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1. Inmevaluatingmthemlevelmof mampregnant mwoman’smriskmof mhavingmamlow-birth-
weight m(LBW)minfant,mwhichmfactormismthemmost mimportant mformthemnursemtomconsider?
a. African-Americanm race
b. Cigarettemsmoking
c. Poormnutritionalmstatus
d. Limited mmaternalmeducation
ANS:m A
FormAfrican-
Americanmbirths,mthemincidencemof mLBWminfantsmismtwicemthat mof mCaucasianmbirths.mRacemismam
nonmodifiablemriskmfactor.mCigarettemsmokingmismanmimportant mfactorminmpotentialminfant mmort
alitymrates,mbut mit mismnot mthemmost mimportant.mAdditionally,msmokingmismammodifiablemriskmfact
or.mPoormnutritionmismanmimportant mfactorminmpotentialminfant mmortalitymrates,mbut mit mismnot mthem
most mimportant.mAdditionally,mnutritionalmstatusmismammodifiablemriskmfactor.mMaternalmeducati
onmismanmimportant mfactorminmpotentialminfant mmortalitymrates,mbut mit mismnot mthemmost mimportant
.mAdditionally,mmaternalmeducationmismammodifiablemriskmfactor.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mUnderstand
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2. Whatmismthemprimarymrolemofm p r act ic in g mn u r s e s m inm the mresearchmprocess?
a. Designingmresearchmstudies N RUmSImNmTG B . CO M
b. Collectingmdatamformothermresearchers
c. Identifyingmresearchablemproblems
d. Seekingmfundingmtomsupport mresearchmstudies
ANS:m C
Whenmproblemsmaremidentified,mresearchmcanmbemproperlymconducted.mResearchmof mhealthmcare
missuesmleadsmtomevidence-
based mpracticemguidelines.mDesigningmresearchmstudiesmismonlymonemfactormof mthemresearchmpro
cess.mDatamcollectionmismanothermfactormof mresearch.mFinancialmsupport mismnecessarymtomconduct
mresearch,mbut mit mismnot mthemprimarymrolemof mthemnurseminmthemresearch mprocess.
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3. A m23-year-old mAfrican-
Americanmwomanmismpregnant mwithmhermfirst mchild.mBased monmthemstatisticsmforminfant m
mortality,mwhichmplanmismmost mimportant mformthemnursemtomimplement?
a. Performmamnutritionmassessment.
b. Refermthemwomanmtomamsocialmworker.
c. Advisemthemwomanmtomseemanmobstetrician,mnot mammidwife.
d. Explainmtomthemwomanmthemimportancemof mkeepingmhermprenatalmcaremappointments.
ANS:m D
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Consistent mprenatalmcaremismthembest mmethod mof mpreventingmormcontrollingmriskmfactorsmassociat
ed mwithminfant mmortality.mNutritionalmstatusmismanmimportant mmodifiablemriskmfactor,mbut mit mismn
ot mthemmost mimportant mactionmamnursemshould mtakeminmthismsituation.mThemclient mmaymneed massi
stancemfrommamsocialmworkermat msomemtimemduringmhermpregnancy, mbut mamreferralmtomamsocialmw
orkermismnot mthemmost mimportant maspect mthemnursemshould maddressmat mthismtime.mIf mthemwomanm
hasmidentifiablemhigh-
riskmproblems,mthenmhermhealthmcaremmaymneed mtombemprovided mbymamphysician. mHowever,mit mc
annot mbemassumed mthat mallmAfrican-Americanmwomenmhavemhigh-
riskmissues.mInmaddition,madvisingmthemwomanmtomseemanmobstetricianmismnot mthemmost mimportant
maspect monmwhichmthemnursemshould mfocusmat mthismtime,mand mit mismnot mappropriatemformamnursemt
omadvisemormmanagemthemtypemof mcaremamclient mismtomreceive.
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4. Duringmamprenatalmintakeminterview,mthemnursemisminmthemprocess mof mobtainingmanminitial massess
ment mof mam21-year-
old mHispanicmclient mwithmlimited mEnglishmproficiency.mWhichmactionmismthemmost mimportant mfo
rmthemnursemtomperform?
a. Usemmaternitymjargonmtomenablemthemclient mtombecomemfamiliarmwithmthesemterms.
b. Speakmquicklymand mefficientlymtomexpeditemthemvisit.
c. Providemthemclient mwithmhandouts.
d. Assessmwhethermthemclient munderstandsmthemdiscussion.
ANS:m D
Nursesmcontributemtomhealthmliteracymbymusingmsimple,mcommonmwords,mavoidingmjargon, mand m
evaluatingmwhethermthemclient munderstandsmthemdiscussion.mSpeakingmslowlymand mclearlymand mf
ocusingmonmwhat mismimportant mwillmincreasemunderstanding.mMost mclient meducationmmaterialsmar
emwrittenmatmamlevelmtoomhighmf o r t h e a v e r a g e madult ma n d m ma y mnotmbemusefulmformam clientmwithmli
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5. Themnursesmworkingmat mamnewlymestablished mbirthingmcentermhavembegunmtomcomparemtheirmpe
rformanceminmprovidingmmaternal-
newbornmcaremagainst mclinicalmstandards.mThis mcomparisonmprocessmis mmost mcommonly mknow
nmasmwhat?
a. Best mpracticesmnetwork
b. Clinicalmbenchmarking
c. Outcomes-oriented mpractice
d. Evidence-based mpractice
ANS:m C
Outcomes-
oriented mpracticemmeasuresmthemeffectivenessmof mtheminterventionsmand mqualitymof mcaremagainst m
benchmarksmormstandards.mThemtermmbestmpracticemrefersmtomamprogrammor mservicemthat mhasmbee
nmrecognized mformitsmexcellence.mClinicalmbenchmarkingm ismamprocessmused mtomcomparemone’sm
ownmperformancemagainst mthemperformancemof mthembest minmanmareamof mservice.mThemtermmevide
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basedmpracticemrefersmtomthemprovisionmof mcarembased monmevidencemgained mthroughmresearchman
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