NURS 629 exam 1 Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!.

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NURS 629 exam 1 Questions and Answers with
Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!


What are probable (objective) signs of pregnancy? - ANSWER
Hegar's sign
goodells sign,
chadwicks sign,
ballottement,
+ pregnancy test,
Braxton hicks
fetal outline felt by examiner


Presumptive (subjective) signs of pregnancy - ANSWER
amenorrhea (absence of menses)
N/V
excessive fatigue
urinary frequency
breast tenderness and skin changes
quickening- mothers perception of fetal movement

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Positive (diagnostic) signs of pregnancy - ANSWER Fetal
Heartbeat
Fetal Movement (felt by an examiner)
Visualization of Fetus (ultrasound)


12 week fundal height - ANSWER the fundus should be at the
level of the symphysis pubis


Naegele's Rule - ANSWER add 7 days to LMP, subtract 3 months,
add 1 year


s/s of preeclampsia - ANSWER HA, hyperreflexia, visual changes,
irritability, RUQ pain, edema, proteinuria, HIGH BP


Goodell's sign - ANSWER softening of the cervix


Chadwick's sign - ANSWER Bluish-purple coloring vaginal
mucosa and cervix


Hegar's sign - ANSWER softening of the lower uterine segment