Maternity and women s health care 12th edition lowdermilk test bank

NURj300WIMaternityjandjWomensjHealthjCarej12thjEditionjLowdermilkjTestjBankj(1




NUR300WIMaternity j j




andWomensHealthC j j j




are12thEditionLowdj j j




ermilkTestBank(1 j j j




Maternity & Women’s Health Care 12th Edition Lowdermilk Test Bank
j j j j j j j j j




Chapterj1:j21stjCenturyjMaternityjandjWomen’sjHealthjNursing

MULTIPLEjCHOICE

1. Injevaluatingjthejleveljofjajpregnantjwomansjriskjofjhavingjajlow-birth-
weightj(LBW)jinfant,jwhichjfactorjisjthejmostjimportantjforjthejnursejtojconsider?

a. African-Americanjrace
b. Cigarettejsmoking
c. Poorjnutritionaljstatus
d. Limitedjmaternaljeducationj


ANS:jA

, NURj300WIMaternityjandjWomensjHealthjCarej12thjEditionjLowdermilkjTestjBankj(1



ForjAfrican-
Americanjbirths,jthejincidencejofjLBWjinfantsjisjtwicejthatjofjCaucasianjbirths.jRacejisjajnonmodifia
blejriskjfactor.jCigarettejsmokingjisjanjimportantjfactorjinjpotentialjinfantjmortalityjrates,jbutjitjisjnotjt
hejmostjimportant.jAdditionally,jsmokingjisjajmodifiablejriskjfactor.jPoorjnutritionjisjanjimportantjfac
torjinjpotentialjinfantjmortalityjrates,jbutjitjisjnotjthejmostjimportant.jAdditionally,jnutritionaljstatusjis
ajmodifiablejriskjfactor.jMaternaljeducationjisjanjimportantjfactorjinjpotentialjinfantjmortalityjrates,jb
j


utjitjisjnotjthejmostjimportant.jAdditionally,jmaternaljeducationjisjajmodifiablejriskjfactor.

DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jUnderstandjREF:jIM:

TOP:jNursingjProcess:jAssessment

MSC:jClientjNeeds:jHealthjPromotionjandjMaintenance,jAntepartumjCare

2. Whatjisjthejprimaryjrolejofjpracticingjnursesjinjthejresearchjprocess?

a. Designingjresearchjstudies
b. Collectingjdatajforjotherjresearchers
c. Identifyingjresearchablejproblems

, NURj300WIMaternityjandjWomensjHealthjCarej12thjEditionjLowdermilkjTestjBankj(1




d. Seekingjfundingjtojsupportjresearchjstudies


ANS:jC

Whenjproblemsjarejidentified,jresearchjcanjbejproperlyjconducted.jResearchjofjhealthjcarejissuesjle
adsjtojevidence-
basedjpracticejguidelines.jDesigningjresearchjstudiesjisjonlyjonejfactorjofjthejresearchjprocess.jData
collectionjisjanotherjfactorjofjresearch.jFinancialjsupportjisjnecessaryjtojconductjresearch,jbutjitjisjn
j


otjthejprimaryjrolejofjthejnursejinjthejresearchjprocess.

DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jUnderstandjREF:jim:j14jTOP:jNursingjProcess:jN/AjM

SC:jClientjNeeds:jSafejandjEffectivejCarejEnvironment

3. Aj23-year-oldjAfrican-
Americanjwomanjisjpregnantjwithjherjfirstjchild.jBasedjonjthejstatisticsjforjinfantjmortality,j
whichjplanjisjmostjimportantjforjthejnursejtojimplement?

a. Performjajnutritionjassessment.
b. Referjthejwomanjtojajsocialjworker.
c. Advisejthejwomanjtojseejanjobstetrician,jnotjajmidwife.
d. Explainjtojthejwomanjthejimportancejofjkeepingjherjprenataljcarejappointments.


ANS:jD

Consistentjprenataljcarejisjthejbestjmethodjofjpreventingjorjcontrollingjriskjfactorsjassociatedjwithjin
fantjmortality.jNutritionaljstatusjisjanjimportantjmodifiablejriskjfactor,jbutjitjisjnotjthejmostjimportant
actionjajnursejshouldjtakejinjthisjsituation.jThejclientjmayjneedjassistancejfromjajsocialjworkerjatjsom
j


ejtimejduringjherjpregnancy,jbutjajreferraljtojajsocialjworkerjisjnotjthejmostjimportantjaspectjthejnursej
shouldjaddressjatjthisjtime.jIfjthejwomanjhasjidentifiablejhigh-
riskjproblems,jthenjherjhealthjcarejmayjneedjtojbejprovidedjbyjajphysician.jHowever,jitjcannotjbejass
umedjthatjalljAfrican-Americanjwomenjhavejhigh-
riskjissues.jInjaddition,jadvisingjthejwomanjtojseejanjobstetricianjisjnotjthejmostjimportantjaspectjonj
whichjthejnursejshouldjfocusjatjthisjtime,jandjitjisjnotjappropriatejforjajnursejtojadvisejorjmanagejthejty
pejofjcarejajclientjisjtojreceive.

DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jUnderstandjREF:jIM:jTOP:jNursingjProcess:jPlanning

, NURj300WIMaternityjandjWomensjHealthjCarej12thjEditionjLowdermilkjTestjBankj(1




MSC:jClientjNeeds:jHealthjPromotionjandjMaintenance

4. Duringjajprenataljintakejinterview,jthejnursejisjinjthejprocessjofjobtainingjanjinitialjassessmentjofjaj
21-year-
oldjHispanicjclientjwithjlimitedjEnglishjproficiency.jWhichjactionjisjthejmostjimportantjforjthejnursej
tojperform?

a. Usejmaternityjjargonjtojenablejthejclientjtojbecomejfamiliarjwithjthesejterms.
b. Speakjquicklyjandjefficientlyjtojexpeditejthejvisit.
c. Providejthejclientjwithjhandouts.
d. Assessjwhetherjthejclientjunderstandsjthejdiscussion.


ANS:jD

Nursesjcontributejtojhealthjliteracyjbyjusingjsimple,jcommonjwords,javoidingjjargon,jandjevaluat
ingjwhetherjthejclientjunderstandsjthejdiscussion.jSpeakingjslowlyjandjclearlyjandjfocusingjonjwh
atjisjimportantjwilljincreasejunderstanding.jMostjclientjeducationjmaterialsjarejwrittenjatjajleveljto
ojhighjforjthejaveragejadultjandjmayjnotjbejusefuljforjajclientjwithjlimitedjEnglishjproficiency.

DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jApplyjREF:jim:j5jTOP:jNursingjProcess:jEvaluationjM

SC:jClientjNeeds:jHealthjPromotionjandjMaintenance

5. Thejnursesjworkingjatjajnewlyjestablishedjbirthingjcenterjhavejbegunjtojcomparejtheirjperfor
mancejinjprovidingjmaternal-
newbornjcarejagainstjclinicaljstandards.jThisjcomparisonjprocessjisjmostjcommonlyjknownjasjw
hat?

a. Bestjpracticesjnetwork
b. Clinicaljbenchmarking
c. Outcomes-orientedjpractice
d. Evidence-


basedjpracticejANS:jC