NUR 221/ NUR221 EXAM 1 | NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ |
100% PASS | 2025 UPDATE!
What is prolactin? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Promotes mammary
gland development and milk production.
What is lochia? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > the normal discharge from
the uterus after childbirth.
is red for the first 1 to 3 days and gradually decreases in amount.
Normal lochia has a fleshy odor or an odor similar to menstrual flow.
Probably signs of pregnancy - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > positive
pregnancy test; Goodell's sign (good and squishy) ; Hegar sign;
Chadwick sign (chad is blue); ballottment; Mcdonalds sign
The nurse is preparing a list of self-care instructions for a postpartum
client who was diagnosed with mastitis. Which instructions should be
included on the list? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > resting during the
acute phase, maintaining a fluid intake of at least 3000 mL/day (if not
contraindicated), and taking analgesics to relieve discomfort.
Antibiotics may be prescribed and are taken until the complete
,prescribed course is finished. Additional supportive measures include
the use of moist ice packs and wearing a supportive bra. Continued
decompression of the breast by breast-feeding or breast pump is
important to empty the breast and prevent the formation of an
abscess.
What is oxytocin? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a hormone released by
the pituitary gland that causes increased contraction of the uterus
during labor and stimulates the ejection of milk into the ducts of the
breasts.
What is colostrum and why is it important? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
it is the breast milk that appears yellowish
*important* b/c it is rich in immunoglobulins, especially IgA
Skin pigmentation changes
pregnancy test
ballottement
Positive signs of pregnancy - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Fetal skeleton
on X-ray
Fetal presence on ultrasound
Auscultation of FHR (heard at week 8, most likely at 10 and should be
heard by 12)
Examiner palpates fetal movement
, presumptuous signs of pregnancy - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Amenorrhea
nausea and vomiting
fatigue
urinary frequency
breast changes
quickening
When are prenatal visits scheduled? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > every
4 weeks for the first 28 weeks (once a month)
every 2 weeks until 36 weeks
every week 37 until childbirth
When is gestational diabetes screened for in pregnancy? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > 24 to 28 weeks
vaginal swab for strep b screening is done at... - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > 35 to 37 weeks
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ |
100% PASS | 2025 UPDATE!
What is prolactin? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Promotes mammary
gland development and milk production.
What is lochia? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > the normal discharge from
the uterus after childbirth.
is red for the first 1 to 3 days and gradually decreases in amount.
Normal lochia has a fleshy odor or an odor similar to menstrual flow.
Probably signs of pregnancy - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > positive
pregnancy test; Goodell's sign (good and squishy) ; Hegar sign;
Chadwick sign (chad is blue); ballottment; Mcdonalds sign
The nurse is preparing a list of self-care instructions for a postpartum
client who was diagnosed with mastitis. Which instructions should be
included on the list? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > resting during the
acute phase, maintaining a fluid intake of at least 3000 mL/day (if not
contraindicated), and taking analgesics to relieve discomfort.
Antibiotics may be prescribed and are taken until the complete
,prescribed course is finished. Additional supportive measures include
the use of moist ice packs and wearing a supportive bra. Continued
decompression of the breast by breast-feeding or breast pump is
important to empty the breast and prevent the formation of an
abscess.
What is oxytocin? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a hormone released by
the pituitary gland that causes increased contraction of the uterus
during labor and stimulates the ejection of milk into the ducts of the
breasts.
What is colostrum and why is it important? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
it is the breast milk that appears yellowish
*important* b/c it is rich in immunoglobulins, especially IgA
Skin pigmentation changes
pregnancy test
ballottement
Positive signs of pregnancy - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Fetal skeleton
on X-ray
Fetal presence on ultrasound
Auscultation of FHR (heard at week 8, most likely at 10 and should be
heard by 12)
Examiner palpates fetal movement
, presumptuous signs of pregnancy - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Amenorrhea
nausea and vomiting
fatigue
urinary frequency
breast changes
quickening
When are prenatal visits scheduled? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > every
4 weeks for the first 28 weeks (once a month)
every 2 weeks until 36 weeks
every week 37 until childbirth
When is gestational diabetes screened for in pregnancy? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > 24 to 28 weeks
vaginal swab for strep b screening is done at... - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > 35 to 37 weeks
