Nursingl Guidel |l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l
2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Rhl negativel blood
Answer:
ONLYl receivel Rhl -l Negativel blood,l autosomall recessive
Q:l Rhl positivel blood
Answer:
CANl receivel Rhl positivel andl negativel blood,l dominant
Q:l Rhl incompatibility
Answer:
Ifl motherl isl Rh-l andl babyl isl Rh+
Q:l Isoimmunization
Answer:
Ifl fetall Rh-positivel bloodl leaksl intol thel Rh-negativel mother'sl circulation,l herl bodyl mayl
respondl byl makingl antibodiesl tol destroyl thel Rh-positivel erythrocytes.
Q:l erythroblastosisl fetalis
Answer:
,al disorderl thatl resultsl froml thel incompatibilityl ofl al fetusl withl Rh-positivel bloodl andl al
motherl withl Rh-negativel blood,l causingl redl bloodl celll destructionl inl thel fetus;l al bloodl
transfusionl isl necessaryl tol savel thel fetus
Q:l gestationall diabetes
Answer:
al forml ofl diabetesl mellitusl thatl occursl duringl somel pregnancies,l ifl truel GDMl glucosel
usuallyl returnsl tol normall byl 6l weeksl PP
Q:l RFl forl gestationall diabetes
Answer:
ol Maternall obesityl (>90l kgl orl 198l lbs)
ol Largel infantl (>4000l gl orl aboutl 9l lbs)
ol Maternall agel olderl thanl 25l years
ol Previousl unexplainedl stillbirthl orl
infantl havingl congenitall abnormalities
ol Historyl ofl GDMl inl al previousl
pregnancy
ol Familyl historyl ofl DM
Q:l GDMl dxl testing
Answer:
ol Checkedl atl 24-28l weeks
ol Donel earlierl ifl riskl factorsl present
ol Motherl drinksl 50l gl glucosel drink
ol Fastingl notl necessary
ol Bloodl samplel takenl atl 1l hourl afterl drinkl ingested
ol 130-140l positivel
ol Ifl positivel 3-hourl GTTl orderedl tol confirm-unlessl onel hourl isl greaterl thanl 200l mg/dl
Q:l GDMl treatment
,Answer:
Avoidl largel mealsl andl smalll carbs,l snackl beforel bedl
Checkl glucosel throughtl thel dayl perl order,l before/afterl exersize,l monitorl forl ketones
Q:l carel duringl laborl ofl thel womanl withl GDM
Answer:
Intravenousl infusionl ofl dextrosel mayl bel needed
Regularl insulin
Assessl bloodl glucosel levelsl hourlyl andl adjustl insulinl administrationl accordingly
Q:l carel ofl neonatel whosel motherl hasl GDM
Answer:
Mayl havel thel following
Hypoglycemia
Respiratoryl distress
Injuryl relatedl tol macrosomia
Bloodl glucosel monitoredl closelyl forl atl leastl thel firstl 24l hoursl afterl birth
Breastfeedingl shouldl bel encouraged
Q:l Signsl ofl HFl duringl pregnacy
Answer:
Persistentl cough,l moistl lungl sounds,l fatigue/faintingl onl exertion,l difficutlyl breathingl onl
exertion,l orthopnea,l severel pittingl inl thel LE'sl orl generalizedl edema,l palpitations
, Q:l ironl deficiencyl anemia
Answer:
Duringl Pregnancy
oTeachl womanl aboutl foodsl thatl arel highl inl ironl andl folicl
acid
oTeachl howl tol takel supplements
oDol notl takel ironl supplementsl withl milk
oDol notl takel antacidsl withl iron
oWhenl takingl iron,l stoolsl willl bel darkl greenl tol black
oThel womanl withl sicklel celll diseasel requiresl closel medicall
andl nursingl care
Q:l Folicl acidl deficiencyl anemia
Answer:
inabilityl tol producel sufficientl redl bloodl cellsl duel tol thel lackl ofl folicl acid,l al Bl
vitaminl essentiall forl erythropoiesis
folatel isl essentiall forl normall g&d
Q:l sicklel celll anemia
Answer:
•l Pregnancyl canl causel al crisis.
•l Massivel erythrocytel destructionl andl vessell occlusion
•l Riskl tol fetusl isl occlusionl ofl vesselsl thatl supplyl thel placenta
•l Canl leadl tol preterml birth,l growthl restriction,l andl fetall demise
•l Oxygenl andl fluidsl arel givenl continuouslyl throughoutl labor
Q:l thalassemia
Answer:
Inheritedl defectl inl abilityl tol producel hemoglobin,l fetusl isl notl affectedl