Maternal Final Exam
1. The 14-year-old pregnant adolescent arrives at the hospital in early labor.
The nurse knows that because the adolescent is still growing herself, she
is at greater risk for: cephalopelvic disproportion.
2. A woman who is about 2 weeks before her due date tells the nurse that
the baby has dropped and she is having urinary frequency again. The
nurse assesses this as: lightening
3. Braxton-Hicks contractions that may begin in the first trimester and
become increasingly stronger during the pregnancy differ from labor
contractions in that they: do not dilate the cervix.
4. refers to the sensation that a pregnant woman feels
when the baby drops. This is the time when the presenting (lowermost)
part of the fetus descends into the maternal pelvis.: Lightenin
5. are intermittent weak
contrac- tions of the uterus occurring during pregnancy.: Braxton-Hicks
Contractions
6. The nurse helps to differentiate false from true labor in that with
true labor: contractions get stronger with ambulation.
7. Contractions get stronger with ambulation with .:
true labor
8. pelvis is divided into two parts, the false and true pelvis. The nurse
explains that the size of the true pelvis is most important because: the fetal
head must pass through this part.
9. The relationship of fetal body parts to one another during labor is
called fetal attitude. The nurse explains why the ideal attitude for the fetal
body is
.: flexion
10. The relationship of fetal body parts to one another during labor is
called fetal attitude. The nurse explains why the ideal attitude for the fetal
body
is: flexion
11.The ideal attitude for the fetal body is .: flexion
12.The nurse clarifies that the type of monitor that will assess the intensity
of the contractions is a(n): internal monitor.
13.The nurse observing the fetal heart monitor recognizes the fetal heart
rate (FHR) decreases to 120 beats per minute at the beginning of a
contraction and returns to baseline 155 beats per minute at the end of the
contraction. This indicates: early deceleration due to head compression.
14.The first-time mother has been told by the nurse that the first stage of
labor is the longest. An appropriate nursing intervention for comfort during
1. The 14-year-old pregnant adolescent arrives at the hospital in early labor.
The nurse knows that because the adolescent is still growing herself, she
is at greater risk for: cephalopelvic disproportion.
2. A woman who is about 2 weeks before her due date tells the nurse that
the baby has dropped and she is having urinary frequency again. The
nurse assesses this as: lightening
3. Braxton-Hicks contractions that may begin in the first trimester and
become increasingly stronger during the pregnancy differ from labor
contractions in that they: do not dilate the cervix.
4. refers to the sensation that a pregnant woman feels
when the baby drops. This is the time when the presenting (lowermost)
part of the fetus descends into the maternal pelvis.: Lightenin
5. are intermittent weak
contrac- tions of the uterus occurring during pregnancy.: Braxton-Hicks
Contractions
6. The nurse helps to differentiate false from true labor in that with
true labor: contractions get stronger with ambulation.
7. Contractions get stronger with ambulation with .:
true labor
8. pelvis is divided into two parts, the false and true pelvis. The nurse
explains that the size of the true pelvis is most important because: the fetal
head must pass through this part.
9. The relationship of fetal body parts to one another during labor is
called fetal attitude. The nurse explains why the ideal attitude for the fetal
body is
.: flexion
10. The relationship of fetal body parts to one another during labor is
called fetal attitude. The nurse explains why the ideal attitude for the fetal
body
is: flexion
11.The ideal attitude for the fetal body is .: flexion
12.The nurse clarifies that the type of monitor that will assess the intensity
of the contractions is a(n): internal monitor.
13.The nurse observing the fetal heart monitor recognizes the fetal heart
rate (FHR) decreases to 120 beats per minute at the beginning of a
contraction and returns to baseline 155 beats per minute at the end of the
contraction. This indicates: early deceleration due to head compression.
14.The first-time mother has been told by the nurse that the first stage of
labor is the longest. An appropriate nursing intervention for comfort during
