NM 704 EXAM 2 - COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: A _______ may provide relief from preterm labor
contractions, whereas a hot shower may stimulate contractions
because of the upright posture and some degree of nipple
stimulation.
Answer:
Tub bath
Question 2: Friedman identified prolonged latent labor as what?
Answer:
More than 20 hours in nulliparas and 14 hours in multiparas
Question 3: What is the risk with therapeutic rest?
Answer:
It may prolong dysfunctional labor
Question 4: What is the risk with inducing with oxytocin in latent
labor?
Answer:
May increase cesarean risk
Question 5: What are some things that may prolong the latent
phase of labor?
Answer:
(1) unfavorable cervix (2) narcotic/analgesic/sedative medications
,Question 6: What involves the administration of medication to
relieve discomfort and allow for progression of labor while the
woman rests or sleeps?
Answer:
Therapeutic rest
Question 7: What is the phase of gradual cervical change?
Answer:
Latent labor
Question 8: What is the phase of rapid cervical change, during
which contraction are strong and regular?
Answer:
Active labor
Question 9: What is uterine activity of pregnancy, perceived as
painless by many women?
Answer:
Braxton hicks
Question 10: What is the presence of a supportive companion
throughout labor?
Answer:
Continuous labor support
Question 11: What is the diameter of the opening of the cervix,
measured in cm?
Answer:
dilation
,Question 12: What is the preparatory phase of labor during which
contractions become more regular and stronger and cervix is
slowly effacing and dilating, different terms are used to denote this
phase (latent labor, pre labor, or prodromal labor)?
Answer:
Early labor
Question 13: What is the thinning of the cervix that occurs during
labor, measured as a %?
Answer:
Effacement
Question 14: What is the presence of ketones in the urine resulting
in inadequate caloric intake?
Answer:
Ketonuria
Question 15: What is the function of the female by which infant is
expelled from the uterus through the vagina to the outside world?
Answer:
Labor
Question 16: What is difficult labor, or labor judged to be
progressing slower than normal?
Answer:
Labor dystocia
Question 17: What does it mean when ketones are present in the
urine?
Answer:
, Ketonuria
Question 18: What is the cause of ketonuria?
Answer:
Inadequate caloric intake
Question 19: What should you assess with ketonuria?
Answer:
Ask about recent food and drink intake
Question 20: Is intervention always necessary with ketonuria?
Answer:
No
Question 21: How can you help prevent ketonuria in early labor?
Answer:
Education women during prenatal period about adequate food and fluid intake in
early labor
Question 22: What is admitting as soon as labor begins?
Answer:
Early admission
Question 23: What is admitting as soon as active labor begins?
Answer:
Delayed admission
Question 24: What are the risks of early admission during labor?
Answer:
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: A _______ may provide relief from preterm labor
contractions, whereas a hot shower may stimulate contractions
because of the upright posture and some degree of nipple
stimulation.
Answer:
Tub bath
Question 2: Friedman identified prolonged latent labor as what?
Answer:
More than 20 hours in nulliparas and 14 hours in multiparas
Question 3: What is the risk with therapeutic rest?
Answer:
It may prolong dysfunctional labor
Question 4: What is the risk with inducing with oxytocin in latent
labor?
Answer:
May increase cesarean risk
Question 5: What are some things that may prolong the latent
phase of labor?
Answer:
(1) unfavorable cervix (2) narcotic/analgesic/sedative medications
,Question 6: What involves the administration of medication to
relieve discomfort and allow for progression of labor while the
woman rests or sleeps?
Answer:
Therapeutic rest
Question 7: What is the phase of gradual cervical change?
Answer:
Latent labor
Question 8: What is the phase of rapid cervical change, during
which contraction are strong and regular?
Answer:
Active labor
Question 9: What is uterine activity of pregnancy, perceived as
painless by many women?
Answer:
Braxton hicks
Question 10: What is the presence of a supportive companion
throughout labor?
Answer:
Continuous labor support
Question 11: What is the diameter of the opening of the cervix,
measured in cm?
Answer:
dilation
,Question 12: What is the preparatory phase of labor during which
contractions become more regular and stronger and cervix is
slowly effacing and dilating, different terms are used to denote this
phase (latent labor, pre labor, or prodromal labor)?
Answer:
Early labor
Question 13: What is the thinning of the cervix that occurs during
labor, measured as a %?
Answer:
Effacement
Question 14: What is the presence of ketones in the urine resulting
in inadequate caloric intake?
Answer:
Ketonuria
Question 15: What is the function of the female by which infant is
expelled from the uterus through the vagina to the outside world?
Answer:
Labor
Question 16: What is difficult labor, or labor judged to be
progressing slower than normal?
Answer:
Labor dystocia
Question 17: What does it mean when ketones are present in the
urine?
Answer:
, Ketonuria
Question 18: What is the cause of ketonuria?
Answer:
Inadequate caloric intake
Question 19: What should you assess with ketonuria?
Answer:
Ask about recent food and drink intake
Question 20: Is intervention always necessary with ketonuria?
Answer:
No
Question 21: How can you help prevent ketonuria in early labor?
Answer:
Education women during prenatal period about adequate food and fluid intake in
early labor
Question 22: What is admitting as soon as labor begins?
Answer:
Early admission
Question 23: What is admitting as soon as active labor begins?
Answer:
Delayed admission
Question 24: What are the risks of early admission during labor?
Answer:
