NUR 254 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Newborn VS -
Adult VS -
Term - ANS >37 weeks and above
Gravida - ANS pregnant woman
Primigravida - ANS pregnant for the first time
Parity - ANS the number of viable pregnancies
Pre-term - ANS 20 weeks to 36 weeks and 6 days
Viability - ANS capacity to live outside the uterus (22-25 weeks)
GPTAL - ANS Gravida, Pre-term, term, abortion, living
Abortion - ANS <20 weeks
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, Signs of pregnancy: Presumptive (Subjective) - ANS - breast tenderness, amenorrhea, fatigue
Signs of pregnancy: Probable - ANS - pregnancy test, hegar, ballotments, goodell sign,
Chadwick
Signs of pregnancy: Positive - ANS - heart beat, visualization, palpating movement
Palmar erythema (PUPPS) - ANS itchy hands/ feet abnormal
- topical steroid
Linea Nigra - ANS a dark line appearing on the abdomen and extending from the pubis
toward the umbilicus
striae gravidarum - ANS stretch marks
Cardiac output - ANS increases by 30-50%
-Bp should stay about the same (highest when sitting)
- HR increases 15-20
- murmurs can be present
Muskuloskeletal - ANS - increased risk of falls
- back pain
- relaxed to prepare for birth
Neurological - ANS - postural hypotension
- headache
- carpal tunnel syndrome
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ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Newborn VS -
Adult VS -
Term - ANS >37 weeks and above
Gravida - ANS pregnant woman
Primigravida - ANS pregnant for the first time
Parity - ANS the number of viable pregnancies
Pre-term - ANS 20 weeks to 36 weeks and 6 days
Viability - ANS capacity to live outside the uterus (22-25 weeks)
GPTAL - ANS Gravida, Pre-term, term, abortion, living
Abortion - ANS <20 weeks
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, Signs of pregnancy: Presumptive (Subjective) - ANS - breast tenderness, amenorrhea, fatigue
Signs of pregnancy: Probable - ANS - pregnancy test, hegar, ballotments, goodell sign,
Chadwick
Signs of pregnancy: Positive - ANS - heart beat, visualization, palpating movement
Palmar erythema (PUPPS) - ANS itchy hands/ feet abnormal
- topical steroid
Linea Nigra - ANS a dark line appearing on the abdomen and extending from the pubis
toward the umbilicus
striae gravidarum - ANS stretch marks
Cardiac output - ANS increases by 30-50%
-Bp should stay about the same (highest when sitting)
- HR increases 15-20
- murmurs can be present
Muskuloskeletal - ANS - increased risk of falls
- back pain
- relaxed to prepare for birth
Neurological - ANS - postural hypotension
- headache
- carpal tunnel syndrome
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