Exam 5: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology

A pregnant woman calls the OB clinic nurse to complain of sharp abdominal pain with coughing or sneezing.What action by the nurse is best?

The perinatal nurse explains to the new nurse that the maternal pelvic shape can determine the fetal presentation.A fetus in a transverse presentation may be due to which maternal pelvic type?

A woman complains of irregular menstrual periods and wonders if she is in perimenopause or menopause.Her laboratory work shows high levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)and low levels of estradiol.What response by the nurse is best?

The clinic nurse explains to a student that the hormone responsible for limiting the maternal immune response to pregnancy is which of the following?

A patient in the emergency department has a positive serum hCG.What can the nurse surmise about this patient?

A woman sustained a moderate blow to the lower pelvic region in an occupational accident.She is surprised to find out that no bones were broken.What explanation by the nurse is best?

The nursing instructor explains to a class that important effects of estrogen in the proliferative phase of the uterine cycle include which of the following?

A woman is in the family planning clinic to learn about her cycle and the best times to get pregnant.What information should the nurse plan to teach her?

A pregnant woman has a midpelvis pelvimetry measurement of 3.8 inches (9.65 cm).What action by the labor and delivery nurse is most important?

A teenager is asking questions about her hymen.Which of the following are correct responses by the nurse?

A nurse is teaching a patient how to track her menstrual cycle.What day does the nurse tell the patient to label as day 1?

A nurse is teaching a group of middle school students about the functions of the male reproductive tract.Which information should the nurse include?

A nurse reads in a female patient's chart that she is Tanner stage V.What can the nurse conclude about this patient?

The nurse manager on the high-risk OB unit has been told by an OB office nurse to prepare for a woman with a spinal cord injury (SCI)to deliver there.The woman wants to try a vaginal birth.What response by the nurse manager is best?

The perinatal nurse reads in a chart that a woman has a lesion on her perineum.Where would the nurse assess this lesion?

A healthy-appearing 68-year-old woman is in the clinic for a physical exam.Her laboratory work shows decreased levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)cholesterol and increased levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)cholesterol.What conclusion can the nurse make about this patient?

A patient inquires why ibuprofen (Motrin)and not acetaminophen (Tylenol)is usually prescribed for menstrual discomfort.Which response by the nurse is best?

The nursing instructor explains to the students that external female genitalia develop under what influence?

The nurse teaches a class that which of the following is the first gender change to occur in the embryo?

A nurse is planning an educational seminar focused on changes associated with perimenopause and postmenopause.Which topics should the nurse plan to include?