Nace nursing care during childbearing
Comprehensive Questions (Frequently
Tested) with Verified Answers
Subjective changes in pregnancy - Answer: 1. amenorrhea
2. N/V
3. Urinary freq
4. Breast tender & bigger
5. Quickening
6. Abdominal enlargement
Objective Changes - Answer: Pregnancy test, fetal heart sounds, fundal height.
Developmental task of becoming a parent - Answer: Love and protect the child,
parents identify changing roles and are willing to make the lifestyle changes, parents
identify with parents roles, parents discuss what roles mean, couple incorporates child
into relationship, couples support each other
Preparation of Siblings/Grandparents - - Answer: Grandparents- Delighted with
newborn. May feel negativity towards growing older. Provides long term help. Demands
of helping raise the grandchild can be stressful.
Siblings- - Answer: Often experience jealousy towards the newborn. Let the sibling help with
care
of the infant. Continue you to show affection to all children.
, folic acid Supplements - Answer: Folic acid- Decreases risk of neural tube
defects.
iron supplements - Answer: A woman is anticipating a short time period between pregnancies is
atrium for iron-deficiency anemia. Encourage iron rich foods (Spanish, lentils, tofu, dark
chocolate, nuts and seeds)
Parent Classes - Answer: Educate on how to hold, suction, bath, and dress the
newborn.
False Labor - Answer: Braxton Hicks contractions are irregular contractions that
begin during early pregnancy and are perceived by the pregnant woman. If cervix is not
dilated and contractions remain irregular or stop, it is known as false labor (prodromal
labor).
True labor - Answer: cervical change, regular contractions, and pink mucous.
Common Discomforts of Pregnancy - Answer: Nausea, vomiting, heartburn,
constipation, leg cramps, backache, urinary frequency.
Alpho-feto Protein test - Answer: Determines the level of this protein in the pregnant
women's blood serum or in a sample of amniotic fluid. Correct interpretation requires
accurate gestational age. Test usually preformed at 16-18 weeks gestation. High levels
may cause spina bifida. Low levels may cause chromosomal anomalies or hydatidiform
mole. if performed at a young age may require retest r/t not enough protein in the blood
Comprehensive Questions (Frequently
Tested) with Verified Answers
Subjective changes in pregnancy - Answer: 1. amenorrhea
2. N/V
3. Urinary freq
4. Breast tender & bigger
5. Quickening
6. Abdominal enlargement
Objective Changes - Answer: Pregnancy test, fetal heart sounds, fundal height.
Developmental task of becoming a parent - Answer: Love and protect the child,
parents identify changing roles and are willing to make the lifestyle changes, parents
identify with parents roles, parents discuss what roles mean, couple incorporates child
into relationship, couples support each other
Preparation of Siblings/Grandparents - - Answer: Grandparents- Delighted with
newborn. May feel negativity towards growing older. Provides long term help. Demands
of helping raise the grandchild can be stressful.
Siblings- - Answer: Often experience jealousy towards the newborn. Let the sibling help with
care
of the infant. Continue you to show affection to all children.
, folic acid Supplements - Answer: Folic acid- Decreases risk of neural tube
defects.
iron supplements - Answer: A woman is anticipating a short time period between pregnancies is
atrium for iron-deficiency anemia. Encourage iron rich foods (Spanish, lentils, tofu, dark
chocolate, nuts and seeds)
Parent Classes - Answer: Educate on how to hold, suction, bath, and dress the
newborn.
False Labor - Answer: Braxton Hicks contractions are irregular contractions that
begin during early pregnancy and are perceived by the pregnant woman. If cervix is not
dilated and contractions remain irregular or stop, it is known as false labor (prodromal
labor).
True labor - Answer: cervical change, regular contractions, and pink mucous.
Common Discomforts of Pregnancy - Answer: Nausea, vomiting, heartburn,
constipation, leg cramps, backache, urinary frequency.
Alpho-feto Protein test - Answer: Determines the level of this protein in the pregnant
women's blood serum or in a sample of amniotic fluid. Correct interpretation requires
accurate gestational age. Test usually preformed at 16-18 weeks gestation. High levels
may cause spina bifida. Low levels may cause chromosomal anomalies or hydatidiform
mole. if performed at a young age may require retest r/t not enough protein in the blood
