Unitek OB Exam 1 [CH 3-5] Questions
and Answers
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 36 weeks of gestation and has suspected
placenta previa. For which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - Answer -
A large amount of bright red vaginal bleeding without pain
A nurse is caring for a client in the prenatal clinic who has a possible ectopic pregnancy
at 8 weeks of gestation. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? -
Answer -Pelvic pain
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is at 6 weeks of gestation. The client
tells the nurse that she smokes one pack of cigarettes per day. The nurse should
instruct the client that her newborn is at increased risk for which clinical manifestations?
- Answer -Low birth weight
A nurse is preparing to palpate the uterine fundus of a client who is at 22 weeks of
gestation to measure fundal height. At which of the following locations should the nurse
expect to find the fundus? - Answer -At the umbilicus
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is pregnant about expected changes
related to pregnancy. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching - Answer -"It is normal to have a white vaginal discharge"
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about a biophysical profile with a client who is at 40
weeks of gestation. The nurse should explain that this profile focus on which of the
following parameters [Select all that apply] - Answer -- Fetal breathing
- Fetal motion
- Amniotic fluid volume
A nurse is caring for a client who has just learned that she is pregnant. The nurse
should reinforce with the client to call her provider if she experiences any - Answer -
Facial edema
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about quickening with a client who is at 6 weeks of
gestation. Which of the following information should the nurse include? - Answer -
Quickening occurs between the fourth and fifth months of pregnancy
, A woman is who at 25 weeks pregnancy asks the nurse what her fetus looks like? What
does the nurse explain is one physical characteristic present in a 25 week old fetus? -
Answer -Lanugo covering the body
When preparing to teach a class about prenatal development, the nurse would include
information about folic acid supplementation. What is folic acid known to prevent? -
Answer -Neural tube defects
A couple just learned they are expecting their first child and are curious if they are
having a boy or a girl. At what point of development can the couple first expect to see
the sex of their child on ultrasound? - Answer -10 weeks gestational age
The vessels comprising the umbilical cord are cushioned and protected by a substance
called - Answer -Whartons jelly [Q]
The normal volume of amniotic fluid is approximately ____ at 37 weeks gestation -
Answer -1000 mL
Fetal development - Answer -- Each body cell contains 46 chromosomes, 22
autosomes, and 1 pair of sex chromosomes
- Determines the sex of the fetus
- The 46 chromosomes are the diploid number
Meiosis - Answer -- Chromosomes are reduced to half, 23 per chromosomes per cell,
and only 1 sex chromosome
- The 23 chromosomes are the haploid number
Fertilization - Answer -- Occurs when a sperm penetrates an ovum, restoring the
number of chromosome to 46
- Normally occurs in the outer third of the fallopian tube, near the ovary
- Sperm passes through the cervix and the uterus and into the fallopian tube by flagellar
activity within 5 minutes
Sex determination - Answer -- The ovum always gives an X chromosome
- The sperm can carry an X or Y chromosome
- The pH of the female repro tract and estrogen levels affect the survival rate of the
sperm
Genetic testing - Answer -Can diagnose disorders, predict risk of future disorders, and
assist in reproductive decisions
Tubal transport of the zygote - Answer -- Transported from the fallopian tube into the
uterus
- During transport, the zygote goes through rapid mitotic division, or cleave
and Answers
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 36 weeks of gestation and has suspected
placenta previa. For which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - Answer -
A large amount of bright red vaginal bleeding without pain
A nurse is caring for a client in the prenatal clinic who has a possible ectopic pregnancy
at 8 weeks of gestation. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? -
Answer -Pelvic pain
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is at 6 weeks of gestation. The client
tells the nurse that she smokes one pack of cigarettes per day. The nurse should
instruct the client that her newborn is at increased risk for which clinical manifestations?
- Answer -Low birth weight
A nurse is preparing to palpate the uterine fundus of a client who is at 22 weeks of
gestation to measure fundal height. At which of the following locations should the nurse
expect to find the fundus? - Answer -At the umbilicus
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is pregnant about expected changes
related to pregnancy. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching - Answer -"It is normal to have a white vaginal discharge"
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about a biophysical profile with a client who is at 40
weeks of gestation. The nurse should explain that this profile focus on which of the
following parameters [Select all that apply] - Answer -- Fetal breathing
- Fetal motion
- Amniotic fluid volume
A nurse is caring for a client who has just learned that she is pregnant. The nurse
should reinforce with the client to call her provider if she experiences any - Answer -
Facial edema
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about quickening with a client who is at 6 weeks of
gestation. Which of the following information should the nurse include? - Answer -
Quickening occurs between the fourth and fifth months of pregnancy
, A woman is who at 25 weeks pregnancy asks the nurse what her fetus looks like? What
does the nurse explain is one physical characteristic present in a 25 week old fetus? -
Answer -Lanugo covering the body
When preparing to teach a class about prenatal development, the nurse would include
information about folic acid supplementation. What is folic acid known to prevent? -
Answer -Neural tube defects
A couple just learned they are expecting their first child and are curious if they are
having a boy or a girl. At what point of development can the couple first expect to see
the sex of their child on ultrasound? - Answer -10 weeks gestational age
The vessels comprising the umbilical cord are cushioned and protected by a substance
called - Answer -Whartons jelly [Q]
The normal volume of amniotic fluid is approximately ____ at 37 weeks gestation -
Answer -1000 mL
Fetal development - Answer -- Each body cell contains 46 chromosomes, 22
autosomes, and 1 pair of sex chromosomes
- Determines the sex of the fetus
- The 46 chromosomes are the diploid number
Meiosis - Answer -- Chromosomes are reduced to half, 23 per chromosomes per cell,
and only 1 sex chromosome
- The 23 chromosomes are the haploid number
Fertilization - Answer -- Occurs when a sperm penetrates an ovum, restoring the
number of chromosome to 46
- Normally occurs in the outer third of the fallopian tube, near the ovary
- Sperm passes through the cervix and the uterus and into the fallopian tube by flagellar
activity within 5 minutes
Sex determination - Answer -- The ovum always gives an X chromosome
- The sperm can carry an X or Y chromosome
- The pH of the female repro tract and estrogen levels affect the survival rate of the
sperm
Genetic testing - Answer -Can diagnose disorders, predict risk of future disorders, and
assist in reproductive decisions
Tubal transport of the zygote - Answer -- Transported from the fallopian tube into the
uterus
- During transport, the zygote goes through rapid mitotic division, or cleave
