A client questions the nurse about how her fetus's gender is determined.
The nurse's most accurate reply would be that the gender of the fetus is
determined when: - ANSWER gametes from the mother and gametes
from the father are joined during meiosis.
A pregnant client in the first trimester asks the nurse about taking
medications while she is pregnant. She tells the nurse that she heard
that it can be harmful to the fetus if medications are taken at certain
times during pregnancy. What is the best response by the nurse? -
ANSWER "Exposure to certain substances during the embryonic phase
may be harmful to the developing fetus."
A nursing instructor teaching a maternity course realizes a student
needs more instruction upon overhearing the student make which of the
following statements? - ANSWER "Different sexual positions can
determine the sex of the fetus."
Many couples attempt to influence the gender of the child they are trying
to conceive by using special sexual positions, eating special food, or
having intercourse at specific times. None of these are factors in the
determination of the gender of the conceptus. What has research shown
about gender determination? - ANSWER There is a 50-50 chance of
having a male or a female.
When a man ejaculates, his sperm begin a long and arduous journey to
fertilize the woman's ovum. What in the semen produces smooth muscle
contractions in the uterus to help the sperm along on their journey? -
ANSWER Prostaglandins
A nursing instructor is explaining the stages of fetal development to a
group of nursing students. The instructor determines the session is
successful after the students correctly choose which time period as
representing the pre-embyonic stage? - ANSWER From fertilization
and to the end of the second week .
The nurse's most accurate reply would be that the gender of the fetus is
determined when: - ANSWER gametes from the mother and gametes
from the father are joined during meiosis.
A pregnant client in the first trimester asks the nurse about taking
medications while she is pregnant. She tells the nurse that she heard
that it can be harmful to the fetus if medications are taken at certain
times during pregnancy. What is the best response by the nurse? -
ANSWER "Exposure to certain substances during the embryonic phase
may be harmful to the developing fetus."
A nursing instructor teaching a maternity course realizes a student
needs more instruction upon overhearing the student make which of the
following statements? - ANSWER "Different sexual positions can
determine the sex of the fetus."
Many couples attempt to influence the gender of the child they are trying
to conceive by using special sexual positions, eating special food, or
having intercourse at specific times. None of these are factors in the
determination of the gender of the conceptus. What has research shown
about gender determination? - ANSWER There is a 50-50 chance of
having a male or a female.
When a man ejaculates, his sperm begin a long and arduous journey to
fertilize the woman's ovum. What in the semen produces smooth muscle
contractions in the uterus to help the sperm along on their journey? -
ANSWER Prostaglandins
A nursing instructor is explaining the stages of fetal development to a
group of nursing students. The instructor determines the session is
successful after the students correctly choose which time period as
representing the pre-embyonic stage? - ANSWER From fertilization
and to the end of the second week .
