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CARE OF CHILDBEARING FAMILY-NACE
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Subjective Changes - correct answer - Amenorrhea, nausea and
vomiting, fatigue, urinary frequency, breast changes, quickening,
abdominal enlargement.
Objective Changes - correct answer - Pregnancy test, fetal heart
sounds, fundal height.
Developmental task of becoming a parent - correct answer - Love
and protect the child, parents identify changing roles and are
willing to make the lifestyle changes, parents identify with parents
roles, parents discuss what roles mean, couple incorporates child
into relationship, couples support each other.
Preparation of Siblings/Grandparents - correct answer -
Grandparents- Delighted with newborn. May feel negativity
towards growing older. Provides long term help. Demands of
helping raise the grandchild can be stressful.
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Siblings- Often experience jealousy towards the newborn. Let the
sibling help with care of the infant. Continue you to show affection
to all children.
Iron and Folic Acid Supplements - correct answer - Folic acid-
Decreases risk of neural tube defects.
Iron supplements- A woman is anticipating a short time period
between pregnancies is atrium for iron-deficiency anemia.
Encourage iron rich foods.
Parent Classes - correct answer - Educate on how to hold,
suction, bath, and dress the newborn.
True/False Labor - correct answer - Braxton Hicks contractions
are irregular contractions that begin during early pregnancy and
are perceived by the pregnant woman. If cervix is not dilated and
contractions remain irregular or stop, it is known as false labor
(prodromal labor). True labor has cervical change, regular
contractions, and pink mucous.
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Common Discomforts of Pregnancy - correct answer - Nausea,
vomiting, heartburn, constipation, leg cramps, backache, urinary
frequency.
Alpho-feto Protein - correct answer - Determines the level of this
protein in the pregnant women's blood serum or in a sample of
amniotic fluid. Correct interpretation requires accurate gestational
age. Test usually preformed at 16-18 weeks gestation. High levels
may cause spina bifida. Low levels may cause chromosomal
anomalies or hydatidiform mole.
Amniocentesis - correct answer - Performed to obtain amniotic
fluid containing fetal cells. Under direct visualization of ultrasound
a thin needle is inserted through the abdominal and uterine walls
to withdraw amniotic fluid into a syringe. Sufficient fluid must be
present for the test to be done, usually 15 to 17 weeks gestation.
Check for genetic disorder, levels of AFP, neural tube defects,
and chromosomal defects. Minimal risk of abortion in late
pregnancy. Check Rh compatibility.
Fetal Biophysical Profile - correct answer - Monitors the fetal
breathing, gross fetal movements, FHR variability and reactivity to
NST, and volume of amniotic fluid. Used after 26 weeks gestation.
Assesses hypoxia and loss of muscle tone.
CARE OF CHILDBEARING FAMILY-NACE
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Subjective Changes - correct answer - Amenorrhea, nausea and
vomiting, fatigue, urinary frequency, breast changes, quickening,
abdominal enlargement.
Objective Changes - correct answer - Pregnancy test, fetal heart
sounds, fundal height.
Developmental task of becoming a parent - correct answer - Love
and protect the child, parents identify changing roles and are
willing to make the lifestyle changes, parents identify with parents
roles, parents discuss what roles mean, couple incorporates child
into relationship, couples support each other.
Preparation of Siblings/Grandparents - correct answer -
Grandparents- Delighted with newborn. May feel negativity
towards growing older. Provides long term help. Demands of
helping raise the grandchild can be stressful.
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Siblings- Often experience jealousy towards the newborn. Let the
sibling help with care of the infant. Continue you to show affection
to all children.
Iron and Folic Acid Supplements - correct answer - Folic acid-
Decreases risk of neural tube defects.
Iron supplements- A woman is anticipating a short time period
between pregnancies is atrium for iron-deficiency anemia.
Encourage iron rich foods.
Parent Classes - correct answer - Educate on how to hold,
suction, bath, and dress the newborn.
True/False Labor - correct answer - Braxton Hicks contractions
are irregular contractions that begin during early pregnancy and
are perceived by the pregnant woman. If cervix is not dilated and
contractions remain irregular or stop, it is known as false labor
(prodromal labor). True labor has cervical change, regular
contractions, and pink mucous.
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Common Discomforts of Pregnancy - correct answer - Nausea,
vomiting, heartburn, constipation, leg cramps, backache, urinary
frequency.
Alpho-feto Protein - correct answer - Determines the level of this
protein in the pregnant women's blood serum or in a sample of
amniotic fluid. Correct interpretation requires accurate gestational
age. Test usually preformed at 16-18 weeks gestation. High levels
may cause spina bifida. Low levels may cause chromosomal
anomalies or hydatidiform mole.
Amniocentesis - correct answer - Performed to obtain amniotic
fluid containing fetal cells. Under direct visualization of ultrasound
a thin needle is inserted through the abdominal and uterine walls
to withdraw amniotic fluid into a syringe. Sufficient fluid must be
present for the test to be done, usually 15 to 17 weeks gestation.
Check for genetic disorder, levels of AFP, neural tube defects,
and chromosomal defects. Minimal risk of abortion in late
pregnancy. Check Rh compatibility.
Fetal Biophysical Profile - correct answer - Monitors the fetal
breathing, gross fetal movements, FHR variability and reactivity to
NST, and volume of amniotic fluid. Used after 26 weeks gestation.
Assesses hypoxia and loss of muscle tone.
