NUR 318 Maternity Exam 1 questions
with correct answers
Presumptive signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅signs that woman experiences that make
her think she may be pregnant; least reliable
Probable signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅changes observed during PE by health care
provider; can still be caused by other conditions
Positive signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅signs directly attributed to the fetus; is only
explained by pregnancy
List presumptive signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅amenorrhea, urinary frequency, nausea
and vomiting, excessive fatigue, changes in breasts such as enlargement, visible veins, or tenderness,
and quickening.
List probable signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Goodell's sign, positive pregnancy test,
enlargement of abdomen, ballottement, chadwick's sign, hegar sign, braxton hicks
List positive signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Fetal heart sounds, palpable fetal
movements, visualization of fetus on US.
amenorrhea - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅absence of menstruation
Braxton Hicks contractions - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅intermittent painless uterine contractions that
occur with increasing frequency as the pregnancy progresses; false labor
Chadwick's sign - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Bluish purple discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and labia
during pregnancy as a result of increased vascular congestion.
Goodell's sign - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅softening of the cervix
,Hegar's sign - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅softening of the lower uterine segment
Quickening - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅the first feeling of movement of the fetus in utero by the
pregnant woman. It usually occurs between 16 and 20 weeks of gestation
Ballottement - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅a palpation technique used in detecting or examining a floating
object in the body
Home Pregnancy tests: Are limited or affected by what? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅length of gestation,
specimen (urine concentration), presence of blood and drugs
human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅hormone produced by the placenta to
sustain pregnancy by stimulating the ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone; earliest
biochemical marker for pregnancy
How often in normal pregnancy does HCG double? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Every 48-72 hours
What happens to the uterus during pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-increases in size
-changes shape (pear/ovoid)
-positive Hegar's sign
-moves into abdomen after 3 months
-by 20 weeks fundus should be at umbilicus (20cm)
Height of the top of the fundus in cm is equal to.... - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅# of gestational weeks
-reliable until 32-36weeks
What happens to the cervix during pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-softens
-mucus plug forms
-turns purple/increased vascularization
, -ripening about 4 weeks before birth
What happens to the vagina during pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-increases vascularity
-vaginal vault lengthens
-more acidic, white, thick secretions
What happens to the ovaries during pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-12-14 weeks they enlarge
-ovulation and menses stop
What happens to the breasts during pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-Increase in size
-areola get darker
-nipples are erect
-sebaceous glands more prominent
-blood flow doubles
-produce colostrum after week 12
Colostrum - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅first milk release antibody-rich, yellow fluid
-converts to mature milk after delivery
supine hypotensive syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Dizziness and a drop in blood pressure caused
when the mother is in a supine position and the weight of the uterus, infant, placenta, and amniotic
fluid compress the inferior vena cava, reducing return of blood to the heart and cardiac output.
5 emotional responses by mother - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-ambivalnece: conflicting emotions
-introversion- quiet
-acceptance
-mood swings
-changes in body image
with correct answers
Presumptive signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅signs that woman experiences that make
her think she may be pregnant; least reliable
Probable signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅changes observed during PE by health care
provider; can still be caused by other conditions
Positive signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅signs directly attributed to the fetus; is only
explained by pregnancy
List presumptive signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅amenorrhea, urinary frequency, nausea
and vomiting, excessive fatigue, changes in breasts such as enlargement, visible veins, or tenderness,
and quickening.
List probable signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Goodell's sign, positive pregnancy test,
enlargement of abdomen, ballottement, chadwick's sign, hegar sign, braxton hicks
List positive signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Fetal heart sounds, palpable fetal
movements, visualization of fetus on US.
amenorrhea - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅absence of menstruation
Braxton Hicks contractions - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅intermittent painless uterine contractions that
occur with increasing frequency as the pregnancy progresses; false labor
Chadwick's sign - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Bluish purple discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and labia
during pregnancy as a result of increased vascular congestion.
Goodell's sign - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅softening of the cervix
,Hegar's sign - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅softening of the lower uterine segment
Quickening - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅the first feeling of movement of the fetus in utero by the
pregnant woman. It usually occurs between 16 and 20 weeks of gestation
Ballottement - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅a palpation technique used in detecting or examining a floating
object in the body
Home Pregnancy tests: Are limited or affected by what? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅length of gestation,
specimen (urine concentration), presence of blood and drugs
human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅hormone produced by the placenta to
sustain pregnancy by stimulating the ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone; earliest
biochemical marker for pregnancy
How often in normal pregnancy does HCG double? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Every 48-72 hours
What happens to the uterus during pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-increases in size
-changes shape (pear/ovoid)
-positive Hegar's sign
-moves into abdomen after 3 months
-by 20 weeks fundus should be at umbilicus (20cm)
Height of the top of the fundus in cm is equal to.... - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅# of gestational weeks
-reliable until 32-36weeks
What happens to the cervix during pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-softens
-mucus plug forms
-turns purple/increased vascularization
, -ripening about 4 weeks before birth
What happens to the vagina during pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-increases vascularity
-vaginal vault lengthens
-more acidic, white, thick secretions
What happens to the ovaries during pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-12-14 weeks they enlarge
-ovulation and menses stop
What happens to the breasts during pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-Increase in size
-areola get darker
-nipples are erect
-sebaceous glands more prominent
-blood flow doubles
-produce colostrum after week 12
Colostrum - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅first milk release antibody-rich, yellow fluid
-converts to mature milk after delivery
supine hypotensive syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Dizziness and a drop in blood pressure caused
when the mother is in a supine position and the weight of the uterus, infant, placenta, and amniotic
fluid compress the inferior vena cava, reducing return of blood to the heart and cardiac output.
5 emotional responses by mother - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-ambivalnece: conflicting emotions
-introversion- quiet
-acceptance
-mood swings
-changes in body image
