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EXAM 1: NUR254/ NUR 254 CHILDBEARING AND
CHILD CARING FAMILIES REVIEW| 100%
CORRECT| GRADE A - GALEN
QUESTION: What does the term ">37 weeks and above" refer
to?
Answer: Term >37 weeks and above
QUESTION: What is a gravida?
Answer: Gravida pregnant woman
QUESTION: What is a primigravida?
Answer: Primigravida pregnant for the first time
QUESTION: What is parity?
Answer: Parity the number of viable pregnancies
QUESTION: What is pre-term in pregnancy?
Answer: Pre-term 20 weeks to 36 weeks and 6 days
QUESTION: What is viability in pregnancy?
Answer: Viability capacity to live outside the uterus (22-25
weeks)
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QUESTION: What does GPTAL stand for?
Answer: GPTAL Gravida, Pre-term, term, abortion, living
QUESTION: What is an abortion in pregnancy?
Answer: Abortion <20 weeks
QUESTION: What are presumptive (subjective) signs of
pregnancy?Answer: Signs of pregnancy: Presumptive (Subjective) - breast tenderness, amenorrhea, fatigue
QUESTION: What are probable signs of pregnancy?
Answer: Signs of pregnancy: Probable - pregnancy test, hegar, ballotments, goodell sign, Chadwick
QUESTION: What are positive signs of pregnancy?
Answer: Signs of pregnancy: Positive - heart beat, visualization, palpating movement
QUESTION: What is palmar erythema (PUPPS) and its
treatment?
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Answer: Palmar erythema (PUPPS) itchy hands/ feet abnormal -
topical steroid
QUESTION: What is linea nigra?
Answer: Linea Nigra a dark line appearing on the abdomen and
extending from the pubis toward the umbilicus
QUESTION: What are striae gravidarum?
Answer: striae gravidarum stretch marks
QUESTION: How does cardiac output change during
pregnancy?
Answer: Cardiac output increases by 30-50% -Bp should stay
about the same (highest when sitting) - HR increases 15-20 - murmurs can be present
QUESTION: What musculoskeletal changes occur during
pregnancy?
Answer: Muskuloskeletal - increased risk of falls - back pain -
relaxed to prepare for birth
QUESTION: What neurological changes occur during
pregnancy?
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Answer: Neurological - postural hypotension - headache - carpal
tunnel syndrome
QUESTION: What gastrointestinal (GI) changes occur during
pregnancy?
Answer: GI PICA - GERD - heartburn - gums bleeding (soft
tooth brush)
QUESTION: What endocrine changes occur during pregnancy?
Answer: Endocrine -Estrogen/ progesterone - oxytocin
(stimulate labor)
QUESTION: What is Naegele’s rule for calculating due date?
Answer: Naegeles rule -subtract 3 months from the LMP then
add 7 days and 1 year
QUESTION: What are the trimesters of pregnancy?
Answer: Trimesters First: 1-13 weeks Second: 14-26 weeks
Third: 27-40 weeks
QUESTION: What occurs during the initial prenatal visit?
Answer: Initial visit - confirm pregnancy - surgical hx (breast
implants, abd surgery) - Hx of smoking - Hx drug use - use of