EDAPT Nursing Care: Fetal Development and
Assessment(A+ Guaranteed Answers)
Which statements represent the function of the placenta in pregnancy? Select all that apply.
correct answers The placenta is an endocrine organ that secretes the hormones that maintain the
pregnancy. The placenta also exchanges nutrients, oxygen, and waste products between the fetus
and maternal circulation.
What is the normal fetal heart rate in beats per minute (bpm)? correct answers 110-160
Which statement describes a spontaneous abortion? correct answers The loss of a pregnancy
prior to 20 weeks gestation
A pregnant woman is at an antepartum visit. How does the nurse instruct the client to measure
and record kick counts? Select all that apply. correct answers The client should report decreased
or absent fetal movement.
The client should lay down on her side for 1 to 2 hours and count the number of movements felt.
The client should feel at least 10 fetal movements in one to two hours.
A pregnant woman at 23 weeks' gestation is at an antepartum visit. The nurse assesses fundal
height at 26 cm. What does this measurement indicate? Select all that apply. correct answers The
nurse measured incorrectly.
There may be more than 1 fetus present in the uterus.
Polyhydramnios may be present.
The estimated date of delivery may be inaccurate.
A pregnant woman who is at 34 weeks' gestation is undergoing a non-stress test (NST). Which
assessment finding indicates a reactive test? correct answers At least 2 accelerations in the fetal
heart rate greater than 15 bpm lasting 15-seconds in a 20-minute period
A pregnant woman, who is 14 weeks' gestation according to the first day of her last menstrual
period, is at an antepartum visit and is preparing for an abdominal ultrasound. Which instructions
should the nurse provide to the client? Select all that apply. correct answers The ultrasound will
confirm the location of the placenta.
The mother should not empty her bladder prior to the test.
Which 3 fetal well-being tests can the nurse anticipate being performed? Place those 3 tests in
the order in which they will be performed (from left to right). correct answers
The nurse is preparing to measure the fundal height on a client that is 35 weeks' gestation. Which
actions should the nurse perform? Select all that apply. correct answers Encourage voiding prior
to the procedure.
.
Extend a tape measure from the top of the symphysis pubis to the top of the fundus.
Assessment(A+ Guaranteed Answers)
Which statements represent the function of the placenta in pregnancy? Select all that apply.
correct answers The placenta is an endocrine organ that secretes the hormones that maintain the
pregnancy. The placenta also exchanges nutrients, oxygen, and waste products between the fetus
and maternal circulation.
What is the normal fetal heart rate in beats per minute (bpm)? correct answers 110-160
Which statement describes a spontaneous abortion? correct answers The loss of a pregnancy
prior to 20 weeks gestation
A pregnant woman is at an antepartum visit. How does the nurse instruct the client to measure
and record kick counts? Select all that apply. correct answers The client should report decreased
or absent fetal movement.
The client should lay down on her side for 1 to 2 hours and count the number of movements felt.
The client should feel at least 10 fetal movements in one to two hours.
A pregnant woman at 23 weeks' gestation is at an antepartum visit. The nurse assesses fundal
height at 26 cm. What does this measurement indicate? Select all that apply. correct answers The
nurse measured incorrectly.
There may be more than 1 fetus present in the uterus.
Polyhydramnios may be present.
The estimated date of delivery may be inaccurate.
A pregnant woman who is at 34 weeks' gestation is undergoing a non-stress test (NST). Which
assessment finding indicates a reactive test? correct answers At least 2 accelerations in the fetal
heart rate greater than 15 bpm lasting 15-seconds in a 20-minute period
A pregnant woman, who is 14 weeks' gestation according to the first day of her last menstrual
period, is at an antepartum visit and is preparing for an abdominal ultrasound. Which instructions
should the nurse provide to the client? Select all that apply. correct answers The ultrasound will
confirm the location of the placenta.
The mother should not empty her bladder prior to the test.
Which 3 fetal well-being tests can the nurse anticipate being performed? Place those 3 tests in
the order in which they will be performed (from left to right). correct answers
The nurse is preparing to measure the fundal height on a client that is 35 weeks' gestation. Which
actions should the nurse perform? Select all that apply. correct answers Encourage voiding prior
to the procedure.
.
Extend a tape measure from the top of the symphysis pubis to the top of the fundus.
