Maternity 2+3

Question 1

32. A patient is being seen by her health care provider for a suspected vaginal infection. What will the nurse
    include when educating this patient on factors that affect the vaginal pH? (Select all that apply.)
    a. Antibiotic therapy
    b. Frequent douching
    c. Exercise
    d. Jet lag
    e. Use of vaginal sprays

Answer 1

A, B, E

Question 2

27. The nurse conducting a sex education class for junior high students describes some cultural rites
    celebrating the entry to adulthood. What information would the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
    a. Bar mitzvah
    b. Displays of bravery
    c. Receiving part of their inheritance
    d. Ritual circumcision
    e. Displays of self-defense

Answer 2

A, B, D, E

Question 3

28. The nurse is reading a pregnant patients history and physical. What information does the nurse recognize
    might indicate the need for a cesarean delivery? (Select all that apply.)
    a. History of childhood rickets
    b. Immobile coccyx
    c. Prepregnant weight of 100 pounds
    d. Avid horse rider
    e. Pelvic fracture 3 years ago

Answer 3

: A, B, E

Question 4

29. What are considered to be functions of the fallopian tubes? (Select all that apply.)
    a. Passage for sperm to meet ova
    b. Passage for ovum to uterus
    c. Safe environment for zygote
    d. Restriction for only one ovum to enter uterus
    e. Site for fertilization

Answer 4

A, B, C, E

Question 5

30. The nurse is providing an inservice to students beginning their obstetric clinical rotation. Using a diagram,
    the nurse points out parts of the female pelvis. What will the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
    a. Two innominates
    b. Obstetric conjugate
    c. Sacrum
    d. Perimetrium
    e. Coccyx

Answer 5

A, C, E

Question 6

31. The nurse explains that testosterone is respNoUnRsiSbIlNe GfoTrBm.CaOleMs exceeding females in which aspects? (Select 
all that apply.)
a. Strength
b. Height
c. Mental concentration
d. Hematocrit levels
e. Agility

Answer 6

: A, B, D

Question 7

When the nurse reads in the history and physical of a pregnant patient that she has a platypelloid pelvis, the
nurse is aware that this pelvis has a narrow ___ diameter, making a vaginal birth unlikely.

Answer 7

anteroposterior

Question 8

In males the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and the luteinizing hormone (LH) from the anterior pituitary stimulate testosterone production in the ___ cells of the testes.

Answer 8

Leydig

Question 9

35. The____ is a period of years during which the womans ability to reproduce gradually declines.

Answer 9

climacteric

Question 10

36. Where the labia majora and the labia minora meet is known as the fourchette or
    ___ ___

Answer 10

obstetrical perineum

Question 11

37. The nurse outlines the phases of the sexual response. Arrange the phases in order of occurrence. Put a
    comma and space between each answer choice (a, b, c, d, etc.)
    a. Nipples become erect.
    b. Involuntary muscle spasms occur.
    c. Engorgement resolves.
    d. Heart rate slows.
    e. Skin flushes.

Answer 11

: A, E, B, C, D

Question 12

25. A nurse is teaching a lesson on fetal development to a class of high school students and explains the
    primary germ layers. What are the germ layers? (Select all that apply.)
    a. Ectoderm
    b. Endoderm
    c. Mesoderm
    d. Plastoderm
    e. Blastoderm

Answer 12

A, B, C

Question 13

26. What are the functions of amniotic fluid? (Select all that apply.)
    a. Maintaining an even temperature
    b. Impeding excessive fetal movement
    c. Lubricating fetal skin
    d. Acting as a reservoir for nutrients
    e. Acting as a cushion for the fetus

Answer 13

A, E

Question 14

27. A patient at the obstetric office has just learned she is pregnant with dizygotic twins. What facts will the
    nurse include when educating this patient? (Select all that apply.)
    a. Dizygotic twins are the same sex.
    b. Dizygotic twins share a placenta.
    c. Dizygotic pregnancies tend to repeat in families.
    d. Dizygotic twins have separate chorions.
    e. Dizygotic twin incidence decreases with maternal age.

Answer 14

C, D

Question 15

28. The nurse explains that prior to fertilization each cell is reduced from 46 chromosomes to 23 chromosomes
    This is referred to as the ___ number

Answer 15

haploid

Question 16

9. The component of development that programs the genetic code into the nucleus of the cell is ____
   .

Answer 16

DNA

Question 17

The vessels comprising the umbilical cord are cushioned and protected by a substance called ___ ____
.

Answer 17

warton’s jelly

Question 18

The normal volume of amniotic fluid is approximately ___ mL at 37 weeks gestation.

Answer 18

1000

Question 19

32. Organize the developmental stages in the correct order. Put a comma and space between each answer
choice (a, b, c, d, etc.)
a. Fetus
b. Zygote
c. Embryo
d. Blastocyst
e. Morula

Answer 19

B, E, D, C, A

Question 20

33. Put the embryonic/fetal characteristics in the correct order of occurrence from week 3 to week 36 of
    gestation. Put a comma and space between each answer choice (a, b, c, d, etc.)
    a. Subcutaneous fat is present.
    b. Bone marrow forms blood cells.
    c. Spinal cord and brain appear.
    d. Skull and jaw ossify.
    e. Neural tube closes.

Answer 20

C, E, D, B, A