Maternity and Women's Health Care 13th Edition Lowdermilk Test
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Chapter 01: 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing
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Lowdermilk: Maternity & Women’s Health Care, 13th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE z
1. In evaluating the level of a pregnant woman’s risk of having a low-birth-weight (LBW)
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infant, which factor is the most important for the nurse to consider?
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a. African-American race z
b. Cigarette smoking z
c. Poor nutritional status z z
d. Limited maternal education z z
ANS: A z
The rise in the overall LBW rates were due to increases in LBW births to non-Hispanic
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black women (13.35%) and Hispanic women (7.21%); non-Hispanic black infants are
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almost twice as likely as non-Hispanic white infants to be of LBW and to die in the first
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year of life.. Race is a nonmodifiable risk factor. Cigarette smoking is an important factor in
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potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionally, smoking is a
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modifiable risk factor. Poor nutrition is an important factor in potential infant mortality
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rates, but it is not the most important. Additionally, nutritional status is a modifiable risk
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factor. Maternal education is an important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is
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not the most important. Additionally, maternal education is a modifiable risk factor.
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2. A 23-year-old African-American woman is pregnant with her first child. Based on current
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statistics for infant mortality, which intervention is most important for the nurse to include
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in the client’s plan of care?
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a. Perform a nutrition assessment. z z z
b. Refer the woman to a social worker. z z z z z z
c. Advise the woman to see an obstetrician, not a midwife. z z z z z z z z z
d. Explain to the woman the importance of keeping her prenatal care appointments.
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ANS: D z
Consistent prenatal care is the best method of preventing or controlling risk factors
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zassociated with infant mortality. Nutritional status is an important modifiable risk factor, butit
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zis not the most important action a nurse should take in this situation. The client may need
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assistance from a social worker at some time during her pregnancy, but a referral to a social
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worker is not the most important aspect the nurse should address at this time. If the woman
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zhas identifiable high-risk problems, then her health care may need to be provided by a
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zphysician. However, it cannot be assumed that all African-American women have high-risk
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issues. In addition, advising the woman to see an obstetrician is not the most important
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zaspect on which the nurse should focus at this time, and it is not appropriate for a nurse to
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zadvise or manage the type of care a client is to receive.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
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MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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3. The nurses working at a newly established birthing center have begun to compare their
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performance in providing maternal-newborn care against clinical standards. This
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comparison process is most commonly known as what?
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a. Best practices network z z
b. Clinical benchmarking z
c. Outcomes-oriented pracNtiU
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d. Evidence-based practice z
ANS: C z
Outcomes-oriented practice measures the effectiveness of the interventions and quality of z z z z z z z z z z
zcare against benchmarks or standards. The term best practice refers to a program or service
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that has been recognized for its excellence. Clinical benchmarking is a process used to
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zcompare one’s own performance against the performance of the best in an area of service.
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zThe term evidence-based practice refers to the provision of care based on evidence gained
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through research and clinical trials.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand z z
TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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4. During a prenatal intake interview, the nurse is in the process of obtaining an initial
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zassessment of a 21-year-old Hispanic client with limited English proficiency. Which
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intervention is the most important for the nurse to implement?
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a. Use maternity jargon to enable the client to become familiar with these terms.
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b. Speak quickly and efficiently to expedite the visit.
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c. Provide the client with handouts. z z z z
d. Assess whether the client understands the discussion.
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ANS: D z
Nurses contribute to health literacy by using simple, common words, avoiding jargon, and
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evaluating whether the client understands the discussion. Speaking slowly and clearly and
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focusing on what is important will increase understanding. Most client education materials
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are written at a level too high for the average adult and may not be useful for a client with
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limited English proficiency.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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5. Which statement best exemplifies contemporary maternity nursing?
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a. Use of midwives for all vaginal deliveries
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b. Family-centered care z
c. Free-standing birth clinics z z
d. Physician-driven care z
ANS: B
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Contemporary maternity nursing focuses on the family’s needs and desires. Fathers, z z z z z z z z z z
partners, grandparents, and siblings may be present for the birth and participate in activities
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such as cutting the baby’s umbilical cord. Both midwives and physicians perform vaginal
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deliveries. Free-standing clinics are an example of alternative birth options. Contemporary
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maternity nursing is driven by the relationship between nurses and their clients.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
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MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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6. A 38-year-old Hispanic woman vaginally delivered a 9-pound, 6-ounce baby girl after being
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in labor for 43 hours. The baby died 3 days later from sepsis. On what grounds could the
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zwoman have a legitimate legal case for negligence?
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a. Inexperienced maternity nurse was assigned to care for the client. z z z z z z z z z
b. Client was past her due date by 3 days. z z z z z z z z
c. Standard of care was not met. z z z z z
d. Client refused electronic fetal monitoring. z z z z
ANS: C z
Not meeting the standard of care is a legitimate factor for a case of negligence. An
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zinexperienced maternity nurse would need to display competency before being assigned to z z z z z z z z z z z
care for clients on his or her own. This client may have been past her due date; however, a
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term pregnancy often goes beyond 40 weeks of gestation. Although fetal monitoring is the
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standard of care, the client has the right to refuse treatment. This refusal is not a case for
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znegligence, but informed consent should be properly obtained, and the client should have
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zsigned an against medical advice form when refusing any treatment that is within the
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zstandard of care. z z
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TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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7. When the nurse is unsure how to perform a client care procedure that is high risk and low
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volume, his or her best action in this situation would be what?
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a. Ask another nurse. z z
b. Discuss the procedure with the client’s physician. z z z z z z
c. Look up the procedure in a nursing textbook. z z z z z z z
d. First consult the agency procedure manualz z z z z
ANS: D z
Following the agency’s policies and procedures manual is always best when seeking
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information on correct client procedures. These policies should reflect the current standards
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of care and the individual state’s guidelines. Each nurse is responsible for his or her own
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practice. Relying on another nurse may not always be a safe practice. Each nurse is
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obligated to follow the standards of care for safe client care delivery. Physicians are
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responsible for their own client care activity. Nurses may follow safe orders from
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physicians, but they are also responsible for the activities that they, as nurses, are to carry
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out. Information provided in a nursing textbook is basic information for general knowledge.
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Furthermore, the information in a textbook may not reflect the current standard of care or
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the individual state or hospital policies.
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