NSG 3500 Exam 2 Study
Guide – Maternal Health
Nursing Units 4, 5, 6 |
Galen College of Nursing
The nurse explains to the student that the development of the lining of the uterus is mediated by which
hormone?
a. follicle-stimulating hormone
b. luteinizing hormone
c. progesterone
d. prostaglandin - correct answer 100%-✔✔C
A 17-year-old female is brought to the family practice clinic by her mother, who is worried that her
daughter has not yet developed secondary sex characteristics. Which action by the nurse is best?
a. assess a family pedigree for genetic influences
b. explain that some girls don't develop until their 20s
c. inform them that their daughter will be tested for estrogen deficiency
d. obtain a urine sample for a pregnancy test - correct answer 100%-✔✔C
The nursing instructor explains to a class that important effects of estrogen in the proliferative phase of
the uterine cycle include which of the following?
a. causes uterine spiral arteries to constrict, limiting blood flow
,b. causes changes in cervical mucus to facilitate sperm penetration
c. leads to changed causing the uterus to be receptive to a fertilized ovum
d. results in rupture of endometrial blood vessels and the onset of menses - correct answer 100%-✔✔B
A woman is in the family planning clinic to learn about her cycle and the best times to get pregnant.
What information should the nurse plan to teach her?
a. an ovum can be fertilized for 12-24 hrs after ovulation
b. pregnancy can only occur during the follicular phase
c. there are no physiological signs that demonstrate ovulation
d. you can easily get pregnant if your cycles are irregular - correct answer 100%-✔✔A
A woman complains of irregular menstrual periods and wonders if she is in perimenopause or
menopause. Her laboratory work shows high levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and low levels
of estradiol. What response by the nurse is best?
a. no, int he menopause, the FSH is low and the estradiol is high
b. no, those two lab findings are not related to the climacteric phase
c. these laboratory findings usually indicate menopause of perimenopause
d. yes you are definitely in menopause right now - correct answer 100%-✔✔C
A woman in the clinic complains of severe hot flashes associated with perimenopause. Her past medical
history includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) 10 years ago. The nurse can anticipate teaching the woman
about what treatment?
a. a trial of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
b. a trial os the anticonvulsant phenytoin (dilantin)
c. hormone replacement with estrogen only
d. hormone replacement with estrogen-progestin - correct answer 100%-✔✔A
The perinatal nurse mentor teaches the new nurse about the functions of cervical mucus. What
information should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
, a. provides an acidic environment for sperm
b. acts as a bacteriostatic agent
c. provides a barrier to sperm during non-fertile phases
d. provides an easy-flowing pathway during fertile phases
e. forms an operculum to protect pregnancy - correct answer 100%-✔✔B, C, D, E
Oxytocin - correct answer 100%-✔✔stimulates uterine contractions and the relapse of mild from mild
ducts during lactation
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone - correct answer 100%-✔✔stimulates the release of follicle-
stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) form the anterior pituitary
According to Masters and Johnson's work on human sexual response phases, in which phase does a
woman experience the highest sense of sexual tension?
a. excitement phase
b. plateau phase
c. orgasmic phase
d. resolution phase - correct answer 100%-✔✔B
A family planning nurse is working with an 18 y/o female who has been treated for gonorrhea in the
past. In addition, the pt has a previous sexual partner who has tested positive for HIV. Which
contraceptive methods would probably work best for this pt?
a. spermicide
b. cervical cap
c. latex male condom
d. progesitin-only pill - correct answer 100%-✔✔C
A clinic nurse is working with a woman who has been diagnosed with "sexual dysfunction." What does
this nurse understand as the best explanation of this diagnosis?
Guide – Maternal Health
Nursing Units 4, 5, 6 |
Galen College of Nursing
The nurse explains to the student that the development of the lining of the uterus is mediated by which
hormone?
a. follicle-stimulating hormone
b. luteinizing hormone
c. progesterone
d. prostaglandin - correct answer 100%-✔✔C
A 17-year-old female is brought to the family practice clinic by her mother, who is worried that her
daughter has not yet developed secondary sex characteristics. Which action by the nurse is best?
a. assess a family pedigree for genetic influences
b. explain that some girls don't develop until their 20s
c. inform them that their daughter will be tested for estrogen deficiency
d. obtain a urine sample for a pregnancy test - correct answer 100%-✔✔C
The nursing instructor explains to a class that important effects of estrogen in the proliferative phase of
the uterine cycle include which of the following?
a. causes uterine spiral arteries to constrict, limiting blood flow
,b. causes changes in cervical mucus to facilitate sperm penetration
c. leads to changed causing the uterus to be receptive to a fertilized ovum
d. results in rupture of endometrial blood vessels and the onset of menses - correct answer 100%-✔✔B
A woman is in the family planning clinic to learn about her cycle and the best times to get pregnant.
What information should the nurse plan to teach her?
a. an ovum can be fertilized for 12-24 hrs after ovulation
b. pregnancy can only occur during the follicular phase
c. there are no physiological signs that demonstrate ovulation
d. you can easily get pregnant if your cycles are irregular - correct answer 100%-✔✔A
A woman complains of irregular menstrual periods and wonders if she is in perimenopause or
menopause. Her laboratory work shows high levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and low levels
of estradiol. What response by the nurse is best?
a. no, int he menopause, the FSH is low and the estradiol is high
b. no, those two lab findings are not related to the climacteric phase
c. these laboratory findings usually indicate menopause of perimenopause
d. yes you are definitely in menopause right now - correct answer 100%-✔✔C
A woman in the clinic complains of severe hot flashes associated with perimenopause. Her past medical
history includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) 10 years ago. The nurse can anticipate teaching the woman
about what treatment?
a. a trial of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
b. a trial os the anticonvulsant phenytoin (dilantin)
c. hormone replacement with estrogen only
d. hormone replacement with estrogen-progestin - correct answer 100%-✔✔A
The perinatal nurse mentor teaches the new nurse about the functions of cervical mucus. What
information should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
, a. provides an acidic environment for sperm
b. acts as a bacteriostatic agent
c. provides a barrier to sperm during non-fertile phases
d. provides an easy-flowing pathway during fertile phases
e. forms an operculum to protect pregnancy - correct answer 100%-✔✔B, C, D, E
Oxytocin - correct answer 100%-✔✔stimulates uterine contractions and the relapse of mild from mild
ducts during lactation
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone - correct answer 100%-✔✔stimulates the release of follicle-
stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) form the anterior pituitary
According to Masters and Johnson's work on human sexual response phases, in which phase does a
woman experience the highest sense of sexual tension?
a. excitement phase
b. plateau phase
c. orgasmic phase
d. resolution phase - correct answer 100%-✔✔B
A family planning nurse is working with an 18 y/o female who has been treated for gonorrhea in the
past. In addition, the pt has a previous sexual partner who has tested positive for HIV. Which
contraceptive methods would probably work best for this pt?
a. spermicide
b. cervical cap
c. latex male condom
d. progesitin-only pill - correct answer 100%-✔✔C
A clinic nurse is working with a woman who has been diagnosed with "sexual dysfunction." What does
this nurse understand as the best explanation of this diagnosis?
