Table of Contents
Unit One: Introduction to Maternity & Women’s Health Care
- 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing
- 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
- 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
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?
a. African-American race
b. Cigarette smoking
c. Poor nutritional status
d. 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?
a. Designing research studies
b. Collecting data for other researchers
c. Identifying researchable problems