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PCN 103 - Test 1: Ch 25: Health Promotion and Pregnancy, Ch 26: Labor and Delivery, Ch 27: Care of the Mother and Newborn Practice Questions and Answers $12.49   Add to cart

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PCN 103 - Test 1: Ch 25: Health Promotion and Pregnancy, Ch 26: Labor and Delivery, Ch 27: Care of the Mother and Newborn Practice Questions and Answers

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PCN 103 - Test 1: Ch 25: Health Promotion and Pregnancy, Ch 26: Labor and Delivery, Ch 27: Care of the Mother and Newborn Practice Questions and Answers 1. The nurse explains that implantation is the embedding of the fertilized ovum in the uterine mucosa. This implantation usually occurs in t...

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PCN 103 - Test 1: Ch 25: Health
Promotion and Pregnancy, Ch 26: Labor
and Delivery, Ch 27: Care of the Mother
and Newborn Practice Questions and
Answers

1. The nurse explains that implantation is the embedding of the fertilized ovum in the uterine mucosa.

This implantation usually occurs in the:


a. lower uterine wall.


b. side of the uterus.


c. fundus of the uterus.


d. body of the uterus. - Answer✔✔-ANS: C


Implantation usually occurs in the fundus of the uterus.




REF: Page 769 TOP: Implantation


2. When the patient is diagnosed with a tubal pregnancy, the nurse is aware that in this pregnancy, the

patient will probably:


a. carry the pregnancy to term and have a cesarean delivery.



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b. have to remain in bed for the remainder of the pregnancy.


c. spontaneously abort this ectopic pregnancy.


d. require surgery to remove the zygote. - Answer✔✔-ANS: D


Any pregnancy where implantation occurs outside the uterine cavity is called ectopic. Tubal pregnancies

usually must be resolved by surgical removal of the zygote.




REF: Page 769 TOP: Pregnancy


3. The nurse uses a diagram to show the development of the embryonic stage of pregnancy, which

usually lasts about:


a. 3 weeks.


b. 4 weeks.


c. 6 weeks.


d. 8 weeks. - Answer✔✔-ANS: D


The embryonic stage encompasses the first 8 weeks.




REF: Page 770 TOP: Pregnancy


4. The nurse is concerned about the patient who is in her first trimester of pregnancy and has been

exposed to German measles, because this disease is capable of:


a. causing a spontaneous abortion.

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b. causing birth defects.


c. causing high fever and convulsions.


d. interfering with placental implantation. - Answer✔✔-ANS: B


Rubella is a known teratogen, which can cause birth defects.




REF: Page 770 TOP: Teratogen


5. The nurse explains that the placenta functions as an endocrine gland, secreting estrogen,

progesterone, and:


a. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).


b. alpha-fetoprotein (AFP).


c. human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG).


d. luteinizing hormone (LH). - Answer✔✔-ANS: C


The placenta secretes HCG.




REF: Page 770 TOP: Placenta function


6. When lecturing to a class of prenatal women, the nurse explains that the fetus is protected from most

bacterial invasions by the:


a. yolk sac.



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b. placental barrier.


c. cotyledons.


d. chorionic villa. - Answer✔✔-ANS: B


The placental barrier protects the embryo/fetus from most bacteria, but not from viruses or drugs.




REF: Page 770 TOP: Placental barrier Step:




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7. The nurse explains that the maternity cycle is divided into three periods. The intrapartal period covers:


a. beginning of pregnancy to midterm.


b. conception to third trimester.


c. onset of labor to delivery of the baby.


d. onset of labor to delivery of the placenta. - Answer✔✔-ANS: D


The intrapartal period of the maternity cycle covers the onset of labor to delivery of the placenta.




REF: Page 785 TOP: Intrapartal period


8. A woman who has just discovered she is pregnant states that the first day of her last menstrual period

was July 10. The nurse tells her that her expected date of birth (EDB) will be:


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