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1. Your patient is 48 hours post-delivery. While assessing fundal height, you would expect the fundal height to be? A. 1 cm above the umbilicus B. 2 cm above the umbilicus C. 1 cm below the umbilicus D. 2 cm below the umbilicus The answer is D. The fundal height will decrease by 1 cm per day below the umbilicus. Therefore, if the woman is 48 hours postpartum (2 days) the fundal height will be 2 cm BELOW the umbilicus. 2. You’re providing discharge teaching to a new mother who is going ho...

1. What landmark is used to assess fetal station? A. Iliac spine B. Pubic symphysis C. Ischium D. Ischial spine The answer is D. The ischial spines are used as a landmark to assess fetal station. 2. A 35-year-old female is in labor. The baby is engaged in the pelvis. As the nurse you know that this means that the fetal station is approximately? A. +1 B. 0 C. +2 D. -1 The answer is B. When a baby is engaged it means the presenting part of the baby (usually the head) has entered down in...

1. What structures in fetal circulation play a role in shunting blood away from the LUNGS? Select all that apply: A. Ductus arteriosus B. Ductus venosus C. Umbilical artery D. Foramen ovale E. Umbilical vein The answers are A and D. The ductus arteriosus and foramen ovale are the structures that help blood flow bypass (or shunt) away from the lungs. These structures seal off and become nonfunctional after birth. The ductus venosus plays a role with shunting blood ...

1. A woman, who is 22 weeks pregnant, has a routine ultrasound performed. The ultrasound shows that the placenta is located at the edge of the cervical opening. As the nurse you know that which statement is FALSE about this finding: A. This is known as marginal placenta previa. B. The placenta may move upward as the pregnancy progresses and needs to be re-evaluated with another ultrasound at about 32 weeks gestation. C. The patient will need to have a c-section and cannot deliver vaginally. ...

1. The nurse knows that preeclampsia tends to occur during what time in a pregnancy? A. before 20 weeks B. in the third trimester and postpartum C. after 20 weeks D. in the first and second trimester The answer is C. Preeclampsia tends to occur AFTER 20 weeks gestation. 2. A patient is currently 34 weeks pregnant with her first baby. Which findings below could indicate the development of preeclampsia in this patient that would need to be reported to the physician? Select all that apply: A...

1. The _________ is responsible for secreting gonadotropin-releasing hormone. A. Thalamus B. Hypothalamus C. Anterior pituitary gland D. Posterior pituitary gland 2. During which cycle day of a typical 28 day menstrual cycle does the follicular phase occur? A. Cycle days 7-14 B. Cycle days 14-28 C. Cycle days 1-6 D. Cycle days 1-13

1. A 30 year old female is 25 weeks pregnant with twins. She has 5 living children. Four of the 5 children were born at 39 weeks gestation and one child was born at 27 weeks gestation. Two years ago she had a miscarriage at 10 weeks gestation. What is her GTPAL? 2. A 27 year old female is currently 16 weeks pregnant. She has 2 year-old twins that were born at 39 weeks gestation and a 5 year-old who was born at 40 weeks gestation. She had no history of miscarriage or abortion. What is her GTPAL?...