NR 327 Exam 1 Study Guide 2025: Maternal-Newborn Nursing Practice Questions

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Exam 1 - NR327 / NR 327 (Latest 2025) : Maternal-

Child Nursing - Chamberlain

Nagele's rule .....ANSWER.....EDD = LMP -3months, +7 days

Concerns for pediatric patient .....ANSWER.....How is she coping?

Is FOB in the picture

How will it effect school?

Nutrition

Routine prenatal care

Presumptive signs of pregnancy .....ANSWER.....(Subjective)

Amenorrhea

N/V/ urinary frequency

Fatigue

Probable signs of pregnancy .....ANSWER.....(Objective)

+Pregnancy test

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Hegar's sign

Ballotement

Goodell's sign

Chadwick's sign

Enlarged abdomen

Palpable fetal outline

Positive signs of pregnancy .....ANSWER.....Fetal heart tones

Fetal movement felt by examiner

Ultrasound

Ballotement .....ANSWER.....uterus will rebound when pushed

Goodell's sign .....ANSWER.....Softening of the cervix

Hegar's sign .....ANSWER.....Softening of the uterus

Chadwick's sign .....ANSWER.....Purple/blue color of the cervix

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PICA .....ANSWER.....craving and eating things that are not

normally considered edible

-Due to imbalance of zinc/iron

Nursing interventions for nausea .....ANSWER.....Small frequent

meals

BRAT diet

Position upright after meals

Hormones that increase during pregnancy

.....ANSWER.....Estrogen

Progesterone

Increased estrogen .....ANSWER.....Increased blood supply

-Nasal stuffiness

-Bloody gums

-Bloody nose

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Increased progesterone .....ANSWER.....Relaxes smooth muscles

Increases need to breath

Heightened awareness

-PPP: Progesterone protects pregnancy

Nutritional needs during pregnancy .....ANSWER.....Increased:

-Folic acid

-Calcium

-Iron

-Water

-Calories

Decreased/Eliminated:

-Caffeine

-Smoking (quit)

-Drugs (quit)