NSG 3600 Exam 2 Pediatrics | Questions
and correct detailed Answers | 2026
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A nurse is teaching a prenatal class on fetal growth and development. In which gestational week
does the nurse inform the parents that the heart begins to beat?
a. second
b. third
c. fourth
d. sixth - ANSWER- -A
A nurse is teaching a prenatal class about placental development and functions. Which
information about the placenta is best?
a. cushions the fetus and protects it against mechanical injury
b. is the site of hematopoiesis during the first two gestational weeks
c. produces Wharton's jelly that surrounds the umbilical blood vessels
d. provides oxygenation, nutrition, hormones, and waste removal - ANSWER- -D
A faculty member is teaching a nursing class about fetal circulation. The faculty member
explains that most blood bypasses the liver and enters the inferior vena cave through the
a. ductus arteriosus
b. doctor venosus
c. foramen ovale
d. pulmonary artery - ANSWER- -B
Which heart valve prevents regurgitation of blood from he pulmonary artery into the right
ventricle?
, a. aortic
b. mitral
c. pulmonary
d. tricuspid - ANSWER- -C
A nurse suspects an infant of having advanced heart failure. Which clinical manifestation of
heart failure did the nurse assess to reach this conclusion?
a. enlarged liver
b. feeding problems
c. poor growth
c. sweating excessively - ANSWER- -A
Which hormone is partly responsible for ensuring that the ductus artists closes normally?
a. estrogen
b. human growth hormone
c. progestin
d. prostaglandin - ANSWER- -D
A child has aortic stenosis. What manifestation does the nurse assess for?
a. aortic aneurysm
b. left ventricular failure
c. right ventricular atrophy
d. tricuspid regurgitation - ANSWER- -B
A child has restrictive cardiomyopathy. What information given to parents by the nurse is
correct?
a. caused by toxic agents
and correct detailed Answers | 2026
Updates | 100% correct | Galen
A nurse is teaching a prenatal class on fetal growth and development. In which gestational week
does the nurse inform the parents that the heart begins to beat?
a. second
b. third
c. fourth
d. sixth - ANSWER- -A
A nurse is teaching a prenatal class about placental development and functions. Which
information about the placenta is best?
a. cushions the fetus and protects it against mechanical injury
b. is the site of hematopoiesis during the first two gestational weeks
c. produces Wharton's jelly that surrounds the umbilical blood vessels
d. provides oxygenation, nutrition, hormones, and waste removal - ANSWER- -D
A faculty member is teaching a nursing class about fetal circulation. The faculty member
explains that most blood bypasses the liver and enters the inferior vena cave through the
a. ductus arteriosus
b. doctor venosus
c. foramen ovale
d. pulmonary artery - ANSWER- -B
Which heart valve prevents regurgitation of blood from he pulmonary artery into the right
ventricle?
, a. aortic
b. mitral
c. pulmonary
d. tricuspid - ANSWER- -C
A nurse suspects an infant of having advanced heart failure. Which clinical manifestation of
heart failure did the nurse assess to reach this conclusion?
a. enlarged liver
b. feeding problems
c. poor growth
c. sweating excessively - ANSWER- -A
Which hormone is partly responsible for ensuring that the ductus artists closes normally?
a. estrogen
b. human growth hormone
c. progestin
d. prostaglandin - ANSWER- -D
A child has aortic stenosis. What manifestation does the nurse assess for?
a. aortic aneurysm
b. left ventricular failure
c. right ventricular atrophy
d. tricuspid regurgitation - ANSWER- -B
A child has restrictive cardiomyopathy. What information given to parents by the nurse is
correct?
a. caused by toxic agents
