maternal child care nursing practice QA
1. -The nurse caring for the newly pregnant woman would advise her that ideally prenatal care should
begin:
a. -Before the first missed menstrual period.
b. -After the first missed menstrual period.
c. -After the second missed menstrual period.
d. -After the third missed menstrual period.
ANS: -B
REF: -229
... -2. A woman arrives at the clinic for a pregnancy test. The first day of her last menstrual period (LMP)
was February 14, 2010. Her expected date of birth (EDB) would be:
a. -September 17, 2010. c. November 21, 2010.
b. -November 7, 2010. d. December 17, 2010.
ANS: -C
REF: -230
... -3. Prenatal testing for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is recommended for:
a. -All women, regardless of risk factors.
b. -A woman who has had more than one sexual partner.
c. -A woman who has had a sexually transmitted infection.
d. -A woman who is monogamous with her partner.
ANS: -A
REF: -241
... -4. Which symptom is considered a first-trimester warning sign and should be reported immediately
by the pregnant woman to her health care provider?
a. -Nausea with occasional vomiting c. Urinary frequency
b. -Fatigue d. Vaginal bleeding
, ANS: -D
REF: -243
... -5. A pregnant woman at 10 weeks of gestation jogs three or four times per week. She is concerned
about the effect of exercise on the fetus. The nurse should inform her:
a. -"You don't need to modify your exercising any time during your pregnancy."
b. -"Stop exercising because it will harm the fetus."
c. -"You may find that you need to modify your exercise to walking later in your pregnancy, around the
seventh month."
d. -"Jogging is too hard on your joints; switch to walking now."
ANS: -C
REF: -248
... -6. Which blood pressure (BP) finding during the second trimester indicates a risk for pregnancy-
induced hypertension?
a. -Baseline BP 120/80, current BP 126/85
b. -Baseline BP 100/70, current BP 130/85
c. -Baseline BP 140/85, current BP 130/80
d. -Baseline BP 110/60, current BP 110/60
ANS: -B
REF: -243
... -7. The multiple marker test is used to assess the fetus for which condition?
a. -Down syndrome c. Congenital cardiac abnormality
b. -Diaphragmatic hernia d. Anencephaly
ANS: -A
REF: -244
... -8. A woman who is 32 weeks' pregnant is informed by the nurse that a danger sign of pregnancy
could be:
a. -Constipation.
1. -The nurse caring for the newly pregnant woman would advise her that ideally prenatal care should
begin:
a. -Before the first missed menstrual period.
b. -After the first missed menstrual period.
c. -After the second missed menstrual period.
d. -After the third missed menstrual period.
ANS: -B
REF: -229
... -2. A woman arrives at the clinic for a pregnancy test. The first day of her last menstrual period (LMP)
was February 14, 2010. Her expected date of birth (EDB) would be:
a. -September 17, 2010. c. November 21, 2010.
b. -November 7, 2010. d. December 17, 2010.
ANS: -C
REF: -230
... -3. Prenatal testing for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is recommended for:
a. -All women, regardless of risk factors.
b. -A woman who has had more than one sexual partner.
c. -A woman who has had a sexually transmitted infection.
d. -A woman who is monogamous with her partner.
ANS: -A
REF: -241
... -4. Which symptom is considered a first-trimester warning sign and should be reported immediately
by the pregnant woman to her health care provider?
a. -Nausea with occasional vomiting c. Urinary frequency
b. -Fatigue d. Vaginal bleeding
, ANS: -D
REF: -243
... -5. A pregnant woman at 10 weeks of gestation jogs three or four times per week. She is concerned
about the effect of exercise on the fetus. The nurse should inform her:
a. -"You don't need to modify your exercising any time during your pregnancy."
b. -"Stop exercising because it will harm the fetus."
c. -"You may find that you need to modify your exercise to walking later in your pregnancy, around the
seventh month."
d. -"Jogging is too hard on your joints; switch to walking now."
ANS: -C
REF: -248
... -6. Which blood pressure (BP) finding during the second trimester indicates a risk for pregnancy-
induced hypertension?
a. -Baseline BP 120/80, current BP 126/85
b. -Baseline BP 100/70, current BP 130/85
c. -Baseline BP 140/85, current BP 130/80
d. -Baseline BP 110/60, current BP 110/60
ANS: -B
REF: -243
... -7. The multiple marker test is used to assess the fetus for which condition?
a. -Down syndrome c. Congenital cardiac abnormality
b. -Diaphragmatic hernia d. Anencephaly
ANS: -A
REF: -244
... -8. A woman who is 32 weeks' pregnant is informed by the nurse that a danger sign of pregnancy
could be:
a. -Constipation.
