Test Bank For Davis Advantage for Maternal- Child Nursing Care 3rd Edition

Test Bank For Davis Advantage for Maternal- Child Nursing Care 3rd Edition verified The nurse caring for a newly pregnant woman would advise her that ideally prenatal care should begin: A) Before the first missed menstrual period. B) After the first missed menstrual period. C) After the second missed menstrual period. D) After the third missed menstrual period. - B) After the first missed menstrual period. Prenatal testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is recommended for: A) All women, regardless of risk factors. B) A woman who has had more than one sexual partner. C) A woman who has had a sexually transmitted infection. D) A woman who is monogamous with her partner. - A) All women, regardless of risk factors. Which symptom is considered a first-trimester warning sign and should be reported immediately by the pregnant woman to her health care provider? A) Nausea with occasional vomiting B) Fatigue C) Urinary frequency D) Vaginal bleeding - D) Vaginal bleeding A pregnant woman at 10 weeks of gestation jogs three or four times per week. She is concerned about the effect of exercise on the fetus. The nurse should inform her: A) You don't need to modify your exercising any time during your pregnancy. B) Stop exercising because it will harm the fetus. C) You may find that you need to modify your exercise to walking later in your pregnancy, around the seventh month. D) Jogging is too hard on your joints; switch to walking now. - C) You may find that you need to modify your exercise to walking later in your pregnancy, around the seventh month. The multiple marker test is used to assess the fetus for which condition? A) Down syndrome B) Diaphragmatic hernia C) Congenital cardiac abnormality D) Anencephaly - A) Down syndrome A woman who is 32 weeks pregnant is informed by the nurse that a danger sign of pregnancy could be: A) Constipation. B) Alteration in the pattern of fetal movement. C) Heart palpitations. D) Edema in the ankles and feet at the end of the day. - B) Alteration in the pattern of fetal movement. A woman who is 14 weeks pregnant tells the nurse that she always had a glass of wine with dinner before she became pregnant. She has abstained during her first trimester and would like to know if it is safe for her to have a drink with dinner now. The nurse would tell her: A) Since you're in your second trimester, there's no problem with having one drink with dinner. B) One drink every night is too much. One drink three times a week should be fine. C) Since you're in your second trimester, you can drink as much as you like. D) Because no one knows how much or how little alcohol it takes to cause fetal problems, the best course is to abstain throughout your pregnancy. - D) Because no one knows how much or how little alcohol it takes to cause fetal problems, the best course is to abstain throughout your pregnancy. A pregnant woman at 18 weeks of gestation calls the clinic to report that she has been experiencing occasional backaches of mild-to-moderate intensity. The nurse would recommend that she: A) Do Kegel exercises B) Do pelvic rock exercises C) Use a softer mattress D) Stay in bed for 24 hours - B) Do pelvic rock exercises For what reason would breastfeeding be contraindicated? A) Hepatitis B B) Everted nipples C) History of breast cancer 3 years ago D) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive - D) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive A woman is 3 months pregnant. At her prenatal visit, she tells the nurse that she doesn't know what is happening; one minute shes happy that she is pregnant, and the next minute she cries for no reason. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate? A) Don't worry about it; you'll feel better in a month or so. B) Have you talked to your husband about how you feel? C) Perhaps you really don't want to be pregnant. D) Hormonal changes during pregnancy commonly result in mood swings. - D) Hormonal changes during pregnancy commonly result in mood swings.