NSG 3500 (MATERNAL) EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
A perinatal nurse explains to a new nurse that a female fetus has developed ovary by
a. 8 weeks
b. 10 weeks
c. 12 weeks
d. 16 weeks - ANS B
The perinatal nurse explains to an adolescent that ova are produced and estrogen is secreted at
which phase of life?
a. puberty
b. birth
c. the climacteric
d. pregnancy - ANS A
A nurse is conducting prenatal classes. The nurse explains the incision made to enlarge the
perineal opening for a vaginal birth. What is this incision called?
a. colposcopy
b. episiotomy
c. ligation
d. septal myotomy - ANS B
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,Which hormone is responsible for regulating oogenesis?
a. estrogen
b. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
c. gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
d. progesterone - ANS B
A pregnant woman has been advised that she has a playpelloid pelvis type. What action by the
prenatal nurse is the best?
a. advise the woman that she may need a cesarean delivery
b. educate the woman that a posterior fetal presentation is possible
c. instruct the woman on specific back strengthening exercises
d. reassure the woman that a trial of labor will still be allowed - ANS A
A pediatric nurse has assessed a 13 y/o girl and notices that she is in thelarche. What situation
does this term refer to?
a. the appearance of breast buds
b. the appearance of secondary sex characteristics
c. the first menstrual period
d. the growth of pubic hair - ANS A
An adolescent in the pediatric clinic states that her vaginals ecretions sometimes seem more
thin, water, and stretchable than usual. What response from the nurse is best?
a. advise the pt that this is related to her periods
b. educate the pt that she is fertile when this occurs
c. instruct the pt to douche after her periods
d. screen the pt for sexually transmitted infections - ANS B
A perimenopausal woman complains to the nurse about the new onset of urinary stress
incontinence. Which statement by the nurse is best?
a. "a little incontinence is normal at your age"
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, b. "Clonidine (Catapres) is a new treatment for this"
c. "This is probably related to decreased estrogen"
c. "We need to start you on estrogen therapy" - ANS C
The clinic nurse knows that the part of the uterine cycle that occurs during the period of time
between ovulation and the onset of menses is known as which of the following?
a. ischemic phase
b. menstrual phase
c. proliferative phase
d. secretory phase - ANS D
The perinatal nurse explains to the new nurse that the maternal pelvic shape can determine the
fetal presentation. A fetus in a traverse presentation may be due to which maternal pelvic type?
a. android
b. anthropoid
c. gynecoid
d. platpelloid - ANS D
The clinic nurse explains to a student that the hormone responsible for limiting the maternal
immune response to pregnancy is which of the following?
a. human chorionic gonadotropin
b. progesterone
c. prostaglandin
d. relaxin - ANS A
The nursing instructor explains to the students that external female genitalia develop under
which influence?
a. absence of androgens
d. ductal pair dominance
c. ovary production
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
A perinatal nurse explains to a new nurse that a female fetus has developed ovary by
a. 8 weeks
b. 10 weeks
c. 12 weeks
d. 16 weeks - ANS B
The perinatal nurse explains to an adolescent that ova are produced and estrogen is secreted at
which phase of life?
a. puberty
b. birth
c. the climacteric
d. pregnancy - ANS A
A nurse is conducting prenatal classes. The nurse explains the incision made to enlarge the
perineal opening for a vaginal birth. What is this incision called?
a. colposcopy
b. episiotomy
c. ligation
d. septal myotomy - ANS B
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,Which hormone is responsible for regulating oogenesis?
a. estrogen
b. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
c. gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
d. progesterone - ANS B
A pregnant woman has been advised that she has a playpelloid pelvis type. What action by the
prenatal nurse is the best?
a. advise the woman that she may need a cesarean delivery
b. educate the woman that a posterior fetal presentation is possible
c. instruct the woman on specific back strengthening exercises
d. reassure the woman that a trial of labor will still be allowed - ANS A
A pediatric nurse has assessed a 13 y/o girl and notices that she is in thelarche. What situation
does this term refer to?
a. the appearance of breast buds
b. the appearance of secondary sex characteristics
c. the first menstrual period
d. the growth of pubic hair - ANS A
An adolescent in the pediatric clinic states that her vaginals ecretions sometimes seem more
thin, water, and stretchable than usual. What response from the nurse is best?
a. advise the pt that this is related to her periods
b. educate the pt that she is fertile when this occurs
c. instruct the pt to douche after her periods
d. screen the pt for sexually transmitted infections - ANS B
A perimenopausal woman complains to the nurse about the new onset of urinary stress
incontinence. Which statement by the nurse is best?
a. "a little incontinence is normal at your age"
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, b. "Clonidine (Catapres) is a new treatment for this"
c. "This is probably related to decreased estrogen"
c. "We need to start you on estrogen therapy" - ANS C
The clinic nurse knows that the part of the uterine cycle that occurs during the period of time
between ovulation and the onset of menses is known as which of the following?
a. ischemic phase
b. menstrual phase
c. proliferative phase
d. secretory phase - ANS D
The perinatal nurse explains to the new nurse that the maternal pelvic shape can determine the
fetal presentation. A fetus in a traverse presentation may be due to which maternal pelvic type?
a. android
b. anthropoid
c. gynecoid
d. platpelloid - ANS D
The clinic nurse explains to a student that the hormone responsible for limiting the maternal
immune response to pregnancy is which of the following?
a. human chorionic gonadotropin
b. progesterone
c. prostaglandin
d. relaxin - ANS A
The nursing instructor explains to the students that external female genitalia develop under
which influence?
a. absence of androgens
d. ductal pair dominance
c. ovary production
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