NURSING 2410 TEST 3 CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Pica.
Answer: Ms. J is a 15-year-old girl who is 2 months pregnant. If Ms. J later
confides to the nurse that she craves the taste of laundry starch, the nurse
would document this incidence of:HeartburnPicaGestational
diabetesEclampsia
◍ Provide energy to support her anabolic processes.
Answer: Pregnant women should be encouraged to consume adequate
carbohydrate for which of the following reasons?Provide energy to support
her anabolic processesMaximize weight gainSpare fat for tissue
buildingLimit amount of glucose to the fetus
◍ Cognition.
Answer: Mental processes used for thinking, learning, memory, and
decision-making
◍ Level of Consciousness.
Answer: Degree of alertness and responsiveness to the environment
◍ Mercury.
Answer: The nurse develops a presentation for pregnant women, women
who may become pregnant, nursing mothers, and their young children.
During the presentation, the nurse strongly encourages the group to avoid
eating shark, swordfish, KingMercuryLeadChromiumAsbestos
◍ Orientation.
Answer: Awareness of person, place, time, and situation
,◍ Neurological.
Answer: Lack of bioavailable vitamin B12 in the diets of pregnant women
has resulted in insults to which of the following in their
infants.SkeletalVisualGrowthNeurological
◍ Dementia.
Answer: Progressive decline in cognitive function that interferes with daily
life
◍ Guarantees protection from breast cancer.
Answer: Which of the following is not an advantage breastfeeding gives to
the mother?Aids uterine involutionGuarantees protection from breast
cancerEnforces rest periods throughout the dayIs less expensive than
formula feeding
◍ Listeriosis.
Answer: Pregnant women are advised to avoid soft cheeses and to cook
leftover foods and ready-to-eat foods (frankfurters) until steaming hot
because of the threat of which of the
following?BotulismBrucellosisListeriosisStaphylococcal food poisoning
◍ Delirium.
Answer: Sudden, often reversible confusion with altered consciousness and
attention
◍ Tau protein.
Answer: Protein that stabilizes neurons; abnormal forms contribute to
neurodegeneration
◍ Neurofibrillary tangles.
Answer: Twisted fibers of tau protein inside neurons seen in Alzheimer's
disease
◍ True.
Answer: To enter pregnancy with adequate vitamin stores, women who are
capable of becoming pregnant should obtain 400 micrograms of folic acid
daily through fortified foods or supplements.TrueFalse
, ◍ Beta-amyloid plaques.
Answer: Protein deposits between brain cells associated with Alzheimer's
disease
◍ True.
Answer: Most teratogenic effects from overdoses, toxins, or diseases occur
during the first trimester.TrueFalse
◍ True.
Answer: Nutritional needs are different among infants and
toddlers.TrueFalse
◍ The young mother must meet her own growth needs as well as those of the
fetus.
Answer: When caring for a pregnant adolescent, the nurse emphasizes
nutrition because she knows:The fetus has to be kept small to permit vaginal
delivery through a small pelvisAll teenagers have terrible food
habitsAdolescent mothers have to be encouraged to limit weight gainThe
young mother must meet her own growth needs as well as those of the fetus
◍ Alzheimer's Disease.
Answer: Progressive brain disorder causing memory loss, cognitive decline,
and behavior changes
◍ Vascular dementia.
Answer: Cognitive impairment caused by reduced blood flow to the brain,
often after strokes
◍ Sundowning.
Answer: Increased confusion, agitation, or restlessness occurring in the late
afternoon/evening in dementia patients
◍ Proteinuria.
Answer: In addition to elevated blood pressure, preeclampsia is
characterized byPulse rate greater than 120ProteinuriaHeadacheSeizures
◍ "I am aware that a urine sample at every visit is necessary to check for
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Pica.
Answer: Ms. J is a 15-year-old girl who is 2 months pregnant. If Ms. J later
confides to the nurse that she craves the taste of laundry starch, the nurse
would document this incidence of:HeartburnPicaGestational
diabetesEclampsia
◍ Provide energy to support her anabolic processes.
Answer: Pregnant women should be encouraged to consume adequate
carbohydrate for which of the following reasons?Provide energy to support
her anabolic processesMaximize weight gainSpare fat for tissue
buildingLimit amount of glucose to the fetus
◍ Cognition.
Answer: Mental processes used for thinking, learning, memory, and
decision-making
◍ Level of Consciousness.
Answer: Degree of alertness and responsiveness to the environment
◍ Mercury.
Answer: The nurse develops a presentation for pregnant women, women
who may become pregnant, nursing mothers, and their young children.
During the presentation, the nurse strongly encourages the group to avoid
eating shark, swordfish, KingMercuryLeadChromiumAsbestos
◍ Orientation.
Answer: Awareness of person, place, time, and situation
,◍ Neurological.
Answer: Lack of bioavailable vitamin B12 in the diets of pregnant women
has resulted in insults to which of the following in their
infants.SkeletalVisualGrowthNeurological
◍ Dementia.
Answer: Progressive decline in cognitive function that interferes with daily
life
◍ Guarantees protection from breast cancer.
Answer: Which of the following is not an advantage breastfeeding gives to
the mother?Aids uterine involutionGuarantees protection from breast
cancerEnforces rest periods throughout the dayIs less expensive than
formula feeding
◍ Listeriosis.
Answer: Pregnant women are advised to avoid soft cheeses and to cook
leftover foods and ready-to-eat foods (frankfurters) until steaming hot
because of the threat of which of the
following?BotulismBrucellosisListeriosisStaphylococcal food poisoning
◍ Delirium.
Answer: Sudden, often reversible confusion with altered consciousness and
attention
◍ Tau protein.
Answer: Protein that stabilizes neurons; abnormal forms contribute to
neurodegeneration
◍ Neurofibrillary tangles.
Answer: Twisted fibers of tau protein inside neurons seen in Alzheimer's
disease
◍ True.
Answer: To enter pregnancy with adequate vitamin stores, women who are
capable of becoming pregnant should obtain 400 micrograms of folic acid
daily through fortified foods or supplements.TrueFalse
, ◍ Beta-amyloid plaques.
Answer: Protein deposits between brain cells associated with Alzheimer's
disease
◍ True.
Answer: Most teratogenic effects from overdoses, toxins, or diseases occur
during the first trimester.TrueFalse
◍ True.
Answer: Nutritional needs are different among infants and
toddlers.TrueFalse
◍ The young mother must meet her own growth needs as well as those of the
fetus.
Answer: When caring for a pregnant adolescent, the nurse emphasizes
nutrition because she knows:The fetus has to be kept small to permit vaginal
delivery through a small pelvisAll teenagers have terrible food
habitsAdolescent mothers have to be encouraged to limit weight gainThe
young mother must meet her own growth needs as well as those of the fetus
◍ Alzheimer's Disease.
Answer: Progressive brain disorder causing memory loss, cognitive decline,
and behavior changes
◍ Vascular dementia.
Answer: Cognitive impairment caused by reduced blood flow to the brain,
often after strokes
◍ Sundowning.
Answer: Increased confusion, agitation, or restlessness occurring in the late
afternoon/evening in dementia patients
◍ Proteinuria.
Answer: In addition to elevated blood pressure, preeclampsia is
characterized byPulse rate greater than 120ProteinuriaHeadacheSeizures
◍ "I am aware that a urine sample at every visit is necessary to check for
