Health Nursing 5th Edition By Susan Ricci
Pregnancy is 9 months which is also ___ lunar months of ___ days or __ weeks or
___ days total - ANSWER:10, 28, 40, 280
What is the amount of time for the first trimester? - ANSWER:week 1 to 13
What is the amount of time for the second trimester? - ANSWER:14 to 26 weeks
What is the amount of time for the third trimester? - ANSWER:27 to 40 weeks
First trimester:
- ___ increase
- ___ changes
- morning sickness
- some women ___ weight
- extremely ____ - ANSWER:hormonal
physical
lose
tired
Third trimester:
- ____ of problems of the ___
- ___ ___
- high hormones
- ___ and ____ - ANSWER:return, first
back pain
tired, anxious
Which trimester is the period of the most growth of the baby? - ANSWER:third
trimester
Pregnancy from beginning of week 37 of gestation to the end of week 42 of
gestation. Enough surfactant and baby is ready - ANSWER:Term
Less than 27 weeks of gestation - ANSWER:pre term
More than 42 weeks of gestation. Placenta gets old, their is lack of nutrients, labor
process is more traumatic - ANSWER:post term
Viability is about __ to __ weeks since the last menstruation or fetal weight greater
than ___ g - ANSWER:22 to 24, 500
, These are subjective signs that are less reliable, based on what the mom is feeling -
ANSWER:presumptive signs
Amenorrhea - ANSWER:presumptive sign
fatigue - ANSWER:presumptive sign
breast tenderness - ANSWER:presumptive sign
Which hormones increase breast size - ANSWER:progesterone
n/v - ANSWER:presumptive sign
urinary frequency - ANSWER:presumptive sign
All of the above presumptive signs could be something else like what? -
ANSWER:food poisoning
hyperpigmentation - ANSWER:presumptive sign
fetal movements - ANSWER:presumptive sign
uterine and breast enlargement - ANSWER:presumptive sign
Periparious is what? - ANSWER:first time mom
Multiparious - ANSWER:multiple pregnancy
True or False?
Probable (objective) signs are still not a confirmation of pregnancy because it can be
something else - ANSWER:True !
Braxton Hicks contractions happen when? - ANSWER:16-28 weeks
Positive pregnancy test happens when? - ANSWER:4-12 weeks
Ballottement happens when? - ANSWER:16-28 weeks
What do we need to check for ballottement ? - ANSWER:knee fluid
This presents like pregnancy but it is actually a tumor, you can have Braxton Hicks
with it? - ANSWER:Molar Pregnancy
What is the most popular method of testing for pregnancy that HcG uses? -
ANSWER:ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
How early can HcG be detected? - ANSWER:7-10 days after conception