Exam 9: The Prenatal Assessment

A nurse reads a patient's chart and sees the diagnosis "pediculosis pubis." What does the nurse understand about this condition?

A nurse is caring for a woman who is positive for hepatitis B.What other screening tests does the nurse facilitate for this patient?

A nurse is performing the third Leopold maneuver on a woman who is gravida 3,para 3 and is currently 37 weeks' gestation.The nurse's fingers can be pressed together below the presenting part,which is firm to the touch.What action should the nurse take regarding this assessment data?

A 40-year old primigravida has undergone nuchal translucency screening.The results show a finding of 3.3 mm.What information should the nurse provide the parents?

A woman asks the perinatal nurse about gestational diabetes because she has been reading about it.The nurse should inform the patient that screening for this condition is usually done at what time during the pregnancy?

A nurse is educating a woman who is 38 years old and experiencing her first pregnancy.When planning care for this woman,what information does the nurse take into consideration?

A woman in the prenatal clinical is concerned because her partner,who was supportive and excited about becoming pregnant,has suddenly become more withdrawn and seems ambivalent toward the pregnancy.What response by the nurse is best?

A nurse is counseling a 40-year-old woman about her risks of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome.What information does the nurse provide?

The nurse provides increased support to a woman during her first prenatal visit for her current pregnancy.The patient's first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage.The nurse understands that the reasons the patient may be ambivalent about this baby include which of the following?

During the first prenatal visit,a nurse teaches a pregnant woman about emergencies for which she needs to be seen immediately.Which situations does the nurse include in this education?

A woman who is 32 weeks pregnant has concluded a prenatal visit.The nurse should schedule the next prenatal visit for which gestational week?

The nurse explains that the childbearing year is an ideal time to make healthy changes for the entire family.Which action does the nurse suggest?

A pregnant woman's last normal menstrual period started on July 27,2013.Calculate her expected date of birth (EDB)using Naegle's rule.Her EDB is what date?

A nurse is assessing a woman who is at 29 weeks of gestation.The nurse measures the woman's fundal height,which is 58.42 cm (23 inches).What does the nurse conclude about this information?

The nurse places his or her hands on the maternal abdomen to gently palpate the fundal region of the uterus.This action is described as which Leopold maneuver?

The nurse reads "positive Hegar's sign" in a patient's chart.What can the nurse conclude about the patient?

A nurse is assessing a patient for Chadwick's sign.In order to do this correctly,what action does the nurse take?

A woman has returned to the clinic for her second prenatal visit.Her blood pressure is significantly higher than on her previous visit.What action should the nurse do first?

A nurse is running for public office and plans to fund a comprehensive program to prevent teen pregnancy.When asked how to justify the cost of such a venture,what information could the nurse provide?

A pregnant woman in the perinatal clinic is a commercial sex worker and states that she frequently has unprotected sexual intercourse.The nurse should educate this woman about which complications of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?