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NU 170/ NU170 Exam 3– Maternal-Child Nursing Review | Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION What is amniocentesis? Answer: the sampling of amniotic fluid using a hollow needle inserted into the uterus, to screen for developmental abnormalities in a fetus. (RhoGAM is given afterwards) QUESTION Woman who experience bleeding during pregnancy will receive? Answer: rhoGAM QUESTION Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) Answer: Diabetes occurring during pregnancy. QUESTION What is the care during labor of a woman with GDM? Answer: IV dextrose, regular insulin, assess blood glucose levels hourly QUESTION S/S of heart failure during pregnancy Answer: Cough, moist lung sounds, orthopnea, severe pitting edema, palpitations, changes in fetal heart rate QUESTION Herpes Answer: A viral infection causing small painful blisters and inflammation, most commonly at the junction of skin and mucous membrane in the mouth or nose or in the genitals QUESTION Zika virus Answer: Mosquito-borne virus linked to birth defects. QUESTION Toxoplasmosis Answer: Parasite acquired by contact with cat feces or raw meat QUESTION How to prevent toxoplasmosis Answer: Avoid unpasteurized milk, uncooked eggs, avoid cat feces, cook meat thoroughly QUESTION Group b streptococcus (GBS) Answer: Organism found in women's rectum, vagina, cervix, throat, or skin. Leading cause of perinatal infection with high mortality rate QUESTION Tuberculosis Answer: An infectious disease that may affect almost all tissues of the body, especially the lungs QUESTION UTI Answer: E. coli, Staphylococcus saprophyticus (young women) QUESTION Fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD) Answer: the physical and mental defects caused by consumption of alcohol during pregnancy QUESTION The nurse preceptor and newly hired nurse are discussing possible maternal complications following the delivery of a newborn with fetal macrosomia. Which of the following complications is appropriate for the newly hired nurse to identify as a priority? Answer: Uterine atony

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NUl 170/l NU170l Examl 3–l Maternal-Childl
Nursingl Reviewl |l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l
2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l Whatl isl amniocentesis?
Answer:
thel samplingl ofl amnioticl fluidl usingl al hollowl needlel insertedl intol thel uterus,l tol screenl
forl developmentall abnormalitiesl inl al fetus.l (RhoGAMl isl givenl afterwards)



Q:l Womanl whol experiencel bleedingl duringl pregnancyl willl receive?
Answer:
rhoGAM



Q:l Gestationall Diabetesl Mellitusl (GDM)
Answer:
Diabetesl occurringl duringl pregnancy.



Q:l Whatl isl thel carel duringl laborl ofl al womanl withl GDM?
Answer:
IVl dextrose,l regularl insulin,l assessl bloodl glucosel levelsl hourly



Q:l S/Sl ofl heartl failurel duringl pregnancy
Answer:

,Cough,l moistl lungl sounds,l orthopnea,l severel pittingl edema,l palpitations,l changesl inl fetall
heartl rate



Q:l Herpes
Answer:
Al virall infectionl causingl smalll painfull blistersl andl inflammation,l mostl commonlyl atl thel
junctionl ofl skinl andl mucousl membranel inl thel mouthl orl nosel orl inl thel genitals



Q:l Zikal virus
Answer:
Mosquito-bornel virusl linkedl tol birthl defects.



Q:l Toxoplasmosis
Answer:
Parasitel acquiredl byl contactl withl catl fecesl orl rawl meat



Q:l Howl tol preventl toxoplasmosis
Answer:
Avoidl unpasteurizedl milk,l uncookedl eggs,l avoidl catl feces,l cookl meatl thoroughly



Q:l Groupl bl streptococcusl (GBS)
Answer:
Organisml foundl inl women'sl rectum,l vagina,l cervix,l throat,l orl skin.l Leadingl causel ofl
perinatall infectionl withl highl mortalityl rate



Q:l Tuberculosis

, Answer:
Anl infectiousl diseasel thatl mayl affectl almostl alll tissuesl ofl thel body,l especiallyl thel lungs



Q:l UTI
Answer:
E.l coli,l Staphylococcusl saprophyticusl (youngl women)



Q:l Fetall alcoholl syndromel disorderl (FASD)
Answer:
thel physicall andl mentall defectsl causedl byl consumptionl ofl alcoholl duringl pregnancy



Q:l Thel nursel preceptorl andl newlyl hiredl nursel arel discussingl possiblel maternall
complicationsl followingl thel deliveryl ofl al newbornl withl fetall macrosomia.l Whichl ofl thel
followingl complicationsl isl appropriatel forl thel newlyl hiredl nursel tol identifyl asl al
priority?

Answer:
Uterinel atony



Q:l Thel nursel isl reinforcingl teachingl withl al clientl whol isl inl activel laborl andl isl
experiencingl significantl backl painl withl eachl contractionl aboutl howl tol relievel thel backl
pain.l Whichl ofl thel followingl clientl statementsl indicatesl thatl furtherl teachingl isl
necessary?

Answer:
"Il willl liel downl inl al flatl recliningl chair."



Q:l Thel nursel managerl andl thel newlyl hiredl nursel arel reviewingl thel newbornl Apgarl
score.l Whichl ofl thel followingl assessmentl categoriesl identifiedl byl thel newlyl hiredl nursel
indicatesl thel needl forl additionall teaching?

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