Maternal Newborn Nursing 2024
Review
The three phases of a uterine contraction are increment, acme, and _____. - ANSWER Decrement
To help a mother break the suction of her breast-feeding infant, the nurse should teach her to insert
a finger at the _____ of the infant's mouth. - ANSWER Larynx
To get more questions with correct answers email . We also provide
Test banks and other E books to students - ANSWER
Administering high levels of oxygen to a premature neonate can cause blindness as a result of _____
_____. - ANSWER Oxygen toxicity
During pregnancy, weight gain averages _____ to _____ (11 to 13.5 kg). - ANSWER 25; 30
_____ has a teratogenic effect on the fetus during the first trimester. It produces abnormalities in up
to 40% of cases without interrupting the pregnancy. - ANSWER Rubella
Immunity to _____ can be measured by a hemagglutination inhibition test (rubella titer). This test
identifies exposure to rubella infection and determines susceptibility in pregnant women. In a
woman, a titer greater than 1:8 indicates immunity. - ANSWER Rubella
When used to describe the degree of fetal descent during labor, _____ means the presenting part
isn't engaged in the pelvic inlet, but is freely movable (ballotable) above the pelvic inlet. - ANSWER
Ballotment/Floating
When used to describe the degree of fetal descent, _____ means when the largest diameter of the
presenting part has passed through the pelvic inlet. - ANSWER Engagement
An Apgar score of 7 to 10 indicates no immediate distress, 4 to 6 indicates moderate distress, and 0
to 3 indicates _____ _____. - ANSWER Severe distress
To elicit _____ reflex, the nurse holds the neonate in both hands and suddenly, but gently, drops the
neonate's head backward. Normally, the neonate abducts and extends all extremities bilaterally and
, symmetrically, forms a C shape with the thumb and forefinger, and first adducts and then flexes the
extremities. - ANSWER Moro
_____ _____ _____ (preeclampsia) is an increase in blood pressure of 30/15 mm Hg over baseline or
blood pressure of 140/95 mm Hg on two occasions at least 6 hours apart accompanied by edema
and albuminuria after 20 weeks' gestation. - ANSWER Preg induced hypertension
_____ signs of pregnancy include ultrasound evidence, fetal heart tones, and fetal movement felt by
the examiner (not usually present until 4 months' gestation) - ANSWER Positive
_____ sign is softening of the cervix. - ANSWER Goodell
_____, a presumptive sign of pregnancy, occurs between 16 and 19 weeks' gestation - ANSWER
Thickening
To estimate the date of delivery using Nagele's rule, the nurse counts backward _____ months from
the first day of the last menstrual period and then adds _____ days to this date. - ANSWER 3; 7
At 12 weeks' gestation, the fundus should be at the top of the _____ _____. - ANSWER Symphis
pubis
Unlike false labor, _____ labor produces regular rhythmic contractions, abdominal discomfort, and
progressive descent of the fetus, bloody show, and progressive effacement and dilation of the
cervix. - ANSWER True
_____ milk shouldn't be given to infants younger than age 1 because it has a low linoleic acid
content and its protein is difficult for infants to digest. - ANSWER Cows
_____, the mask of pregnancy, is pigmentation of a circumscribed area of skin (usually over the
bridge of the nose and cheeks) that occurs in some pregnant women. - ANSWER Cholasma
The frequency of _____ contractions, which is measured in minutes, is the time from the beginning
of one contraction to the beginning of the next. - ANSWER Uterine
Vitamin K is administered to neonates to prevent _____ disorders because a neonate's intestine
can't synthesize vitamin K. - ANSWER Bleeding
Review
The three phases of a uterine contraction are increment, acme, and _____. - ANSWER Decrement
To help a mother break the suction of her breast-feeding infant, the nurse should teach her to insert
a finger at the _____ of the infant's mouth. - ANSWER Larynx
To get more questions with correct answers email . We also provide
Test banks and other E books to students - ANSWER
Administering high levels of oxygen to a premature neonate can cause blindness as a result of _____
_____. - ANSWER Oxygen toxicity
During pregnancy, weight gain averages _____ to _____ (11 to 13.5 kg). - ANSWER 25; 30
_____ has a teratogenic effect on the fetus during the first trimester. It produces abnormalities in up
to 40% of cases without interrupting the pregnancy. - ANSWER Rubella
Immunity to _____ can be measured by a hemagglutination inhibition test (rubella titer). This test
identifies exposure to rubella infection and determines susceptibility in pregnant women. In a
woman, a titer greater than 1:8 indicates immunity. - ANSWER Rubella
When used to describe the degree of fetal descent during labor, _____ means the presenting part
isn't engaged in the pelvic inlet, but is freely movable (ballotable) above the pelvic inlet. - ANSWER
Ballotment/Floating
When used to describe the degree of fetal descent, _____ means when the largest diameter of the
presenting part has passed through the pelvic inlet. - ANSWER Engagement
An Apgar score of 7 to 10 indicates no immediate distress, 4 to 6 indicates moderate distress, and 0
to 3 indicates _____ _____. - ANSWER Severe distress
To elicit _____ reflex, the nurse holds the neonate in both hands and suddenly, but gently, drops the
neonate's head backward. Normally, the neonate abducts and extends all extremities bilaterally and
, symmetrically, forms a C shape with the thumb and forefinger, and first adducts and then flexes the
extremities. - ANSWER Moro
_____ _____ _____ (preeclampsia) is an increase in blood pressure of 30/15 mm Hg over baseline or
blood pressure of 140/95 mm Hg on two occasions at least 6 hours apart accompanied by edema
and albuminuria after 20 weeks' gestation. - ANSWER Preg induced hypertension
_____ signs of pregnancy include ultrasound evidence, fetal heart tones, and fetal movement felt by
the examiner (not usually present until 4 months' gestation) - ANSWER Positive
_____ sign is softening of the cervix. - ANSWER Goodell
_____, a presumptive sign of pregnancy, occurs between 16 and 19 weeks' gestation - ANSWER
Thickening
To estimate the date of delivery using Nagele's rule, the nurse counts backward _____ months from
the first day of the last menstrual period and then adds _____ days to this date. - ANSWER 3; 7
At 12 weeks' gestation, the fundus should be at the top of the _____ _____. - ANSWER Symphis
pubis
Unlike false labor, _____ labor produces regular rhythmic contractions, abdominal discomfort, and
progressive descent of the fetus, bloody show, and progressive effacement and dilation of the
cervix. - ANSWER True
_____ milk shouldn't be given to infants younger than age 1 because it has a low linoleic acid
content and its protein is difficult for infants to digest. - ANSWER Cows
_____, the mask of pregnancy, is pigmentation of a circumscribed area of skin (usually over the
bridge of the nose and cheeks) that occurs in some pregnant women. - ANSWER Cholasma
The frequency of _____ contractions, which is measured in minutes, is the time from the beginning
of one contraction to the beginning of the next. - ANSWER Uterine
Vitamin K is administered to neonates to prevent _____ disorders because a neonate's intestine
can't synthesize vitamin K. - ANSWER Bleeding
