WKU HEALTH PROMOTION EXAM 3 2026/2027 – STUDY GUIDE,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS, EXAM REVIEW & TEST PREP
gestational stage - correct answer ✔✔embryo grows from single cell to complex, physiologic being
all organs are developed by - correct answer ✔✔8 weeks
development proceeds in...... - correct answer ✔✔proximodistal pattern, beginning at center of body
and moving outward, and cephalocaudal
how many weeks is a full term pregnancy - correct answer ✔✔40 weeks, divided into 3 trimesters
placenta development - correct answer ✔✔-produces essential hormones to maintain pregnancy
-transports blood, oxygen to fetus via umbilical cord
what does the placenta function as - correct answer ✔✔fetal lungs, kidneys, GI tract and endocrine
organ
teratogens - correct answer ✔✔agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or
fetus during prenatal development and cause harm
most vulnerable stage in development - correct answer ✔✔day 15 until 8 weeks
what has a significant impact on pregnant women - correct answer ✔✔diet
recommend weight gain for pregnant mothers - correct answer ✔✔25-35lbs
recommended weight gain for obese mothers - correct answer ✔✔20-25lbs
recommended weight gain for underweight mothers - correct answer ✔✔more than 35lbs
maternal discomfort - correct answer ✔✔-V, tenderness, dysuria, heartburn, consipation, ankle edema,
backache
maternal education - correct answer ✔✔-you can promote maternal and fetal health by providing
accurate and complete information about health behaviors that support positive outcomes for
pregnancy and childbirth
assessment tool for new borns - correct answer ✔✔APGAR
what does the APGAR assess - correct answer ✔✔appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration
nursing interventions for birth - correct answer ✔✔-maintain open airway
-stabilize and maintain body temp
-protect newborn from infection
, first thing done after birthing process - correct answer ✔✔suction oropharynx and nasopharyngeal tube
with bulb syringe
important after birthing process - correct answer ✔✔-stabilize newborns body temp
-skin to skin contact
neonate period - correct answer ✔✔first 28 days of life
nursing assessment of a newborn - correct answer ✔✔-measure height, weight, head/chest
circumference
-temo
-pulse
-respirations
-general appearance
-gestational age and interactions between infant and parent
neonates lose what percent of birth weight in first few days of life - correct answer ✔✔10%
why are measurements of newborns important - correct answer ✔✔serves as baseline for future
comparison
normal physical characteristics of newborns - correct answer ✔✔-cyanosis of hands and feet for first 24
hours
-molding or overlapping of soft skull bones
when does the anterior frontal close - correct answer ✔✔12-18 months
newborn neurologic assessment - correct answer ✔✔-observe newborns level of activity, alertness,
irritability, responsiveness to stimuli, and reflexes
normal reflexes for a newborn - correct answer ✔✔-blinking in response to bright lights
-startling to loud noises
-sucking
-rooting
-grasping
-yawning
-coughing
-sneezing
-palmar grasp
-plantar grasp
-hiccoughing
SIDS - correct answer ✔✔position infants to sleep on backs
most rapid period of growth - correct answer ✔✔1month to 1 year old
physical changes from 1 month to 1 year - correct answer ✔✔-birth weight doubles by 5 months and
triples by 12 months
PRACTICE QUESTIONS, EXAM REVIEW & TEST PREP
gestational stage - correct answer ✔✔embryo grows from single cell to complex, physiologic being
all organs are developed by - correct answer ✔✔8 weeks
development proceeds in...... - correct answer ✔✔proximodistal pattern, beginning at center of body
and moving outward, and cephalocaudal
how many weeks is a full term pregnancy - correct answer ✔✔40 weeks, divided into 3 trimesters
placenta development - correct answer ✔✔-produces essential hormones to maintain pregnancy
-transports blood, oxygen to fetus via umbilical cord
what does the placenta function as - correct answer ✔✔fetal lungs, kidneys, GI tract and endocrine
organ
teratogens - correct answer ✔✔agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or
fetus during prenatal development and cause harm
most vulnerable stage in development - correct answer ✔✔day 15 until 8 weeks
what has a significant impact on pregnant women - correct answer ✔✔diet
recommend weight gain for pregnant mothers - correct answer ✔✔25-35lbs
recommended weight gain for obese mothers - correct answer ✔✔20-25lbs
recommended weight gain for underweight mothers - correct answer ✔✔more than 35lbs
maternal discomfort - correct answer ✔✔-V, tenderness, dysuria, heartburn, consipation, ankle edema,
backache
maternal education - correct answer ✔✔-you can promote maternal and fetal health by providing
accurate and complete information about health behaviors that support positive outcomes for
pregnancy and childbirth
assessment tool for new borns - correct answer ✔✔APGAR
what does the APGAR assess - correct answer ✔✔appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration
nursing interventions for birth - correct answer ✔✔-maintain open airway
-stabilize and maintain body temp
-protect newborn from infection
, first thing done after birthing process - correct answer ✔✔suction oropharynx and nasopharyngeal tube
with bulb syringe
important after birthing process - correct answer ✔✔-stabilize newborns body temp
-skin to skin contact
neonate period - correct answer ✔✔first 28 days of life
nursing assessment of a newborn - correct answer ✔✔-measure height, weight, head/chest
circumference
-temo
-pulse
-respirations
-general appearance
-gestational age and interactions between infant and parent
neonates lose what percent of birth weight in first few days of life - correct answer ✔✔10%
why are measurements of newborns important - correct answer ✔✔serves as baseline for future
comparison
normal physical characteristics of newborns - correct answer ✔✔-cyanosis of hands and feet for first 24
hours
-molding or overlapping of soft skull bones
when does the anterior frontal close - correct answer ✔✔12-18 months
newborn neurologic assessment - correct answer ✔✔-observe newborns level of activity, alertness,
irritability, responsiveness to stimuli, and reflexes
normal reflexes for a newborn - correct answer ✔✔-blinking in response to bright lights
-startling to loud noises
-sucking
-rooting
-grasping
-yawning
-coughing
-sneezing
-palmar grasp
-plantar grasp
-hiccoughing
SIDS - correct answer ✔✔position infants to sleep on backs
most rapid period of growth - correct answer ✔✔1month to 1 year old
physical changes from 1 month to 1 year - correct answer ✔✔-birth weight doubles by 5 months and
triples by 12 months
