OB Nursing Exam 1 All Answers Correct
Key Definitions in Prenatal Care
1. Self-Care ️Taking charge of one's health; may entail being assertive and proactively seeking
information.
2. Nurse's Role in Self-Care ️Provide information openly and recognize the client's right to ask
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OB Nursing Exam 1 All Answers Correct
Key Definitions in Prenatal Care
1. Self-Care ✔️Taking charge of one's health; may entail being assertive and proactively seeking
information.
2. Nurse's Role in Self-Care ✔️Provide information openly and recognize the client's right to ask
questions.
3. Culture ✔️The beliefs, values, attitudes, and practices embraced by a particular population,
community, or individual; learned behavior.
4. Ethnicity ✔️A social identity that corresponds with shared behaviors and characteristics.
5. Enculturation ✔️The process through which culture is transmitted from one generation to the next.
6. Acculturation ✔️The process where individuals modify their cultural practices to align with a new
cultural environment.
7. Assimilation ✔️When a group completely adopts the cultural identity of the dominant culture, losing
their original cultural identity.
8. Mucous Plug ✔️A thick, sticky mucus that forms to seal the endocervical canal, preventing bacteria
and other substances from entering the uterus; expelled at the onset of cervical dilation.
9. Goodell's Sign ✔️A probable indicator of pregnancy characterized by the softening of the cervix and
vagina, resulting from increased blood flow due to the engorgement of vessels beneath the growing
uterus.
10. Chadwick's Sign ✔️A probable sign of pregnancy where the cervix and vulva exhibit a bluish-purple
coloration due to increased vascularization.
, 11. Striae ✔️Stretch marks; superficial skin scars that occur from rapid weight gain during pregnancy
(known as striae gravidarum), commonly found on the abdomen, breasts, and thighs.
12. Colostrum ✔️A clear, yellowish, protein-rich fluid released by the breasts, beginning in the fourth
month of pregnancy and lasting until a few days postpartum.
13. Supine Hypotensive Syndrome ✔️Dizziness and a drop in blood pressure experienced when the
mother lies supine, as the weight of the uterus and associated structures compress the inferior vena
cava, reducing blood return to the heart.
14. Pseudoanemia ✔️The false appearance of anemia during pregnancy due to the rapid expansion of
blood volume, characterized by lower hematocrit levels (between 33-46%) caused by increased plasma
volume.
15. Linea Negra ✔️A darker line running from the umbilicus to the pubis appearing in some women
during the later stages of pregnancy, influenced by elevated levels of estrogen, progesterone, and α-
melanocyte-stimulating hormone.
16. Chloasma ✔️Also known as the "mask of pregnancy," it refers to the irregular darkening of the face
(cheeks, forehead, and nose), often more pronounced in women with darker complexions and
exacerbated by sun exposure; typically fades after pregnancy.
17. Quickening ✔️The sensation of fetal movement felt by the mother, usually occurring between
weeks 16 and 20 of gestation, but may be perceived earlier by women who have been pregnant before.
18. Hegar's Sign ✔️Softening of the lower uterine segment, recognized as a probable sign of pregnancy,
detectable during a bimanual examination, typically around the second and third months of pregnancy.
19. McDonald's Sign ✔️A probable sign of pregnancy indicated by the ease of flexing the uterus against
the cervix.
20. Amenorrhea ✔️The absence of menstrual periods, which may be a potential sign of pregnancy.
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