NURS 6551 FINAL EXAM 1 – QUESTION AND ANSWERS VERIFIED BY EXPERT ANSWERS

NURS 6551 FINAL EXAM 1 – QUESTION AND ANSWERS • Question 1 2 out of 2 points Any woman with a complicated cystitis or symptoms of upper tract disease needs a urine culture and: Selected Answer: a. Sensitivity test • Question 2 2 out of 2 points What is the most common disorder leading to hyperthyroidism? Selected Answer: b. Graves’ disease • Question 3 2 out of 2 points What is a possible cause of abdominal pain during pregnancy? Selected Answer: a. Round ligament pain • Question 4 2 out of 2 points All except which of the following are important historical questions for a 29-year-old woman in clinic for right-sided weakness? Selected Answer: d. History of pelvic inflammatory disease • Question 5 2 out of 2 points What do current theories suggest as to how cranberry products can reduce UTIs? Selected Answer: b. The fructose keeps E. coli bacteria from adhering to bladder cell walls. • Question 6 2 out of 2 points How does the third stage of labor end? Selected Answer: b. With the delivery of the placenta • Question 7 2 out of 2 points What is the term for the craving and purposeful consumption of nonfood items for more than one month? Selected Answer: c. Pica • Question 8 0 out of 2 points The majority of early pregnancy losses are due to: Selected Answer: d. Chromosomal abnormalities • Question 9 2 out of 2 points In order to maintain continence bladder pressure must be Selected Answer: d. lower than urethral pressure. • Question 10 2 out of 2 points What is the general goal of surgical treatment for stress UI? Selected Answer: d. To support and stabilize the urethra • Question 11 2 out of 2 points What is the leading cause of first-trimester maternal death? Selected Answer: a. Ectopic pregnancy • Question 12 2 out of 2 points What is more likely to occur in women with female genital cutting? Selected Answer: b. Birth-related complications • Question 13 2 out of 2 points What is a contributor to the increased incidence of heartburn during pregnancy? Selected Answer: d. The pregnancy hormone relaxin, which softens the lower esophageal sphincter • Question 14 2 out of 2 points What distinguishes pyelonephritis from cystitis? Selected Answer: b. The infection has ascended to the kidneys. • Question 15 2 out of 2 points What is the most typical schedule of prenatal care in the first 28 weeks of pregnancy? Selected Answer: d. Visits scheduled every 4 weeks • Question 16 2 out of 2 points After how many weeks’ gestation is a pregnancy loss considered a fetal death or stillbirth? Selected Answer: c. 20 weeks • Question 17 2 out of 2 points What is an indication of the second stage of labor? Selected Answer: a. Complete dilation of the cervix • Question 18 2 out of 2 points How can hormonal influences during pregnancy cause backache? Selected Answer: a. They loosen ligaments and joints. • Question 19 2 out of 2 points Carbohydrate intolerance and increased insulin resistance first recognized in pregnancy is known as: Selected Answer: b. Gestational diabetes • Question 20 0 out of 2 points Optimal weight gain during pregnancy is based on the woman’s prepregnant BMI and: Selected Answer: c. Nutritional assessment • Question 21 2 out of 2 points Where does edema tend to occur in the pregnant woman’s body? Selected Answer: c. Feet • Question 22 2 out of 2 points What is important to consider when vaginal bleeding occurs during the first trimester? Selected Answer: b. Ectopic pregnancy