Maternal Final Exam

The 14-year-old pregnant adolescent arrives at the hospital in early labor. The nurse knows that because the adolescent is still growing herself, she is at greater risk for - Answer- cephalopelvic disproportion. A woman who is about 2 weeks before her due date tells the nurse that the baby has dropped and she is having urinary frequency again. The nurse assesses this as - Answer- lightening Braxton-Hicks contractions that may begin in the first trimester and become increasingly stronger during the pregnancy differ from labor contractions in that they - Answer- do not dilate the cervix. _________________ refers to the sensation that a pregnant woman feels when the baby drops. This is the time when the presenting (lowermost) part of the fetus descends into the maternal pelvis. - Answer- Lightening ____________ ________ _________________ are intermittent weak contractions of the uterus occurring during pregnancy. - Answer- Braxton-Hicks Contractions The nurse helps to differentiate false from true labor in that with true labor - Answer- contractions get stronger with ambulation. Contractions get stronger with ambulation with _______ _________. - Answer- true labor pelvis is divided into two parts, the false and true pelvis. The nurse explains that the size of the true pelvis is most important because - Answer- the fetal head must pass through this part. The relationship of fetal body parts to one another during labor is called fetal attitude. The nurse explains why the ideal attitude for the fetal body is ________. - Answer- flexion The relationship of fetal body parts to one another during labor is called fetal attitude. The nurse explains why the ideal attitude for the fetal body is - Answer- flexion The ideal attitude for the fetal body is __________. - Answer- flexion The nurse clarifies that the type of monitor that will assess the intensity of the contractions is a(n) - Answer- internal monitor. The nurse observing the fetal heart monitor recognizes the fetal heart rate (FHR) de