MCN 273 OB EXAM 1|177 Questions with Verified Answers
The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized
... [Show More] nations for infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates, which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact?
A)Resolving all language and cultural differences
B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
C) Providing more extensive women's shelters
D)Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet - CORRECT ANSWER B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care
When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include which of the following? A)Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B) Families are unable to make informed choices
C) Childbirth results in changes in relationships
D)Families require little information to make appropriate decisions - CORRECT ANSWER C) Childbirth results in changes in relationships
When preparing a teaching plan for a group of first-time pregnant women, the nurse expects to review how maternity care has changed over the years. Which of the following would the nurse include when discussing
events of the 20th century?
A)Epidemics of puerperal fever
B) Performance of the first cesarean birth
C) Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
D)Creation of free-standing birth centers - CORRECT ANSWER D)Creation of free-standing birth centers
After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related mortality, the instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students identify which condition as a leading cause?
A) Hemorrhage
B) Embolism
C) Obstructed labor
D) Infection - CORRECT ANSWER B) Embolism
The nurse is working with a group of community health members to develop a plan to address the special health needs of women. Which of the following conditions would the group address as the major problem?
A) Smoking
B) Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer - CORRECT ANSWER B) Heart disease
When assessing a family for possible barriers to health care, the nurse would consider which factor to be most important?
A) Language
B) Health care workers attitudes
C) Transportation
D) Finances - CORRECT ANSWER D) Finances
After teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of informed consent. Which of the following, if identified by the student, would indicate an understanding of a violation of informed consent?
A)Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
B) Serving as a witness to the signature process
C) Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
D)Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures - CORRECT ANSWER A)Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-year-old boy with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are out of town on vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which action would be the priority?
A)Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
B) Providing emergency care without parental consent
C) Contacting the childs aunt or uncle to obtain their consent
D)Advocating for termination of parental rights for this situation - CORRECT ANSWER A)Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal consent
After teaching nursing students about the basic concepts of family-centered care, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students state which of the following?
A)Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will change.
B) Families are not capable of making health care decisions for themselves.
C) Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth.
D)Childbirth is a medical procedure. - CORRECT ANSWER A)Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will change.
A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on the trends in health care and health care delivery over the past several centuries. When discussing the changes during the past century, which of the following would the instructor be least likely to include?
A) Disease prevention
B) Health promotion
C) Wellness
D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality - CORRECT ANSWER D) Analysis of morbidity and mortality
A nurse is assigned to care for an Asian American client. The nurse develops a plan of care with the understanding that based on this clients cultural background, the client most likely views illness as which of the following?
A) Caused by supernatural forces.
B) A punishment for sins.
C) Due to spirits or demons.
D) From an imbalance of yin and yang - CORRECT ANSWER D) From an imbalance of yin and yang
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a woman to ensure continuity of care during pregnancy, labor, and childbirth. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to incorporate into that plan?
A) Adhering to strict, specific routines
B) Involving a pediatric physician
C) Educating the client about the importance of a support person
D) Assigning several nurses as a support team - CORRECT ANSWER C) Educating the client about the importance of a support person
A nursing instructor is preparing a class discussion on case management in maternal and newborn health care. Which of the following would the instructor include as a key component? Select all that apply.
A) Advocacy
B) Coordination
C) Communication
D) Resource management
E) Event managed care - CORRECT ANSWER A) Advocacy
B) Coordination
C) Communication
D) Resource management
After teaching a group of students about the concept of maternal mortality, the instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students state which of the following?
A) The rate includes accidental causes for deaths.
B) It addresses pregnancy-related causes.
C) The duration of the pregnancy is not a concern.
D) The time frame is typically for a specified year. - CORRECT ANSWER A) The rate includes accidental causes for deaths.
A group of students are reviewing the historical aspects about childbirth. The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify the use of twilight sleep as a key event during which time frame?
A) 1700s
B) 1800s
C) 1900s
D) 2000s - CORRECT ANSWER C) 1900s
A nurse is providing care to a woman who has just delivered a healthy newborn. Which action would least likely demonstrate application of the concept of family-centered care?
A) Focusing on the birth as a normal healthy event for the family
B) Creating opportunities for the family to make informed decisions
C) Encouraging the woman to keep her other children at home
D) Fostering a sense of respect for the mother and the family - CORRECT ANSWER C) Encouraging the woman to keep her other children at home
When discussing fetal mortality with a group of students, a nurse addresses maternal factors. Which of the following would the nurse most likely include? Select all that apply.
A) Chromosomal abnormalities
B) Malnutrition
C) Preterm cervical dilation
D) Underlying disease condition
E) Poor placental attachment - CORRECT ANSWER B)Malnutrition
C)Preterm cervical dilation
D) Underlying disease condition
A nurse is preparing a presentation for a local community group about health status and childrens health. Which of the following would the nurse include as one of the most significant measures?
A) Fetal mortality rate
B) Neonatal mortality rate
C) Infant mortality rate
D) Maternal mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWER C) Infant mortality rate
A group of students are reviewing an article describing information related to indicators for women's health and the results of a national study. Which of the following would the students identify as being satisfactory for women? Select all that apply.
A) Smoking cessation
B) Colorectal cancer screening
C) Violence against women
D) Health insurance coverage
E) Mammograms - CORRECT ANSWER B) Colorectal cancer screening
E) Mammograms
A nurse is preparing a presentation for a local women's group about heart disease and women. Which of the following would the nurse expect to address when discussing measures to promote health.
A) Women have similar symptoms as men for a heart attack.
B) Heart disease is no longer viewed as a man's disease.
C) Women experiencing a heart attack are at greater risk for dying.
D) Heart attacks in women are more easily diagnosed. - CORRECT ANSWER C) Women experiencing a heart attack are at greater risk for dying.
A nurse is working to develop a health education program for a local community to address breast cancer awareness. Which of the following would the nurse expect to include when describing this problem to the group? Select all that apply.
A) White women have higher rates of breast cancer than African American women.
B) African American women are more likely to die from breast cancer at any age.
C) Survival at any stage is worse among white women.
D) Women living in South America have the highest rates of breast cancer.
E) Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in women. - CORRECT ANSWER A) White women have higher rates of breast cancer than African American women.
B) African American women are more likely to die from breast cancer at any age.
A group of nursing students are reviewing information about factors affecting maternal, newborn, and women's health. The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify which of the following deficiencies as being associated with poverty? Select all that apply.
A) Literacy
B) Employment opportunities
C) Mobility
D) Political representation
E) Skills - CORRECT ANSWER A) Literacy
B) Employment opportunities
C) Mobility
D) Political representation
E) Skills
The nurse is caring for a 2-week-old newborn girl with a metabolic disorder. Which of the following activities would deviate from the characteristics of family-centered care?
A)Softening unpleasant information or prognoses
B) Evaluating and changing the nursing plan of care
C) Collaborating with the child and family as equals
D)Showing respect for the familys beliefs and wishes - CORRECT ANSWER A) Softening unpleasant information or prognoses
The nurse is providing home care for a 6-year-old girl with multiple medical challenges. Which of the following activities would be considered the tertiary level of prevention?
A)Arranging for a physical therapy session
B) Teaching parents to administer albuterol
C) Reminding parent to give a full course of antibiotics
D)Giving a DTaP vaccination at the proper interval - CORRECT ANSWER A)Arranging for a physical therapy session
A nursing student is reviewing information about documenting client care and education in the medical record and the purposes that it serves. The student demonstrates a need for additional study when the nurse identifies which of the following as a reason?
A)Serves as a communication tool for the interdisciplinary team.
B) Demonstrates education the family has received if legal matters arise.
C) Permits others access to allow refusal of medical insurance coverage.
D)Verifies meeting client education standards set by the Joint Commission. - CORRECT ANSWER C) Permits others access to allow refusal of medical insurance coverage.
A pregnant client tells her nurse that she is interested in arranging a home birth. After educating the client on the advantages and disadvantages, which statement would indicate that the client understood the information?
A)I like having the privacy, but it might be too expensive for me to set up in my home. B) I want to have more control, but I am concerned if an emergency would arise.
C) It is safer because I will have a midwife.
D)The midwife is trained to resolve any emergency, and she can bring any pain meds. - CORRECT ANSWER B) I want to have more control, but I am concerned if an emergency would arise.
The nurse is making a home visit to a client who had a cesarean birth 3 days ago. Assessment reveals that the client is complaining of intermittent pain, rating it as 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. She states, I'm pretty tired. And with this pain, I havent been drinking and eating like I should. The medication helps a bit but not much. My mom has been helping with the baby. Her incision is clean, dry, and intact. Which nursing diagnosis would the nurse identify as the priority for this client?
A)Impaired skin integrity related to cesarean birth incision
B) Fatigue related to effects of surgery and caretaking activities
C) Imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirements related to poor fluid and food intake
D)Acute pain related to incision and cesarean birth - CORRECT ANSWER D) Acute pain related to incision and cesarean birth
When caring for childbearing families from cultures different from ones own, which of the following must be accomplished first?
A)Adapt to the practices of the familys culture
B) Determine similarities between both cultures
C) Assess personal feelings about that culture
D)Learn as much as possible about that culture - CORRECT ANSWER C) Assess personal feelings about that culture
After teaching a group of students about the changes in health care delivery and funding, which of the following, if identified by the group as a current trend seen in the maternal and child health care settings, would indicate that the teaching was successful?
A)Increase in community settings for care
B) Decrease in family poverty level
C) Increase in hospitalization of children D)Decrease in managed care - CORRECT ANSWER A)Increase in community settings for care
The nurse would recommend the use of which supplement as a primary prevention strategy to prevent neural tube defects with pregnant women?
A) Calcium
B) Folic acid
C) Vitamin C
D) Iron - CORRECT ANSWER B) Folic acid
Which action would the nurse include in a primary prevention program in the community to help reduce the incidence of HIV infection?
A)Provide treatment for clients who test positive for HIV
B) Monitor viral load counts periodically
C) Educate clients in how to practice safe sex
D)Offer testing for clients who practice unsafe sex - CORRECT ANSWER C) Educate clients in how to practice safe sex
When assuming the role of discharge planner for a woman requiring ventilator support at home, the nurse would do which of the following?
A) Confer with the clients mother
B) Teach new self-care skills to the client
C) Determine if there is a need for back-up power
D) Discuss coverage with the insurance company - CORRECT ANSWER C) Determine if there is a need for back-up power
When comparing community-based nursing with nursing in the acute care setting to a group of nursing students, the nurse describes the challenges associated with community-based nursing. Which of the following would the nurse include?
A) Increased time available for education
B) Improved access to resources
C) Decision making in isolation
D) Greater environmental structure - CORRECT ANSWER C) Decision making in isolation
After teaching a group of students about the different levels of prevention, the instructor determines a need for additional teaching when the students identify which of the following as a secondary prevention level activity in community-based health care?
A) Teaching women to take folic acid supplements to prevent neural tube defects
B) Working with women who are victims of domestic violence
C) Working with clients at an HIV clinic to provide nutritional and CAM therapies
D) Teaching hypertensive clients to monitor blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER A) Teaching women to take folic acid supplements to prevent neural tube defects
Which of the following statements is accurate regarding women's health care in todays system?
A) Women spend 95 cents of every dollar spent on health care.
B) Women make almost 90% of all health care decisions.
C) Women are still the minority in the United States.
D) Men use more health services than women. - CORRECT ANSWER B) Women make almost 90% of all health care decisions.
A nurse is educating a client about a care plan. Which of the following statements would be appropriate to assess the clients learning ability?
A) Did you graduate from high school; how many years of schooling did you have?
B) Do you have someone in your family who would understand this information?
C) Many people have trouble remembering information; is this a problem for you?
D) Would you prefer that the doctor give you more detailed medical information? - CORRECT ANSWER C) Many people have trouble remembering information; is this a problem for you?
A nurse is developing cultural competence. Which of the following indicates that the nurse is in the process of developing cultural knowledge? Select all that apply.
A) Examining personal sociocultural heritage
B) Reviewing personal biases and prejudices
C) Seeking resources to further understanding of other cultures
D) Becoming familiar with other culturally diverse lifestyles
E) Performing a competent cultural assessment
F) Advocating for social justice to eliminate disparities. - CORRECT ANSWER C) Seeking resources to further understanding of other cultures
D) Becoming familiar with other culturally diverse lifestyles
A nurse is engaged in providing family-centered care for a woman and her family. The nurse is providing instrumental support with which activity?
A) Explaining to the woman and family what to expect during the birth process.
B) Assisting the woman in breathing techniques to cope with labor contractions.
C) Reinforcing the woman's role as a mother after birth
D) Helping the family obtain extra financial help for prescribed phototherapy - CORRECT ANSWER D) Helping the family obtain extra financial help for prescribed phototherapy
A nurse is considering a change in employment from the acute care setting to community-based nursing. The nurse is focusing her job search on ambulatory care settings. Which of the following would the nurse most likely find as a possible setting? Select all that apply.
A) Urgent care center
B) Hospice care
C) Immunization clinic
D) Physicians office
E) Day surgery center
F) Nursing home - CORRECT ANSWER A) Urgent care center
D) Physicians office
E) Day surgery center
A nursing instructor is presenting a class for a group of students about community-based nursing interventions. The instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students identify which of the following?
A) Conducting childbirth education classes
B) Counseling a pregnant teen with anemia
C) Consulting with a parent of a child who is vomiting
D) Performing epidemiologic investigations - CORRECT ANSWER D) Performing epidemiologic investigations
During class, a nursing student asks, I read an article that was talking about integrative medicine. What is that? Which response by the instructor would be most appropriate?
A) It refers to the use of complementary and alternative medicine in place of traditional therapies for a condition.
B) It means that complementary and alternative medicine is used together with conventional therapies to reduce pain or discomfort.
C) It means that mainstream medical therapies and complementary and alternative therapies are combined based on scientific evidence for being effective.
D) It refers to situations when a client and his or her family prefer to use an unproven method of treatment over a proven one. - CORRECT ANSWER C) It means that mainstream medical therapies and complementary and alternative therapies are combined based on scientific evidence for being effective.
While a nurse is obtaining a health history, the client tells the nurse that she practices aromatherapy. The nurse interprets this as which of the following?
A) Use of essential oils to stimulate the sense of smell to balance the mind and body
B) Application of pressure to specific points to allow self-healing
C) Use of deep massage of areas on the foot or hand to rebalance body parts
D) Participation in chanting and praying to promote healing. - CORRECT ANSWER A) Use of essential oils to stimulate the sense of smell to balance the mind and body
A pregnant woman asks the nurse about giving birth in a birthing center. She says, I'm thinking about using one but I'm not sure. Which of the following would the nurse need to integrate into the explanation about this birth setting? (Select all that apply.)
A) An alternative for women who are uncomfortable with a home birth.
B) The longer length of stay needed when compared to hospital births
C) Focus on supporting women through labor instead of managing labor
D) View of labor and birth as a normal process requiring no intervention
E) Care provided primarily by obstetricians with midwives as backup care - CORRECT ANSWER A) An alternative for women who are uncomfortable with a home birth.
C) Focus on supporting women through labor instead of managing labor
D) View of labor and birth as a normal process requiring no intervention
A nurse practicing in the community is preparing a presentation for a group of nursing students about this practice setting. Which of the following would the nurse include as characteristic of this role?
A) Greater emphasis on direct physical care
B) Broader assessment to include the environment
C) Increased dependency on physician
D) Limited decision making and support - CORRECT ANSWER B) Broader assessment to include the environment
A nurse is preparing a teaching plan for a woman who is pregnant for the first time. Which of the following would the nurse incorporate into the teaching plan to foster the clients learning? (Select all that apply.)
A) Teach survival skills first
B) Use simple, nonmedical language
C) Refrain from using a hands-on approach
D) Avoid repeating information
E) Use visual materials such as photos and videos - CORRECT ANSWER A) Teach survival skills first
B) Use simple, nonmedical language
E) Use visual materials such as photos and videos
A group of nurses are reviewing the steps for developing cultural competence. The students demonstrate understanding when they identify which of the following as the final step?
A) Cultural knowledge
B) Cultural skills
C) Cultural encounter
D) Cultural awareness - CORRECT ANSWER C) Cultural encounter
When describing the menstrual cycle to a group of young women, the nurse explains that estrogen levels are highest during which phase of the endometrial cycle?
A) Menstrual
B) Proliferative
C) Secretory
D) Ischemic - CORRECT ANSWER B) Proliferative
After teaching a group of adolescent girls about female reproductive development, the nurse determines that teaching was successful when the girls state that menarche is defined as a woman's first:
A)Sexual experience
B) Full hormonal cycle
C) Menstrual period
D)Sign of breast development - CORRECT ANSWER C) Menstrual period
A client with a 28-day cycle reports that she ovulated on May 10. The nurse would expect the clients next menses to begin on:
A)May 24
B) May 26
C) May 30
D)June 1 - CORRECT ANSWER A)May 24
Which female reproductive tract structure would the nurse describe to a group of young women as containing rugae that enable it to dilate during labor and birth?
A) Cervix
B) Fallopian tube
C) Vagina
D)Vulva - CORRECT ANSWER C) Vagina
After teaching a group of pregnant women about breast-feeding, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies which hormone as important for the production of breast milk after childbirth?
A)Placental estrogen
B) Progesterone
C) Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
D) Prolactin - CORRECT ANSWER D) Prolactin
The nurse is assessing a 13-year-old girl who has had her first menses. Which of the following events would the nurse expect to have occurred first?
A)Evidence of pubic hair
B) Development of breast buds
C) Onset of menses
D)Growth spurt - CORRECT ANSWER B) Development of breast buds
When describing the ovarian cycle to a group of students, which phase would the instructor include?
A) Luteal phase
B) Proliferative phase
C) Menstrual phase
D) Secretory phase - CORRECT ANSWER A) Luteal phase
The nurse is explaining the events that lead up to ovulation. Which hormone would the nurse identify as being primarily responsible for ovulation?
A) Estrogen
B) Progesterone
C) Follicle-stimulating hormone
D)Luteinizing hormone - CORRECT ANSWER D)Luteinizing hormone
The nurse is teaching a health education class on male reproductive anatomy and asks the students to identify the site of sperm production. Which structure, if identified by the group, would indicate to the nurse that the teaching was successful?
A)Testes
B) Seminal vesicles
C) Scrotum
D)Prostate gland - CORRECT ANSWER A)Testes
The nurse is creating a diagram that illustrates the components of the male reproductive system. Which structure would be inappropriate for the nurse to include as an accessory gland?
A) Seminal vesicles
B) Prostate gland
C) Cowpers glands
D) Vas deferens - CORRECT ANSWER D) Vas deferens
The nurse is preparing an outline for a class on the physiology of the male sexual response. Which event would the nurse identify as occurring first?
A) Sperm emission
B) Penile vasodilation
C) Psychological release
D) Ejaculation - CORRECT ANSWER B) Penile vasodilation
A woman comes to the clinic complaining that she has little sexual desire. As part of the clients evaluation, the nurse would anticipate the need to evaluate which hormone level?
A) Progesterone
B) Estrogen
C) Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
D) Testosterone - CORRECT ANSWER D) Testosterone
A nurse is conducting a class for a group of teenage girls about female reproductive anatomy and physiology. Which of the following would the nurse include as an external female reproductive organ? Select all that apply.
A) Mons pubis
B) Labia
C) Vagina
D) Clitoris
E) Uterus - CORRECT ANSWER A) Mons pubis
B) Labia
D) Clitoris
When describing the hormones involved in the menstrual cycle, a nurse identifies which hormone as responsible for initiating the cycle?
A) Estrogen
B) Luteinizing hormone
C) Progesterone
D) Prolactin - CORRECT ANSWER B) Luteinizing hormone
A nursing instructor is describing the hormones involved in the menstrual cycle to a group of nursing students. The instructor determines the teaching was successful when the students identify follicle- stimulating hormone as being secreted by which of the following?
A) Hypothalamus
B) Anterior pituitary gland
C) Ovaries
D) Corpus luteum - CORRECT ANSWER B) Anterior pituitary gland
A woman comes to the clinic for an evaluation. During the visit, the woman tells the nurse that her menstrual cycles have become irregular. Ive also been waking up at night feeling really hot and sweating. The nurse interprets these findings as which of the following?
A) Menopause
B) Perimenopause
C) Climacteric
D) Menarche - CORRECT ANSWER B) Perimenopause
After teaching a group of students about female reproductive anatomy, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as the site of fertilization?
A) Vagina
B) Uterus
C) Fallopian tubes
D) Vestibule - CORRECT ANSWER C) Fallopian tubes
A woman comes to the clinic complaining of a vaginal discharge. The nurse suspects that the client has an infection. When gathering additional information, which of the following would the nurse be least likely to identify as placing the client at risk for an infection?
A) Recent antibiotic therapy for an upper respiratory infection
B) Last menstrual period about 5 days ago.
C) Weekly douching
D) Frequent use of feminine hygiene sprays. - CORRECT ANSWER B) Last menstrual period about 5 days ago.
A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the male reproductive structures. The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify which of the following as accessory organs? (Select all that apply.)
A) Testes
B) Vas deferens
C) Bulbourethral glands
D) Prostate gland
E) Penis - CORRECT ANSWER B) Vas deferens
C) Bulbourethral glands
D) Prostate gland
A nurse is examining a female client and tests the clients vaginal pH. Which finding would the nurse interpret as normal?
A) 4.5
B) 7
C) 8.5
D) 10 - CORRECT ANSWER A) 4.5
21.When describing the male sexual response to a group of students, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when they identify emission as which of the following?
A) Semen forced through the urethra to the outside
B) Movement of sperm from the testes and fluid into the urethras
C) Dilation of the penile arteries with increased blood flow to the tissues.
D) Bodys return to the physiologic nonstimulated state - CORRECT ANSWER B) Movement of sperm from the testes and fluid into the urethras
A nurse is describing the structure and function of the reproductive system to an adolescent health class. The nurse describes the secretion of the seminal vesicles as which of the following?
A) Mucus-like
B) Alkaline
C) Acidic
D) Semen - CORRECT ANSWER B) Alkaline
While talking with a pregnant woman who has undergone genetic testing, the woman informs the nurse that her baby will be born with Down syndrome. The nurse understands that Down syndrome is an example of:
A)Multifactorial inheritance
B) X-linked recessive inheritance
C) Trisomy numeric abnormality
D)Chromosomal deletion - CORRECT ANSWER C) Trisomy numeric abnormality
A nurse is describing advances in genetics to a group of students. Which of the following would the nurse least likely include?
A)Genetic diagnosis is now available as early as the second trimester.
B) Genetic testing can identify presymptomatic conditions in children.
C) Gene therapy can be used to repair missing genes with normal ones.
D)Genetic agents may be used in the future to replace drugs. - CORRECT ANSWER A)Genetic diagnosis is now available as early as the second trimester.
After teaching a group of students about fetal development, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as providing the barrier to other sperm after fertilization?
A)Zona pellucida
B) Zygote
C) Cleavage
D) Morula - CORRECT ANSWER A)Zona pellucida
A nurse is teaching a class on X-linked recessive disorders. Which of the following statements would the nurse most likely include?
A)Males are typically carriers of the disorders.
B) No male-to-male transmission occurs.
C) Daughters are more commonly affected with the disorder.
D)Both sons and daughters have a 50% risk of the disorder. - CORRECT ANSWER B) No male-to-male transmission occurs.
A pregnant woman undergoes maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) testing at 16 to 18 weeks gestation. Which of the following would the nurse suspect if the woman's level is decreased?
A)Down syndrome
B) Sickle-cell anemia
C) Cardiac defects
D)Open neural tube defect - CORRECT ANSWER A)Down syndrome
The nurse is developing a presentation for a community group of young adults discussing fetal development and pregnancy. The nurse would identify that the sex of offspring is determined at the time of:
A) Meiosis
B) Fertilization
C) Formation of morula
D) Oogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER B) Fertilization
When describing amniotic fluid to a pregnant woman, the nurse would include which of the following?
A) This fluid acts as transport mechanism for oxygen and nutrients.
B) The fluid is mostly protein to provide nourishment to your baby.
C) This fluid acts as a cushion to help to protect your baby from injury.
D) The amount of fluid remains fairly constant throughout the pregnancy. - CORRECT ANSWER C) This fluid acts as a cushion to help to protect your baby from injury.
Assessment of a pregnant woman reveals oligohydramnios. The nurse would be alert for the development of which of the following?
A)Maternal diabetes
B) Placental insufficiency
C) Neural tube defects
D)Fetal gastrointestinal malformations - CORRECT ANSWER B) Placental insufficiency [Show Less]