NSG 3500 Maternal Exam 1 Questions with Correct

NSG 3500 (Maternal) Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers 2024/2025 A perinatal nurse explains to a new nurse that a female fetus has developed ovary by

• 8 weeks
• 10 weeks
• 12 weeks
• 16 weeks - Correct Answer B

The perinatal nurse explains to an adolescent that ova are produced and estrogen is secreted at which phase of life?

• puberty
• birth
• the climacteric
• pregnancy - Correct Answer 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?

• colposcopy
• episiotomy
• ligation
• septal myotomy - Correct Answer B

Which hormone is responsible for regulating oogenesis?

• estrogen
• follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
• gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
• progesterone - Correct Answer B

A pregnant woman has been advised that she has a playpelloid pelvis type. What action by the prenatal nurse is the best?

• advise the woman that she may need a cesarean delivery
• educate the woman that a posterior fetal presentation is possible 1 / 3

• instruct the woman on specific back strengthening exercises
• reassure the woman that a trial of labor will still be allowed - Correct Answer 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?

• the appearance of breast buds
• the appearance of secondary sex characteristics
• the first menstrual period
• the growth of pubic hair - Correct Answer 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?

• advise the pt that this is related to her periods
• educate the pt that she is fertile when this occurs
• instruct the pt to douche after her periods
• screen the pt for sexually transmitted infections - Correct Answer B

A perimenopausal woman complains to the nurse about the new onset of urinary stress incontinence. Which statement by the nurse is best?

• "a little incontinence is normal at your age"
• "Clonidine (Catapres) is a new treatment for this"
• "This is probably related to decreased estrogen"
• "We need to start you on estrogen therapy" - Correct Answer 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?

• ischemic phase
• menstrual phase
• proliferative phase
• secretory phase - Correct Answer 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? 2 / 3

• android
• anthropoid
• gynecoid
• platpelloid - Correct Answer 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?

• human chorionic gonadotropin
• progesterone
• prostaglandin
• relaxin - Correct Answer A

The nursing instructor explains to the students that external female genitalia develop under which influence?

• absence of androgens
• ductal pair dominance
• ovary production
• process of oogonia - Correct Answer A

A nursing instructor is planning to teach students about the process of oogenesis. Which information does the nurse plan to include?

• all polar bodies int he ovary become ova

b it is regulated by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

• the Graafian follicle eventually secretes prolactin
• it usually occurs in a twice-monthly cycle - Correct Answer B

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?

• explain that the pain is from stretching of the ligaments
• have the woman count her contractions each hour while awake
• place the woman on bedrest until her next clinic visit
• tell the woman to come to the clinic today - Correct Answer A
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