Maternal-Child Nursing NUR 2513
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Answers.
GRADED A+. Updated 2026
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What trends are currently influencing maternal child care?
- An expansion of community-based services
- Accidents are a leading cause of injury/mortality in the school aged
population and therefore education focused on this topic would be
considered high priority.
What influences the changes in the types of care required to support maternal
child health issues?
- Families are smaller, with a higher number of single parent families as
well as moms working outside the home.
- When planning care, consideration must be given to these structural shifts.
What are the 2020 National Health Goals for pregnancy?
- Stop smoking/alcohol use
- Eat a healthy diet
- Take PNV
- Take folic acid
,- Achieve optimal nutrition status prior to conception
, What are the strategies for smoking cessation?
- Follow a designed smoking cessation plan
- Ask the MD if any medications can help
- Get a friend involved in the plan
What are the phases of the menstrual cycle?
- Proliferative
- Secretory/luteal
- Ischemic
- Menses
What happens during the proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle?
- First half of the menstrual cycle:
Ovary begins to produce estrogen.
Endometrium proliferates quickly--> increases thickness by eightfold from
day 5-14.
What happens during the Secretory/luteal phase of the menstrual cycle?
- Progesterone forms in the corpus luteum --> glands of
endometrium become corkscrew/twisted and dilated w/
glycogen and mucin (protein).
Appearance: Rich, spongy velvet.
What happens during the Ischemic phase of the menstrual cycle?
- Corpus luteum in the ovary regresses after 8-10 days.
Progesterone DECREASES--> endometrium of uterus degenerates (day
24/25 of cycles).
Capillaries rupture, minute hemorrhages, and the endometrium SLOUGHS
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Answers.
GRADED A+. Updated 2026
Rasmussen
What trends are currently influencing maternal child care?
- An expansion of community-based services
- Accidents are a leading cause of injury/mortality in the school aged
population and therefore education focused on this topic would be
considered high priority.
What influences the changes in the types of care required to support maternal
child health issues?
- Families are smaller, with a higher number of single parent families as
well as moms working outside the home.
- When planning care, consideration must be given to these structural shifts.
What are the 2020 National Health Goals for pregnancy?
- Stop smoking/alcohol use
- Eat a healthy diet
- Take PNV
- Take folic acid
,- Achieve optimal nutrition status prior to conception
, What are the strategies for smoking cessation?
- Follow a designed smoking cessation plan
- Ask the MD if any medications can help
- Get a friend involved in the plan
What are the phases of the menstrual cycle?
- Proliferative
- Secretory/luteal
- Ischemic
- Menses
What happens during the proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle?
- First half of the menstrual cycle:
Ovary begins to produce estrogen.
Endometrium proliferates quickly--> increases thickness by eightfold from
day 5-14.
What happens during the Secretory/luteal phase of the menstrual cycle?
- Progesterone forms in the corpus luteum --> glands of
endometrium become corkscrew/twisted and dilated w/
glycogen and mucin (protein).
Appearance: Rich, spongy velvet.
What happens during the Ischemic phase of the menstrual cycle?
- Corpus luteum in the ovary regresses after 8-10 days.
Progesterone DECREASES--> endometrium of uterus degenerates (day
24/25 of cycles).
Capillaries rupture, minute hemorrhages, and the endometrium SLOUGHS
