Ricci Chapter 12 - Test Bank - 4th
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1. jA jwoman jin jthe j34th jweek jof jpregnancy jsays jto jthe jnurse, j"I jstill jfeel jlike jhaving jintercourse
with jmy jhusband." jThe jwoman's jpregnancy jhas jbeen juneventful. jThe jnurse jresponds jbased jon
the junderstanding jthat:
A. jit jis jsafe jto jhave jintercourse jat jthis jtime.
B. jintercourse jat jthis jtime jis jlikely jto jcause jrupture jof jmembranes.
C. jthere jare jother jways jthat jthe jcouple jcan jsatisfy jtheir jneeds.
D. jintercourse jat jthis jtime jis jlikely jto jresult jin jpremature jlabor. j- jAnswer j- jAnswer: jA
Rationale: jSexual jactivity jis jpermissible jduring jpregnancy junless jthere jis ja jhistory jof jvaginal
bleeding, jplacenta jprevia, jrisk jof jpreterm jlabor, jmultiple jgestation, jincompetent jcervix,
premature jrupture jof jmembranes, jor jpresence jof jinfection. jRupture jof jmembranes jor jpremature
labor jis junlikely jsince jthe jwoman's jpregnancy jhas jbeen juneventful jso jfar. jAlternative jsexual
positions jmay jbe jnecessary jas jthe jwoman's jabdomen jincreases jin jsize.
2. jOn jthe jfirst jprenatal jvisit, jexamination jof jthe jwoman's jinternal jgenitalia jreveals ja jbluish
coloration jof jthe jcervix jand jvaginal jmucosa. jThe jnurse jdocuments jthis jfinding jas:
A. jHagar jsign.
B. jGoodall jsign.
C. jChadwick jsign.
D. jHomans jsign. j- jAnswer j- jAnswer: jC
Rationale: jChadwick jsign jrefers jto jthe jbluish jcoloration jof jthe jcervix jand jvaginal jmucosa. jHegar
sign jrefers jto jsoftening jof jthe jisthmus. jGoodell jsign jrefers jto jsoftening jof jthe jcervix. jHomans
sign jindicates jpain jon jdorsiflexion jof jthe jfoot.
, 3. jA jnurse jis jteaching ja jpregnant jcouple jabout jbirth jeducation. jThe jnurse jdetermines jthat jthe
teaching jwas jsuccessful jwhen jthe jcouple jmakes jwhich jstatement?
A. j"We'll jhave jthe jknowledge jto jensure ja jpain-free jbirth."
B. j"We'll jknow jwhat jto jdo jto jactively jtake jpart jin jour jchild's jbirth."
C. j"We jwon't jbe janxious, jso jthe jbirth jwill jbe juncomplicated."
D. j"We jwill jbe jin jtotal jcontrol jof jthe jbirth jprocess." j- jAnswer j- jAnswer: jB
Rationale: jThe jprimary jfocus jof jbirth jeducation jis jto jprovide jinformation jand jsupport jto jclients
and jtheir jfamilies jto jfoster ja jmore jactive jrole jin jthe jupcoming jbirth. jSome jmethods jof jbirth
education jfocus jon jpain-free jchildbirth. jInformation jprovided jin jbirth jeducation jclasses jhelps jto
minimize janxiety jand jprovide jthe jcouple jwith jcontrol jover jthe jsituation, jbut jelimination jof
anxiety jor jtotal jcontrol jis junrealistic.
4. jWhen jassessing ja jwoman jat jfollow-up jprenatal jvisits, jthe jnurse jwould janticipate jwhich
procedure jto jbe jperformed?
A. jhemoglobin jand jhematocrit
B. jurine jfor jculture
C. jfetal jultrasound
D. jfundal jheight jmeasurement j- jAnswer j- jAnswer: jD
Rationale: jOn jevery jfollow-up jvisit, jfundal jheight jmeasurements jare jperformed jto jevaluate jfetal
growth jand jgestation. jHemoglobin jand jhematocrit, jas jpart jof ja jcomplete jblood jcount, jwould jbe
done jon jthe jinitial jvisit jand jthen jrepeated jif jthe jwoman's jstatus jindicates ja jneed jfor jdoing jso.
Urine jis jchecked jfor jprotein, jglucose, jketones, jand jnitrites. jA jculture jwould jbe jdone jif jthere jare
signs jand jsymptoms jof jan jinfection. jFetal jultrasound jcan jbe jdone jat jany jtime jduring jthe jprenatal
period, jbut jit jis jnot jdone jat jevery jvisit.
5. jDuring ja jroutine jprenatal jvisit, ja jclient, j36 jweeks jpregnant, jstates jshe jhas jdifficulty jbreathing
and jfeels jlike jher jpulse jrate jis jreally jfast. jThe jnurse jfinds jher jpulse jto jbe j100 jbeats jper jminute
(increased jfrom jbaseline jreadings jof j70 jto j74 jbeats jper jminute) jand jirregular, jwith jbilateral
Edition Questions And Correct
Answers
1. jA jwoman jin jthe j34th jweek jof jpregnancy jsays jto jthe jnurse, j"I jstill jfeel jlike jhaving jintercourse
with jmy jhusband." jThe jwoman's jpregnancy jhas jbeen juneventful. jThe jnurse jresponds jbased jon
the junderstanding jthat:
A. jit jis jsafe jto jhave jintercourse jat jthis jtime.
B. jintercourse jat jthis jtime jis jlikely jto jcause jrupture jof jmembranes.
C. jthere jare jother jways jthat jthe jcouple jcan jsatisfy jtheir jneeds.
D. jintercourse jat jthis jtime jis jlikely jto jresult jin jpremature jlabor. j- jAnswer j- jAnswer: jA
Rationale: jSexual jactivity jis jpermissible jduring jpregnancy junless jthere jis ja jhistory jof jvaginal
bleeding, jplacenta jprevia, jrisk jof jpreterm jlabor, jmultiple jgestation, jincompetent jcervix,
premature jrupture jof jmembranes, jor jpresence jof jinfection. jRupture jof jmembranes jor jpremature
labor jis junlikely jsince jthe jwoman's jpregnancy jhas jbeen juneventful jso jfar. jAlternative jsexual
positions jmay jbe jnecessary jas jthe jwoman's jabdomen jincreases jin jsize.
2. jOn jthe jfirst jprenatal jvisit, jexamination jof jthe jwoman's jinternal jgenitalia jreveals ja jbluish
coloration jof jthe jcervix jand jvaginal jmucosa. jThe jnurse jdocuments jthis jfinding jas:
A. jHagar jsign.
B. jGoodall jsign.
C. jChadwick jsign.
D. jHomans jsign. j- jAnswer j- jAnswer: jC
Rationale: jChadwick jsign jrefers jto jthe jbluish jcoloration jof jthe jcervix jand jvaginal jmucosa. jHegar
sign jrefers jto jsoftening jof jthe jisthmus. jGoodell jsign jrefers jto jsoftening jof jthe jcervix. jHomans
sign jindicates jpain jon jdorsiflexion jof jthe jfoot.
, 3. jA jnurse jis jteaching ja jpregnant jcouple jabout jbirth jeducation. jThe jnurse jdetermines jthat jthe
teaching jwas jsuccessful jwhen jthe jcouple jmakes jwhich jstatement?
A. j"We'll jhave jthe jknowledge jto jensure ja jpain-free jbirth."
B. j"We'll jknow jwhat jto jdo jto jactively jtake jpart jin jour jchild's jbirth."
C. j"We jwon't jbe janxious, jso jthe jbirth jwill jbe juncomplicated."
D. j"We jwill jbe jin jtotal jcontrol jof jthe jbirth jprocess." j- jAnswer j- jAnswer: jB
Rationale: jThe jprimary jfocus jof jbirth jeducation jis jto jprovide jinformation jand jsupport jto jclients
and jtheir jfamilies jto jfoster ja jmore jactive jrole jin jthe jupcoming jbirth. jSome jmethods jof jbirth
education jfocus jon jpain-free jchildbirth. jInformation jprovided jin jbirth jeducation jclasses jhelps jto
minimize janxiety jand jprovide jthe jcouple jwith jcontrol jover jthe jsituation, jbut jelimination jof
anxiety jor jtotal jcontrol jis junrealistic.
4. jWhen jassessing ja jwoman jat jfollow-up jprenatal jvisits, jthe jnurse jwould janticipate jwhich
procedure jto jbe jperformed?
A. jhemoglobin jand jhematocrit
B. jurine jfor jculture
C. jfetal jultrasound
D. jfundal jheight jmeasurement j- jAnswer j- jAnswer: jD
Rationale: jOn jevery jfollow-up jvisit, jfundal jheight jmeasurements jare jperformed jto jevaluate jfetal
growth jand jgestation. jHemoglobin jand jhematocrit, jas jpart jof ja jcomplete jblood jcount, jwould jbe
done jon jthe jinitial jvisit jand jthen jrepeated jif jthe jwoman's jstatus jindicates ja jneed jfor jdoing jso.
Urine jis jchecked jfor jprotein, jglucose, jketones, jand jnitrites. jA jculture jwould jbe jdone jif jthere jare
signs jand jsymptoms jof jan jinfection. jFetal jultrasound jcan jbe jdone jat jany jtime jduring jthe jprenatal
period, jbut jit jis jnot jdone jat jevery jvisit.
5. jDuring ja jroutine jprenatal jvisit, ja jclient, j36 jweeks jpregnant, jstates jshe jhas jdifficulty jbreathing
and jfeels jlike jher jpulse jrate jis jreally jfast. jThe jnurse jfinds jher jpulse jto jbe j100 jbeats jper jminute
(increased jfrom jbaseline jreadings jof j70 jto j74 jbeats jper jminute) jand jirregular, jwith jbilateral
