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NSG 3500 – Maternal Nursing, NSG 3500, Maternal Exam 2 Questions and Answers Study Guide

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This document contains comprehensive Maternal Exam 2 questions and answers for NSG 3500, covering the core concepts assessed during the second portion of the Maternal Nursing course. It is designed to help students review prenatal care, antepartum assessment, fetal development, pregnancy complications, diagnostic testing, patient education, and evidence-based maternal nursing practice to prepare effectively for Exam 2.

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NSG 3500




NSG 3500 MATERNAL EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS




Indications for Induction - correct answer 1. Post term pregnancy
2. Gestational HTN
3. Fetal demise
4. PROM
5. Preeclampsia/Eclampsia
6. IUGR


T or F: Oxytocin is a Cervical Ripening Agent - correct answer False, cervical
ripening agents are used when oxytocin is not favorable; however,
oxytocin may be used after cervical ripening has occurred to induce
labor


What are the 2 most common cervical ripening agents? - correct answer 1.
Prostaglandin E1 (Misoprostol/Cytotek)
2. Prostaglandin E2 (Dinoprostone/Cervidil/Prepidil)

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What are the mechanical methods of cervical ripening? - correct answer 1.
Balloon catheter
2. Hydroscopic dilators
3. Amniotomy


What is Cervidil? - correct answer Small plastic insert containing
prostaglandin with long string is placed into the posterior fornix of the
vagina


How long does cervidil remain in the vagina? - correct answer 12 Hours


What precautions must a patient receiving cervidil follow? - correct answer
1. Stay in bed for first 2 hours (supine or side lying)
2. May get up only for bathroom
3. Stay on monitor


What do you do if tachysystole/hypersystole occurs in a patient
receiving cervidil? - correct answer Remove the insert by wrapping fingers
in saline soaked gauze and pull then administer terbutaline


How can you use a foley to cause mechanical cervical ripening? - correct
answer Insert the catheter into the intracervical canal to increase
pressure on lower uterine segment

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