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This document provides over 100 multiple-choice questions and expertly verified answers for NUR353: Developmental Nursing – Exam 1, aligned with the 2025/2026 academic year. It offers an in-depth review of maternal and fetal health topics essential to reproductive nursing and obstetrics, making it ideal for exam success and clinical application. Major content areas include: – Human Reproduction & Fertilization: gametogenesis, conception, implantation, embryonic & fetal stages, hormonal regulation – Fetal Development by System: cardiac, respiratory, neurological, renal, GI, hepatic, endocrine, integumentary, sensory, and musculoskeletal development – Maternal Physiology & Pregnancy Milestones: quickening, Chadwick sign, linea nigra, gestational timelines, viability, trimester breakdown – Fetal Heart Rate (FHR) Monitoring: baseline variability, tachycardia, bradycardia, accelerations, decelerations (early, late, variable), Category I–III FHR patterns, nursing interventions – Labor & Delivery: uterine contractions (frequency, duration, intensity), Montevideo units (MVUs), five P’s of labor, stages of labor (latent, active, transition), and fetal positioning – Prenatal Care & Nutrition: weight gain by BMI, fluid needs, caloric demands by trimester, Naegele’s rule, fundal height, common lab screens – Pain Management in Labor: systemic analgesics, epidurals, spinal blocks, general anesthesia, nitrous oxide, and safety implications for mother and fetus The exam material is structured in a Q&A format, designed with NCLEX-style phrasing and rationales that reinforce clinical decision-making, maternal-fetal safety, and reproductive health education. Ideal for students enrolled in: – Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) – Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) – Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN) – Maternal & Child Health, OB-GYN, and Reproductive Health Nursing – NCLEX-RN and PN Preparation Programs This document is particularly useful for students in U.S.-based nursing institutions and also for international nursing students pursuing licensure or advanced standing in the United States. Keywords: NUR353, reproductive nursing, fetal development, fetal heart rate monitoring, contractions, labor stages, Naegele’s rule, pregnancy nutrition, quickening, Chadwick sign, variability, decelerations, prenatal care, OB exam prep, maternal health, analgesia in labor, NCLEX obstetrics, 2025 nursing exam, US nursing programs

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NUR 353 Exam 1 2025/2026 Exam
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reproduction - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the total process by which organisms

produce offspring from fertilization to birth

Populations at greatest risk for problems with reproduction - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔impoverished populations and adolescent


where in the female anatomy, does fertilization typically occur? -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔ampulla of fallopian tube


which phrase best describes where the female urethral opening is located?

- 🧠ANSWER ✔✔between the clitoris and the vaginal opening


linea negra - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a pigmented line extending from the

symphysis pubis to the top of the fundus

,approximated increase in blood volume during pregnancy, above

nonpregnancy levels - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1500 mL or 40-50%


viability - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the capacity to live outside of the uterus


quickening - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔first recognition of fetal movements by the

mother


Chadwick sign - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔increased vascularity in the vaginal mucosa

and cervix which result in violet-bluish color


conception - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔formation of a viable zygote, union of a single

egg and sperm, rare two sperm hit egg the same time and normally those

pregnancies do not continue. different sexes cant be identical


fertilization - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the union of a spermatozoal nucleus with an

egg nucleus to form the primary nucleus of am embryo


gametogenesis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the formation and development of germ

cells, oocytes, and spermacytes


gestation - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the period of development in the uterus from

conception until birth

, contraception - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a process that interferes with the normal

process of ovulation, fertilization, and implantation


frequency - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔contraction frequency overall generally ranges

from 2-5 per 10 min during labor, w/ lower frequencies seen in first stage of

labor and higher frequencies ( up to 5 contractions in 10 min) seen during

second stage of labor


duration - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔contraction duration remains fairly stable

throughout first and second stages, ranging from 45-80 seconds not

generally exceeding 90 seconds


strength - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔uterine contractions generally range from peaking

at 40-70 mm Hg in first stage of labor to over 80 mm Hg in second stage.

contractions palpated as "mild" would likely peak at less than 50 mm Hg if

measured internally, whereas contractions palpated as "moderate" or

greater would likely peak at 50 mm Hg or greater if measured internally


resting tone - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔average resting tone during labor is 10 mm

Hg; if usig palpation, should palpate as "soft"


relaxation time - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔relaxation time is commonly 60 seconds or

more in first stage and 45 seconds or more in second stage

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