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EXAM 1: NUR230/ NUR 230 THE
CHILDBEARING/CHILD CARING FAMILY
EXAM 1| QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|
100% CORRECT- GALEN
QUESTION: What is gravida?
Answer: What is gravida? Total number of pregnancies
QUESTION: What is para?
Answer: What is para? Total number of viable pregnancies (at
lease 20 weeks gestation)
QUESTION: What is Naegele's Rule?
Answer: Describe Naegele's Rule? Used to determine the
expected date of delivery (EDD)
QUESTION: How is the expected date of delivery (EDD)
determined using Naegele's Rule?Answer: How is the EDD determined? Naegele's Rule: (First day of last period+ 7 days) - 3 months
QUESTION: What are the signs of pregnancy?
Answer: What are the signs of pregnancy? Presumptive,
Probable, Positive
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QUESTION: What is a presumptive sign of pregnancy?
Answer: What is a presumptive sign of pregnancy? N&V, breast
changes, fatigue, urinary frequency
QUESTION: What is a probable sign of pregnancy?
Answer: What is a probable sign of pregnancy? Goodell's sign,
Chadwick's sign, Hegar's sign, positive pregnancy test
QUESTION: What is a positive sign of pregnancy?
Answer: What is a positive sign of pregnancy? Hearing fetal
heart tones (12 wks), Visualization of the fetus (4 wks),
palpating fetal movement, and visualizing fetal movements:
Ultrasound (18 wks)
QUESTION: What are the effects of pregnancy on the
cardiovascular system?
Answer: What are the effects of pregnancy on the
cardiovascular system? There is extra fluid on board so the CO increases 10%-50%. The heart rate increases 10-15 bpm
QUESTION: What is asked or done in the first GYN
appointment?
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Answer: What is asked/done in first GYN appt? -Pap smear -
STD's -Were they on birth control or antibiotics? -Currently taking any medications? -Currently using tobacco, alcohol, or illegal drugs? - Ask about resources (social, financial) -Any previous pregnancies
QUESTION: How much should caffeine be decreased to during
pregnancy?
Answer: How much should caffeine be decreased to? 1-2
servings a day
QUESTION: What foods are rich in iron?
Answer: What foods are rich in iron? -Red meat -Dark leafy
greens -Beans -Poultry
QUESTION: What are ways in which the mother can avoid
heartburn?
Answer: What are ways in which the mother can avoid
heartburn? -Good posture -Avoid spicy foods -Eat small meals
QUESTION: At how many weeks can you see the fetus on an
ultrasound?
Answer: At how many weeks can you see the fetus on an
ultrasound? 6 weeks
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QUESTION: What is the "mask of pregnancy" called?
Answer: What is the "mask of pregnancy" called? Cholasma
QUESTION: What is linea nigra?
Answer: What is linea nigra? a hyperpigmented line on the
abdomen from the symphysis pubis to the top of the fundus
QUESTION: What are stretch marks called?
Answer: What are stretch marks called? Striae gravidarum
QUESTION: What are respiratory changes in the mother during
pregnancy?
Answer: What are respiratory changes in the mother? -Nasal
congestion/ nose bleeding due to elevated estrogen levels -RR increases
QUESTION: What are ways to help nausea and vomiting during
pregnancy?
Answer: What are ways to help nausea and vomiting? -Vitamin
b6 - Ginger -Eat dry carbs first thing upon rising -Eat small frequent meals -Good posture