“WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FAMILY NURSING
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Women, Children, and Family Nursing Exam
The clinic nurse knows that the part of the endometrial cycle occurring from
ovulation to just prior to menses is known as the:
Select one:
a. Menstrual phase
b. Proliferative phase
c. Secretory phase
d. Ischemic phase
c. Secretory phase
What is the recommended minimal amount of Folic acid supplementation prior
to pregnancy?
Select one:
a. 100mcg
b. 400mcg
c. 200mcg
d. 4000mcg
b. 400mcg
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The perinatal nurse recommends strengthening exercises during pregnancy,
as this can improve posture and increase energy levels.
Select one:
True
False
True
An overweight or obese pre-pregnancy weight increases the risk for which
poor maternal outcomes? (Select all that apply.)
Select one or more:
a. Preeclampsia
b. Hemorrhage
c. Difficult delivery
d. Vaginal infections
a. Preeclampsia
b. Hemorrhage
Being overweight or obese can substantially increase perinatal risk; however, no
data support an increase in vaginal infections for the obese pregnant population.
Asking the pregnant woman about her use of recreational drugs is an essential
component of the prenatal history. Harmful fetal effects that may occur from
recreational drugs include (select all that apply):
Select one or more:
a. Miscarriage/spontaneous abortion
b. Low birth weight
c. Macrosomia
d. Post-term labor/birth
a. Miscarriage/spontaneous abortion
b. Low birth weight
Illegal or recreational drug use can have a number of detrimental effects on maternal
and fetal health, including spontaneous abortion, low birth weight, placental
abruption, and preterm labor.
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Which statement best exemplifies adaptation to pregnancy in relation to the
adolescent?
Select one:
a. Adolescents adapt to motherhood in a similar way to other childbearing
women.
b. Social support has very little effect on adolescent adaptation to pregnancy.
c. The pregnant adolescent faces the challenge of multiple developmental
tasks.
d. Pregnant adolescents of all ages can be capable and active participants in
health-care decisions.
c. The pregnant adolescent faces the challenge of multiple developmental tasks.
According to Costantine (2014), which of the following physiologic changes in
the gastrointestinal tract during pregnancy can impact effectiveness of drugs?
Select one:
a. nausea and vomiting increases drug absorption
b. increased gastric emptying due to progesterone
c. decreased sex hormones alter drug metabolism
d. increased gastric pressure and reduced GI motility alter drug bioavailability
d. increased gastric pressure and reduced GI motility alter drug bioavailability
The perinatal nurse knows that the term to describe a woman at 26 weeks'
gestation with a history of hypertension prior to pregnancy and who now
presents with a new onset proteinuria (by dipstick) is:
Select one:
a. Preeclampsia and eclampsia syndrome
b. Chronic hypertension
c. Gestational hypertension
d. Preeclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension
d. Preeclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension
Hypertensive women who develop new-onset proteinuria or proteinuria before the
20th week of gestation or sudden increase in proteinuria and BP are classified as
preeclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension.
For the patient with which of the following medical problems should the nurse
question a physician's order for beta agonist tocolytics?
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Select one:
a. Type 1 diabetes mellitus
b. Cerebral palsy
c. Myelomeningocele
d. Positive group B streptococci culture
a. Type 1 diabetes mellitus
The perinatal nurse knows that tocolytic agents are most often used to (select
all that apply):
Select one or more:
a. Prevent maternal infection
b. Suppress uterine contractions
c. Prolong pregnancy to facilitate administration of antenatal corticosteroids
d. Allow for transport of the woman to a tertiary care facility prior to delivery
b. Suppress uterine contractions
c. Prolong pregnancy to facilitate administration of antenatal corticosteroids
d. Allow for transport of the woman to a tertiary care facility prior to delivery
Tocolytic drugs are used to suppress uterine contractions in preterm labor and
prolong pregnancy for 2-7 days to allow for administration of steroids to improve fetal
lung maturity and plan for possible transport to a tertiary care facility prior to delivery.
The nurse is caring for a woman at 28 weeks' gestation with a history of
preterm delivery. Which of the following laboratory data should the nurse
carefully assess in relation to this diagnosis?
Select one:
a. Human relaxin levels
b. Amniotic fluid levels
c. Alpha-fetoprotein levels
d. Fetal fibronectin levels
d. Fetal fibronectin levels
Fetal fibronectin (fFN) is a biochemical marker used in the assessment of preterm