Chapter 1: 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing

Question 1

Maternity Care consists of:

Answer 1

Prenatal Care
Intrapartum Care
Post-partum care

Question 2

Maternity nurses are ____________ focused.

Answer 2

family

Question 3

A family is….

Answer 3

at the discretion of the woman.

Question 4

Role of nurses in Women’s Health care

Answer 4

concerned about the wellbeing of the woman and infant.

Question 5

An organization that creates standards and goals for maternity nurses

Answer 5

AWHONN
(The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses )

Question 6

The goal of Healthy People

Answer 6

improve the access to and quality of care.

Question 7

Maternal/Infant specific goals of Healthy People

Answer 7

• Reduce the rate of fetal and infant deaths
• Reduce the rate of maternal mortality
• Reduce preterm births
• Reduce cesarean births among low-risk women

Question 8

Data shows that there is a _______ mortality rate among pregnant African American women.

Answer 8

high

Question 9

What might prevent a woman from seeking appropriate healthcare?

Answer 9

Cost
Health literacy
Limited access to care

Question 10

Low birth weight and preterm birth is considered? (in grams)

Answer 10

less than 2500 g

Question 11

infants that are 2x more likely to die in the first year

Answer 11

nonhispanic, black infants

Question 12

increases the risk of complications in pregnancy

Answer 12

HTN and diabetes

Question 13

HTN and diabetes can lead to further complications in pregnancy such as:

Answer 13

infertility
miscarriage
congenital anomalies
fetal death

Question 14

Ambulatory care

Answer 14

Care that everyone receives, basic care

Question 15

Community-based care

Answer 15

home health care
low income care (WIC, la casa)

Question 16

High technology care

Answer 16

telehealth

Question 17

advanced practice nursing degree for women’s health

Answer 17

certified nurse-midwife (CNMW

Question 18

Doula

Answer 18

unlicensed support person

Question 19

T or F: The family should not be educated on the birthing process. Only the women’s education matters because she is the mom.

Answer 19

false

Question 20

Major issues in women’s health

Answer 20

Female genital mutilation
Human Trafficking
increase risk of HTN, DV, malignant neoplasms

Question 21

Standard of Care is defined by

Answer 21

ANA (American Nursing Association)
AWHONN
ACNM (midwives)
NANN (neonatal nurses)

Question 22

Standard of Care (defined)

Answer 22

the level of care that a reasonably prudent nurse would provide in a similar situation.l

Question 23

Sentinel event

Answer 23

something that should have never happened due to the interventions and assessments set in place to prevent the event from occurring.

Question 24

Failure to Rescue

Answer 24

In line with neglect.
Ignoring the things we see that are wrong.

Question 25

The nurse sees another nurse neglecting care of a patient. What is her next step?

Answer 25

Follow the chain of command.
- talk to the nurse
- report her to the supervisor
- then up, then up

Question 26

Evidenced based practice.

Answer 26

Care based on data that proves to be efficient and effective.

Question 27

When managing health care for pregnant women at a local prenatal clinic, the nurse should recognize that the most significant barrier for access to care is the pregnant woman’s:

A) Age
B) Minority status
C) Educational level
D) Inability to pay

Answer 27

D) Inability to pay – if they can’t pay they’re not going to go.

Question 28

Micromastia

Answer 28

very small underdeveloped breast tissue

Question 29

macromastia

Answer 29

large breasts that cause back or shoulder pain

Question 30

Most common benign conditions of the breast

Answer 30

cystic masses