NURSING 372 FINAL
QUESTIONS 2025
"Adolescent Health: Growth, Development, and Psychological
Well-being"
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
,1. When does a pregnant mom begin to feel quickening?
o Answer: 16-20 weeks.
2. When educating a mom on fetal movement counting, what number of
movements within 2 hours indicates the need for further assessment?
o Answer: Less than 6 movements.
3. Describe the process of screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
o Answer:
▪ Administer 50g of glucose to the mom.
▪ Measure blood glucose 1 hour later.
▪ Results:
▪ <7.8 mmol/L: Normal.
▪ 7.8-11 mmol/L: Further testing required.
▪ 11 mmol/L: GDM diagnosed.
4. What does HELLP stand for in the context of severe eclampsia?
o Answer:
▪ Hemolysis.
▪ Elevated Liver enzymes.
▪ Low Platelets.
5. What is placenta previa?
o Answer: A placenta implanted in the lower uterine segment rather than
the upper portion.
6. A pregnant woman comes into the clinic with bright red blood/discharge but
reports no pain. What is she most likely experiencing?
o Answer: Placenta previa.
7. What is abruptio placentae?
o Answer: Premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall after
the 20th week of gestation, leading to hemorrhage.
8. A pregnant woman comes into the clinic with dark vaginal, non-clotting
bleeding, abdominal pain, lower back pain, uterine contractions, and uterine
, tenderness. The fetus has an abnormal heart rate. What is she most likely
experiencing?
o Answer: Abruptio placentae.
9. What does fetal station refer to?
o Answer: The relationship of the presenting part to the woman’s ischial
spines (negative numbers = higher up, increasing numbers = closer to
birth, 0 = at the level of the ischial spines).
10. What are the two phases of the first stage of labor, and how long do they
last?
o Answer:
▪ Latent (early) phase: ~6-8 hours.
▪ Active phase: ~3-6 hours.
11. If a woman is 0-3 cm dilated, what stage of labor is she in?
o Answer: Latent (early) phase of the first stage of labor.
12. If a woman is 4-10 cm dilated, what stage of labor is she in?
o Answer: Active phase of the first stage of labor.
13. What occurs during the first stage of labor?
o Answer: Onset of regular contractions until 10 cm dilation and 100%
effacement.
14. What is effacement?
o Answer: The softening, thinning, and shortening of the cervical canal.
15. What are Braxton Hicks contractions?
o Answer: "Practice" contractions with no regular pattern that do not cause
dilation or effacement.
16. What does the acronym COAT stand for in assessing amniotic fluid after
rupture of membranes?
o Answer:
▪ C = Color.
▪ O = Odor.
▪ A = Amount.
QUESTIONS 2025
"Adolescent Health: Growth, Development, and Psychological
Well-being"
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
,1. When does a pregnant mom begin to feel quickening?
o Answer: 16-20 weeks.
2. When educating a mom on fetal movement counting, what number of
movements within 2 hours indicates the need for further assessment?
o Answer: Less than 6 movements.
3. Describe the process of screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
o Answer:
▪ Administer 50g of glucose to the mom.
▪ Measure blood glucose 1 hour later.
▪ Results:
▪ <7.8 mmol/L: Normal.
▪ 7.8-11 mmol/L: Further testing required.
▪ 11 mmol/L: GDM diagnosed.
4. What does HELLP stand for in the context of severe eclampsia?
o Answer:
▪ Hemolysis.
▪ Elevated Liver enzymes.
▪ Low Platelets.
5. What is placenta previa?
o Answer: A placenta implanted in the lower uterine segment rather than
the upper portion.
6. A pregnant woman comes into the clinic with bright red blood/discharge but
reports no pain. What is she most likely experiencing?
o Answer: Placenta previa.
7. What is abruptio placentae?
o Answer: Premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall after
the 20th week of gestation, leading to hemorrhage.
8. A pregnant woman comes into the clinic with dark vaginal, non-clotting
bleeding, abdominal pain, lower back pain, uterine contractions, and uterine
, tenderness. The fetus has an abnormal heart rate. What is she most likely
experiencing?
o Answer: Abruptio placentae.
9. What does fetal station refer to?
o Answer: The relationship of the presenting part to the woman’s ischial
spines (negative numbers = higher up, increasing numbers = closer to
birth, 0 = at the level of the ischial spines).
10. What are the two phases of the first stage of labor, and how long do they
last?
o Answer:
▪ Latent (early) phase: ~6-8 hours.
▪ Active phase: ~3-6 hours.
11. If a woman is 0-3 cm dilated, what stage of labor is she in?
o Answer: Latent (early) phase of the first stage of labor.
12. If a woman is 4-10 cm dilated, what stage of labor is she in?
o Answer: Active phase of the first stage of labor.
13. What occurs during the first stage of labor?
o Answer: Onset of regular contractions until 10 cm dilation and 100%
effacement.
14. What is effacement?
o Answer: The softening, thinning, and shortening of the cervical canal.
15. What are Braxton Hicks contractions?
o Answer: "Practice" contractions with no regular pattern that do not cause
dilation or effacement.
16. What does the acronym COAT stand for in assessing amniotic fluid after
rupture of membranes?
o Answer:
▪ C = Color.
▪ O = Odor.
▪ A = Amount.
