Exam 29: The Pregnant Female

The nurse is palpating the abdomen of a woman who is 35 weeks' pregnant and notes that the fetal head is facing downward toward the pelvis.The nurse would document this as:

Which of the following is considered a normal and expected finding when the nurse is performing a physical examination on a pregnant woman?

A patient's pregnancy test is positive,and she wants to know when the baby is due.The first day of her last menstrual period was June 14,and that period ended June 20.Using Nägele's rule,what is her expected date of delivery?

During an internal examination of a woman during her first prenatal visit,the nurse notes that the cervix is soft.This is known as:

The nurse auscultates a functional systolic murmur,grade II/IV,on a woman in week 30 of her pregnancy.The remainder of her physical assessment is within normal limits.The nurse would:

When one is assessing the deep tendon reflexes (DTRs)on a 32-week pregnant woman,which of the following would be considered a normal finding on a 0-4+ scale?

When examining the face of a 28-week pregnant woman,the nurse notes the presence of a butterfly-shaped increase in pigmentation on the face.The proper term for this finding in the documentation is:

When auscultating the anterior thorax of a pregnant woman,the nurse notes the presence of a murmur over the second,third,and fourth intercostal spaces.It is continuous but can be obliterated by pressure with the stethoscope or finger on the thorax just lateral to the murmur.The nurse knows that this is:

A woman in her second trimester of pregnancy complains of heartburn and indigestion.The nurse should offer which explanation for these problems?