NSG-432 OB Exam 1 questions well
answered graded A+
maternity nursing - correct answer ✔✔ preconception, prenatal/antepartum, intrapartum,
postpartum
preconception - correct answer ✔✔ prior to conceiving/conception
prenatal/antepartum - correct answer ✔✔ pregnancy (40 weeks)
postpartum - correct answer ✔✔ birth to 6 weeks
intrapartum - correct answer ✔✔ birth to 6 weeks
racial disparities - correct answer ✔✔ non-hispanic black women
US has highest maternal mortality rate - correct answer ✔✔ due to lack of. midwives and access
to health care during postpartum
Healthy People 2030 - correct answer ✔✔ improve health of Americans; reduce rate of fetal
and newborn deaths, increase proportion of clients to attend childbirth classes, reduce
maternal mortality rate
Institute of medicine - correct answer ✔✔ analyze errors and develop preveniton strategies
major cause of death in US - correct answer ✔✔ medical errors
,Low birth weight - correct answer ✔✔ under 2500g or less than 8oz
preterm baby - correct answer ✔✔ born before 37 weeks gestation
Infant mortality rate - correct answer ✔✔ common indicator of adequacy of prenatal care and
health of nation; higher mortality rate for non-hispanic black babies; caused by birth deffects,
preterm/LBW, SIDS, injuries
Maternal mortality - correct answer ✔✔ non white, lack of prenatal care, maternal age (less
than 20 or older than 35); cause- HTN, cardio disease, infection, hemorrhage
Obesity - correct answer ✔✔ BMI > 30; HTN, diabetes, decreased fetility, congenital anomalies,
miscarriage, fetal death
standard of care - correct answer ✔✔ level of praactice that a reasonably prudent nurse would
provide in same or similar circumstances
Sentinel events - correct answer ✔✔ results in death, permanent harm or severe temp. harm;
Refers to perinatal events, specifically the need for receiving four or more units of blood
products and/or admission to the ICU.
ANA - correct answer ✔✔ Standards for maternal-child health nursing; 357 high risk pregnancy
Failure to rescue - correct answer ✔✔ failure to recognize or act on early signs of distress
AWHONN - correct answer ✔✔ standard for perinatal nurses
, ACNM - correct answer ✔✔ American College of Nurse Midwives standards
what is nurse's priority action - correct answer ✔✔ place mom on fetal monitor
midwives - correct answer ✔✔ Women who were often older and widowed that helped deliver
babies and helped take care of women with health problems
3 menstrual cycles - correct answer ✔✔ Hypothalamic-pituitary, ovarian, endometrial
menstrual cycle begins - correct answer ✔✔ on day menstrual bleeding begins; cycle day 1; 14
days after ovulation (if the egg is not fertilized).
average cycle - correct answer ✔✔ is 28 days with ovulation occurring on day 14
endometrial cycle - correct answer ✔✔ the menstrual phase, (2) the proliferative phase, (3) the
secretory phase, and (4) the ischemic phase
menstrual phase - correct answer ✔✔ shedding of the functional two thirds of the
endometrium is initiated by periodic vasoconstriction in the upper layers of the endometrium;
basal layer is always retained, and regeneration begins near the end of the cycle from cells
derived from the remaining glandular remnants or stromal cells in this layer.
proliferative phase - correct answer ✔✔ period of rapid growth lasting from about the fifth day
to the time of ovulation; depends on estrogen stimulation derived from ovarian follicles
secretory phase - correct answer ✔✔ extends from the day of ovulation to about 3 days before
the next menstrual period; large amounts of progesterone are produced; Implantation of the
fertilized ovum generally occurs about 7 to 10 days after ovulation
answered graded A+
maternity nursing - correct answer ✔✔ preconception, prenatal/antepartum, intrapartum,
postpartum
preconception - correct answer ✔✔ prior to conceiving/conception
prenatal/antepartum - correct answer ✔✔ pregnancy (40 weeks)
postpartum - correct answer ✔✔ birth to 6 weeks
intrapartum - correct answer ✔✔ birth to 6 weeks
racial disparities - correct answer ✔✔ non-hispanic black women
US has highest maternal mortality rate - correct answer ✔✔ due to lack of. midwives and access
to health care during postpartum
Healthy People 2030 - correct answer ✔✔ improve health of Americans; reduce rate of fetal
and newborn deaths, increase proportion of clients to attend childbirth classes, reduce
maternal mortality rate
Institute of medicine - correct answer ✔✔ analyze errors and develop preveniton strategies
major cause of death in US - correct answer ✔✔ medical errors
,Low birth weight - correct answer ✔✔ under 2500g or less than 8oz
preterm baby - correct answer ✔✔ born before 37 weeks gestation
Infant mortality rate - correct answer ✔✔ common indicator of adequacy of prenatal care and
health of nation; higher mortality rate for non-hispanic black babies; caused by birth deffects,
preterm/LBW, SIDS, injuries
Maternal mortality - correct answer ✔✔ non white, lack of prenatal care, maternal age (less
than 20 or older than 35); cause- HTN, cardio disease, infection, hemorrhage
Obesity - correct answer ✔✔ BMI > 30; HTN, diabetes, decreased fetility, congenital anomalies,
miscarriage, fetal death
standard of care - correct answer ✔✔ level of praactice that a reasonably prudent nurse would
provide in same or similar circumstances
Sentinel events - correct answer ✔✔ results in death, permanent harm or severe temp. harm;
Refers to perinatal events, specifically the need for receiving four or more units of blood
products and/or admission to the ICU.
ANA - correct answer ✔✔ Standards for maternal-child health nursing; 357 high risk pregnancy
Failure to rescue - correct answer ✔✔ failure to recognize or act on early signs of distress
AWHONN - correct answer ✔✔ standard for perinatal nurses
, ACNM - correct answer ✔✔ American College of Nurse Midwives standards
what is nurse's priority action - correct answer ✔✔ place mom on fetal monitor
midwives - correct answer ✔✔ Women who were often older and widowed that helped deliver
babies and helped take care of women with health problems
3 menstrual cycles - correct answer ✔✔ Hypothalamic-pituitary, ovarian, endometrial
menstrual cycle begins - correct answer ✔✔ on day menstrual bleeding begins; cycle day 1; 14
days after ovulation (if the egg is not fertilized).
average cycle - correct answer ✔✔ is 28 days with ovulation occurring on day 14
endometrial cycle - correct answer ✔✔ the menstrual phase, (2) the proliferative phase, (3) the
secretory phase, and (4) the ischemic phase
menstrual phase - correct answer ✔✔ shedding of the functional two thirds of the
endometrium is initiated by periodic vasoconstriction in the upper layers of the endometrium;
basal layer is always retained, and regeneration begins near the end of the cycle from cells
derived from the remaining glandular remnants or stromal cells in this layer.
proliferative phase - correct answer ✔✔ period of rapid growth lasting from about the fifth day
to the time of ovulation; depends on estrogen stimulation derived from ovarian follicles
secretory phase - correct answer ✔✔ extends from the day of ovulation to about 3 days before
the next menstrual period; large amounts of progesterone are produced; Implantation of the
fertilized ovum generally occurs about 7 to 10 days after ovulation
