BRIGHTSTARS EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/15/2024 2:05 PM
BSNC 5000: Maternity Exam Questions
With Correct Answers.
Function of placenta - answer✔✔exchange of nutrients and waste products between fetus and
mother
characteristic of umbilical cord - answer✔✔2 arteries and 1 vein
umbilical cord arteries - answer✔✔carry deoxygenated blood and waste products from the fetus
umbilical cord vein - answer✔✔carries oxygenated blood and provides oxygen and nutrients to
the fetus
3 bypasses in fetal circulation - answer✔✔ductus venosus, ductus arteriosus, foramen ovale
ductus arteriosus - answer✔✔connects pulmonary artery to the aorta, bypassing the lungs
ductus venosus - answer✔✔connects the umbilical vein and inferior vena cava, bypassing the
liver
foramen ovale - answer✔✔opening between right and left atria of the heart, bypassing the lungs
ovum period - answer✔✔conception to 14 days
embryo - answer✔✔15 days to 8 weeks (most critical)
fetus - answer✔✔9 weeks to birth
intimate partner violence - answer✔✔perpetrated by spouse/partner or someone who the person
had an ongoing intimate relationship with
nursing interventions for IPV - answer✔✔- provide resources available and plan of action if she
stays
- provide hotlines and women's shelter's services
- create a safety plan
- offer legal options
, BRIGHTSTARS EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/15/2024 2:05 PM
gestation - answer✔✔time from fertilization of ovum until birth
gravida - answer✔✔pregnant person
gravidity - answer✔✔number of pregnancies
nulligravida - answer✔✔person who has never been pregnant
primigravida - answer✔✔person who is pregnant for the first time
multigravida - answer✔✔person in second or more pregnancy
parity - answer✔✔number of births carried past 20 weeks, whether fetus was born alive or not
nullipara - answer✔✔person who has not had a birth past 20 weeks
primipara - answer✔✔person who had one birth past 20 weeks
multipara - answer✔✔person who had two or more pregnancies to the stage of fetal viability
GTPAL - answer✔✔gravidity, term births, preterm births, abortions, living children
ABO testing - answer✔✔determine woman's blood type
RH testing - answer✔✔determine woman's blood type in the presence of an antigen
what does the mother need if she's RH negative? - answer✔✔repeat antibody screens and
Rhogam at 28 weeks and 72 hours of birth
interventions for gestational diabetes - answer✔✔diet, exercise, monitor BG, fetal monitoring,
insulin
risk factors for GDM - answer✔✔AMA, obesity, prediabetic prior to pregnancy, family history
of type 2, GDM in previous pregnancy, prior macrosomic newborn, PCOS, ethnicity
complications for GDM - answer✔✔HTN, pre-eclampsia, increased risk of C/S, type 2 diabetes
after
gestational hypertension - answer✔✔BP 140/90 around 20 weeks
pre-eclampsia - answer✔✔BP 140/90 with proteinuria and organ dysfunction
HELLP syndrome - answer✔✔hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets
(EMERGENCY)
severe pre-eclampsia - answer✔✔BP 140/90, proteinuria, frontal headaches, visual disturbances,
RUQ pain
when does pre-eclampsia turn to eclampsia? - answer✔✔seizures
BSNC 5000: Maternity Exam Questions
With Correct Answers.
Function of placenta - answer✔✔exchange of nutrients and waste products between fetus and
mother
characteristic of umbilical cord - answer✔✔2 arteries and 1 vein
umbilical cord arteries - answer✔✔carry deoxygenated blood and waste products from the fetus
umbilical cord vein - answer✔✔carries oxygenated blood and provides oxygen and nutrients to
the fetus
3 bypasses in fetal circulation - answer✔✔ductus venosus, ductus arteriosus, foramen ovale
ductus arteriosus - answer✔✔connects pulmonary artery to the aorta, bypassing the lungs
ductus venosus - answer✔✔connects the umbilical vein and inferior vena cava, bypassing the
liver
foramen ovale - answer✔✔opening between right and left atria of the heart, bypassing the lungs
ovum period - answer✔✔conception to 14 days
embryo - answer✔✔15 days to 8 weeks (most critical)
fetus - answer✔✔9 weeks to birth
intimate partner violence - answer✔✔perpetrated by spouse/partner or someone who the person
had an ongoing intimate relationship with
nursing interventions for IPV - answer✔✔- provide resources available and plan of action if she
stays
- provide hotlines and women's shelter's services
- create a safety plan
- offer legal options
, BRIGHTSTARS EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/15/2024 2:05 PM
gestation - answer✔✔time from fertilization of ovum until birth
gravida - answer✔✔pregnant person
gravidity - answer✔✔number of pregnancies
nulligravida - answer✔✔person who has never been pregnant
primigravida - answer✔✔person who is pregnant for the first time
multigravida - answer✔✔person in second or more pregnancy
parity - answer✔✔number of births carried past 20 weeks, whether fetus was born alive or not
nullipara - answer✔✔person who has not had a birth past 20 weeks
primipara - answer✔✔person who had one birth past 20 weeks
multipara - answer✔✔person who had two or more pregnancies to the stage of fetal viability
GTPAL - answer✔✔gravidity, term births, preterm births, abortions, living children
ABO testing - answer✔✔determine woman's blood type
RH testing - answer✔✔determine woman's blood type in the presence of an antigen
what does the mother need if she's RH negative? - answer✔✔repeat antibody screens and
Rhogam at 28 weeks and 72 hours of birth
interventions for gestational diabetes - answer✔✔diet, exercise, monitor BG, fetal monitoring,
insulin
risk factors for GDM - answer✔✔AMA, obesity, prediabetic prior to pregnancy, family history
of type 2, GDM in previous pregnancy, prior macrosomic newborn, PCOS, ethnicity
complications for GDM - answer✔✔HTN, pre-eclampsia, increased risk of C/S, type 2 diabetes
after
gestational hypertension - answer✔✔BP 140/90 around 20 weeks
pre-eclampsia - answer✔✔BP 140/90 with proteinuria and organ dysfunction
HELLP syndrome - answer✔✔hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets
(EMERGENCY)
severe pre-eclampsia - answer✔✔BP 140/90, proteinuria, frontal headaches, visual disturbances,
RUQ pain
when does pre-eclampsia turn to eclampsia? - answer✔✔seizures
