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NSG 3500 MATERNAL EXAM 1 ALL 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR - JUST RELEASED
QUESTION: The clinic nurse explains to a student that the hormone responsible for limiting the
maternal immune response to pregnancy is which of the following?
a. human chorionic gonadotropin
b. progesterone
c. prostaglandin
d. relaxin - ANSWER-A
QUESTION: The nursing instructor explains to the students that external female genitalia
develop under which influence?
a. absence of androgens
d. ductal pair dominance
c. ovary production
d. process of oogonia - ANSWER-A
ALL THE BEST CHAMP!!
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QUESTION: A nursing instructor is planning to teach students about the process of oogenesis.
Which information does the nurse plan to include?
a. all polar bodies int he ovary become ova
b it is regulated by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
c. the Graafian follicle eventually secretes prolactin
d. it usually occurs in a twice-monthly cycle - ANSWER-B
QUESTION: A pregnant woman calls the OB clinic nurse to complain of sharp abdominal pain
with coughing or sneezing. What action by the nurse is best?
a. explain that the pain is from stretching of the ligaments
b. have the woman count her contractions each hour while awake
c. place the woman on bedrest until her next clinic visit
d. tell the woman to come to the clinic today - ANSWER-A
QUESTION: The nurse explains to the student that the development of the lining of the uterus is
mediated by which hormone?
a. follicle-stimulating hormone
b. luteinizing hormone
c. progesterone
d. prostaglandin - ANSWER-C
ALL THE BEST CHAMP!!
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QUESTION: A 17-year-old female is brought to the family practice clinic by her mother, who is
worried that her daughter has not yet developed secondary sex characteristics. Which action by
the nurse is best?
a. assess a family pedigree for genetic influences
b. explain that some girls don't develop until their 20s
c. inform them that their daughter will be tested for estrogen deficiency
d. obtain a urine sample for a pregnancy test - ANSWER-C
QUESTION: The nursing instructor explains to a class that important effects of estrogen in the
proliferative phase of the uterine cycle include which of the following?
a. causes uterine spiral arteries to constrict, limiting blood flow
b. causes changes in cervical mucus to facilitate sperm penetration
c. leads to changed causing the uterus to be receptive to a fertilized ovum
d. results in rupture of endometrial blood vessels and the onset of menses - ANSWER-B
QUESTION: A pregnant woman has been advised that she has a playpelloid pelvis type. What
action by the prenatal nurse is the best?
a. advise the woman that she may need a cesarean delivery
b. educate the woman that a posterior fetal presentation is possible
c. instruct the woman on specific back strengthening exercises
d. reassure the woman that a trial of labor will still be allowed - ANSWER-A
ALL THE BEST CHAMP!!
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QUESTION: A pediatric nurse has assessed a 13 y/o girl and notices that she is in thelarche.
What situation does this term refer to?
a. the appearance of breast buds
b. the appearance of secondary sex characteristics
c. the first menstrual period
d. the growth of pubic hair - ANSWER-A
QUESTION: An adolescent in the pediatric clinic states that her vaginals ecretions sometimes
seem more thin, water, and stretchable than usual. What response from the nurse is best?
a. advise the pt that this is related to her periods
b. educate the pt that she is fertile when this occurs
c. instruct the pt to douche after her periods
d. screen the pt for sexually transmitted infections - ANSWER-B
QUESTION: A perimenopausal woman complains to the nurse about the new onset of urinary
stress incontinence. Which statement by the nurse is best?
a. "a little incontinence is normal at your age"
b. "Clonidine (Catapres) is a new treatment for this"
c. "This is probably related to decreased estrogen"
ALL THE BEST CHAMP!!
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NSG 3500 MATERNAL EXAM 1 ALL 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR - JUST RELEASED
QUESTION: The clinic nurse explains to a student that the hormone responsible for limiting the
maternal immune response to pregnancy is which of the following?
a. human chorionic gonadotropin
b. progesterone
c. prostaglandin
d. relaxin - ANSWER-A
QUESTION: The nursing instructor explains to the students that external female genitalia
develop under which influence?
a. absence of androgens
d. ductal pair dominance
c. ovary production
d. process of oogonia - ANSWER-A
ALL THE BEST CHAMP!!
1
,Page 2 of 88
QUESTION: A nursing instructor is planning to teach students about the process of oogenesis.
Which information does the nurse plan to include?
a. all polar bodies int he ovary become ova
b it is regulated by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
c. the Graafian follicle eventually secretes prolactin
d. it usually occurs in a twice-monthly cycle - ANSWER-B
QUESTION: A pregnant woman calls the OB clinic nurse to complain of sharp abdominal pain
with coughing or sneezing. What action by the nurse is best?
a. explain that the pain is from stretching of the ligaments
b. have the woman count her contractions each hour while awake
c. place the woman on bedrest until her next clinic visit
d. tell the woman to come to the clinic today - ANSWER-A
QUESTION: The nurse explains to the student that the development of the lining of the uterus is
mediated by which hormone?
a. follicle-stimulating hormone
b. luteinizing hormone
c. progesterone
d. prostaglandin - ANSWER-C
ALL THE BEST CHAMP!!
2
,Page 3 of 88
QUESTION: A 17-year-old female is brought to the family practice clinic by her mother, who is
worried that her daughter has not yet developed secondary sex characteristics. Which action by
the nurse is best?
a. assess a family pedigree for genetic influences
b. explain that some girls don't develop until their 20s
c. inform them that their daughter will be tested for estrogen deficiency
d. obtain a urine sample for a pregnancy test - ANSWER-C
QUESTION: The nursing instructor explains to a class that important effects of estrogen in the
proliferative phase of the uterine cycle include which of the following?
a. causes uterine spiral arteries to constrict, limiting blood flow
b. causes changes in cervical mucus to facilitate sperm penetration
c. leads to changed causing the uterus to be receptive to a fertilized ovum
d. results in rupture of endometrial blood vessels and the onset of menses - ANSWER-B
QUESTION: A pregnant woman has been advised that she has a playpelloid pelvis type. What
action by the prenatal nurse is the best?
a. advise the woman that she may need a cesarean delivery
b. educate the woman that a posterior fetal presentation is possible
c. instruct the woman on specific back strengthening exercises
d. reassure the woman that a trial of labor will still be allowed - ANSWER-A
ALL THE BEST CHAMP!!
3
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QUESTION: A pediatric nurse has assessed a 13 y/o girl and notices that she is in thelarche.
What situation does this term refer to?
a. the appearance of breast buds
b. the appearance of secondary sex characteristics
c. the first menstrual period
d. the growth of pubic hair - ANSWER-A
QUESTION: An adolescent in the pediatric clinic states that her vaginals ecretions sometimes
seem more thin, water, and stretchable than usual. What response from the nurse is best?
a. advise the pt that this is related to her periods
b. educate the pt that she is fertile when this occurs
c. instruct the pt to douche after her periods
d. screen the pt for sexually transmitted infections - ANSWER-B
QUESTION: A perimenopausal woman complains to the nurse about the new onset of urinary
stress incontinence. Which statement by the nurse is best?
a. "a little incontinence is normal at your age"
b. "Clonidine (Catapres) is a new treatment for this"
c. "This is probably related to decreased estrogen"
ALL THE BEST CHAMP!!
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