NURS 326 Exam #1 Questions With Correct
Answers
The stretchable quality of the cervical mucus at the time of ovulation is known
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as?
a. Menarche
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b. Spinnbarkeit
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c. Mittelschmerz
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d. leukorrhea - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Spinnbarkeit
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A nurse is teaching a group of clients who are pregnant about measures to relieve
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backache during pregnancy. Which of the following should the nurse include?
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Select all that apply.
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a. avoid any lifting
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b. perform legal exercises twice daily
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c. perform the pelvic rock exercise daily
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d. use proper body mechanics
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e. avoid constrictive clothing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c and d
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A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and is reviewing manifestations of
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complications the client should report promptly to the provider. Which of the
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following should the nurse include?
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,a. Vaginal bleeding
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b. Swelling of the ankles
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c. Heartburn after eating
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d. Lightheadedness when lying on the back - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. Vaginal
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bleeding
A client who is at 7 weeks of gestation is experiencing N/V in the morning. Which
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of the following should the nurse include?
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a. Awaken during the night to eat a snack
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b. Eat crackers or plain toast before getting out of bed
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c. Skip breakfast and eat lunch after nausea has subsided
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d. Eat a large evening meal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Eat crackers or plain toast
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before getting out of bed
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A nurse is teaching a client who is 6 weeks gestation about common discomforts
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of pregnancy. Which of the following should the nurse include?
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a. Breast tenderness
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b. Urinary frequency
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c. Epistaxis
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d. Dysuria
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e. Epigastric pain - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a, b, and c
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,A client who is at 8 weeks of gestation tells the RN that she isn't sure she is happy
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about being pregnant. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
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a. "I will inform the provider that you are having these feelings"
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b. "It is normal to have these feelings during the first few months of pregnancy"
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c. "You should be happy that you are going to bring a new life into the world"
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d. "I am going to make you an appointment with a counselor so you can discuss
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these thoughts" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. "It is normal to have these feelings
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during the first few months of pregnancy"
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A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for four clients. Which of the following client's
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weights should be reported to the provider?
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a. 4 lb weight gain in the first trimester
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b. 8 lb weight gain in the first trimester
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c. 15 lb weight gain in the second trimester
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d. 25 lb weight gain in the third trimester - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. 8 lb weight
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gain in the first trimester
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A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for iron supplements with a client who is
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8 weeks pregnant and has iron-deficiency anemia. Which of the following
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beverages should the nurse instruct the patient to take the supplements with?
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a. Ice water
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, b. Low-fat or whole milk
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c. Tea or coffee
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d. Orange juice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. Orange juice
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A nurse is reviewing postpartum nutrition needs with a group of clients who have
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begun breastfeeding. Which of the following statements by a member of the
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group indicates an understanding of the teaching?
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a. "I am glad I can have my morning coffee"
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b. "I should take folic acid to increase my milk supply"
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c. "I will continue adding 300 calories a day"
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d. "I will continue my calcium supplements because I don't like milk" - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d. "I will continue my calcium supplements because I don't like
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milk"
Which hormone is secreted by the hypothalamus when ovarian hormones are
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reduced to a low level? It stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete two critical
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hormones.
a. Follicle -stimulating hormone (FSH)
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b. Estrogen
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c. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
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d. Prostaglandin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
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(GnRH)
Answers
The stretchable quality of the cervical mucus at the time of ovulation is known
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
as?
a. Menarche
|
b. Spinnbarkeit
|
c. Mittelschmerz
|
d. leukorrhea - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Spinnbarkeit
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A nurse is teaching a group of clients who are pregnant about measures to relieve
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
backache during pregnancy. Which of the following should the nurse include?
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Select all that apply.
| | |
a. avoid any lifting
| | |
b. perform legal exercises twice daily
| | | | |
c. perform the pelvic rock exercise daily
| | | | | |
d. use proper body mechanics
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e. avoid constrictive clothing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c and d
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A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and is reviewing manifestations of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
complications the client should report promptly to the provider. Which of the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
following should the nurse include?
| | | |
,a. Vaginal bleeding
| |
b. Swelling of the ankles
| | | |
c. Heartburn after eating
| | |
d. Lightheadedness when lying on the back - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. Vaginal
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bleeding
A client who is at 7 weeks of gestation is experiencing N/V in the morning. Which
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
of the following should the nurse include?
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a. Awaken during the night to eat a snack
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b. Eat crackers or plain toast before getting out of bed
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c. Skip breakfast and eat lunch after nausea has subsided
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d. Eat a large evening meal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Eat crackers or plain toast
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before getting out of bed
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A nurse is teaching a client who is 6 weeks gestation about common discomforts
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of pregnancy. Which of the following should the nurse include?
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a. Breast tenderness
| |
b. Urinary frequency
| |
c. Epistaxis
|
d. Dysuria
|
e. Epigastric pain - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a, b, and c
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,A client who is at 8 weeks of gestation tells the RN that she isn't sure she is happy
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
about being pregnant. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
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a. "I will inform the provider that you are having these feelings"
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b. "It is normal to have these feelings during the first few months of pregnancy"
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c. "You should be happy that you are going to bring a new life into the world"
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d. "I am going to make you an appointment with a counselor so you can discuss
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these thoughts" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. "It is normal to have these feelings
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during the first few months of pregnancy"
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A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for four clients. Which of the following client's
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
weights should be reported to the provider?
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a. 4 lb weight gain in the first trimester
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b. 8 lb weight gain in the first trimester
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c. 15 lb weight gain in the second trimester
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d. 25 lb weight gain in the third trimester - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. 8 lb weight
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gain in the first trimester
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A nurse is reviewing a new prescription for iron supplements with a client who is
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
8 weeks pregnant and has iron-deficiency anemia. Which of the following
| | | | | | | | | | |
beverages should the nurse instruct the patient to take the supplements with?
| | | | | | | | | | |
a. Ice water
| |
, b. Low-fat or whole milk
| | | |
c. Tea or coffee
| | |
d. Orange juice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. Orange juice
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A nurse is reviewing postpartum nutrition needs with a group of clients who have
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
begun breastfeeding. Which of the following statements by a member of the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
group indicates an understanding of the teaching?
| | | | | |
a. "I am glad I can have my morning coffee"
| | | | | | | | |
b. "I should take folic acid to increase my milk supply"
| | | | | | | | | |
c. "I will continue adding 300 calories a day"
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d. "I will continue my calcium supplements because I don't like milk" - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d. "I will continue my calcium supplements because I don't like
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milk"
Which hormone is secreted by the hypothalamus when ovarian hormones are
| | | | | | | | | | |
reduced to a low level? It stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete two critical
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
hormones.
a. Follicle -stimulating hormone (FSH)
| | | |
b. Estrogen
|
c. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
| | |
d. Prostaglandin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
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(GnRH)
