Exam 25: Health Promotion and Pregnancy

A pregnant woman arrives for a visit to the physician.The nurse applies an amplified stethoscope to the abdomen and can hear the fetal heart tone.The nurse assesses that the fetus is at the fetal developmental week of:

The nurse explains that the placenta functions as an endocrine gland,secreting estrogen,progesterone,and:

The nurse uses a diagram to show the development of the embryonic stage of pregnancy,which usually lasts about:

The chorion and the amnion are the two components of the ________ __________.

At a prenatal visit,a woman who is 32 weeks pregnant states that she is having difficulty sleeping.The nurse suggests she:

The father asks how soon the sex of the baby can be confirmed.The nurse answers that the genitalia are well defined at:

The nurse instructor reminds the nursing student that the "Shiny Schultz" is a name given to the _____________ side of the placenta.

Which is a positive sign of pregnancy?

The nurse assures an anxious primigravida that during fetal development from week 34 and beyond,maternal antibodies are transferred to the baby.These provide immunity for the baby for:

During the last trimester of pregnancy,the nurse recommends that the woman wear low-heeled shoes.This is in an effort to prevent or relieve:

The pregnant woman asks about sexual activity during her pregnancy.The nurse states that sexual activity should be:

The physician decides to send the mother for a test to determine the fetal lung maturity.This fetal well-being test is called a(n):

A primigravida who is eager to feel the baby move asks the nurse when she can expect to feel movement.The nurse replies that first faint movements may be felt during gestational week:

The nurse stresses that a sign of a complication of pregnancy that must be reported to the physician at the first occurrence is:

If a pregnant teenager presents with all the complaints below,the nurse recognizes that the one that could signal danger is: