the primigravida would be taught by the nurse to anticipate quickening in which week of
pregnancy?
24th week
20th week
16th week
12th week correct answers 20th week
primigravida correct answers first pregnancy
multipara may feel movement by which week of pregnancy? correct answers 16th week
all women of childbearing age are advised to include at least 400 micrograms of folic acid in the
daily diet to lessen the risk of neural tube defects in pregnancy. What should the nurse
recommend to meet the recommendation?
Vitamin A
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B9
Vitamin B12
Legumes, dark-green leafy vegetables, and citrus fruits
Eggs, meat, and poultry correct answers Vitamin B9
legumes, dark-green leafy vegetables, citrus fruits
The nurse is assessing a pregnant client during the third trimester. Which clinical finding is
expected in the later stages of pregnancy?
tachycardia
dyspnea at rest
Progressive dependent edema
shortness of breath on exertion correct answers shortness of breath on exertion
The nurse anticipates that a child born with a missing chromosome is most likely to have which
condition?
cretinism
Phenylketonuria
down syndrome
turner syndrome correct answers turner syndrome
(missing X chromosome; XO instead of XX)
Phenylketonuria (PKU) correct answers autosomal recessive single-gene disorder; infant lacks a
liver enzyme
, Down Syndrome correct answers Trisomy 21
Which would the nurse expect the size of a newborn to be if the mother had inadequately
controlled type 1 diabetes during her pregnancy?
average for gestational age, term
small for gestational age, preterm
large for gestational age, postterm
large for gestational age, near term correct answers large for gestational age, near term
diabetic mothers with advanced vascular and renal disease may give birth to infants.... correct
answers smaller for gestational age
how would the nurse explain a contraction stress test result interpreted as negative in a client at
41 weeks gestation? correct answers the fetus at this time is likely to tolerate the stress of labor;
adequate placental support
What information about nausea and vomiting in the first trimester would the nurse provide to the
pregnant client? correct answers it may be related to an increased human chorionic gonadotropin
levels (hCG)
Lightening occurs when correct answers fetus's head drops low into the uterus; third trimester
which description explains striae gravidarum encountered in a client in her 26th week of
gestation? correct answers reddish streaks on the abdomen and breasts
Cholasma (melasma) correct answers brownish blotches develop on face
Chadwick's sign correct answers Bluish purple discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and labia
during pregnancy as a result of increased vascular congestion.
linea nigra correct answers a dark line appearing on the abdomen and extending from the pubis
toward the umbilicus
An increase in which factor causes urinary frequency in the first trimester? correct answers
hormones and bladder pressure from the enlarged uterus
On her first prenatal visit, the client informs the nurse that her last period started on June 10th.
Which is her expected date of birth, according to Naegele's rule? correct answers march 17th
Naegeles rule of EDD correct answers subtract 3 months from LMP and add 7 days
Which changes would the nurse explain result from melanocyte-stimulating hormone? correct
answers chloasma
linea nigra