NUR 114 EXAM
NUR 114 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
list the developmental stages and tasks of early adulthood according to
Erikson. - correct answer ages 19 - 40
- Intimacy vs. isolation
- good outcome: strong relationships
- bad outcome: weak relationships (lonely and isolated)
How does adequate prenatal care affect maternal - infant mortality
rates? - correct answer prenatal visits: problems with pregnancy are
identified and treated early.
- once every 4 weeks up until 28 weeks
- every 2-3 weeks from 29 - 36 weeks
- every week from 37 weeks until birth
*may be adjusted for complications*
,NUR 114 EXAM
How does the nurse tell the difference between fetal heart sounds and
placental souffle? - correct answer a placental souffle is a soft blowing
sound (murmur) that is heard after fetal heart sounds.
- in sync with the mother's pulse
- best heard clearly in the lower part of the uterus
Name three diagnostic test to determine pregnancy - correct answer - HCG
labs
- ultrasound
- fetal heart tone / movements (physical exam)
what is the function of the placenta? - correct answer To protect and
nourish the developing fetus
- supplies oxygen to the fetus.
List presumptive signs of pregnancy - correct answer amenorrhea
urinary frequency
N/V
excessive fatigue
breasts changes: enlargement, visible veins, or tenderness
quickening (flutter movement)
, NUR 114 EXAM
List probable signs of pregnancy - correct answer - braxton hick
contractions
- ballottement (confirmation of pregnancy by feeling the rebound of the
fetus following a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus).
- positive pregnancy sign
- goodells sign ( significant softening of the vaginal portion of the cervix
from increased vascularization)
- hegars sign
- *chadwhick sign ( early sign of pregnancy. It occurs when blood flow
to the cervix and vagina increases around the fourth week of pregnancy,
causing those tissues to become purplish-red).
- stria
what are the positive signs of pregnancy? - correct answer fetal heart
sounds
visualization of fetus by ultrasound
fetal movement palpated by hcp.
list the physiological changes of the circulation system throughout
pregnancy - correct answer plasma volume increases by 50%
- increase in iron demand >> oxygenation
- HR increases due to workload
- BP may increase slightly
NUR 114 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
list the developmental stages and tasks of early adulthood according to
Erikson. - correct answer ages 19 - 40
- Intimacy vs. isolation
- good outcome: strong relationships
- bad outcome: weak relationships (lonely and isolated)
How does adequate prenatal care affect maternal - infant mortality
rates? - correct answer prenatal visits: problems with pregnancy are
identified and treated early.
- once every 4 weeks up until 28 weeks
- every 2-3 weeks from 29 - 36 weeks
- every week from 37 weeks until birth
*may be adjusted for complications*
,NUR 114 EXAM
How does the nurse tell the difference between fetal heart sounds and
placental souffle? - correct answer a placental souffle is a soft blowing
sound (murmur) that is heard after fetal heart sounds.
- in sync with the mother's pulse
- best heard clearly in the lower part of the uterus
Name three diagnostic test to determine pregnancy - correct answer - HCG
labs
- ultrasound
- fetal heart tone / movements (physical exam)
what is the function of the placenta? - correct answer To protect and
nourish the developing fetus
- supplies oxygen to the fetus.
List presumptive signs of pregnancy - correct answer amenorrhea
urinary frequency
N/V
excessive fatigue
breasts changes: enlargement, visible veins, or tenderness
quickening (flutter movement)
, NUR 114 EXAM
List probable signs of pregnancy - correct answer - braxton hick
contractions
- ballottement (confirmation of pregnancy by feeling the rebound of the
fetus following a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus).
- positive pregnancy sign
- goodells sign ( significant softening of the vaginal portion of the cervix
from increased vascularization)
- hegars sign
- *chadwhick sign ( early sign of pregnancy. It occurs when blood flow
to the cervix and vagina increases around the fourth week of pregnancy,
causing those tissues to become purplish-red).
- stria
what are the positive signs of pregnancy? - correct answer fetal heart
sounds
visualization of fetus by ultrasound
fetal movement palpated by hcp.
list the physiological changes of the circulation system throughout
pregnancy - correct answer plasma volume increases by 50%
- increase in iron demand >> oxygenation
- HR increases due to workload
- BP may increase slightly
