NUR 3500 (MATERNAL) EXAM 1 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
A perinatal nurse explains to a new nurse that a female fetus has developed ovary by
a. 8 weeks
b. 10 weeks
c. 12 weeks
d. 16 weeks - Answer -B
The perinatal nurse explains to an adolescent that ova are produced and estrogen is
secreted at which phase of life?
a. puberty
b. birth
c. the climacteric
d. pregnancy - Answer -A
A nurse is conducting prenatal classes. The nurse explains the incision made to enlarge
the perineal opening for a vaginal birth. What is this incision called?
a. colposcopy
b. episiotomy
c. ligation
d. septal myotomy - Answer -B
Which hormone is responsible for regulating oogenesis?
a. estrogen
b. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
c. gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
d. progesterone - Answer -B
The clinic nurse explains to a student that the hormone responsible for limiting the
maternal immune response to pregnancy is which of the following?
a. human chorionic gonadotropin
b. progesterone
c. prostaglandin
d. relaxin - Answer -A
The nursing instructor explains to the students that external female genitalia develop
under which influence?
a. absence of androgens
d. ductal pair dominance
c. ovary production
d. process of oogonia - Answer -A
, A nursing instructor is planning to teach students about the process of oogenesis.
Which information does the nurse plan to include?
a. all polar bodies int he ovary become ova
b it is regulated by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
c. the Graafian follicle eventually secretes prolactin
d. it usually occurs in a twice-monthly cycle - Answer -B
A pregnant woman calls the OB clinic nurse to complain of sharp abdominal pain with
coughing or sneezing. What action by the nurse is best?
a. explain that the pain is from stretching of the ligaments
b. have the woman count her contractions each hour while awake
c. place the woman on bedrest until her next clinic visit
d. tell the woman to come to the clinic today - Answer -A
The nurse explains to the student that the development of the lining of the uterus is
mediated by which hormone?
a. follicle-stimulating hormone
b. luteinizing hormone
c. progesterone
d. prostaglandin - Answer -C
A 17-year-old female is brought to the family practice clinic by her mother, who is
worried that her daughter has not yet developed secondary sex characteristics. Which
action by the nurse is best?
a. assess a family pedigree for genetic influences
b. explain that some girls don't develop until their 20s
c. inform them that their daughter will be tested for estrogen deficiency
d. obtain a urine sample for a pregnancy test - Answer -C
The nursing instructor explains to a class that important effects of estrogen in the
proliferative phase of the uterine cycle include which of the following?
a. causes uterine spiral arteries to constrict, limiting blood flow
b. causes changes in cervical mucus to facilitate sperm penetration
c. leads to changed causing the uterus to be receptive to a fertilized ovum
d. results in rupture of endometrial blood vessels and the onset of menses - Answer -B
A woman is in the family planning clinic to learn about her cycle and the best times to
get pregnant. What information should the nurse plan to teach her?
a. an ovum can be fertilized for 12-24 hrs after ovulation
b. pregnancy can only occur during the follicular phase
c. there are no physiological signs that demonstrate ovulation
d. you can easily get pregnant if your cycles are irregular - Answer -A
A woman complains of irregular menstrual periods and wonders if she is in
perimenopause or menopause. Her laboratory work shows high levels of follicle-
ANSWERS
A perinatal nurse explains to a new nurse that a female fetus has developed ovary by
a. 8 weeks
b. 10 weeks
c. 12 weeks
d. 16 weeks - Answer -B
The perinatal nurse explains to an adolescent that ova are produced and estrogen is
secreted at which phase of life?
a. puberty
b. birth
c. the climacteric
d. pregnancy - Answer -A
A nurse is conducting prenatal classes. The nurse explains the incision made to enlarge
the perineal opening for a vaginal birth. What is this incision called?
a. colposcopy
b. episiotomy
c. ligation
d. septal myotomy - Answer -B
Which hormone is responsible for regulating oogenesis?
a. estrogen
b. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
c. gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
d. progesterone - Answer -B
The clinic nurse explains to a student that the hormone responsible for limiting the
maternal immune response to pregnancy is which of the following?
a. human chorionic gonadotropin
b. progesterone
c. prostaglandin
d. relaxin - Answer -A
The nursing instructor explains to the students that external female genitalia develop
under which influence?
a. absence of androgens
d. ductal pair dominance
c. ovary production
d. process of oogonia - Answer -A
, A nursing instructor is planning to teach students about the process of oogenesis.
Which information does the nurse plan to include?
a. all polar bodies int he ovary become ova
b it is regulated by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
c. the Graafian follicle eventually secretes prolactin
d. it usually occurs in a twice-monthly cycle - Answer -B
A pregnant woman calls the OB clinic nurse to complain of sharp abdominal pain with
coughing or sneezing. What action by the nurse is best?
a. explain that the pain is from stretching of the ligaments
b. have the woman count her contractions each hour while awake
c. place the woman on bedrest until her next clinic visit
d. tell the woman to come to the clinic today - Answer -A
The nurse explains to the student that the development of the lining of the uterus is
mediated by which hormone?
a. follicle-stimulating hormone
b. luteinizing hormone
c. progesterone
d. prostaglandin - Answer -C
A 17-year-old female is brought to the family practice clinic by her mother, who is
worried that her daughter has not yet developed secondary sex characteristics. Which
action by the nurse is best?
a. assess a family pedigree for genetic influences
b. explain that some girls don't develop until their 20s
c. inform them that their daughter will be tested for estrogen deficiency
d. obtain a urine sample for a pregnancy test - Answer -C
The nursing instructor explains to a class that important effects of estrogen in the
proliferative phase of the uterine cycle include which of the following?
a. causes uterine spiral arteries to constrict, limiting blood flow
b. causes changes in cervical mucus to facilitate sperm penetration
c. leads to changed causing the uterus to be receptive to a fertilized ovum
d. results in rupture of endometrial blood vessels and the onset of menses - Answer -B
A woman is in the family planning clinic to learn about her cycle and the best times to
get pregnant. What information should the nurse plan to teach her?
a. an ovum can be fertilized for 12-24 hrs after ovulation
b. pregnancy can only occur during the follicular phase
c. there are no physiological signs that demonstrate ovulation
d. you can easily get pregnant if your cycles are irregular - Answer -A
A woman complains of irregular menstrual periods and wonders if she is in
perimenopause or menopause. Her laboratory work shows high levels of follicle-
