, 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
Qualitative urine testing for hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) can be done
reliably ________ days after implantation of the blastocyst (fertilized egg).
Selected b.
Answer: 7–9 days
Question 12
, What is the most typical schedule of prenatal care in the first 28 weeks of
pregnancy?
Selected d.
Answer: Visits scheduled every 4 weeks
Question 13
Carbohydrate intolerance and increased insulin resistance first recognized in
pregnancy is known as:
Selected b.
Answer: Gestational diabetes
Question 14
What is a common cause of leg cramps during pregnancy?
Selected a.
Answer: An imbalance of calcium and magnesium
Question 15
At what time during pregnancy does nausea typically occur?
Selected b.
Answer: At 6–8 weeks’ gestation
Question 16
In order to maintain continence bladder pressure must be
Selected Answer: d.
lower than urethral pressure.
Question 17
What is the most common disorder leading to hyperthyroidism?
Selected Answer: b.
Graves’ disease
Question 18