Maternity Exam 3..docx

Maternity Exam 3.
When obtaining a blood test for pregnancy, which hormone would the nurse expect to measure? -
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ANS >> Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
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You are asked to use Nagele's rule to calculate an estimated due date for your patient. She reports
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that her LMP was September 7, 2017. Her EDD is: - ANS >> June 14, 2018
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Ms. P is 10 week pregnant and is in her first PN visit. Her VS's are within defined limits and she has a
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BMI of 23. The key priority teaching point for her is: - ANS >> The importance of getting the flu shot
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A CV parameter that normally decreases during pregnancy is: - ANS >> Systemic vascular resistance
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Mrs. S reports feeling tired all the time even when she sleeps well at night. She is 16 weeks pregnant.
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Her lab values at 12 weeks indicated Mrs. S had a Hgb 13 g/dL. The nurse expects: - ANS >> Mrs. S
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needs further screening for depression
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You have been asked to document a woman's obstetrical history using GP, TPAL. The woman is
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currently 14 weeks pregnant. She has one daughter born at 38 weeks, and a son born at 34 weeks, a
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fetal demise at 21 weeks, and a miscarriage at 9 weeks. - ANS >> G5 P4 T1 P2 A1 L2
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Which of the following are needed to ensure that the nurse is providing culturally sensitive PN care to
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diverse pregnant patients? SELECT ALL - ANS >> -Including cultural and family assessments as part of
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the health history.
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-Providing the services of an interpreter if a language barrier exists.
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Ms. L is 17 y.o and is 12 weeks pregnant at her first PN visit. Her nurse has given her the outline of the
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number and timing of her PN visits. Ms. L states that she isn't sure she will be able to make all of the
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appointments because she has transportation issues. Her anticipated missed appointments represent
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the greatest concern in caring for pregnant adolescents, which is: - ANS >> Late and inconsistent PN
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care is the cause of many complications associated with pregnancy in adolescence.
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Risk assessment during the first PN visit for all women should include: - ANS >> Collection of a
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complete health history
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A feeling that is expressed by many women when they find out they are pregnant is: - ANS >> Joy,
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ambivalence, surprise
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Where would the nurse expect to find the fundus of a woman at 20 weeks gestation? - ANS >> At the
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level of the umbilicus
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