Galen College of Nursing: NU 170
MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING • EXAM 3 • 2026–2027
Name: ____________________________________ Date: ____________________
1. A patient at 24 weeks with an uncomplicated pregnancy asks when routine
prenatal visits are usually scheduled. Which interval matches the review?
A. Every two to three weeks from conception through 28 weeks.
B. Daily visits until 28 weeks.
C. Only one visit at the start of pregnancy.
D. Approximately every four weeks until 28 weeks.
✓ Correct answer: D. Approximately every four weeks until 28 weeks.
Rationale: The review lists approximately monthly visits from conception through 28
weeks.
2. A patient at 32 weeks asks about the expected prenatal visit interval. Which
response follows the review?
A. Every four weeks until delivery regardless of gestational age.
B. Approximately every two to three weeks from 29 through 36 weeks.
C. No additional visits unless symptoms appear.
D. Weekly starting at 29 weeks.
✓ Correct answer: B. Approximately every two to three weeks from 29 through
36 weeks.
Rationale: The review specifies visits every two to three weeks at 29 to 36 weeks.
3. A patient reports three pregnancies, including the current pregnancy. Which
term identifies the number of times the patient has been pregnant?
A. Para.
B. Gravida.
C. Term births.
D. Living.
✓ Correct answer: B. Gravida.
Rationale: The review defines gravida as the number of times a person has been
pregnant.
4. A patient asks how para differs from gravida. Which answer matches the
review?
A. Para counts deliveries after the threshold of viability, whereas gravida counts
pregnancies.
B. Para counts only pregnancies ending before 20 weeks.
C. Para counts all pregnancies, while gravida counts living children.
D. Para counts only fetuses now living in the uterus.
✓ Correct answer: A. Para counts deliveries after the threshold of viability,
whereas gravida counts pregnancies.
Rationale: The review defines para as deliveries after viability and gravida as all
pregnancies.
, 5. The first day of the last normal menstrual period is recorded. Which sequence
does the review give for estimating the due date by Naegele's rule?
A. Count back seven months and subtract three days.
B. Add 20 weeks to the first day of the current month.
C. Count forward three months and subtract seven days.
D. Count back three months and add seven days.
✓ Correct answer: D. Count back three months and add seven days.
Rationale: The review describes starting with the first day of the last normal menstrual
period, subtracting three months, and adding seven days.
6. A patient reports first feeling fetal movement at approximately 18 weeks. How
should this finding be classified using the review?
A. Hegar's sign, a sign of uterine softening.
B. Goodell's sign, a probable sign of pregnancy.
C. Chadwick's sign, a probable sign of pregnancy.
D. Quickening, a presumptive sign of pregnancy.
✓ Correct answer: D. Quickening, a presumptive sign of pregnancy.
Rationale: The review lists quickening at roughly 16 to 20 weeks among presumptive
signs.
7. During an examination, the cervix appears bluish. Which named probable sign
from the review is this?
A. Chadwick's sign.
B. Goodell's sign.
C. Hegar's sign.
D. Quickening.
✓ Correct answer: A. Chadwick's sign.
Rationale: The review identifies a bluish tint of the cervix as Chadwick's sign.
8. A nurse explains the purpose of folic acid during pregnancy. Which function is
identified in the review?
A. Replacing the need for prenatal assessment.
B. Preventing all uterine contractions.
C. Causing fetal movement to begin immediately.
D. Helping form the fetal brain and spine.
✓ Correct answer: D. Helping form the fetal brain and spine.
Rationale: The prenatal nutrition section associates folic acid with formation of the brain
and spine.
MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING • EXAM 3 • 2026–2027
Name: ____________________________________ Date: ____________________
1. A patient at 24 weeks with an uncomplicated pregnancy asks when routine
prenatal visits are usually scheduled. Which interval matches the review?
A. Every two to three weeks from conception through 28 weeks.
B. Daily visits until 28 weeks.
C. Only one visit at the start of pregnancy.
D. Approximately every four weeks until 28 weeks.
✓ Correct answer: D. Approximately every four weeks until 28 weeks.
Rationale: The review lists approximately monthly visits from conception through 28
weeks.
2. A patient at 32 weeks asks about the expected prenatal visit interval. Which
response follows the review?
A. Every four weeks until delivery regardless of gestational age.
B. Approximately every two to three weeks from 29 through 36 weeks.
C. No additional visits unless symptoms appear.
D. Weekly starting at 29 weeks.
✓ Correct answer: B. Approximately every two to three weeks from 29 through
36 weeks.
Rationale: The review specifies visits every two to three weeks at 29 to 36 weeks.
3. A patient reports three pregnancies, including the current pregnancy. Which
term identifies the number of times the patient has been pregnant?
A. Para.
B. Gravida.
C. Term births.
D. Living.
✓ Correct answer: B. Gravida.
Rationale: The review defines gravida as the number of times a person has been
pregnant.
4. A patient asks how para differs from gravida. Which answer matches the
review?
A. Para counts deliveries after the threshold of viability, whereas gravida counts
pregnancies.
B. Para counts only pregnancies ending before 20 weeks.
C. Para counts all pregnancies, while gravida counts living children.
D. Para counts only fetuses now living in the uterus.
✓ Correct answer: A. Para counts deliveries after the threshold of viability,
whereas gravida counts pregnancies.
Rationale: The review defines para as deliveries after viability and gravida as all
pregnancies.
, 5. The first day of the last normal menstrual period is recorded. Which sequence
does the review give for estimating the due date by Naegele's rule?
A. Count back seven months and subtract three days.
B. Add 20 weeks to the first day of the current month.
C. Count forward three months and subtract seven days.
D. Count back three months and add seven days.
✓ Correct answer: D. Count back three months and add seven days.
Rationale: The review describes starting with the first day of the last normal menstrual
period, subtracting three months, and adding seven days.
6. A patient reports first feeling fetal movement at approximately 18 weeks. How
should this finding be classified using the review?
A. Hegar's sign, a sign of uterine softening.
B. Goodell's sign, a probable sign of pregnancy.
C. Chadwick's sign, a probable sign of pregnancy.
D. Quickening, a presumptive sign of pregnancy.
✓ Correct answer: D. Quickening, a presumptive sign of pregnancy.
Rationale: The review lists quickening at roughly 16 to 20 weeks among presumptive
signs.
7. During an examination, the cervix appears bluish. Which named probable sign
from the review is this?
A. Chadwick's sign.
B. Goodell's sign.
C. Hegar's sign.
D. Quickening.
✓ Correct answer: A. Chadwick's sign.
Rationale: The review identifies a bluish tint of the cervix as Chadwick's sign.
8. A nurse explains the purpose of folic acid during pregnancy. Which function is
identified in the review?
A. Replacing the need for prenatal assessment.
B. Preventing all uterine contractions.
C. Causing fetal movement to begin immediately.
D. Helping form the fetal brain and spine.
✓ Correct answer: D. Helping form the fetal brain and spine.
Rationale: The prenatal nutrition section associates folic acid with formation of the brain
and spine.
