NSG 1524 first exam

A clinic nurse is providing instructions to a pregnant client regarding measures that assist in alleviating heartburn. Which statement by the client indicates an understanding of the instructions?

"I should avoid eating foods that produce gas, such as beans & some vegetables, & fatty foods such as deep-dried chicken."

A pregnant client asks a nurse in the clinic when she will be able to begin to feel the fetus move. The nurse responds by telling the mother that fetal movements will be noted between which of the following weeks of gestation?

16 and 22

A nurse is performing an assessment of a pregnant client who is at 28 weeks of gestation. The nurse is measuring the fundal height in centimeters and expects the finding to be which of the following?

30 cm

A nonstress test is performed on a client who is pregnant, and the results of the test indicate nonreactive findings. The physician prescribes a contraction stress test, and the results are documented as negative. A nurse interprets the finding of the contraction stress test as indicating:

A normal test result

A nurse is providing instructions to a pregnant client who is scheduled for an amniocentesis. The nurse tells the client that;

An informed consent needs to be signed before the procedure.

A nurse is assisting in performing an assessment on a client who suspects that she is pregnant and is checking the client for probable signs of pregnancy. Which of the following are probable signs of pregnancy?

Ballottement, Chadwick's sign, uterine enlargement, Braxton Hicks contractions

Which of the following FHR patterns indicate a normal FHR?

Category 1

Ms. R had two spontaneous abortions (miscarriages) at 12 weeks gestation, has a 3-year-old son, and is now 32 weeks pregnant. Gravida____Para____?

Gravida 4 para 1

What cardiovascular changes occur during pregnancy?

Increased cardiac output, dependent edema, increased plasma volume

A nurse midwife is assessing a pregnant client for the presence of ballottement. To make this determination, the nurse midwife does which of the following?

Initiates a gentle upward tap on the cervix.

What is Ms. G's due date if her LMP is April 22, 2020?

January 29, 2021

A client arrives at the clinic for the first prenatal assessment. The client tells a nurse that the first day of her last menstrual period was October 19, 2020. Using Naegele's Rule, the nurse determines the estimated date of confinement is:

July 26, 2021

A pregnant client asks a nurse about the types of exercises that are allowable during pregnancy. The nurse should instruct the client that the safest exercise to engage in is which of the following?

Swimming

A nurse is reviewing the record of a client who has just been told that a pregnancy test is positive. The physician has documented the presence of Goodell's sign. The nurse determines that this sign indicates:

The cervix softening

The multiple marker screenings identify:

neural tube defects

Which of the following are maternal tasks of pregnancy?

Accepting the pregnancy, identifying with the role of motherhood, solving mother/daughter conflicts

Prenatal classes provide the couple with:

Knowledge and confidence

A physician has prescribed trans vaginas ultrasonography for a client in the first trimester of pregnancy and the client asks a nurse about the procedure. The nurse tells the client that:

The probe thag will be inserted into the vagina will ve covered wjth a disposable cover and coated with a gel.

The frequency of uterine contractions measure from:

The start of one contraction to the start of the next contraction