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NRSG 2500 Unit 1 Questions and Answers
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When to contact a healthcare provider during the First trimester
Ans: Spotting or bleeding (miscarriage), painful urination (infection), severe
persistent vomiting (hyperemesis gravidarum), fever >100F (37.7C infection), and
lower abdominal pain with diiness and accompanied by shoulder pain (ruptured
ectopic pregnancy)zz
When to contact a healthcare provider during the Second trimester
Ans: Regular uterine contractions (preterm labor), pain in calf, often increased
with foot flexion (blood clot in deep vein), sudden gush or leakage of fluid from
vagina (premature rupture of membranes), and absence of fetal movement for
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more than 12 hours (possible fetal distress or demise)
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When to contact a healthcare provider during the Third trimester
Ans: Sudden weight gain, periorbital or facial edema, severe upper abdominal
pain, or headache with visual changes (gestational hypertension and/or
preeclampsia), and a decrease in fetal daily movement for more than 24 hours
(possible demise) Any of the other warning signs from the first and second
trimesters.
Who and When do we do Nonstress Tests
Ans: Twice weekly for clients with diabetes and other high-risk conditions, such
as IUGR, preeclampsia, postterm pregnancy, renal disease, and multifetal
pregnancies.
What position is the woman placed in for a nonstress test
Ans: Left Lateral Recumbent Position
Biophysical Profile (BPP)
Ans: Includes ultrasound monitoring of fetal movements, fetal tone, and fetal
breathing and ultrasound assessment of amniotic fluid volume with or without
assessment of the fetal heart rate.
Why is a BPP performed?
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Ans: To identify infants who may be at risk of poor pregnancy outcome, so that
additional assessments of well-being may be performed, or labor may be induced
or a cesarean section performed to expedite birth. The objective is to reduce
stillbirth and to detect hypoxia early enough to allow delivery in time to avoid
permanent fetal damage resulting from fetal asphyxia.
Five components of the BPP score
Ans: Body movement, Fetal tone, Fetal breathing, Amniotic fluid volume, NST
Cervical Changes
Ans: Cervical softening and possible cervical dilation with decent of the
presenting part into the pelvis.
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Lightening
Ans: Occurs when the fetal presenting part begins to descend into the true pelvis.
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The uterus lowers and moves into a more anterior position.
Increased Energy Level
Ans: • Some women report a sudden increase in energy before labor. This is
sometimes referred to as nesting.
• usually occurs 24 to 48 hours before the onset of labor. It is thought to be the
result of an increase in epinephrine release caused by a decrease in progesterone.
Bloody Show
Ans: • the mucous plug that fills the cervical canal during pregnancy is expelled as
a result of cervical softening and increased pressure of the presenting part.
• pink-tinged secretions known as bloody show.
Braxton Hicks Contractions
Ans: These contractions may become stronger and more frequent as labor nears.
These contractions help move the cervix from a posterior position to anterior
position. They also help in ripening and softening the cervix.
Spontaneous Rupture of Membranes
Ans: • can result in either a sudden gush or a steady leak-age of amniotic fluid.
• the barrier to infection is gone and an ascending infection is possible.
• *notify health care provider for evaluation*
False Labor
NRSG 2500 Unit 1 Questions and Answers
(100% Correct Answers) Already Graded A+
When to contact a healthcare provider during the First trimester
Ans: Spotting or bleeding (miscarriage), painful urination (infection), severe
persistent vomiting (hyperemesis gravidarum), fever >100F (37.7C infection), and
lower abdominal pain with diiness and accompanied by shoulder pain (ruptured
ectopic pregnancy)zz
When to contact a healthcare provider during the Second trimester
Ans: Regular uterine contractions (preterm labor), pain in calf, often increased
with foot flexion (blood clot in deep vein), sudden gush or leakage of fluid from
vagina (premature rupture of membranes), and absence of fetal movement for
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more than 12 hours (possible fetal distress or demise)
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When to contact a healthcare provider during the Third trimester
Ans: Sudden weight gain, periorbital or facial edema, severe upper abdominal
pain, or headache with visual changes (gestational hypertension and/or
preeclampsia), and a decrease in fetal daily movement for more than 24 hours
(possible demise) Any of the other warning signs from the first and second
trimesters.
Who and When do we do Nonstress Tests
Ans: Twice weekly for clients with diabetes and other high-risk conditions, such
as IUGR, preeclampsia, postterm pregnancy, renal disease, and multifetal
pregnancies.
What position is the woman placed in for a nonstress test
Ans: Left Lateral Recumbent Position
Biophysical Profile (BPP)
Ans: Includes ultrasound monitoring of fetal movements, fetal tone, and fetal
breathing and ultrasound assessment of amniotic fluid volume with or without
assessment of the fetal heart rate.
Why is a BPP performed?
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Ans: To identify infants who may be at risk of poor pregnancy outcome, so that
additional assessments of well-being may be performed, or labor may be induced
or a cesarean section performed to expedite birth. The objective is to reduce
stillbirth and to detect hypoxia early enough to allow delivery in time to avoid
permanent fetal damage resulting from fetal asphyxia.
Five components of the BPP score
Ans: Body movement, Fetal tone, Fetal breathing, Amniotic fluid volume, NST
Cervical Changes
Ans: Cervical softening and possible cervical dilation with decent of the
presenting part into the pelvis.
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Lightening
Ans: Occurs when the fetal presenting part begins to descend into the true pelvis.
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The uterus lowers and moves into a more anterior position.
Increased Energy Level
Ans: • Some women report a sudden increase in energy before labor. This is
sometimes referred to as nesting.
• usually occurs 24 to 48 hours before the onset of labor. It is thought to be the
result of an increase in epinephrine release caused by a decrease in progesterone.
Bloody Show
Ans: • the mucous plug that fills the cervical canal during pregnancy is expelled as
a result of cervical softening and increased pressure of the presenting part.
• pink-tinged secretions known as bloody show.
Braxton Hicks Contractions
Ans: These contractions may become stronger and more frequent as labor nears.
These contractions help move the cervix from a posterior position to anterior
position. They also help in ripening and softening the cervix.
Spontaneous Rupture of Membranes
Ans: • can result in either a sudden gush or a steady leak-age of amniotic fluid.
• the barrier to infection is gone and an ascending infection is possible.
• *notify health care provider for evaluation*
False Labor
