Maternal Child Nursing Exam 1 practice Questions 2024

48 -answers All health plans under the Newborn and Mother's Health Act can stay in the hospital _____ hours after an uncomplicated vaginal birth. Congenital and Chromosomal Abnormalities -answers The number one cause of infant mortality is 48 -answers All health plans under the Newborn and Mother's Health Act can stay in the hospital _____ hours after an uncomplicated vaginal birth. Congenital and Chromosomal Abnormalities -answers The number one cause of infant mortality is Traffic Accidents -answers ______________are the leading cause of death in adolescence. Family Centered Care -answers This recognizes the family as the one constant in the child's life. They provide support, respect, encouragement, strength and competency. Needs of the family must be addressed. Nuclear Family -answers Mother father and children living as a unit is called a ________. Cross Generational Families -answers A family that lives with their grandparents or a relative that is 65 or over are _______________. Blended Families -answers ______________consist of the parents and all children from their current relationship as well as children from prior relationships. Lymph Nodes -answers The cervical, axilla, and the inguinal areas are the places to palpate on the Newborn to assess the _____________. caput succedaneum -answers ___________ is the diffuse edema of the fetal scalp that crosses the suture lines. reabsorbs within 1 to 3 days cephalhematoma -answers The collection of blood beneath the periosteum due to birth trauma, it usually reabsorbs within the first few weeks of life is called ____________. 4 -answers By ____ months of age, an infant should be able to hold the head erect and midline in a sitting up position. Rinne -answers The stem of a vibrating tuning fork is held against the mastoid bone until the child indicates that she can no longer hear the sound. Then the tuning fork is moved in front of the auditory canal is called the __________ test. Weber test -answers Test done by placing the stem of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline of the head and having the patient indicate in which ear the tone can be heard. and measures for sensorineural hearing loss is called the ____________ test. notify the physcian -answers While examining a 2-year-old child, the nurse in charge sees that the anterior fontanel is open. The nurse should: Vastus lateralis -answers The best area for a pediatric client to receive an IM injection is the ______________. posterior fontanel -answers The space between parietal bones and occipital bone closes between 2 and 3 months of age is the ______________. anterior fontanel -answers the diamond-shaped fontanel that closes between 9 months and 2 years is the ___________. pediatric hypothyroidism -answers Mental retardation, abnormal bone growth and shortness of stature are signs of _______. microcephaly -answers _________ is a condition in which the head is unusually small as a result of defective brain development and premature ossification of the skull hydrocephalus -answers ________________ is the abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain as a result of developmental anomalies, infection, injury, or tumor, the head is abnormally enlarged with bulging fonantels. down syndrome -answers A condition of retardation and associated physical disorders caused by an extra chromosome in one's genetic makeup. A single palmar crease (simian crease) is a hallmark sign. Turner syndrome -answers Short stature, infertility, coarctation of aorta. A chromosomal disorder in females torticollis -answers The contraction or shortening of the neck muscles, persistent tilting of the head to one side that may be the result of injury to the sternocleidomastoid muscle during birth is called ___________. Calendar method -answers The _________ is a way of determining a woman's fertility (safe days) by subtracting 18 days from the shortest cycle and 11 days from the longest cycle. Basal Body Temperature -answers The __________can be used as a fertility awareness method. Temperature is taken with a special thermometer. The woman would take her temperature each morning at the same time BEFORE arising from bed. Temperature will dip 0.4 degrees F and spike 0.5 to 1.0F until menses. A dip in temperature signifies ovulation (LH surge) will occur within the next 24 hours. Condoms -answers ____________ are the only form of contraceptive that offers protection from STDs. Depo Provera -answers The _____________ shot is the hormonal method of birth control, lasts for 3 months, it is contraindicated in women who have a family history of osteoporosis. IUD -answers The __________ is a device, often T-shaped, that is implanted in the uterus to prevent pregnancy. This method has a high incidence of ectopic pregnancy. tubal ligation -answers _____________a surgical sterilization procedure in which the fallopian tubes are sealed or cut to prevent sperm from reaching a mature ovum. Coitus interruptus -answers ________________is the withdrawal of the penis prior to ejaculation, preventing entry of sperm into the female reproductive tract. postpartum fundus -answers The __________________immediately after delivery, the fundus should be firm, midline and at the umbilicus. At 12 hrs PP, the fundus may be palpated 1 cm above the umbilicus. Every 24 hrs the fundus should descend appx 1-2 cm lochia -answers Vaginal discharge during the puerperium consisting of endometrial tissue, blood, and lymph is called __________ 6 -answers By day _____ the postpartum fundus is located 1/2 way between the umbilicus and the symphysis pubis. nutrition -answers Pregnant adolescents will require more support and teaching especially since they are the population most vulverable to have inadequate _______ during pregnancy. Counterpressure -answers ________________ is a measure that is applied to the lower back with a fisted hand or a tennis ball helps the woman cope with the "back labor" that is characteristic of occiput posterior positioning Effleurage -answers The laboring woman may rub her abdomen during a contraction to counteract discomfort. This is called ______________________. reposition -answers While caring for a laboring woman, the nurse notices a pattern of variable decelerations in the fetal heart rate with uterine contractions. The nurse's initial action is to _____________. blood pressure -answers The most important nursing assessment immediately after a woman receives an epidural block is to check _______________ hypotension -answers A woman in labor has had an epidural block for pain relief. The nurse will be assessing carefully for the associated side effect of: platelets below 150 mml -answers When a pregnant woman arrives at the labor suite, she tells the nurse that she wants to have an epidural for delivery. The nurse is aware that the factor that would be a contraindication to an epidural block is constipation -answers The nurse should teach the pregnant client that iron supplements taken during pregnancy wi