NURS 3334 (Maternity) Practice Questions and Correct Answers

When a nurse is teaching a woman about her menstrual cycle, which of the following is the most important change that happens during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle? A) Maturation of the Graafian follicle B) Multiplication of the fimbraiae C) Secretion of human chorionic gonadotropin D) Proliferation of the endometriumA) Maturation of the Graafian follicle A client provides the nurse with the following obstetrical history: Delivered a son, now 7, at 28 weeks gestation; delivered a daughter, now 5 years old, at 39 weeks' gestation; has a miscarriage 3 years ago, and had a first-trimester abortion 2 years ago. She is currently pregnant. Which of the following portrays an accurate picture of this woman's gravidity and parity? A) G4 P2121 B) G4 P1212 C) G5 P1122 D) G5 P2211C) G5 P1122 A client asks the nurse, "could you explain how the baby's blood and my blood separate at delivery?". Which of the following responses is appropriate for the nurse to make? A) 'When the placenta is born, the circulatory systems separate." B) "When the doctor clamps the cord, the blood stops mixing." C) "The separation happens after the baby takes the first breath. The baby's oxygen no longer comes from you." D) "The blood actually never mixes. Your blood supply and the baby's blood supply are completely separate."D) The blood actually never mixes. Your blood supply and the baby's blood supply are completely separate. During ambulation to the bathroom a postpartum client experiences a gush of dark red blood that soon stops. On assessment, a nurse finds the uterus to be firm, midline, and at the level of the umbilicus. Which of the following findings should the nurse interpret this data as being? A) Evidence of a possible vaginal hematoma B) An indication of a cervical or perineal laceration C) A normal postural discharge of lochia D) Abnormally excessive lochia rubra flowC) A normal postural discharge of lochia