OB exam 1 Practice questions with verified answers

A woman's cousin gave birth to an infant with a congenital heart anomaly. The woman asks the nurse when such anomalies occur during development. Which response by the nurse is most accurate? A. "We don't really know when such defects occur." B. "It depends on what caused the defect." C. "They occur between the third and fifth weeks of development." D. "They usually occur in the first 2 weeks of development." - ans ----c A woman is 8 months pregnant. She tells the nurse that she knows her baby listens to her, but her husband thinks she is imagining things. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate? A. "Many women imagine what their baby is like." B. "A baby in utero does respond to the mother's voice." C. "You'll need to ask the doctor if the baby can hear yet." D. "Thinking that your baby hears will help you bond with the baby." - ans ----b A maternity nurse should be aware of which fact about the amniotic fluid? A. It serves as a source of oral fluid and as a repository for waste from the fetus. B. The volume remains about the same throughout the term of a healthy pregnancy. C. A volume of less than 300 ml is associated with gastrointestinal malformations. D. A volume of more than 2 L is associated with fetal renal abnormalities - ans ----a Many parents-to-be have questions about multiple births. Maternity nurses should be able to tell them that: A. Rates of twinning and other multiple births are increasing because of the use of fertility drugs and delayed childbearing. B. Dizygotic twins (two fertilized ova) have the potential to be conjoined twins. C. Identical twins are more common in Caucasian families. D. Fraternal twins are same gender, usually male. - ans ----a