Nace: Nursing care during childbearing and nursing care of
the child (Part 1) Questions and Answers with Complete
Solutions UPDATED!!!.
Subjective signs of pregnancy - ANSWER no period
(amenorrhea), N/V, urinary frequency, quickening (flutters),
breast tenderness
Objective signs of pregnancy - ANSWER pregnancy tests (urine,
serum, ultrasound), fetal heart tones and fundal height
HCG - ANSWER human chorionic gonadotropin
Fetal heart tones can be heard beginning at - ANSWER 20 weeks
of gestation
Fetal tachycardia - ANSWER HR over 160 for 10 min or more
fetal bradycardia - ANSWER HR less than 120 for 10 min or
more
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Fundal height can first be palpated at - ANSWER 10-12 weeks
gestation
Fundal height measurements correspond with gestational age
from - ANSWER 16-36 weeks (16cm = 16 weeks)
Fundal height is measured from - ANSWER Top of symphysis
pubis to top of fundus
During pregnancy underweight mothers should gain - ANSWER
28-40 lbs
During pregnancy normal weight mothers should gain -
ANSWER 25-35 lbs
During pregnancy overweight mothers should gain - ANSWER
15-25 lbs
During pregnancy obese mothers should gain - ANSWER 15 lbs