NUR 202 Maternity Exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
what are some signs of intimate partner violence? - CORRECT ANSWER --overuse of
health services
-chronic pain
-vague complaints
-depression/anxiety
-missed appointments
-untreated injuries
-partner never wanting to leave pts side
-partner doesn't let pt talk about injuries
-injuries not matching description
what are the phases of the cycle of violence? - CORRECT ANSWER -increasing tension
leading to battery
-battery: slaps, punches to the face and head, kicking, stomping, choking, pushing, breaking
bones, burns from irons, mutilations from knives and guns
-honeymoon: period of calm and remote in which the male partner displays kind, loving behavior
and pleas for forgiveness
-honeymoon phase lasts until tensions mount again
What is cultural relativism? - CORRECT ANSWER -judging a culture using its own
standards instead of your own
-asking questions about the culture to better understand it
what is ethnocentrism? - CORRECT ANSWER -feeling that our own belief or culture is
superior than all others
, what to teach a patient about when to do a breast self examination? - CORRECT
ANSWER -do this 5-7 days after the completion of menses each month
whats the job of amniotic fluid? - CORRECT ANSWER --lung development
-regulates baby's temperature
-allows baby to move
-provides a cushion for the baby
-fluid and electrolyte balance
what does smoking during pregnancy cause? - CORRECT ANSWER -IUGR (intrauterine
growth restriction) which leads to low birth weight
where does conception take place? - CORRECT ANSWER -in the fallopian tubes, then the
egg implants in the uterus
what is Linea Nigra? - CORRECT ANSWER -Single dark vertical line on the abdomen
during pregnancy caused by increasing progesterone
what does progesterone do during pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER -it maintains the
pregnancy
when should you have a patient reschedule a Pap smear? - CORRECT ANSWER -if they
have had intercourse, douched, or put a medication in vagina 24-48 prior to the test
What is lightening during pregnancy? when does this happen? - CORRECT ANSWER -is
it a preceding sign of labor, the baby drops into the pelvis, this happens during weeks 38-40
what is a carrier screening? - CORRECT ANSWER -a test that detect autosomal recessive
gene mutations for conditions the parents do not show symptoms of
-ex: cystic fibrosis and sickle cell
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
what are some signs of intimate partner violence? - CORRECT ANSWER --overuse of
health services
-chronic pain
-vague complaints
-depression/anxiety
-missed appointments
-untreated injuries
-partner never wanting to leave pts side
-partner doesn't let pt talk about injuries
-injuries not matching description
what are the phases of the cycle of violence? - CORRECT ANSWER -increasing tension
leading to battery
-battery: slaps, punches to the face and head, kicking, stomping, choking, pushing, breaking
bones, burns from irons, mutilations from knives and guns
-honeymoon: period of calm and remote in which the male partner displays kind, loving behavior
and pleas for forgiveness
-honeymoon phase lasts until tensions mount again
What is cultural relativism? - CORRECT ANSWER -judging a culture using its own
standards instead of your own
-asking questions about the culture to better understand it
what is ethnocentrism? - CORRECT ANSWER -feeling that our own belief or culture is
superior than all others
, what to teach a patient about when to do a breast self examination? - CORRECT
ANSWER -do this 5-7 days after the completion of menses each month
whats the job of amniotic fluid? - CORRECT ANSWER --lung development
-regulates baby's temperature
-allows baby to move
-provides a cushion for the baby
-fluid and electrolyte balance
what does smoking during pregnancy cause? - CORRECT ANSWER -IUGR (intrauterine
growth restriction) which leads to low birth weight
where does conception take place? - CORRECT ANSWER -in the fallopian tubes, then the
egg implants in the uterus
what is Linea Nigra? - CORRECT ANSWER -Single dark vertical line on the abdomen
during pregnancy caused by increasing progesterone
what does progesterone do during pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER -it maintains the
pregnancy
when should you have a patient reschedule a Pap smear? - CORRECT ANSWER -if they
have had intercourse, douched, or put a medication in vagina 24-48 prior to the test
What is lightening during pregnancy? when does this happen? - CORRECT ANSWER -is
it a preceding sign of labor, the baby drops into the pelvis, this happens during weeks 38-40
what is a carrier screening? - CORRECT ANSWER -a test that detect autosomal recessive
gene mutations for conditions the parents do not show symptoms of
-ex: cystic fibrosis and sickle cell
