NUR 2513 MATERNAL CHILD NURSING EXAM 1 LATEST FORM B QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|AGRADE (RASMUSSEN COLLEGE)

NUR 2513 MATERNAL CHILD NURSING EXAM 1 LATEST FORM B QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|AGRADE (RASMUSSEN COLLEGE) Question 1 2 / 2 pts A woman is 15 weeks pregnant with her first baby. She asks how long it will be before she feels the baby move. The best answer is: “You should have felt the baby move by now.” “Some babies are quiet, and you don’t feel them move.” “The baby is moving; however, you can’t feel it yet.” Correct! “Within the next month, you should start to feel fluttering sensations.” Maternal perception of fetal movement usually begins 16 to 20 weeks after conception. Because this is her first pregnancy, movement is felt toward the later part of the 16- to 20-week time period. Stating that “you should have felt the baby move by now” is incorrect and may be alarming to the patient. Fetal movement should be felt by 16 to 20 weeks. If movement is not felt by the end of that time, further assessment will be necessary. Correct! Correct! The appendix is displaced high and to the right, beyond McBurney point. Displaced upward and laterally, high and to the left. Deep at McBurney point. Displaced upward and laterally, high and to the right. Displaced downward and laterally, low and to the right. Appendicitis may be difficult to diagnose in pregnancy because the appendix is: Question 2 / 2 pts 2 A woman is at 14 weeks of gestation. The nurse would expect to palpate the fundus at which level? Slightly above the symphysis pubis Slightly above the umbilicus At the level of the umbilicus Not palpable above the symphysis at this time Question 2 / 2 pts 3 The nurse caring for the pregnant client must understand that the hormone essential for maintaining pregnancy is: Estrogen. Question 2 / 2 pts 5 Correct! In normal pregnancies, the uterus grows at a predictable rate. It may be palpated above the symphysis pubis sometime between the twelfth and fourteenth weeks of pregnancy. As the uterus grows, it may be palpated above the symphysis pubis sometime between the twelfth and fourteenth weeks of pregnancy. The uterus rises gradually to the level of the umbilicus at 22 to 24 weeks of gestation. Amenorrhea is a presumptive sign of pregnancy. Presumptive signs of pregnancy are felt by the woman. A positive pregnancy test, the presence of Chadwick’s sign, and the presence of Hegar’s sign all are probable signs of pregnancy. Amenorrhea. Hegar’s sign. Positive pregnancy test