Exam 25: Health Promotion and Pregnancy

The nurse uses a diagram to show how the arteries in the umbilical cord carry:

When lecturing to a class of prenatal women,the nurse explains that the fetus is protected from most bacterial invasions by the:

When the patient is diagnosed with a tubal pregnancy,the nurse is aware that in this pregnancy,the patient will probably:

When the young primigravida asks about how to adjust her diet for her pregnancy,the nurse teaches that the diet should be modified to include more:

During the 30th week of gestation,the nurse would anticipate that the fundal height would be _____ centimeters above the symphysis.

To assess an accurate fundal height,the nurse should instruct the patient to:

The nurse explains that the increase in circulating volume experienced during pregnancy will cause:

The nurse concludes that the prenatal patient has no need for further instruction when she correctly states that amniocentesis can determine which of the baby's characteristics? Select all that apply.

A woman tells the nurse that this is her third pregnancy.She has had twin girls at full term and one miscarriage.The nurse records this information as:

The nurse explains that the maternity cycle is divided into three periods.The intrapartal period covers:

The newly diagnosed primigravida who is 6 weeks pregnant states,"I don't feel like I have a real baby inside me." The nurse reassures her that at 6 weeks the embryo has a functioning:

A woman entering the 22nd week of pregnancy complains to the nurse that feels she has become unsightly because of chloasma.The nurse recommends that to reduce the chloasma,the patient should:

The nurse explains that implantation is the embedding of the fertilized ovum in the uterine mucosa.This implantation usually occurs in the:

During the final weeks of pregnancy,urinary frequency may return due to the enlarged uterus compressing the bladder against the pelvic bones.The nurse suggests that the patient should:

The nurse is concerned about the patient who is in her first trimester of pregnancy and has been exposed to German measles,because this disease is capable of:

When the patient complains of frequency of urination,the nurse explains that frequency of urination early in the pregnancy occurs due to:

Early in the first trimester,a woman may complain of morning sickness.The nurse suggests that this may be relieved by:

A newly confirmed pregnant patient asks the nurse what the dangers of smoking are to her baby.The nurse tells her that smoking can cause the fetus to have:

A woman who has just discovered she is pregnant states that the first day of her last menstrual period was July 10.The nurse tells her that her expected date of birth (EDB)will be:

The nurse assesses a reactive result to a non-stress test when the fetal heart rate increases _____ beats per minute.