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Table of Contents
Unit One: Introduction to Maternity & Women’s Health Care
- 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing
2. Community Care: The Family and Culture
- Nursing and Genomics
Unit Two: Women’s Health
- Assessment and Health Promotion
- Violence Against Women
- Reproductive System Concerns
- Sexually Transmitted and Other Infections
- Contraception and Abortion
- Infertility
- Breast Disorders and Neoplasms
- Structural Disorders and Neoplasms of the Reproductive System
Unit Three: Pregnancy
- Conception and Fetal Development
- Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
- Nursing Care of the Family During Pregnancy
- Maternal and Fetal Nutrition
Unit Four: Childbirth
- Labor and Birth Processes
- Pain Management
- Fetal Assessment During Labor
- Nursing Care of the Family During Labor and Birth
Unit Five: Postpartum
- Postpartum Physiologic Changes
- Nursing Care of the Family During the Postpartum Period
- Transition to Parenthood
Unit Six: Newborn
- Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn
- Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family
- Newborn Nutrition and Feeding
Unit Seven: Complications of Pregnancy
- High Risk Pregnancy Assessment
- Hypertensive Disorders
- Hemorrhagic Disorders in Pregnancy 2 / 4
- Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
- Medical-Surgical Disorders
- Mental Health Disorders and Substance Abuse
- Labor and Birth Complications
- Postpartum Complications
- Nursing Care of the High-Risk Newborn and Family
Unit Eight: Newborn Complications
- Acquired Problems of the Newborn
- Hemolytic Disorders and Congenital Anomalies
- Perinatal Loss and Grief
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Maternity & Women’s Health Care 12th Edition, Lowdermilk Test Bank
Chapter 1: 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- In evaluating the level of a pregnant woman’s risk of having a low-birth-weight (LBW)
infant, which factor is the most important for the nurse to consider?
- African-American race
- Cigarette smoking
- Poor nutritional status
- Limited maternal education
ANS: A
For African-American births, the incidence of LBW infants is twice that of Caucasian births.Race is a nonmodifiable risk factor. Cigarette smoking is an important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionally, smoking is a modifiable risk factor.Poor nutrition is an important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionally, nutritional status is a modifiable risk factor. Maternal education is an important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionally, maternal education is a modifiable risk factor.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: IM:
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance, Antepartum Care
- What is the primary role of practicing nurses in the research process?
- Designing research studies
- Collecting data for other researchers
- Identifying researchable problems
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