FA Davis Maternity review questions test 1 Questions
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15. When assessing the psychological adjustment of an 8-week gravida, which of the following
would the nurse expect to see signs of?
1. Ambivalence.
2. Depression.
3. Anxiety.
4. Ecstasy. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -1
5. Because nausea and vomiting are such common complaints of pregnant women, the nurse
provides anticipatory guidance to a 6-week gestation client by telling her to do which of the
following?
1. Avoid eating greasy foods.
2. Drink orange juice before rising.
3. Consume 1 teaspoon of nutmeg each morning.
4. Eat 3 large meals plus a bedtime snack. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -1
6. A client enters the prenatal clinic. She states that she missed her period yesterday and used a
home pregnancy test this morning. She states that the results were negative, but "I still think I am
pregnant." Which of the following statements would be appropriate for the nurse to make at this
time?
,1. "Your period is probably just irregular."
2. "We could do a blood test to check."
3. "Home pregnancy test results are very accurate."
4. "You should repeat the test in one week." - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -2
8. The nurse plans to provide anticipatory guidance to a 10-week gravid client who is being seen
in the prenatal clinic. Which of the following information should be a priority for the nurse to
provide?
1. Pain management during labor.
2. Methods to relieve backaches.
3. Breastfeeding positions.
4. Characteristics of the newborn. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -2
9. A client asks the nurse what was meant when the physician told her she had a positive
Chadwick sign. Which of the following information about the finding would be appropriate for
the nurse to convey at this time?
1. "It is a purplish stretch mark on your abdomen."
2. "It means that you are having heart palpitations."
3. "It is a bluish coloration of your cervix and vagina."
4. "It means the doctor heard abnormal sounds when you breathed in." - CORRECT ANSWER
✔️✔️ -3
,A 12-week gestation client tells the nurse that she and her husband eat sushi at least once per
week. She states, "I know that fish is good for me, so I make sure we eat it regularly." Which of
the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
1. "You are correct. Fish is very healthy for you."
2. "You can eat fish, but sushi is too salty to eat during pregnancy."
3. "Sushi is raw. Raw fish is especially high in mercury."
4. "It is recommended that fish be cooked to destroy harmful bacteria." - CORRECT ANSWER
✔️✔️ -4
A 16-year-old, G1 P0000, is being seen at her 10-week gestation visit. She tells the nurse that she
felt the baby move that morning. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
1. "That is very exciting. The baby must be very healthy."
2. "Would you please describe what you felt for me?"
3. "That is impossible. The baby is not big enough yet."
4. "Would you please let me see if I can feel the baby?" - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -2
A 20-year-old client states that the at-home pregnancy test that she took this morning was
positive. Which of the following comments by the nurse is appropriate at this time?
1. "Congratulations, you and your family must be so happy."
2. "Have you told the baby's father yet?"
3. "How do you feel about the results?"
, 4. "Please tell me when your last menstrual period was." - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -3
A 34-week gestation woman calls the obstetric office stating, "Since last night I have had three
nosebleeds." Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
1. "You should see the doctor to make sure you are not becoming severely
anemic."
2. "Do you have a temperature?"
3. "One of the hormones of pregnancy makes the nasal passages prone to bleeds."
4. "Do you use any inhaled drugs?" - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -3
A 36-week gestation gravid client is complaining of dyspnea when lying flat. Which of the
following is the likely clinical reason for this complaint?
1. Maternal hypertension.
2. Fundal height.
3. Hydramnios.
4. Congestive heart failure. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -2
A 36-week gestation gravid lies flat on her back. Which of the following maternal
signs/symptoms would the nurse expect to observe?
1. Hypertension.
2. Dizziness.
3. Rales.
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15. When assessing the psychological adjustment of an 8-week gravida, which of the following
would the nurse expect to see signs of?
1. Ambivalence.
2. Depression.
3. Anxiety.
4. Ecstasy. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -1
5. Because nausea and vomiting are such common complaints of pregnant women, the nurse
provides anticipatory guidance to a 6-week gestation client by telling her to do which of the
following?
1. Avoid eating greasy foods.
2. Drink orange juice before rising.
3. Consume 1 teaspoon of nutmeg each morning.
4. Eat 3 large meals plus a bedtime snack. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -1
6. A client enters the prenatal clinic. She states that she missed her period yesterday and used a
home pregnancy test this morning. She states that the results were negative, but "I still think I am
pregnant." Which of the following statements would be appropriate for the nurse to make at this
time?
,1. "Your period is probably just irregular."
2. "We could do a blood test to check."
3. "Home pregnancy test results are very accurate."
4. "You should repeat the test in one week." - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -2
8. The nurse plans to provide anticipatory guidance to a 10-week gravid client who is being seen
in the prenatal clinic. Which of the following information should be a priority for the nurse to
provide?
1. Pain management during labor.
2. Methods to relieve backaches.
3. Breastfeeding positions.
4. Characteristics of the newborn. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -2
9. A client asks the nurse what was meant when the physician told her she had a positive
Chadwick sign. Which of the following information about the finding would be appropriate for
the nurse to convey at this time?
1. "It is a purplish stretch mark on your abdomen."
2. "It means that you are having heart palpitations."
3. "It is a bluish coloration of your cervix and vagina."
4. "It means the doctor heard abnormal sounds when you breathed in." - CORRECT ANSWER
✔️✔️ -3
,A 12-week gestation client tells the nurse that she and her husband eat sushi at least once per
week. She states, "I know that fish is good for me, so I make sure we eat it regularly." Which of
the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
1. "You are correct. Fish is very healthy for you."
2. "You can eat fish, but sushi is too salty to eat during pregnancy."
3. "Sushi is raw. Raw fish is especially high in mercury."
4. "It is recommended that fish be cooked to destroy harmful bacteria." - CORRECT ANSWER
✔️✔️ -4
A 16-year-old, G1 P0000, is being seen at her 10-week gestation visit. She tells the nurse that she
felt the baby move that morning. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
1. "That is very exciting. The baby must be very healthy."
2. "Would you please describe what you felt for me?"
3. "That is impossible. The baby is not big enough yet."
4. "Would you please let me see if I can feel the baby?" - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -2
A 20-year-old client states that the at-home pregnancy test that she took this morning was
positive. Which of the following comments by the nurse is appropriate at this time?
1. "Congratulations, you and your family must be so happy."
2. "Have you told the baby's father yet?"
3. "How do you feel about the results?"
, 4. "Please tell me when your last menstrual period was." - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -3
A 34-week gestation woman calls the obstetric office stating, "Since last night I have had three
nosebleeds." Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
1. "You should see the doctor to make sure you are not becoming severely
anemic."
2. "Do you have a temperature?"
3. "One of the hormones of pregnancy makes the nasal passages prone to bleeds."
4. "Do you use any inhaled drugs?" - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -3
A 36-week gestation gravid client is complaining of dyspnea when lying flat. Which of the
following is the likely clinical reason for this complaint?
1. Maternal hypertension.
2. Fundal height.
3. Hydramnios.
4. Congestive heart failure. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -2
A 36-week gestation gravid lies flat on her back. Which of the following maternal
signs/symptoms would the nurse expect to observe?
1. Hypertension.
2. Dizziness.
3. Rales.
