• NU 170 Final Exam 09/20/2026
NU 170 Final Exam 4 Maternal-Child Nursing
(2026) PDF | Galen College of Nursing
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+/
COLLEGE OF NURSING
When explaining "postpartum blues" to a client who is 1 day postpartum, which symptoms should the nurse
include in the teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)
a. Mood swings
b. Panic attacks
c. Tearfulness
d. Decreased need for sleep
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e. Disinterest in the infant - Correct Answer :a. Mood swings
c. Tearfulness
"Postpartum blues" is a common emotional response related to the rapid decrease in placental hormones after
delivery and include mood swings (A), tearfulness (C), feeling low, emotional, and fatigued.
A client at 30-weeks gestation, complaining of pressure over the pubic area, is admitted for observation. She is
contracting irregularly and demonstrates underlying uterine irritability. Vaginal examination reveals that her
cervix is closed, thick, and high. Based on these data, which intervention should the nurse implement first?
a. Provide oral hydration
b. Have a complete blood count (CBC) drawn
c. Obtain a specimen for urine analysis
d. Place the client on strict bedrest - Correct Answer :c. Obtain a specimen for urine analysis
Obtaining a urine analysis (C) should be done first because preterm clients with uterine irritability and
contractions are often suffering from a urinary tract infection, and this should be ruled out first.
A client in active labor complains of cramps in her leg. What intervention should the nurse implement?
a. Ask the client if she takes a daily calcium tablet
b. Extend the leg and dorsiflex the foot
c. Lower the leg off the side of the bed
d. Elevate the leg above the heart - Correct Answer :b. Extend the leg and dorsiflex the foot
Dorsiflexing the foot by puching the sole of the foot forward or by stnading (if the client is capable) (B), and
putting the heel of the foot on the floor is the best means of relieving leg cramps.
The nurse is caring for a woman with a previously diagnosed heart disease who is in the second stage of labor.
Which assessment findings are of greatest concern?
a. edema, basilar rales, and an irregular pulse
b. Increased urinary output, and tachycardia
c. Shortness of breath, bradycardia, and hypertension
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d. Regular heart rate, and hypertension - Correct Answer :a. Edema, basilar rales, and an irregular pulse
Edema, basilar rales, and an irregular pulse (A) indicate cardiac decompensation and require immediate
intervention.
The nurse is teaching a woman how to use her basal body temperature (BBT) pattern as a tool to assist her in
conceiving a child. Which temperature pattern indicates the occurrence of ovulation, and therefor, the best time
for intercourse to ensure conception?
a. Between the time the temperature falls and rises
b. Between 36 and 48 hours after the temperature rises
c. When the temperature falls and remains low for 36 hours
d. Within 72 hours before the temperature falls - Correct Answer :a. Between the time the temperature falls and
rises
In most women, the BBT drops slightly 24 to 36 hours before ovulation and rises 24 to 72 hours after ovulation,
when the corpus luteum of the ruptured ovary produces progesterone. Therefore, intercourse between the time
of the temperature fall and rise (A) is the best time for conception.
A client who is in the second trimester of pregnancy tells the nurse that she wants to use herbal therapy. Which
response is best for the nurse to provide?
a. Herbs are a corner stone of good health to include in your treatment
b. Touch is also therapeutic in relieving discomfort and anxiety
c. Your healthcare provider should direct treatment options for herbal therapy
d. It is important that you want to take part in your care - Correct Answer :d. It is important that you want to
take part in your care
The emphasis of alternative and complementary therapies, such as herbal therapy, is that the client is viewed as
a whole being, capable of decision-making and an integral part of the health care team, so (D) recognizes the
client's request.
A mother who is breastfeeding her baby receives instructions from the nurse. Which instruction is most effective
to prevent nipple soreness?
a. Wear a cotton bra
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b. Increase nursing time gradually
c. Correctly place the infant on the breast
d. Manually express a small amount of milk before nursing - Correct Answer :c. Correctly place the infant on the
breast
The most common cause of nipple soreness is incorrect positioning (C) of the infant on the breast, e.g., grasping
too little of the areola or grasping on the nipple.
The nurse is counseling a woman who wants to become pregnant. The woman tells the nurse that she has a 36-
day menstrual cycle and the first day of her menstrual period was January *. The nurse correctly calculates that
the woman's next fertile period is
a. January 14-15
b. January 22-23
c. January 30-31
d. February 6-7 - Correct Answer :c. January 30-31
This woman can expect her next period to begin 36 days from the first day of her last menstrual period - the
cycle begins at the first day of the cycle and continues to the first day of the next cycle. Her next period would,
therefore, begin on February 13. Ovulation occurs 14 days before the first day of the menstrual period. Therefore,
ovulation for this woman would occur January 31 (C).
The nurse should encourage the laboring client to begin pushing when
a. there is only an anterior or posterior lip of cervix left
b. the client describes the need to have a bowel movement
c. the cervix is completely dilated
d. the cervix is completely effaced - Correct Answer :c. the cervix is completely dilated
Pushing begins with the second stage of labor, i.e., when the cervix is completely dilated (A, B, and D), the cervix
can become edematous and may never completely dilate, necessitating an operative delivery. Many
primigravidas begin active labor 100% effaced and then proceed to dilate.
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NU 170 Final Exam 4 Maternal-Child Nursing
(2026) PDF | Galen College of Nursing
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+/
COLLEGE OF NURSING
When explaining "postpartum blues" to a client who is 1 day postpartum, which symptoms should the nurse
include in the teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)
a. Mood swings
b. Panic attacks
c. Tearfulness
d. Decreased need for sleep
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e. Disinterest in the infant - Correct Answer :a. Mood swings
c. Tearfulness
"Postpartum blues" is a common emotional response related to the rapid decrease in placental hormones after
delivery and include mood swings (A), tearfulness (C), feeling low, emotional, and fatigued.
A client at 30-weeks gestation, complaining of pressure over the pubic area, is admitted for observation. She is
contracting irregularly and demonstrates underlying uterine irritability. Vaginal examination reveals that her
cervix is closed, thick, and high. Based on these data, which intervention should the nurse implement first?
a. Provide oral hydration
b. Have a complete blood count (CBC) drawn
c. Obtain a specimen for urine analysis
d. Place the client on strict bedrest - Correct Answer :c. Obtain a specimen for urine analysis
Obtaining a urine analysis (C) should be done first because preterm clients with uterine irritability and
contractions are often suffering from a urinary tract infection, and this should be ruled out first.
A client in active labor complains of cramps in her leg. What intervention should the nurse implement?
a. Ask the client if she takes a daily calcium tablet
b. Extend the leg and dorsiflex the foot
c. Lower the leg off the side of the bed
d. Elevate the leg above the heart - Correct Answer :b. Extend the leg and dorsiflex the foot
Dorsiflexing the foot by puching the sole of the foot forward or by stnading (if the client is capable) (B), and
putting the heel of the foot on the floor is the best means of relieving leg cramps.
The nurse is caring for a woman with a previously diagnosed heart disease who is in the second stage of labor.
Which assessment findings are of greatest concern?
a. edema, basilar rales, and an irregular pulse
b. Increased urinary output, and tachycardia
c. Shortness of breath, bradycardia, and hypertension
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d. Regular heart rate, and hypertension - Correct Answer :a. Edema, basilar rales, and an irregular pulse
Edema, basilar rales, and an irregular pulse (A) indicate cardiac decompensation and require immediate
intervention.
The nurse is teaching a woman how to use her basal body temperature (BBT) pattern as a tool to assist her in
conceiving a child. Which temperature pattern indicates the occurrence of ovulation, and therefor, the best time
for intercourse to ensure conception?
a. Between the time the temperature falls and rises
b. Between 36 and 48 hours after the temperature rises
c. When the temperature falls and remains low for 36 hours
d. Within 72 hours before the temperature falls - Correct Answer :a. Between the time the temperature falls and
rises
In most women, the BBT drops slightly 24 to 36 hours before ovulation and rises 24 to 72 hours after ovulation,
when the corpus luteum of the ruptured ovary produces progesterone. Therefore, intercourse between the time
of the temperature fall and rise (A) is the best time for conception.
A client who is in the second trimester of pregnancy tells the nurse that she wants to use herbal therapy. Which
response is best for the nurse to provide?
a. Herbs are a corner stone of good health to include in your treatment
b. Touch is also therapeutic in relieving discomfort and anxiety
c. Your healthcare provider should direct treatment options for herbal therapy
d. It is important that you want to take part in your care - Correct Answer :d. It is important that you want to
take part in your care
The emphasis of alternative and complementary therapies, such as herbal therapy, is that the client is viewed as
a whole being, capable of decision-making and an integral part of the health care team, so (D) recognizes the
client's request.
A mother who is breastfeeding her baby receives instructions from the nurse. Which instruction is most effective
to prevent nipple soreness?
a. Wear a cotton bra
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b. Increase nursing time gradually
c. Correctly place the infant on the breast
d. Manually express a small amount of milk before nursing - Correct Answer :c. Correctly place the infant on the
breast
The most common cause of nipple soreness is incorrect positioning (C) of the infant on the breast, e.g., grasping
too little of the areola or grasping on the nipple.
The nurse is counseling a woman who wants to become pregnant. The woman tells the nurse that she has a 36-
day menstrual cycle and the first day of her menstrual period was January *. The nurse correctly calculates that
the woman's next fertile period is
a. January 14-15
b. January 22-23
c. January 30-31
d. February 6-7 - Correct Answer :c. January 30-31
This woman can expect her next period to begin 36 days from the first day of her last menstrual period - the
cycle begins at the first day of the cycle and continues to the first day of the next cycle. Her next period would,
therefore, begin on February 13. Ovulation occurs 14 days before the first day of the menstrual period. Therefore,
ovulation for this woman would occur January 31 (C).
The nurse should encourage the laboring client to begin pushing when
a. there is only an anterior or posterior lip of cervix left
b. the client describes the need to have a bowel movement
c. the cervix is completely dilated
d. the cervix is completely effaced - Correct Answer :c. the cervix is completely dilated
Pushing begins with the second stage of labor, i.e., when the cervix is completely dilated (A, B, and D), the cervix
can become edematous and may never completely dilate, necessitating an operative delivery. Many
primigravidas begin active labor 100% effaced and then proceed to dilate.
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