Maternal and Infant Chapter 10 questions and answers

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Maternal and Infant Chapter 10 ____ is a term used to describe the woman who has had one or more than one birth. ans: multipara ____ describes a woman in her first pregnancy. ans: Primigravida ... Softening of the cervix in pregnancy is called ______. ans: Goodell's sign Positive test for hCG hormone in urine. ans: Probable sign of pregnancy Palpation of fetal movements. ans: Positive sign of pregnancy Quickening ans: Presumptive sign of pregnancy Chadwick's sign ans: Probable sign of pregnancy Straie gravidarum ans: Presumptive sign of pregnancy Auscultation of fetal heart sounds ans: Positive sign of pregnancy Fetal outline felt by examiner ans: Probable sign of pregnancy Breast changes ans: Presumptive sign of pregnancy Braxton Hicks contractions ans: Probable sign of pregnancy Sonographic evidence of fetal outline ans: Positive sign of pregnancy Ballottement ans: Probable sign of pregnancy What can the nurse do to help achieve the National Health Goals for women during pregnancy? ans: The nurse can play an important role in promoting health during pregnancy by providing preconception counseling especially related to nutrition and safe sex practices so they can enter intended pregnancies in good health. You are caring for a pregnant client in the third trimester. What is one reason that you would advise her to lie in the lateral recumbent position while sleeping? ans: The lateral recumbent position would help prevent pressure on the vena cava that could impair circulation, and also help assist the kidneys to function at maximum efficiency. What explanation would the nurse give to an expectant mother who has glucose in her urine but has tested negative for gestational diabetes? ans: The kidneys are taxed heavily to filter an increased blood volume. The glomerular filtration rate is increased, filtrating glucose faster than the renal tubules can reabsorb it, and therefore, accidentally spilling glucose into the urine. In addition, lactose, the sugar of breast milk, will be spilled in the urine during pregnancy. [Show More]

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