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WHNP BOARDS EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
For a healthy woman with a healthy or desirable
pre-pregnancy BMI, daily caloric requirements during
lactation are typical baseline caloric needs plus ___ kcal. -
ANSWER-500
Recommended calcium intake for a woman during
pregnancy is ____________ mg of elemental calcium
per day. - ANSWER-1000-1300
Maternal iron requirements are greatest during what
part of pregnancy? - ANSWER-2nd-3rd trimesters
The most common form of acquired anemia during
pregnancy is: - ANSWER-iron deficiency
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Examples of neural tube defects - ANSWER-anencephaly.
spina bifida.
encephalocele.
The "quad screen" should be obtained at about _____
weeks of pregnancy. and checks for what? - ANSWER-16-20
weeks. Screens for trisomy 21 and open neural tube defects.
quad includes: AFP, hCG, unconjugated estriol. ***high hcg and
inhibin A and low AFP can indicate down's
T or F: Gallbladder doubles in size during pregnancy - ANSWER-
True
Are these all T or all F during pregnancy:
-Blood volume increases by 40% to 50%, peaking
at week 32.
-Decrease in diastolic blood pressure is most
notable during the second trimester.
-S1 heart sound becomes louder.
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-Physiological systolic ejection murmur is usually
evident.
-Dilation of renal collecting system occurs.
-Physiological glucosuria & proteinuria are
common. - ANSWER-All True
Which of the following is considered a diagnostic test?
A. cell-free fetal DNA test
B. serum alpha-fetoprotein
C. serum inhibin-A
D. amniocentesis - ANSWER-D. Amniocentesis
Women at high risk for aneuploidy include - ANSWER--a maternal
age of 35 years and older at delivery.
-a history of prior pregnancy with trisomy.
-fetal ultrasonographic findings indicating an
increased risk of aneuploidy.
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rate of spontaneous fetal loss related to amniocentesis is: -
ANSWER-1 in 500 (.2%)
All of the following can cause an elevated maternal
alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) - ANSWER-underestimated gestational
age.
open neural tube defect. (high AFP)
meningomyelocele.
****Down syndrome associated with DECREASED AFP
What is trisomy 18 - ANSWER-Edwards syndrome: infant dies
within 1st year
Elevated inhibin-A is noted when a pregnant woman is at
increased risk of carrying a fetus with: - ANSWER-Down
syndrome.
Organogenesis refers to: - ANSWER-The time when most internal
organs develop prenatally. teratogenic period is 3-7 weeks
WHNP BOARDS EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
For a healthy woman with a healthy or desirable
pre-pregnancy BMI, daily caloric requirements during
lactation are typical baseline caloric needs plus ___ kcal. -
ANSWER-500
Recommended calcium intake for a woman during
pregnancy is ____________ mg of elemental calcium
per day. - ANSWER-1000-1300
Maternal iron requirements are greatest during what
part of pregnancy? - ANSWER-2nd-3rd trimesters
The most common form of acquired anemia during
pregnancy is: - ANSWER-iron deficiency
,2|Page
Examples of neural tube defects - ANSWER-anencephaly.
spina bifida.
encephalocele.
The "quad screen" should be obtained at about _____
weeks of pregnancy. and checks for what? - ANSWER-16-20
weeks. Screens for trisomy 21 and open neural tube defects.
quad includes: AFP, hCG, unconjugated estriol. ***high hcg and
inhibin A and low AFP can indicate down's
T or F: Gallbladder doubles in size during pregnancy - ANSWER-
True
Are these all T or all F during pregnancy:
-Blood volume increases by 40% to 50%, peaking
at week 32.
-Decrease in diastolic blood pressure is most
notable during the second trimester.
-S1 heart sound becomes louder.
,3|Page
-Physiological systolic ejection murmur is usually
evident.
-Dilation of renal collecting system occurs.
-Physiological glucosuria & proteinuria are
common. - ANSWER-All True
Which of the following is considered a diagnostic test?
A. cell-free fetal DNA test
B. serum alpha-fetoprotein
C. serum inhibin-A
D. amniocentesis - ANSWER-D. Amniocentesis
Women at high risk for aneuploidy include - ANSWER--a maternal
age of 35 years and older at delivery.
-a history of prior pregnancy with trisomy.
-fetal ultrasonographic findings indicating an
increased risk of aneuploidy.
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rate of spontaneous fetal loss related to amniocentesis is: -
ANSWER-1 in 500 (.2%)
All of the following can cause an elevated maternal
alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) - ANSWER-underestimated gestational
age.
open neural tube defect. (high AFP)
meningomyelocele.
****Down syndrome associated with DECREASED AFP
What is trisomy 18 - ANSWER-Edwards syndrome: infant dies
within 1st year
Elevated inhibin-A is noted when a pregnant woman is at
increased risk of carrying a fetus with: - ANSWER-Down
syndrome.
Organogenesis refers to: - ANSWER-The time when most internal
organs develop prenatally. teratogenic period is 3-7 weeks
