Chapter 01: 21st Century Maternity and
Women’s Health Nursing Exam Questions
and Answers
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 - Correct Answer ✅ a.
African-American race
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 - Correct
Answer ✅ c.
,Chapter 01: 21st Century Maternity and
Women’s Health Nursing Exam Questions
and Answers
Identifying researchable problems
3. A 23-year-old African-American woman is pregnant with
her first child. Based on the statistics for infant mortality,
which plan is most important for the nurse to implement?
a. Perform a nutrition assessment.
b. Refer the woman to a social worker.
c. Advise the woman to see an obstetrician, not a midwife.
d. Explain to the woman the importance of keeping her
prenatal care appointments. - Correct Answer ✅ d.
Explain to the woman the importance of keeping her prenatal
care appointments.
4. During a prenatal intake interview, the nurse is in the
process of obtaining an initial assessment of a 21-year-old
Hispanic client with limited English proficiency. Which action
is the most important for the nurse to perform?
, Chapter 01: 21st Century Maternity and
Women’s Health Nursing Exam Questions
and Answers
a. Use maternity jargon to enable the client to become
familiar with these terms.
b. Speak quickly and efficiently to expedite the visit.
c. Provide the client with handouts.
d. Assess whether the client understands the discussion. -
Correct Answer ✅ d.
Assess whether the client understands the discussion.
5. 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:
a. Best practices network
b. Clinical benchmarking
c. Outcomes-oriented care
d. Evidence-based practice - Correct Answer ✅ c.
Outcomes-oriented care
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