Saunders NCLEX-RN Exam (5th Ed.) - Maternity Nursing / 100% success A+ Score 2025

Saunders NCLEX-RN Exam (5th Ed.) - Maternity Nursing / 100% success A+ Score 2025 A nursing student is preparing a prenatal class on the process of fetal circulation. The nursing instructor asks the student specifically to describe the process through the umbilical cord. Which of the following statements from the student is correct? - ANS-"The two arteries in the umbilical cord carry deoxygenated blood & waste products away from the fetus to the placenta." A nursing student is assigned to care for a client in labor. A nursing instructor asks the student to describe fetal circulation, specifically the ductus venous. The nursing instructor determines that the student understands fetal circulation if the student states that the ductus venous: - ANS-Connects the umbilical vein to the inferior vena cava. A pregnant client tells the clinic nurse that she wants to know the sex of her baby as soon as it can be determined. The nurse understands that the client should be able to find out at 12 weeks' gestation because by the end of the twelfth week: - ANS-The sex of the fetus can be determined by the appearance of the external genitalia. A nurse is performing as assessment on a client who is at 38 weeks' gestation & notes that the fetal heart rate is 174 beats/min. On the basis of this finding, the appropriate nursing action is to: - ANS-Notify the physician. A nurse is conducting a prenatal class on the female reproductive system. When a client in the class asks why the fertilized ovum stays in the fallopian tube for 3 days, the nurse responds that the reason for this is that it: - ANS-Promotes the fertilized ovum's normal implantation in the top portion of the uterus. A nursing instructor is reviewing the menstrual cycle with a nursing student who will be conducting a prenatal teaching session. The instructor asks the student to describe the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) & the luteinizing hormone (LH). The student accurately responds by stating that: - ANS-FSH & LH are released from the anterior pituitary gland. A couple comes to the family planning clinic & asks about sterilization procedures. Which question by the nurse would determine if this method of family planning would be appropriate? - ANS-"Do you plan to have any other children?" A nurse should explain which of the following to a pregnant client found to have a gynecoid pelvis? - ANS-That her type of pelvis is the most favorable for labor & birth. continues...