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Exam 4: NU170/ NU 170 Maternal-Child Nursing
Review| QUESTIONs & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Galen ### Breastfeeding and Nutrition
QUESTION: How many more calories does a breastfeeding
woman need compared to a woman who is not breastfeeding?
Answer: The breastfeeding woman need how many more
calories than the woman who is not breasfeeding? 500
QUESTION: What is the breast fluid containing protective
antibodies produced immediately after birth called?
Answer: Breast fluid containing protective antibodies which is
produced immediately after birth is called Colostrum
### Newborn Conditions and Assessments
QUESTION: What can cause hypoglycemia and respiratory
distress in a newborn?
Answer: Hypoglycemia and respiratory distress can occur in the
newborn as a result of what Hyperthermia
QUESTION: What is an umbilical cord with two vessels
associated with?
Answer: An umbilical cord with two vessels is associated with
internal anomalies
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QUESTION: What is the screening test mandatory for all
newborns in the United States?
Answer: The screening test that is mandatory for all newborns in
the United States is Phenylketonuria.
QUESTION: Which of the following is not a sign of newborn
hypoglycemia?
Answer: Which of the following is not a sign of newborn
hypoglycemia? low-pitched cry
QUESTION: Which of these is a sign of hunger in the newborn?
Answer: Which of these is a sign of hunger in the newborn?
rooting movements
### Postpartum Changes
QUESTION: After birth, why does the mother's gastrointestinal
system resume normal activity?
Answer: After birth, the mother's gastrointestinal system
resumes normal activity due to decreased progesterone levels.
QUESTION: What is the increase in blood volume during
pregnancy as a percentage?
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Answer: The increase in blood volume in pregnancy is what
percentage? 50 percent
QUESTION: What is the puerperium period?
Answer: The Puerperium period refers to the what 6 weeks
following birth
QUESTION: What is the recommended timeframe for
becoming pregnant after receiving the rubella vaccine?
Answer: The recommended time frame for becoming pregnant
after receiving the rubella vaccine is... 1-3 months
QUESTION: What is the term for vaginal discharge that lasts
about three days after giving birth?
Answer: Vaginal discharge that lasts about three days after
giving birth is called the Lochia what? Rubra
QUESTION: Which term refers to changes that the reproductive
organs undergo after birth to return to pre-pregnancy size and condition?
Answer: Which term refers to changes that the reproductive
organs undergo after birth to return to pre-pregnancy size and condition Involution
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### Postpartum Discharge Teaching
QUESTION: Which danger sign should the nurse teach the
woman to report during postpartum discharge teaching?
Answer: The nurse is completing postpartum discharge teach.
Which danger sign should the nurse teach the woman to report?prolonged afterpains
### Contraception and Family Planning
QUESTION: What is a bilateral tubal ligation?
Answer: bilateral tubal ligation procedure to cut and/or cauterize
the fallopian tubes
QUESTION: What is a calendar method of birth control?
Answer: calendar method a birth control method based on
abstinence from intercourse during calendar-estimated fertile days
QUESTION: What is a cervical mucus method of birth control?
Answer: cervical mucus method a type of rhythm method of
birth control in which the woman determines when she ovulates by checking her cervical mucus