Maternal and Newborn Care Core Concepts Practice Questions Chapter 4 Updated 2026.do

Maternal and Newborn
Care Core Concepts
Practice Questions
Chapter 4 Updated
2026

, A clinic nurse is planning a teaching session for childbearing-age female patients. Which information should
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the nurse include in the teaching session with regard to avoiding exposing a fetus to teratogens?
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A: eliminate use of acne medication
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B: immunizations should be updated during the first rimester of pregnancy
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C: use of saunas and hot hubs during pregnancy should be during the winter months only
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D: alcoholic beverages can be consumed in the first and third trimesters of pregnancy - correct answerA:
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Elimination of non therapeutic drugs is the best action to avoid teratogen exposure. Acne medication is not
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essential during pregnancy. Immunizations for diseases such as rubella are contraindicated during
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pregnancy. Use of saunas and hot tubs are not recommended because maternal hyperthermia is a significant
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teratogen. Alcohol is an environmental substance known to be teratogenic and should not be consumed
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The parents of a child with a karyotype of 47, XY, +21 ask the nurse what this means. Which is the most accurate
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response by the nurse? k k k




A: this karyotype is for a normal male
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B: this karyotype is for a normal female
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C: this karyotype is for a male with Down syndrome
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D: this karyotype is for a female with Turner's syndrome - correct answerC: this karyotype is for a male with
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This child is male because his chromosomes are XY. He has one extra copy of chromosome 21 (for a total of 47,
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instead of 46), resulting in Down syndrome. A normal female would have 46 chromosomes and XX for the sex
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chromosomes. A normal male would have 46 chromosomes. A female with Turner's syndrome would have 45 k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k




chromosomes; the sex chromosome would have just one X. k k k k k k k k




People who have two copies of the same abnormal autosomal dominant gene are generally:
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A: mildly affected with the disorder
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B: infertile and unable to transmit the gene
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