HESI REVIEW QUESTIONS MATERNITY 2022/2023

State the objective signs that signify ovulation - Answer - abundant, thin, clear cervical mucus; spinnbarkeit of cervical mucus, open cervical os;slight drop in basal body temperature and then 0.5 to 1 degree rise; ferning under microscope ovulation occurs how many days before the next menstrual period? - Answer - 14 days State three ways to identify the chronological age of pregnancy - Answer - 10 lunar months, 9 calendar months consisting of three trimesters of 3 months each; 40 weeks; 280 days what maternal position provides optimum fetal and placental perfusion during pregnancy? - Answer - the knee to chest position, and side-lying position name the major discomforts of the first trimester and one suggestion for amelioration of each - Answer - nausea and vomiting; crackers before rising;fatigue;res periods and naps and 7-8hrs of sleep at night if the first day of a woman's last normal menstrual period was may 28 what is EDB? - Answer - March 7 at 20 wks gestation, the fundal height would be ____; the fetus would weigh approx _ and would look like ________ - Answer - at the umbilicus; 300-400g; a baby with hair, lanugo, and vernix but without subq fat state the normal psychosocial responses to pregnancy in the second trimester - Answer - ambivalence wanes and acceptance of pregnancy occurs; pregnancy becomes "real"; signs of maternal-fetal bonding occur the hemodilution of of pregnancy peaks at ___ weeks and results in a ___in a woman's HCT - Answer - 28-32 wks; decrease state three principles relative to the pattern of weight gain in pregnancy - Answer - total gain should be 25-35lbs, an average of 1lb/week should be gained in the second and third trimesters during pregnancy a woman should add__ calories to her diet and drink ___ of milk per day - Answer - 300; 3 cups FHR can be auscultated by Doppler at ___ weeks - Answer - 10-12 weeks Describe the s