, NURS 6551 FINAL EXAM
Question 1
The majority of early pregnancy losses are due to:
Selected c.
Answer: Unknown causes
Question 2
Any woman with a complicated cystitis or symptoms of upper tract disease
needs a urine culture and:
Selected a.
Answer: Sensitivity test
Question 3
What is significant about cytomegalovirus (CMV)?
Selected b.
Answer: It can remain dormant within the body for life.
Question 4
How can hormonal influences during pregnancy cause backache?
Selected Answer: a.
They loosen ligaments and
joints.
Question 5
In the formula to estimate gestational age, woman are considered pregnant
from: ___________________________
, Selected Answer: a.
The first day of the last menstrual period
Question 6
What is considered to be a common trigger of psoriasis?
Selected a.
Answer: Stress
Question 7
What is a contributor to the increased incidence of heartburn during pregnancy?
Selected d.
Answer: The pregnancy hormone relaxin, which softens the lower
esophageal sphincter
Question 8
What is an indication of the second stage of labor?
Selected Answer: a.
Complete dilation of the cervix
Question 9
When is round ligament pain most likely to occur in pregnant women?
Selected d.
Answer: Between 16–20 weeks’ gestation
Question 10
How are pregnancy-related DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) needs best met?
Selected a.
Answer: By consuming 2 servings of fatty low-mercury-content fish
per week
Question 11