Antepartum Practice Questions and answer already passed 2023/2024

Antepartum Practice Questions and answer already passed 2023/2024A woman tells the nurse she is 16 weeks' pregnant. During the assessment, the nurse measures the fundus of the uterus to be at the umbilicus. The nurse correctly interprets the comparison of the dates with the measurements to be A. Not comparable B. Congruent C. Incongruent D. Irrelevant - correct answer C. A. The gestational age and the fundal height are comparable. They should be assessed at each clinic visit. If the fundal heights are too high or too low for the gestational age, then further assessment is necessary. B. The data are incongruent. The fundal height should be midway between the symphysis pubis and the umbilicus at 16 weeks. The woman's fundus is higher, so further assessment is necessary. C. The fundus should be at the umbilicus by 20 weeks. At 16 weeks, it is normally midway between the symphysis pubis and the umbilicus. The two sets of data do not match, and more assessment is necessary. D. From 16 to 18 weeks