JARVIS: PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT, 5TH EDITION WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024

JARVIS: PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT, 5TH EDITION WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 NR 509 ( CHAPTER 29)1. Which of the following best describes the action of the hormone progesterone during pregnancy? 1. It produces the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin. 2. It stimulates duct formation in the breast. 3. It promotes sloughing of the endometrial wall. 4. It maintains the endometrium around the fetus. ANS: 4 Progesterone prevents the sloughing of the endometrial wall and maintains the endometrium around the fetus. Progesterone increases the alveoli in the breast and keeps the uterus in a quiescent state. DIF: Knowledge REF: Page: 824 MSC: NCLEX: General 2. A female patient has nausea, breast tenderness, fatigue, and amenorrhea. Her last menstrual period was 6 weeks ago. The nurse recognizes that this patient is experiencing: 1. positive signs of pregnancy. 2. possible signs of pregnancy. 3. probable signs of pregnancy. 4. presumptive signs of pregnancy. ANS: 4 Presumptive signs of pregnancy include amenorrhea, breast tenderness, fatigue, nausea, and increased urinary frequency. Probable signs are those that are detected by the examiner, such as an enlarged uterus or changes in the cervix. Positive signs of pregnancy are those that document direct evidence of the fetus such as fetal heart tones or positive cardiac activity on ultrasound. DIF: Application REF: Page: 824 MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance