NR 327 MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING EXAM 1
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◉ smoking can cause Answer: preterm birth, low birth weight, preterm
labor (growth restriction/sga/intrauterine growth restriction)
◉ Macrosomia Answer: large for gestational age (90th percent tile)
◉ folic acid deficiency can lead to Answer: neural tube defects
◉ Examples of neural tube defects Answer: cleft lip, cleft palate, spina
bifida, meningocele, myelomeningocele
◉ recommended weight gain for normal bmi (18-24.9) Answer: 25-35
lbs
◉ recommended weight gain for overweight mothers (25-29.9+)
Answer: 15-25 lbs
◉ recommended weight gain for obese mothers (20-35+) Answer: 11-20
lbs
◉ when does fetal heartbeat show up on doppler Answer: 10-12 weeks
, ◉ test that assess fetal wellbeing by measuring movements and tones
Answer: biophysical profile
◉ which method is most accurate for dating a pregnancy in the first
trimester Answer: transvaginal ultrasound
◉ which assessment is used during labor to assess fetal heart rate and
contractions Answer: external fetal monitoring
◉ which test assesses wellness of baby Answer: non-stress test
◉ A 39-week NST shows 2 accelerations, moderate variability, and no
decelerations in 20 minutes. This result is: Answer: Reassuring
(accelerations are good, we want no decelerations) (moderate variability
is good)
◉ 2 or more reactions in 20 minutes Answer: reactive (if not reactive we
give mother 20 minutes)
◉ fetal heart rate 100 bpm in 10 minutes. Classification: Answer:
Bradycardic (anything less than 110 is brady)
◉ additional calories based on trimester Answer: 1st: no additional
2026 STUDY BUNDLE ACTUAL TEST PAPER
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
◉ smoking can cause Answer: preterm birth, low birth weight, preterm
labor (growth restriction/sga/intrauterine growth restriction)
◉ Macrosomia Answer: large for gestational age (90th percent tile)
◉ folic acid deficiency can lead to Answer: neural tube defects
◉ Examples of neural tube defects Answer: cleft lip, cleft palate, spina
bifida, meningocele, myelomeningocele
◉ recommended weight gain for normal bmi (18-24.9) Answer: 25-35
lbs
◉ recommended weight gain for overweight mothers (25-29.9+)
Answer: 15-25 lbs
◉ recommended weight gain for obese mothers (20-35+) Answer: 11-20
lbs
◉ when does fetal heartbeat show up on doppler Answer: 10-12 weeks
, ◉ test that assess fetal wellbeing by measuring movements and tones
Answer: biophysical profile
◉ which method is most accurate for dating a pregnancy in the first
trimester Answer: transvaginal ultrasound
◉ which assessment is used during labor to assess fetal heart rate and
contractions Answer: external fetal monitoring
◉ which test assesses wellness of baby Answer: non-stress test
◉ A 39-week NST shows 2 accelerations, moderate variability, and no
decelerations in 20 minutes. This result is: Answer: Reassuring
(accelerations are good, we want no decelerations) (moderate variability
is good)
◉ 2 or more reactions in 20 minutes Answer: reactive (if not reactive we
give mother 20 minutes)
◉ fetal heart rate 100 bpm in 10 minutes. Classification: Answer:
Bradycardic (anything less than 110 is brady)
◉ additional calories based on trimester Answer: 1st: no additional
