SAFE MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING CARE CHAPTER 4,5&8|VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|GRADED A+ |LATEST 2026/2027
The nurse is teaching a class about female reproduction for middle school girls. Which statement made
by one of the students requires the nurse to correct a misunderstanding?
1) "Boys have a penis that gets erect when they are excited, but girls don't have anything like that."
2) "Bartholin glands secrete a lubricant to make sexual intercourse more comfortable."
3) "The ovaries secrete eggs that, when fertilized, start a baby growing in the woman's body."
4) "The fallopian tubes are the passageways for eggs to travel to the uterus." - ANSWER✔ 1) "Boys
have a penis that gets erect when they are excited, but girls don't have anything like that."
A pregnant woman lives in a community that is experiencing a measles outbreak because of a lack of
immunization. The woman says she heard that measles are teratogenic and does not know what that
means. Which statement by the nurse best explains this concept?
1) "The growing baby can catch measles and get very sick."
2) "The measles virus acts as a harmful substance that could hurt the fetus."
3) "A teratogen, such as the measles virus, can cause fetal death."
4) "It means that a mother exposed to measles will probably miscarry." - ANSWER✔ 2) "The measles
virus acts as a harmful substance that could hurt the fetus."
The nurse is caring for a young man with testicular cancer who is preparing for removal of the left
testicle. The patient asks, "Does this mean I won't be able to father a child?" Which is the nurse's best
response?
1) "You can arrange with your doctor to have sperm frozen and stored for when you want children."
2) "Although your sperm count will be lower, there is still a chance you could father a child. However, it
may take longer."
3) "This is an important discussion to have with your physician, who can discuss the chances of fathering
a child."
,4) "Removal of one testicle will have no impact on your ability to father a child because the other
testicle will function." - ANSWER✔ 4) "Removal of one testicle will have no impact on your ability to
father a child because the other testicle will function."
An adult woman's laboratory studies indicate a lack of estrogen production. As a result, the nurse
anticipates the patient's history will report which finding?
1) Inability to produce breast milk
2) Small breast size
3) Inability to carry a pregnancy to term
4) Inability to become pregnant - ANSWER✔ 4) Inability to become pregnant
The nurse admits a woman in the second trimester of pregnancy to the obstetric clinic for her regular
examination. The patient asks the nurse if it is safe to take acetaminophen for minor pain during
pregnancy. Which is the nurse's best response?
1) "Acetaminophen is a Category A medication, so it is safe to take during pregnancy."
2) "The safest thing for the growing fetus is to avoid all medications during pregnancy."
3) "What kind of medication have you taken in the past for minor pain?"
4) "Talk with the provider about the safest medications to take during pregnancy." - ANSWER✔ 4)
"Talk with the provider about the safest medications to take during pregnancy."
The nurse caring for a family shortly after a birth overhears the father of the baby say, "Well, you gave
me another daughter. I guess you can't produce boys." Which is the nurse's best response?
1) "It is the father who determines the sex of the baby."
2) "Girls are nice, too, and are often closer to their father than boys."
3) "It isn't the mother's fault when girls are produced instead of boys."
4) "There are scientific methods of producing male children if you are interested." - ANSWER✔ 1) "It
is the father who determines the sex of the baby."
, The newborn nursery nurse admits a baby born with a congenital defect of the digestive tract and
recognizes this is due to an anomaly in which layer during cell differentiation?
1) Ectoderm
2) Mesoderm
3) Endoderm
4) Pyloderm - ANSWER✔ 3) Endoderm
A fetal ultrasound demonstrates a cardiac anomaly in a 22-week fetus. The mother says, "My baby is
sick, all because I insisted on having a cup of coffee last week." Which statement by the nurse is most
appropriate?
1) "Caffeine is a stimulant and impacts the baby by speeding up the heartbeat and increasing activity,
which can result in metabolic problems."
2) "The fetal heart is beating and pumping blood by 4 weeks and is fully formed by 8 weeks, so your
actions last week did not affect your baby's heart."
3) "What's done is done and can't be undone, but try to follow the doctor's advice from this point
onward in your pregnancy."
4) "Drinking coffee doesn't cause any problem for the fetus, so don't feel bad about what you did last
week." - ANSWER✔ 2) "The fetal heart is beating and pumping blood by 4 weeks and is fully formed
by 8 weeks, so your actions last week did not affect your baby's heart."
A mother goes into preterm labor and delivers a baby who weighs 435 g and has fused eyelids. The
nurse assesses the infant at what stage of gestational development?
1) 4 months
2) 5 months
3) 6 months
4) 7 months - ANSWER✔ 2) 5 months
A woman delivers an infant assessed prenatally at 34 weeks' gestation. Which nursing assessment
indicates the baby's gestation is closer to term than anticipated?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|GRADED A+ |LATEST 2026/2027
The nurse is teaching a class about female reproduction for middle school girls. Which statement made
by one of the students requires the nurse to correct a misunderstanding?
1) "Boys have a penis that gets erect when they are excited, but girls don't have anything like that."
2) "Bartholin glands secrete a lubricant to make sexual intercourse more comfortable."
3) "The ovaries secrete eggs that, when fertilized, start a baby growing in the woman's body."
4) "The fallopian tubes are the passageways for eggs to travel to the uterus." - ANSWER✔ 1) "Boys
have a penis that gets erect when they are excited, but girls don't have anything like that."
A pregnant woman lives in a community that is experiencing a measles outbreak because of a lack of
immunization. The woman says she heard that measles are teratogenic and does not know what that
means. Which statement by the nurse best explains this concept?
1) "The growing baby can catch measles and get very sick."
2) "The measles virus acts as a harmful substance that could hurt the fetus."
3) "A teratogen, such as the measles virus, can cause fetal death."
4) "It means that a mother exposed to measles will probably miscarry." - ANSWER✔ 2) "The measles
virus acts as a harmful substance that could hurt the fetus."
The nurse is caring for a young man with testicular cancer who is preparing for removal of the left
testicle. The patient asks, "Does this mean I won't be able to father a child?" Which is the nurse's best
response?
1) "You can arrange with your doctor to have sperm frozen and stored for when you want children."
2) "Although your sperm count will be lower, there is still a chance you could father a child. However, it
may take longer."
3) "This is an important discussion to have with your physician, who can discuss the chances of fathering
a child."
,4) "Removal of one testicle will have no impact on your ability to father a child because the other
testicle will function." - ANSWER✔ 4) "Removal of one testicle will have no impact on your ability to
father a child because the other testicle will function."
An adult woman's laboratory studies indicate a lack of estrogen production. As a result, the nurse
anticipates the patient's history will report which finding?
1) Inability to produce breast milk
2) Small breast size
3) Inability to carry a pregnancy to term
4) Inability to become pregnant - ANSWER✔ 4) Inability to become pregnant
The nurse admits a woman in the second trimester of pregnancy to the obstetric clinic for her regular
examination. The patient asks the nurse if it is safe to take acetaminophen for minor pain during
pregnancy. Which is the nurse's best response?
1) "Acetaminophen is a Category A medication, so it is safe to take during pregnancy."
2) "The safest thing for the growing fetus is to avoid all medications during pregnancy."
3) "What kind of medication have you taken in the past for minor pain?"
4) "Talk with the provider about the safest medications to take during pregnancy." - ANSWER✔ 4)
"Talk with the provider about the safest medications to take during pregnancy."
The nurse caring for a family shortly after a birth overhears the father of the baby say, "Well, you gave
me another daughter. I guess you can't produce boys." Which is the nurse's best response?
1) "It is the father who determines the sex of the baby."
2) "Girls are nice, too, and are often closer to their father than boys."
3) "It isn't the mother's fault when girls are produced instead of boys."
4) "There are scientific methods of producing male children if you are interested." - ANSWER✔ 1) "It
is the father who determines the sex of the baby."
, The newborn nursery nurse admits a baby born with a congenital defect of the digestive tract and
recognizes this is due to an anomaly in which layer during cell differentiation?
1) Ectoderm
2) Mesoderm
3) Endoderm
4) Pyloderm - ANSWER✔ 3) Endoderm
A fetal ultrasound demonstrates a cardiac anomaly in a 22-week fetus. The mother says, "My baby is
sick, all because I insisted on having a cup of coffee last week." Which statement by the nurse is most
appropriate?
1) "Caffeine is a stimulant and impacts the baby by speeding up the heartbeat and increasing activity,
which can result in metabolic problems."
2) "The fetal heart is beating and pumping blood by 4 weeks and is fully formed by 8 weeks, so your
actions last week did not affect your baby's heart."
3) "What's done is done and can't be undone, but try to follow the doctor's advice from this point
onward in your pregnancy."
4) "Drinking coffee doesn't cause any problem for the fetus, so don't feel bad about what you did last
week." - ANSWER✔ 2) "The fetal heart is beating and pumping blood by 4 weeks and is fully formed
by 8 weeks, so your actions last week did not affect your baby's heart."
A mother goes into preterm labor and delivers a baby who weighs 435 g and has fused eyelids. The
nurse assesses the infant at what stage of gestational development?
1) 4 months
2) 5 months
3) 6 months
4) 7 months - ANSWER✔ 2) 5 months
A woman delivers an infant assessed prenatally at 34 weeks' gestation. Which nursing assessment
indicates the baby's gestation is closer to term than anticipated?
