OB-Maternity Exam Updated questions and answers graded A 2024

A postpartum Asian patient tells the nurse that her family members are disappointed in her, as she failed to give birth to a baby of their desired sex. Which is the most important nursing intervention in this situation? 1. Console and motivate the patient to take proper care of the baby. 2. Divert the disturbed patient by frequently talking about the baby. 3. Stop frequent visits of the family members to meet the patient. 4. Explain to the family members that the father contributes to the actual sex of the baby. - Explain to the family members that the father contributes to the actual sex of the baby. Which body system in the newborn is at risk in the setting of maternal malnutrition and changes in the renal and vascular structures on ultrasound? 1. Renal 2. Neurological 3. Cardiovascular 4. Gastrointestinal - Cardiovascular Which condition results from failure of the corpus luteum to persist following the conception? 1. The pregnancy would abort. 2. The fetus will have slow growth. 3. The estrogen levels would increase. 4. The progesterone levels would increase. - The pregnancy would abort. --Corpus Luteum produces estrogen and progesterone. The nursing instructor asks a nursing student to describe the process of quickening after teaching about changes that occur in pregnancy. Which statement made by the student nurse indicates effective learning? 1. "It is the thinning of the segment of the lower uterus." 2. It is fetal movement when it is first felt by the mother." 3. "It is the painless contractions that occur throughout pregnancy." 4. "It is the soft blowing sound heard during auscultation of the uterus." - "It is the fetal movement when it is first felt by the mother." The nurse is caring for a pregnant patient who had a fall and sustained a mild injury to the abdomen. Examination revealed no injury to the fetus. Which factor could have prevented fetal injury in this case? 1. The placenta protects the fetus by immediately wrapping around it. 2. The amniotic fluid acts as a cushion and protects the fetus from injury. 3. The thick membranous villi of the chorion pro