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NRl 327/l NR327l Examl 1:l Maternal-Childl
Nursingl Reviewl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l
Update)l |l Qsl &l As|l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Answers)-l Chamberlain

QUESTION
primaryl hormonel inl pregnancyl

-l enablesl thel uterusl tol grow
-l increasesl bloodl supplyl tol thel uterus
-l contributesl tol lactationl preparation
-l causesl vascularl changesl inl thel breasts,l skin,l upperl respiratoryl tract,l andl bladderl
(hyperpigmentation)l
-l increasesl fatl storage

Answer:
estrogen



QUESTION
maintenancel hormonel inl pregnancy

-l causesl menstruationl tol stop
-l helpsl preventl spontaneousl abortionl (suppressesl uterinel contractions)
-l developsl breastsl forl lactationl preparation
-l stimulatesl respiratoryl ventilation
-l relaxesl smoothl musclesl ofl thel uterus,l bowels,l andl bladder

Answer:
progesterone



QUESTION
causesl al positivel pregnancyl test

,-l stimulatesl estrogenl andl progesteronel production
-l contributesl tol morningl sickness

Answer:
humanl chorionicl gonadotropinl (hCG)



QUESTION
actsl asl al growthl hormone

-l insulinl antagonist
-l allowsl adequatel glucosel forl fetall demandl
-l decreasesl maternall metabolisml ofl glucose

Answer:
humanl placentall lactogenl (hPL)



QUESTION
Whatl canl happenl ifl progesteronel levelsl arel lowl inl al pregnantl woman?

Answer:
spontaneousl abortion



QUESTION
Duringl pregnancy,l womenl complainl ofl SOB,l whyl itl this?l Whenl doesl itl stop?

Answer:
Theyl havel SOBl becausel thel babyl pushesl onl thel diaphragm.l Itl usuallyl stopsl inl thel
thirdl trimesterl whenl thel babyl isl movingl furtherl downl towardsl thel birthl canal.



QUESTION
Whyl dol somel pregnantl womenl experiencel nosel bleedingl orl bleedingl froml thel gums?

Answer:

,duel tol increasedl estrogen;l thisl isl notl worrisome



QUESTION
Whenl isl urinaryl frequencyl andl urgencyl thel greatestl inl pregnancy?

Answer:
thel firstl andl thirdl trimester



QUESTION
palpationl ofl thel pregnantl woman'sl tol determinel positionl ofl thel fetus

Answer:
Leopold'sl Maneuvers



QUESTION
al pointl inl timel whenl anl infantl hasl thel capacityl tol survivel outsidel thel uterusl

forl GTPALl =l 20l weeks
reall lifel =l infantsl betweenl 22-25l weeksl arel onl thel threshold

Answer:
viability



QUESTION
Whatl canl proteinl inl thel urinel bel al signl ofl inl al pregnantl woman?

Answer:
preclampseia



QUESTION
failurel tol menstruatel byl 2l yearsl afterl breastl develop,l byl 16l yearsl ofl age,l orl 1l yearl
olderl thanl herl mother/sistersl whenl theirl menarchel occured

, Causes:
-l turner'sl syndromel (onlyl 1l Xl chromosome)
-l anatomicl abnormalities
-l chronicl illness
-l stress
-l drugl use
-l weightl changes

Answer:
primaryl ammenorrhea



QUESTION
absencel ofl menstruationl forl atl leastl 3l cyclesl afterl regularl cyclesl havel beenl establishedl
forl 6l monthsl

Causes:
-l pregnancy
-l diabetes
-l TB
-l hypothyroidism
-l CNSl lesions
-l PCOS

Answer:
secondaryl ammenorrhea



QUESTION
Whatl isl thel averagel agel thatl menopausel occurs?l Howl longl doesl itl last?

Answer:
51.5l andl lastsl forl anl averagel ofl 3-5l years



QUESTION
Howl longl isl anl averagel menstruall cycle?

Answer:

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