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Perinatal Nursing Final Test EXAM WITH COMPLETE
500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED VERSION JUST
RELEASED
Question: A client asks, "How does my baby get air inside my uterus?" The correct response is:
a) The baby absorbs oxygen from your blood system.
b) The baby's lungs work in utero to exchange oxygen and CO2.
c) The placenta delivers oxygen-rich blood through the umbilical artery to the baby's abdomen.
d) The placenta provides oxygen to the baby and excretes CO2 into your bloodstream. -
CORRECT ANS✔✔d) The placenta provides oxygen to the baby and excretes CO2 into your
bloodstream.
Question: The hormone essential for maintaining pregnancy is:
a) Oxytocin
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b) Estrogen
c) Progesterone
d) hCG - CORRECT ANS✔✔c) Progesterone
Question: Of the following, which is considered normal for pregnancy?
a) Ketonuria
b) Glycosuria
c) Proteinuria
d) Bacteria in urine - CORRECT ANS✔✔b) Glycosuria
Question: Compared to non-pregnant women, a pregnant woman in her 3rd trimester has a:
a) Decreased metabolic rate
b) Decrease in thyroid hormone levels
c) Decreased fasting serum glucose level
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d) Decrease in maternal intestinal absorption of calcium - CORRECT ANS✔✔c) Decreased fasting
serum glucose level
Question: The _____ is/are responsible for oxygen and CO2 transport to and from the maternal
bloodstream:
a) Blastocyst
b) Germ layer
c) Chorionic villi
d) Decidua basalis - CORRECT ANS✔✔c) Chorionic villi
Question: Which Of the following, which response would you classify a pregnant woman as
being most at risk for substance use during pregnancy?
a) I quit smoking last year.
b) I drank alcohol quite a bit during college.
c) I tried marijuana and cocaine as a teenager.
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d) I smoked one to two packs of cigarettes per day the month before I became pregnant. -
CORRECT ANS✔✔d) I smoked one to two packs of cigarettes per day the month before I became
pregnant.
Question: This hormone helps prepare the breasts for lactation, increases blood flow to the
uterus, and increases growth of the uterine muscle mass. - CORRECT ANS✔✔Estrogen
Question: This hormone is found in the blastocyst at implantation and is detected in maternal
serum and urine at the time of implantation. - CORRECT ANS✔✔hCG
Question: This hormone is required for implantation. It also helps maintain pregnancy by
inhibiting prostaglandin production that stimulates uterine contractions. - CORRECT
ANS✔✔Progesterone
Question: This hormone is critical to fetal growth because it alters maternal protein, carb, and
fat metabolism and acts as an insulin antagonist. - CORRECT ANS✔✔Human placental lactogen
Perinatal Nursing Final Test EXAM WITH COMPLETE
500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED VERSION JUST
RELEASED
Question: A client asks, "How does my baby get air inside my uterus?" The correct response is:
a) The baby absorbs oxygen from your blood system.
b) The baby's lungs work in utero to exchange oxygen and CO2.
c) The placenta delivers oxygen-rich blood through the umbilical artery to the baby's abdomen.
d) The placenta provides oxygen to the baby and excretes CO2 into your bloodstream. -
CORRECT ANS✔✔d) The placenta provides oxygen to the baby and excretes CO2 into your
bloodstream.
Question: The hormone essential for maintaining pregnancy is:
a) Oxytocin
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b) Estrogen
c) Progesterone
d) hCG - CORRECT ANS✔✔c) Progesterone
Question: Of the following, which is considered normal for pregnancy?
a) Ketonuria
b) Glycosuria
c) Proteinuria
d) Bacteria in urine - CORRECT ANS✔✔b) Glycosuria
Question: Compared to non-pregnant women, a pregnant woman in her 3rd trimester has a:
a) Decreased metabolic rate
b) Decrease in thyroid hormone levels
c) Decreased fasting serum glucose level
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d) Decrease in maternal intestinal absorption of calcium - CORRECT ANS✔✔c) Decreased fasting
serum glucose level
Question: The _____ is/are responsible for oxygen and CO2 transport to and from the maternal
bloodstream:
a) Blastocyst
b) Germ layer
c) Chorionic villi
d) Decidua basalis - CORRECT ANS✔✔c) Chorionic villi
Question: Which Of the following, which response would you classify a pregnant woman as
being most at risk for substance use during pregnancy?
a) I quit smoking last year.
b) I drank alcohol quite a bit during college.
c) I tried marijuana and cocaine as a teenager.
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d) I smoked one to two packs of cigarettes per day the month before I became pregnant. -
CORRECT ANS✔✔d) I smoked one to two packs of cigarettes per day the month before I became
pregnant.
Question: This hormone helps prepare the breasts for lactation, increases blood flow to the
uterus, and increases growth of the uterine muscle mass. - CORRECT ANS✔✔Estrogen
Question: This hormone is found in the blastocyst at implantation and is detected in maternal
serum and urine at the time of implantation. - CORRECT ANS✔✔hCG
Question: This hormone is required for implantation. It also helps maintain pregnancy by
inhibiting prostaglandin production that stimulates uterine contractions. - CORRECT
ANS✔✔Progesterone
Question: This hormone is critical to fetal growth because it alters maternal protein, carb, and
fat metabolism and acts as an insulin antagonist. - CORRECT ANS✔✔Human placental lactogen
