NSG 3500 (Maternal) Exam 1 Questions and Answers
1. 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- ANSWER -B
2. 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 - ANSWER - A
3. 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- ANSWER -B
4. Which hormone is responsible for regulating oogenesis?
a. estrogen
b. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
c. gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
d. progesterone- ANSWER -B
5. 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- ANSWER -A
6. A pediatric nurse has assessed a 13 y/o girl and notices that she is in the-
larche. What situation does this term refer to?
a. the appearance of breast buds
, NSG 3500 (Maternal) Exam 1 Questions and Answers
b. the appearance of secondary sex characteristics
c. the first menstrual period
d. the growth of pubic hair- ANSWER -A
7. An adolescent in the pediatric clinic states that her vaginals ecretions some-
times 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- ANSWER -B
8. 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"
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"- ANSWER -C
9. 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- ANSWER -D
10. 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- ANSWER -D
11. The clinic nurse explains to a student that the hormone responsible for lim-
iting the maternal immune response to pregnancy is which of the following?
, NSG 3500 (Maternal) Exam 1 Questions and Answers
a. human chorionic gonadotropin
b. progesterone
c. prostaglandin
d. relaxin- ANSWER -A
12. 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
d. process of oogonia- ANSWER -A
13. A nursing instructor is planning to teach students about the process of
oogenesis. Which information does the nurse plan to include?
a. all polar bodies int he ovary become ova
b it is regulated by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
c. the Graafian follicle eventually secretes prolactin
d. it usually occurs in a twice-monthly cycle- ANSWER -B
14. A pregnant woman calls the OB clinic nurse to complain of sharp abdominal
pain with coughing or sneezing. What action by the nurse is best?
a. explain that the pain is from stretching of the ligaments
b. have the woman count her contractions each hour while awake
c. place the woman on bedrest until her next clinic visit
d. tell the woman to come to the clinic today- ANSWER -A
15. The nurse explains to the student that the development of the lining of the
uterus is mediated by which hormone?
a. follicle-stimulating hormone
b. luteinizing hormone
c. progesterone
d. prostaglandin - ANSWER -C
16. A 17-year-old female is brought to the family practice clinic by her mother,
who is worried that her daughter has not yet developed secondary sex charac-
teristics. Which action by the nurse is best?
a. assess a family pedigree for genetic influences
1. 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- ANSWER -B
2. 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 - ANSWER - A
3. 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- ANSWER -B
4. Which hormone is responsible for regulating oogenesis?
a. estrogen
b. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
c. gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
d. progesterone- ANSWER -B
5. 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- ANSWER -A
6. A pediatric nurse has assessed a 13 y/o girl and notices that she is in the-
larche. What situation does this term refer to?
a. the appearance of breast buds
, NSG 3500 (Maternal) Exam 1 Questions and Answers
b. the appearance of secondary sex characteristics
c. the first menstrual period
d. the growth of pubic hair- ANSWER -A
7. An adolescent in the pediatric clinic states that her vaginals ecretions some-
times 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- ANSWER -B
8. 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"
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"- ANSWER -C
9. 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- ANSWER -D
10. 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- ANSWER -D
11. The clinic nurse explains to a student that the hormone responsible for lim-
iting the maternal immune response to pregnancy is which of the following?
, NSG 3500 (Maternal) Exam 1 Questions and Answers
a. human chorionic gonadotropin
b. progesterone
c. prostaglandin
d. relaxin- ANSWER -A
12. 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
d. process of oogonia- ANSWER -A
13. A nursing instructor is planning to teach students about the process of
oogenesis. Which information does the nurse plan to include?
a. all polar bodies int he ovary become ova
b it is regulated by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
c. the Graafian follicle eventually secretes prolactin
d. it usually occurs in a twice-monthly cycle- ANSWER -B
14. A pregnant woman calls the OB clinic nurse to complain of sharp abdominal
pain with coughing or sneezing. What action by the nurse is best?
a. explain that the pain is from stretching of the ligaments
b. have the woman count her contractions each hour while awake
c. place the woman on bedrest until her next clinic visit
d. tell the woman to come to the clinic today- ANSWER -A
15. The nurse explains to the student that the development of the lining of the
uterus is mediated by which hormone?
a. follicle-stimulating hormone
b. luteinizing hormone
c. progesterone
d. prostaglandin - ANSWER -C
16. A 17-year-old female is brought to the family practice clinic by her mother,
who is worried that her daughter has not yet developed secondary sex charac-
teristics. Which action by the nurse is best?
a. assess a family pedigree for genetic influences
