NSG 3500 (Maternal) Exam 1 with correct answers

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A perinatal nurse explains to a new nurse that a female
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fetus has developed ovary by
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a. 8 weeks
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b. 10 weeks
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c. 12 weeks
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d. 16 weeks - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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The perinatal nurse explains to an adolescent that ova are
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produced and estrogen is secreted at which phase of life?
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a. puberty
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b. birth
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c. the climacteric
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d. pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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A nurse is conducting prenatal classes. The nurse explains
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the incision made to enlarge the perineal opening for a
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vaginal birth. What is this incision called?
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a. colposcopy
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b. episiotomy
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c. ligation
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d. septal myotomy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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,Which hormone is responsible for regulating oogenesis?
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a. estrogen
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b. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
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c. gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
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d. progesterone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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A pregnant woman has been advised that she has a
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playpelloid pelvis type. What action by the prenatal nurse is
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the best? /|/|




a. advise the woman that she may need a cesarean delivery
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b. educate the woman that a posterior fetal presentation is
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possible
c. instruct the woman on specific back strengthening
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exercises
d. reassure the woman that a trial of labor will still be
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allowed - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A /|/| /|/| /|/| /|/|




A pediatric nurse has assessed a 13 y/o girl and notices that
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she is in thelarche. What situation does this term refer to?
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a. the appearance of breast buds
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b. the appearance of secondary sex characteristics
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c. the first menstrual period
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d. the growth of pubic hair - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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, An adolescent in the pediatric clinic states that her vaginals
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ecretions sometimes seem more thin, water, and stretchable
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than usual. What response from the nurse is best?
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a. advise the pt that this is related to her periods
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b. educate the pt that she is fertile when this occurs
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c. instruct the pt to douche after her periods
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d. screen the pt for sexually transmitted infections -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B /|/| /|/|




A perimenopausal woman complains to the nurse about the
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new onset of urinary stress incontinence. Which statement by
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the nurse is best?
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a. "a little incontinence is normal at your age"
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b. "Clonidine (Catapres) is a new treatment for this"
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c. "This is probably related to decreased estrogen"
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c. "We need to start you on estrogen therapy" - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔C /|/|




The clinic nurse knows that the part of the uterine cycle
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that occurs during the period of time between ovulation and
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the onset of menses is known as which of the following?
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a. ischemic phase
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b. menstrual phase
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c. proliferative phase
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d. secretory phase - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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