Maternal Newborn Nursing Chapter Three Study Questions and Answers 2026.docx

Maternal Newborn
Nursing Chapter Three
Study Questions and
Answers 2026

, Your patient delivered a full term baby 12 hours ago. The woman and her husband, who are in their early 20s,
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have just been informed by their pediatrician that their baby has trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). This is their
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first child and they did not have prenatal genetic testing. Select all the appropriate nursing care actions.
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A. Explaining that they will go through a grieving process over the loss of the child they expected to have.
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B. Explaining that they may benefit from talking to a genetic counselor.
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C. Explaining that their child will require a special diet.
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D. Explaining that certain actions during pregnancy may have influenced this outcome.
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E. Explaining the importance of talking openly about their feelings and concerns. - correct answerA. Explaining
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that they will go through a grieving process over the loss of the child they expected to have.
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B. Explaining that they may benefit from talking to a genetic counselor.
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E. Explaining the importance of talking openly about their feelings and concerns.
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When is the developing fetus most vulnerable to teratogens?
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A. the last 8 weeks of gestation
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B. the first 16 weeks of gestation
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C. from the 12th to the 20th week of gestation
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D. the first 8 weeks of gestation - correct answerD. the first 8 weeks of gestation
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Where does fertilization of the ovum occur? k k k k k k




A. fallopian tube
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B. vagina
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C. uterus
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D. ovary - correct answerA. fallopian tube
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You are a nurse working in a prenatal clinic. Your patient, an 18-year-old woman, is in her 10th gestational
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week. She wants to know when her baby's heart will start to beat. You inform her that it usually begins to beat
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around which week of gestation? k k k k




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B. 4th week
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C. 12th week
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