NUR 230 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is gravida? - CORRECT ANSWER - Total number of pregnancies
What is para? - CORRECT ANSWER - Total number of viable pregnancies (at lease 20
weeks gestation)
Describe Naegele's Rule? - CORRECT ANSWER - Used to determine the expected date
of delivery (EDD)
How is the EDD determined? - CORRECT ANSWER - Naegele's Rule:
(First day of last period+ 7 days) - 3 months
What are the signs of pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Presumptive, Probable,
Positive
What is a presumptive sign of pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER - N&V, breast changes,
fatigue, urinary frequency
What is a probable sign of pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Goodell's sign,
Chadwick's sign, Hegar's sign, positive pregnancy test
What is a positive sign of pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hearing fetal heart tones
(12 wks), Visualization of the fetus (4 wks), palpating fetal movement, and visualizing fetal
movements: Ultrasound (18 wks)
What are the effects of pregnancy on the cardiovascular system? - CORRECT ANSWER -
There is extra fluid on board so the CO increases 10%-50%. The heart rate increases 10-15 bpm
, What is asked/done in first GYN appt? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Pap smear
-STD's
-Were they on birth control or antibiotics?
-Currently taking any medications?
-Currently using tobacco, alcohol, or illegal drugs?
- Ask about resources (social, financial)
-Any previous pregnancies
How much should caffeine be decreased to? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1-2 servings a day
What foods are rich in iron? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Red meat
-Dark leafy greens
-Beans
-Poultry
What are ways in which the mother can avoid heartburn? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Good
posture
-Avoid spicy foods
-Eat small meals
At how many weeks can you see the fetus on an ultrasound? - CORRECT ANSWER -6
weeks
What is the "mask of pregnancy" called? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cholasma
What is linea nigra? - CORRECT ANSWER - a hyperpigmented line on the abdomen
from the symphysis pubis to the top of the fundus
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is gravida? - CORRECT ANSWER - Total number of pregnancies
What is para? - CORRECT ANSWER - Total number of viable pregnancies (at lease 20
weeks gestation)
Describe Naegele's Rule? - CORRECT ANSWER - Used to determine the expected date
of delivery (EDD)
How is the EDD determined? - CORRECT ANSWER - Naegele's Rule:
(First day of last period+ 7 days) - 3 months
What are the signs of pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Presumptive, Probable,
Positive
What is a presumptive sign of pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER - N&V, breast changes,
fatigue, urinary frequency
What is a probable sign of pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Goodell's sign,
Chadwick's sign, Hegar's sign, positive pregnancy test
What is a positive sign of pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hearing fetal heart tones
(12 wks), Visualization of the fetus (4 wks), palpating fetal movement, and visualizing fetal
movements: Ultrasound (18 wks)
What are the effects of pregnancy on the cardiovascular system? - CORRECT ANSWER -
There is extra fluid on board so the CO increases 10%-50%. The heart rate increases 10-15 bpm
, What is asked/done in first GYN appt? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Pap smear
-STD's
-Were they on birth control or antibiotics?
-Currently taking any medications?
-Currently using tobacco, alcohol, or illegal drugs?
- Ask about resources (social, financial)
-Any previous pregnancies
How much should caffeine be decreased to? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1-2 servings a day
What foods are rich in iron? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Red meat
-Dark leafy greens
-Beans
-Poultry
What are ways in which the mother can avoid heartburn? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Good
posture
-Avoid spicy foods
-Eat small meals
At how many weeks can you see the fetus on an ultrasound? - CORRECT ANSWER -6
weeks
What is the "mask of pregnancy" called? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cholasma
What is linea nigra? - CORRECT ANSWER - a hyperpigmented line on the abdomen
from the symphysis pubis to the top of the fundus
