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Chapterj1:j21stjCenturyjMaternityjandjWomen’sjHealthjNursing

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

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


ANS:jA

ForjAfrican-
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DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jUnderstandjREF:jIM:

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MSC:jClientjNeeds:jHealthjPromotionjandjMaintenance,jAntepartumjCare

2. Whatjisjthejprimaryjrolejofjpracticingjnursesjinjthejresearchjprocess?

a. Designingjresearchjstudies
b. Collectingjdatajforjotherjresearchers
c. Identifyingjresearchablejproblems

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d. Seekingjfundingjtojsupportjresearchjstudies


ANS:jC

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basedjpracticejguidelines.jDesigningjresearchjstudiesjisjonlyjonejfactorjofjthejresearchjprocess.jDataj
collectionjisjanotherjfactorjofjresearch.jFinancialjsupportjisjnecessaryjtojconductjresearch,jbutjitjisjno
tjthejprimaryjrolejofjthejnursejinjthejresearchjprocess.

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3. Aj23-year-oldjAfrican-
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whichjplanjisjmostjimportantjforjthejnursejtojimplement?

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


ANS:jD

Consistentjprenataljcarejisjthejbestjmethodjofjpreventingjorjcontrollingjriskjfactorsjassociatedjwithjin
fantjmortality.jNutritionaljstatusjisjanjimportantjmodifiablejriskjfactor,jbutjitjisjnotjthejmostjimportant
actionjajnursejshouldjtakejinjthisjsituation.jThejclientjmayjneedjassistancejfromjajsocialjworkerjatjsom
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whichjthejnursejshouldjfocusjatjthisjtime,jandjitjisjnotjappropriatejforjajnursejtojadvisejorjmanagejthejt
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MSC:jClientjNeeds:jHealthjPromotionjandjMaintenance

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

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b. Speakjquicklyjandjefficientlyjtojexpeditejthejvisit.
c. Providejthejclientjwithjhandouts.
d. Assessjwhetherjthejclientjunderstandsjthejdiscussion.


ANS:jD

Nursesjcontributejtojhealthjliteracyjbyjusingjsimple,jcommonjwords,javoidingjjargon,jandjevaluatingj
whetherjthejclientjunderstandsjthejdiscussion.jSpeakingjslowlyjandjclearlyjandjfocusingjonjwhatjisjim
portantjwilljincreasejunderstanding.jMostjclientjeducationjmaterialsjarejwrittenjatjajleveljtoojhighjforjt
hejaveragejadultjandjmayjnotjbejusefuljforjajclientjwithjlimitedjEnglishjproficiency.

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5. Thejnursesjworkingjatjajnewlyjestablishedjbirthingjcenterjhavejbegunjtojcomparejtheirjperfor
mancejinjprovidingjmaternal-
newbornjcarejagainstjclinicaljstandards.jThisjcomparisonjprocessjisjmostjcommonlyjknownjasjw
hat?

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


basedjpracticejANS:jC