NURS 629 Exam 1 Questions & Answers Solved 100%

What are probable (objective) signs of pregnancy? - Answer Hegar's sign goodells sign, chadwicks sign, ballottement, + pregnancy test, Braxton hicks fetal outline felt by examiner Presumptive (subjective) signs of pregnancy - Answer amenorrhea (absence of menses) N/V excessive fatigue urinary frequency breast tenderness and skin changes quickening- mothers perception of fetal movement Positive (diagnostic) signs of pregnancy - Answer Fetal Heartbeat Fetal Movement (felt by an examiner) Visualization of Fetus (ultrasound) 12 week fundal height - Answer the fundus should be at the level of the symphysis pubis Naegele's Rule - Answer add 7 days to LMP, subtract 3 months, add 1 year s/s of preeclampsia - Answer HA, hyperreflexia, visual changes, irritability, RUQ pain, edema, proteinuria, HIGH BP Goodell's sign - Answer softening of the cervix Chadwick's sign - Answer Bluish-purple coloring vaginal mucosa and cervix Hegar's sign - Answer softening of the lower uterine segment How do you measure fundal height? - Answer -top of the pubic bone to the top of the uterus (fundus) cm= # of wks until 36 wks