NUR 439 Final Exam Study Guide, Practice Questions & Comprehensive Review (2026)

NUR 439 Final Exam
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pretermDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ birthDFoccurringDFbeforeDF37w



earlyDFtermDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ 37-38w



fullDFtermDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ 39-40w



lateDFtermDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ 41-DF41w+6d



postDFtermDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ 42w



signsDFofDFpretermDFlaborDF(PTL)DF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ -
regularDFcontractionsDFalongDFwithDFcervicalDFchangesDF(dilationDFofDFatDFlea
stDF2cm)DFoccurringDFfromDF20-37w
-causeDFisDFunknown



PTLDFcareDFmanagementDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ -
tocolyticDFmedicationsDF(terbutaline,DFprocardia,DFindocin)DFsuppressDFuteri
neDFactivityDFinDForderDFtoDFprovideDFsufficientDFtimeDFtoDFadministerDFgluco
corticoids

,-
glucocorticoidsDF(bethmethosone)DFgivenDFtoDFpromoteDFfetalDFlungDFmatur
ityDFandDFreduceDFriskDFforDFrespiratoryDFdistressDFsyndromeDFinDFneonateDF
-Mg+SO4DFrecommendedDFtoDFprotectDFagainstDFcerebralDFpalsyDF
-activityDFrestrictionDF(bedDFrestDFandDFkickDFcount)
-pelvicDFrestDF(restrictDFsexualDFactivity)



PROMDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ -prematureDFruptureDFofDFmembranes

-37wDFgestationDFtoDF39w


PPROMDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔
pretermDFprematureDFruptureDFofDFmembranes...DFoccursDFbeforeDF37wDFg
estation


PROMDFandDFPPROMDFcareDFmanagementDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ -
courseDFofDFactionDFisDFdeterminedDFindividuallyDFforDFeachDFwomanDF
-PPROMDF<32wDFisDFmanagedDFexpectantly;DF34-
36wDFactiveDFpursuitDFofDFlabor!
-
assessDFforDFsignsDFofDFinfection!DF(fever,DFfoulDFsmellingDFdischarge,DFmate
rnalDFand/orDFfetalDFtachycardia)...DFlaborDFisDFinducedDFforDFchorioamnionit
isDF
-glucocorticoidDFinjectionDFforDFfetalDFlungDFmaturity

,signsDFofDFinfectionDFwithDFPROMDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔
fever,DFfoulDFsmellingDFvaginalDFdischarge,DFmaternalDFandDFfetaDFtachyca
rdia,DFuterineDFtenderness


chorioamnionitisDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ -
bacterialDFinfectionDFofDFtheDFamnioticDFcavity
-
oftenDFoccursDFafterDFlaborDFbeginsDF(organismsDFthatDFareDFpartDFofDFtheDFno
rmalDFvaginalDFfloraDFascendDFintoDFtheDFamnioticDFcavity)
-associatedDFwithDFmaternalDFandDFneonatalDFrisksDF
-moreDFlikelyDFtoDFbeDFassociatedDFwithDFdysfunctionalDFlaborDFl/tDFC-
section


s/sxDFchorioamnionitisDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔
maternalDFfever,DFmaternalDFandDFfetalDFtachycardia,DFuterineDFtenderness
,DFfoulDFodorDFofDFamnioticDFfluid


chorioamnionitisDFriskDFfactorsDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔
longDFlaborDFwithDFprolongedDFPROM,DFmultipleDFvaginalDFexams,DFandDF
useDFofDFinternalDFmonitoring


chorioamnionitisDFtxDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ -
laborDFisDFinduced!DF(possibleDFc/s)

, -ampicillinDForDFgentamycinDFusedDFduringDFlaborDF
-moreDFabxDFshouldDFbeDFaddedDFafter


howDFareDFhighDFriskDFnewbornsDFclassifiedDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ -
birthDFweightDF
-gestationalDFage
-predominantDFpathophysiologicDFproblems


transepidermalDFwaterDFlossDFinDFpretermDFinfantsDF(<28w)DF+DFintervention
sDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ -
waterDFlossDFisDFgreaterDFdueDFtoDFskinDFimmaturity--
>DFcanDFcontributeDFtoDFtemperatureDFinstability
-transferDFinDFpre-warmedDFincubator
-
ELBWDFbabiesDFcanDFbeDFplacedDFinDFpolyethyleneDFbagDFtoDFdecreaseDFheat
DFandDFwaterDFlossDF



-skinDFtoDFskinDF(kangaroo)DFonceDFinfantDFisDFstable



respiratoryDFdistressDFsyndromeDFcauseDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ -
causedDFbyDFlackDFofDFpulmonaryDFsurfactantDF
-progressiveDFatelectasis-->DFventilation/perfusionDFimbalance