rugae allow expansion
during delivery. pH 4-5 acidic. Lubricated by secretions from cervix and Bartholin's
Glands. Female organ of Copulation, birth canal and canal for menstruation.

uterus--The female reproductive system internal structures - ANSWER:upside down
pear, ;ie between bladder and rectum. upper Triangular part is called Corpus and
bottom part is called cervix..

Fundus - ANSWER:the dome shaped top of the uterus where the fallopian tubes
enter the uterus

corpus - ANSWER:the main body of the uterus is called the corpus which includes the
fundus. cervix is at the bottom of the pear- more like the stalk of the pear.

isthmus - ANSWER:this is a transition zone that lies between the corpus (upper part
of uterus) and cervix (lower part of uterus)-- Duringpregnancy, this segment
elongates and is known as the "lower uterine segment"

cervix of the uterus - ANSWER:bottom part, the stalk of the pear. 2-3 cm long.
plugged with mucus during pregnancy. inside is called internal os and the side that
opens to the vagina is called external os.

layers of uterus - ANSWER:perimetrium outer
myometrium middle
endometrium inner--