Maternal
Child
Nursing
Care
-
Chapter
8:
Nursing
Care
of
the
Family
During
Pregnancy
The
nurse
caring
for
a
newly
pregnant
woman
would
advise
her
that
ideally
prenatal
care
should
begin:
A)
Before
the
first
missed
menstrual
period.
B)
After
the
first
missed
menstrual
period.
C)
After
the
second
missed
menstrual
period.
D)
After
the
third
missed
menstrual
period.
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ANSWER
B)
After
the
first
missed
menstrual
period.
Prenatal
testing
for
human
immunodeficiency
virus
(HIV)
is
recommended
for:
A)
All
women,
regardless
of
risk
factors.
B)
A
woman
who
has
had
more
than
one
sexual
partner.
C)
A
woman
who
has
had
a
sexually
transmitted
infection.
D)
A
woman
who
is
monogamous
with
her
partner.
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ANSWER
A)
All
women,
regardless
of
risk
factors.
Which
symptom
is
considered
a
first-trimester
warning
sign
and
should
be
reported
immediately
by
the
pregnant
woman
to
her
health
care
provider?
A)
Nausea
with
occasional
vomiting
B)
Fatigue
C)
Urinary
frequency
D)
Vaginal
bleeding
-
ANSWER
D)
Vaginal
bleeding
A
pregnant
woman
at
10
weeks
of
gestation
jogs
three
or
four
times
per
week.
She
is
concerned
about
the
effect
of
exercise
on
the
fetus.
The
nurse
should
inform
her:
A)
You
don't
need
to
modify
your
exercising
any
time
during
your
pregnancy.
B)
Stop
exercising
because
it
will
harm
the
fetus.
C)
You
may
find
that
you
need
to
modify
your
exercise
to
walking
later
in
your
pregnancy,
around
the
seventh
month.
D)
Jogging
is
too
hard
on
your
joints;
switch
to
walking
now.
-
ANSWER
C)
You
may
find
that
you
need
to
modify
your
exercise
to
walking
later
in
your
pregnancy,
around
the
seventh
month.
The
multiple
marker
test
is
used
to
assess
the
fetus
for
which
condition?
A)
Down
syndrome
B)
Diaphragmatic
hernia
C)
Congenital
cardiac
abnormality
D)
Anencephaly
-
ANSWER
A)
Down
syndrome A
woman
who
is
32
weeks
pregnant
is
informed
by
the
nurse
that
a
danger
sign
of
pregnancy
could
be:
A)
Constipation.
B)
Alteration
in
the
pattern
of
fetal
movement.
C)
Heart
palpitations.
D)
Edema
in
the
ankles
and
feet
at
the
end
of
the
day.
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ANSWER
B)
Alteration
in
the
pattern
of
fetal
movement.
A
woman
who
is
14
weeks
pregnant
tells
the
nurse
that
she
always
had
a
glass
of
wine
with
dinner
before
she
became
pregnant.
She
has
abstained
during
her
first
trimester
and
would
like
to
know
if
it
is
safe
for
her
to
have
a
drink
with
dinner
now.
The
nurse
would
tell
her:
A)
Since
you're
in
your
second
trimester,
there's
no
problem
with
having
one
drink
with
dinner.
B)
One
drink
every
night
is
too
much.
One
drink
three
times
a
week
should
be
fine.
C)
Since
you're
in
your
second
trimester,
you
can
drink
as
much
as
you
like.
D)
Because
no
one
knows
how
much
or
how
little
alcohol
it
takes
to
cause
fetal
problems,
the
best
course
is
to
abstain
throughout
your
pregnancy.
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ANSWER
D)
Because
no
one
knows
how
much
or
how
little
alcohol
it
takes
to
cause
fetal
problems,
the
best
course
is
to
abstain
throughout
your
pregnancy.
A
pregnant
woman
at
18
weeks
of
gestation
calls
the
clinic
to
report
that
she
has
been
experiencing
occasional
backaches
of
mild-to-moderate
intensity.
The
nurse
would
recommend
that
she:
A)
Do
Kegel
exercises
B)
Do
pelvic
rock
exercises
C)
Use
a
softer
mattress
D)
Stay
in
bed
for
24
hours
-
ANSWER
B)
Do
pelvic
rock
exercises
For
what
reason
would
breastfeeding
be
contraindicated?
A)
Hepatitis
B
B)
Everted
nipples
C)
History
of
breast
cancer
3
years
ago
D)
Human
immunodeficiency
virus
(HIV)
positive
-
ANSWER
D)
Human
immunodeficiency
virus
(HIV)
positive
A
woman
is
3
months
pregnant.
At
her
prenatal
visit,
she
tells
the
nurse
that
she
doesn't
know
what
is
happening;
one
minute
shes
happy
that
she
is
pregnant,
and
the
next
minute
she
cries
for
no
reason.
Which
response
by
the
nurse
is
most
appropriate?
A)
Don't
worry
about
it;
you'll
feel
better
in
a
month
or
so.
B)
Have
you
talked
to
your
husband
about
how
you
feel?
C)
Perhaps
you
really
don't
want
to
be
pregnant.
D)
Hormonal
changes
during
pregnancy
commonly
result
in
mood
swings.
-
ANSWER
D)
Hormonal
changes
during
pregnancy
commonly
result
in
mood
swings.
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