MIDTERM POST TEST 1 Flashcards
A nurse in the hospital is caring for a patient who suspects she is pregnant. Which of the following signs of pregnancy would be considered presumptive?
Amenorrhea
A nurse is looking over the health history of a client who is currently pregnant.
The provider indicated that the client showed probable signs of pregnancy. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY).
+ Goodell’s Sign
+ Ballottement
+ Chadwick’s sign
Nurse Elsa is caring for patient in her third trimester. She comes into the clinic complaining of shortness of breath.
Nurse Elsa knows that this is not unusual due to:
Increased pressure on the diaphragm due to enlarged uterus
A client comes into the clinic with a dark pigmented line extending from the pubic area to the umbilicus. The nurse knows that this is a normal skin change in a pregnant women called:
Linea Nigra
The nurse has completed a presentation for newly pregnant women about the changes of pregnancy.
Which participant’s statement reflects accurate comprehension of the information?
“A positive Goodell’s sign is a probable change of pregnancy.”
Shiny purplish lines that appear on the abdomen, breasts, thighs, and buttocks of pregnant women because of stretching the skin.
Striae gravidarum
A patient who is experiencing her first pregnancy has just completed the initial prenatal examination with a certified nurse-midwife. Which statement indicates that the patient has a correct understanding of her condition?
“Because we heard the baby’s heartbeat, I am undoubtedly pregnant.”
A nurse is caring for a patient who wants to know when the best time to take an accurate home pregnancy test is. The nurse correctly replies by saying:
Right away when you wake up in the morning
A nurse is reviewing the record of a client who has just been told that a pregnancy test is positive. The physician has documented the presence of a Goodell’s sign. The nurse determines this sign indicates:
A softening of the cervix.
The patient in the prenatal clinic tells the nurse that she is sure that she is pregnant because she has not had a menstrual cycle for three months, and her breasts are getting bigger. What response by the nurse is best?
“Lack of menses can be caused by many things. We need to do a pregnancy test.”
The adolescent patient reports to the clinic nurse that her period is late but that her home pregnancy test is negative. Which response is most appropriate?
“You might be pregnant, but it might be too early for your home test be accurate.”
What represents a positive sign of pregnancy if exhibited by a pregnant woman?
Fetal heartbeat auscultated with Doppler
When assessing the fetal heart rate (FHR) of a woman at 30 weeks of gestation, the nurse counts a rate of 82 beats/min. Initially the nurse should:
Assess the woman’s radial pulse.
A nurse teaches a pregnant woman about the presumptive, probable, and positive signs of pregnancy. The woman demonstrates an understanding of the nurse’s instructions if she states that a positive sign of pregnancy is:
Fetal movement palpated by the nurse-midwife.
During a client’s physical examination, the nurse notes that the lower uterine segment is soft on palpation. The nurse would document this finding as the:
Hegar sign
