Exam 7: Conception and Development of the Embryo and Fetus

The nurse explaining fetal growth and development to a class of expectant parents describes events that occur during weeks 9 to 12 as which of the following?

A faculty member explains the Human Genome Project to a class of nursing students.Which information about this project is correct?

A couple wishes to know the chances of passing on an X-linked dominant heritable disorder to their four sons.The father's family has the disorder.The sons appear healthy,but the couple wants to be prepared for possible future events related to the disease.What information does the nurse give them?

The nursing faculty member explains to a class that embryonic stem cells have a special feature.Which feature is the instructor describing?

A nurse is assessing a pregnant woman who says she drinks 5 to 7 alcoholic drinks per week.What action by the nurse is best?

During preconception counseling,the nurse explains that the fetus is most vulnerable to the effects of teratogens during which time period?

A perinatal nurse is assessing a woman who is approximately 10 weeks pregnant.The woman smells like cigarette smoke.What actions by the nurse are best?

A pregnant woman tells the perinatal nurse that she stopped abusing other drugs when she learned that she was pregnant but kept using marijuana because "it is so harmless." What response by the nurse is best?

A male baby is born with undescended testes.After caring for the newborn,what question by the nurse is most important?

A pediatric nurse is reviewing the chart of a new school-age patient.The chart notes the child is on a phenylalanine-free diet.What does the nurse conclude about this patient?

The perinatal nurse explains the function of Wharton's jelly to a class of expectant parents.What description is most accurate?

A baby is born with several congenital anomalies.The parents are distraught and begin questioning each other about what they did wrong during the pregnancy.What response by the nurse is best?

The nurse discussing fetal development describes the hormone responsible for suppressing the maternal immunological response to the fetus,thereby facilitating physiological acceptance of the pregnancy.Which hormone is the nurse describing?

A student asks the faculty member to explain why the fetus has such a low PO₂.What explanation by the faculty member is most accurate?

The perinatal nurse understands that 4 days after fertilization,the morula now contains how many cells?

The nurse assessing a newborn's umbilical cord stump would document which finding as normal anatomy?

A woman is admitted with rubella.What action by the nurse manager is best?

A student asks the faculty member to explain the term "nidation." Which explanation is best?

A couple has undergone prenatal testing and their fetus has an identified congenital anomaly.What action by the nurse is best?

A woman is starting on birth control,but tells the nurse she wants to become pregnant next year.What action by the nurse is most important?