Exam 14: Assessing the Mother-To-Be

Which is the reason for conducting a clean-catch midstream urine analysis for glucose during pregnancy?

Which effect can diabetes have on the growing fetus?

Which is not a normal finding during pregnancy?

Which presumptive sign of pregnancy often begins at 12 weeks' gestation?

The nurse is conducting an assessment for a postpartum patient who gave birth 36 hours ago. The patient has a temperature of greater than 38° Centigrade. Which are possible causes for this assessment finding? Select all that apply.

The nurse is conducting a prenatal assessment on a pregnant patient. When does the nurse expect the patient to first notice fetal movement?

Which is a positive sign of pregnancy?

The nurse is assessing a pregnant patient who is older than 35 years. Which pregnancy conditions is the patient at an increased risk for developing? Select all that apply.

Using Naegele's rule, which is the estimated date of delivery (EDD) of the patient whose last menstrual period (LMP) was January 21?

The nurse is conducting a physical assessment on a pregnant patient who asks, "When should I expect the secretion of my colostrum?" Which should the nurse include in the response to the patient?

The nurse is assessing a pregnant patient who is 30 weeks' gestation. The patient reports feeling very warm during the day, although everyone else in her office says it is cold. Which is the best explanation for the discrepancy in temperature?

Which of these is pregnancy broken up into?

Which is a clinical manifestation that is often assessed for a pregnant patient who is diagnosed with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH)?

The nurse is assessing a pregnant patient at 32 weeks' gestation. The patient reports difficulty sleeping at night because of back pain. Which recommendation may improve the patient's comfort while sleeping?

The nurse is assessing a pregnant patient who is 35 weeks pregnant. The patient reports unremitting calf pain. The nurse elicits a positive Homans' sign. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse is assessing a pregnant patient who states, "I am gaining too much weight and getting stretch marks."The nurse explains that stretch marks will turn which color after the pregnancy?

Which cultural belief by Cuban American pregnant patients may lead to excessive weight gain?