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Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Final Exam Questionsand Answers.What is puberty? Answer - It is the development of secondary sexual characteristics
What are the symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy? Answer - lower abdominal and shoulder pain, light vaginal bleeding, hypovolemic shock
What is the hormone that initiates the maturation of the ovarian follicle?
a. FSH
b. LH
c. progesterone
d. estrogen Answer - a. FSH
What is the difference between morning sickness and hyperemesis gravida? Answer - Hyperemesis is severe nausea and vomiting that causes dehydration and imbalance of electrolytes.
What are S/S to report with gestation hypertension? Answer - blurred vision, dizziness, epigastric pain, proteinuria, severe headache, edema
What are the 3 primary germ layers of the embryo, from outer to inner?
a. mesoderm, ectoderm, endoderm
b. endoderm, ectoderm mesoderm
c. ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm
d. endoderm, mesoderm, ectoderm Answer - c. ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm
What are the two types of twins and how do they differ? Answer - Identical- monozygotic- same ova, same placenta
Fraternal- dizygotic- separate ova, separate placentas
What is Nagele's rule? Answer - 1st day of last menstrual cycle, minus 3 months, plus 7 days, correct year = estimated date of delivery
What are positive signs of pregnancy? Answer - fetal heart sounds
visualization of fetus ultrasound fetal movement palpated by hcp
What is supine hypotensive syndrome? Answer - It is low blood pressure resulting from compression of the inferior vena cava by the weight of the pregnant uterus when the mother is supine.
What is a suggestion for nausea and vomiting in early stages of pregnancy? Answer - Eat small meals throughout the day
Eat bland foods
Eat dry crackers half an hour to an hour before getting out of bed
Eat/drink foods with ginger or gingersnaps
What is are the differences between an incomplete abortion, a missed abortion, and a complete abortion? Answer - Incomplete abortion- fetus died but some of the tissue did not expel
Missed abortion- fetus died but none of the tissue expelled
Complete abortion- fetus died and all of the tissue expelled
What is the function of the fimbriae and the fallopian tubes? Answer - The fimbriae pull the ova into the fallopian tubes.
The fallopian tubes create a safe environment for fertilization and a safe passage to the uterus.
What is placenta previa? Answer - It is a condition in which the placenta develops over and partially or completely covers the cervix.
How does abruptio placentae present? Answer - Dark red or brown blood
Rigid abdomen
Increased fundal height due to extra blood
Pain
When are blood type incompatibilities a concern? Answer - When the mother has Rh- blood and the baby has Rh+ blood.
What is given to help prevent the development of antibodies with blood type incompatibilities and when is it given? Answer - RhoGam, given at 28 weeks and 72 hours prior to birth (LPN's can administer)
What infections fall under the classification of TORCH? Answer - Toxoplasmosis- parasite found in cat feces and raw meat
Other- Hepatitis B, Syphilis, Varicella, Herpes Zoster
Rubella (measles)
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)- passes through bodily fluids, contact precautions
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
What can toxoplasmosis cause in fetuses? Answer - Low birth weight
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