NURS 1230 Exam 1 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
ovulation - CORRECT ANSWER - hormone changes trigger an ovary to release an egg
fertilization - CORRECT ANSWER - sperm enters body of uterus (corpus)
estrogen - CORRECT ANSWER - development and maturation of the follicle
progesterone - CORRECT ANSWER - reduces uterine contractions which all pregnancy
to be maintained
secreted by corpus luteum
prostglandins - CORRECT ANSWER - not hormones, but hormone like
essential for normal reproductive function/mediate the body's inflammatory process
present in large amounts in menstrual blood
presumptive signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER - amenorrhea, nausea, breast
tenderness, deepening pigmentation, urinary frequency, quickening
probable signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER - examiner suspects a women is
pregnant. such as abdominal enlargement, hegar's sign(softening and compressibility of the
lower uterus), chadwick's sign (deepened violet-bluish color of the cervix and vaginal mucosa),
goodell's sign(softening of the cervical tip), ballottement, braxton hicks, positive pregnancy test
positive signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER - definitive signs
,fetal heart tones, ultrasound, fetal movement felt by clinician
goodells sign - CORRECT ANSWER - softening of uterus and vagina
Chadwicks sign - CORRECT ANSWER - Bluish-purple coloration of the vaginal mucosa
and cervix
hegars sign - CORRECT ANSWER - softening of the lower uterine segment
ballottment - CORRECT ANSWER - fetal part displaced by a light tap and rebounds
quickly
add 7 days to LMP and subtract 3 months - CORRECT ANSWER - Naegele's rule
gravida - CORRECT ANSWER - number of times a woman has been pregnant
para - CORRECT ANSWER - number of deliveries at greater than 20 weeks gestation
term - CORRECT ANSWER - any baby delivered between 38-42 weeks gestation
preterm - CORRECT ANSWER - any baby born between 20-37 weeks gestation
abortion - CORRECT ANSWER - any pregnancy that ended before 20 weeks gestation
living - CORRECT ANSWER - number of living children
folic acid - CORRECT ANSWER - taken to prevent neural tube defects
, cycle of abuse - CORRECT ANSWER - phase 1 - tension building
phase 2 - acute battering
phase 3 - reconciliation
fundal height - CORRECT ANSWER - measure top of uterus to see how big uterus is
growing, size of baby, fluid around baby
leopold maneuvers - CORRECT ANSWER - a systematic method of observation and
palpation to determine fetal presentation and position
after 24 weeks
10 weeks/20 weeks - CORRECT ANSWER - when can you see fetal heart rate by
doppler/fetoscope
torch infections - CORRECT ANSWER - Toxoplasmosis - found in cat/livestock feces
Other
Rubella
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Herpes
gestational diabetes mellitus - CORRECT ANSWER - pregnancy affects the metabolism
to increase glucose available to the growing fetus
can result in a large infant
placental growth increases insulin resistance
Questions and CORRECT Answers
ovulation - CORRECT ANSWER - hormone changes trigger an ovary to release an egg
fertilization - CORRECT ANSWER - sperm enters body of uterus (corpus)
estrogen - CORRECT ANSWER - development and maturation of the follicle
progesterone - CORRECT ANSWER - reduces uterine contractions which all pregnancy
to be maintained
secreted by corpus luteum
prostglandins - CORRECT ANSWER - not hormones, but hormone like
essential for normal reproductive function/mediate the body's inflammatory process
present in large amounts in menstrual blood
presumptive signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER - amenorrhea, nausea, breast
tenderness, deepening pigmentation, urinary frequency, quickening
probable signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER - examiner suspects a women is
pregnant. such as abdominal enlargement, hegar's sign(softening and compressibility of the
lower uterus), chadwick's sign (deepened violet-bluish color of the cervix and vaginal mucosa),
goodell's sign(softening of the cervical tip), ballottement, braxton hicks, positive pregnancy test
positive signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER - definitive signs
,fetal heart tones, ultrasound, fetal movement felt by clinician
goodells sign - CORRECT ANSWER - softening of uterus and vagina
Chadwicks sign - CORRECT ANSWER - Bluish-purple coloration of the vaginal mucosa
and cervix
hegars sign - CORRECT ANSWER - softening of the lower uterine segment
ballottment - CORRECT ANSWER - fetal part displaced by a light tap and rebounds
quickly
add 7 days to LMP and subtract 3 months - CORRECT ANSWER - Naegele's rule
gravida - CORRECT ANSWER - number of times a woman has been pregnant
para - CORRECT ANSWER - number of deliveries at greater than 20 weeks gestation
term - CORRECT ANSWER - any baby delivered between 38-42 weeks gestation
preterm - CORRECT ANSWER - any baby born between 20-37 weeks gestation
abortion - CORRECT ANSWER - any pregnancy that ended before 20 weeks gestation
living - CORRECT ANSWER - number of living children
folic acid - CORRECT ANSWER - taken to prevent neural tube defects
, cycle of abuse - CORRECT ANSWER - phase 1 - tension building
phase 2 - acute battering
phase 3 - reconciliation
fundal height - CORRECT ANSWER - measure top of uterus to see how big uterus is
growing, size of baby, fluid around baby
leopold maneuvers - CORRECT ANSWER - a systematic method of observation and
palpation to determine fetal presentation and position
after 24 weeks
10 weeks/20 weeks - CORRECT ANSWER - when can you see fetal heart rate by
doppler/fetoscope
torch infections - CORRECT ANSWER - Toxoplasmosis - found in cat/livestock feces
Other
Rubella
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Herpes
gestational diabetes mellitus - CORRECT ANSWER - pregnancy affects the metabolism
to increase glucose available to the growing fetus
can result in a large infant
placental growth increases insulin resistance
