Maternal and Infant Chapter 10
____ is a term used to describe the woman who has had one or more than one birth. ans: multipara
____ describes a woman in her first pregnancy. ans: Primigravida
Softening of the cervix in pregnancy is called ______. ans: Goodell's sign
Positive test for hCG hormone in urine. ans: Probable sign of pregnancy
Palpation of fetal movements. ans: Positive sign of pregnancy
Quickening ans: Presumptive sign of pregnancy
Chadwick's sign ans: Probable sign of pregnancy
Straie gravidarum ans: Presumptive sign of pregnancy
Auscultation of fetal heart sounds ans: Positive sign of pregnancy
Fetal outline felt by examiner ans: Probable sign of pregnancy
Breast changes ans: Presumptive sign of pregnancy
Braxton Hicks contractions ans: Probable sign of pregnancy
Sonographic evidence of fetal outline ans: Positive sign of pregnancy
Ballottement ans: Probable sign of pregnancy
What can the nurse do to help achieve the National Health Goals for women during pregnancy? ans: The
nurse can play an important role in promoting health during pregnancy by providing preconception
counseling especially related to nutrition and safe sex practices so they can enter intended pregnancies
in good health.
You are caring for a pregnant client in the third trimester. What is one reason that you would advise her
to lie in the lateral recumbent position while sleeping? ans: The lateral recumbent position would help
prevent pressure on the vena cava that could impair circulation, and also help assist the kidneys to
function at maximum efficiency.
What explanation would the nurse give to an expectant mother who has glucose in her urine but has
tested negative for gestational diabetes? ans: The kidneys are taxed heavily to filter an increased blood
volume. The glomerular filtration rate is increased, filtrating glucose faster than the renal tubules can
reabsorb it, and therefore, accidentally spilling glucose into the urine. In addition, lactose, the sugar of
breast milk, will be spilled in the urine during pregnancy.
____ is a term used to describe the woman who has had one or more than one birth. ans: multipara
____ describes a woman in her first pregnancy. ans: Primigravida
Softening of the cervix in pregnancy is called ______. ans: Goodell's sign
Positive test for hCG hormone in urine. ans: Probable sign of pregnancy
Palpation of fetal movements. ans: Positive sign of pregnancy
Quickening ans: Presumptive sign of pregnancy
Chadwick's sign ans: Probable sign of pregnancy
Straie gravidarum ans: Presumptive sign of pregnancy
Auscultation of fetal heart sounds ans: Positive sign of pregnancy
Fetal outline felt by examiner ans: Probable sign of pregnancy
Breast changes ans: Presumptive sign of pregnancy
Braxton Hicks contractions ans: Probable sign of pregnancy
Sonographic evidence of fetal outline ans: Positive sign of pregnancy
Ballottement ans: Probable sign of pregnancy
What can the nurse do to help achieve the National Health Goals for women during pregnancy? ans: The
nurse can play an important role in promoting health during pregnancy by providing preconception
counseling especially related to nutrition and safe sex practices so they can enter intended pregnancies
in good health.
You are caring for a pregnant client in the third trimester. What is one reason that you would advise her
to lie in the lateral recumbent position while sleeping? ans: The lateral recumbent position would help
prevent pressure on the vena cava that could impair circulation, and also help assist the kidneys to
function at maximum efficiency.
What explanation would the nurse give to an expectant mother who has glucose in her urine but has
tested negative for gestational diabetes? ans: The kidneys are taxed heavily to filter an increased blood
volume. The glomerular filtration rate is increased, filtrating glucose faster than the renal tubules can
reabsorb it, and therefore, accidentally spilling glucose into the urine. In addition, lactose, the sugar of
breast milk, will be spilled in the urine during pregnancy.
