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1. To assess a mothers risk of having a low-birth-weight (LBW) infant, what is the most important factor for the nurse to consider? a. African-American race b. Cigarette smoking c. Poor nutritional status d. Limited maternal education a. For African-American births, the incidence of LB...

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1. To assess a mothers risk of having a low-birth-weight (LBW) infant,
what is the most important factor for the nurse to consider?

a. African-American race

b. Cigarette smoking

c. Poor nutritional status

d. Limited maternal education
a. For African-American births, the incidence of LBW infants is twice
that of Caucasian births. Race is a nonmodifiable risk factor.
2. What is the primary role of practicing nurses in the research
process?

a. Designing research studies

b. Collecting data for other researchers

c. Identifying researchable problems

d. Seeking funding to support research studies
c. When problems are identified, research can be conducted properly.
Research of health care issues leads to evidence-based practice
guidelines.
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The nurse should be aware that a statistic widely used to compare the
health status of different populations is the:

a. Incidence of specific infections, such as acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and tuberculosis

b. Infant mortality rate

c. Maternal morbidity rate

d. Incidence of low-birth-weight (LBW) infants
b. City, county, and state health departments provide annual reports
of births and deaths. Maternal and infant death rates are
particularly important because they reflect health outcomes that may
be preventable. Infant mortality continues to be a concern in all
populations.
Alternative and complementary therapies:

a. Replace conventional Western modalities of treatment

b. Are used by only a small number of American adults

c. Allow for more client autonomy

d. Focus primarily on the disease an individual is experiencing
c.
Contemporary maternity nursing is exemplified by:

a. The use of midwives for all vaginal deliveries

b. Family-centered care

c. Free-standing birth clinics

d. Physician-driven care
b
The nurses working at a newly established birthing center have begun
to compare their performance in providing maternal-newborn care
against clinical standards. This comparison process, designed to
improve the quality of client care, is called:

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