MCN PRAC QUES

A 22 yr old client has come to the clinic because her menstrual period is 10 days late. She tells the nurse "I'm sure I'm pregnant because my period is late and my breasts are tender" Which of the following responses by the nurse would be most accurate?

• A. "those are positive signs of pregnancy"

• B. "those are presumptive signs of pregnancy"

• C. "those are probable signs of pregnancy"

• D. "those are negative signs of pregnancy"

A nurse in the hospital is caring for a patient who suspects she is pregnant. Which of the following signs of pregnancy would be considered presumptive?

• a. HEGAR SIGN

• b. fetal heart sounds
  

• c. positive pregnancy test

• •d. Amenorrhea

The nurse is about to calculate a woman's expected due date and states that her last menstrual period was April 1st. Which of the following is the client's correct EDD?

• a. January 8

• b. January 15

• c. February 8

• •d. February 15

A nurse is looking over the health history of a client who is currently pregnant. The provider indicated that the client showed probable signs of pregnancy. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

• a. Montgomery's Glands

• b. Goodell's Sign

• c. Ballottement

• d. Chadwick's sign

A nurse is caring for a client at a prenatal clinic. She is experiencing episode of hypotension. The client asks the nurse what could be causing these episodes. which of the following responses by the nurse is MOST correct?

• a. this is due to an increase in blood volume

• b. this is due to pressure from the uterus on the diaphragm

• c. this is due to the weight of the uterus on the vena cava

• d. this is due to the increased cardiac output

A nurse is caring for patient in her third trimester. She comes into the clinic complaining of shortness of breath. The nurse knows that this is not unusual due to.

• a. increased blood volume due to pregnancy demand

• b. increased cardiac output due to increased blood volume

• c. increased body weight due to the enlarged uterus

• d. increased pressure on the diaphragm due to enlarged uterus

A client comes into the clinic with a dark pigmented line extending from the pubic area to the umbilicus. The nurse knows that this is a normal skin change in a pregnant women called:

• a. cholasma

• b. striae gravidarum

• c. linea nigra

• •d. ballottement

•Nurse Lydia is reviewing the signs of pregnancy with a client. She explains that certain signs are categorized as "presumptive" because they can suggest pregnancy but are not definitive. Which of the following would Nurse Lydia identify as a presumptive sign?

• •A. Nausea and vomiting.

• •B. Fetal Heart rate of 110

• •C. Positive serum pregnancy test.

• •D. Presence of Hegar sign.

•Nurse Amanda is assessing a pregnant client and notes cervical softening and uterine souffle during the examination. How should Nurse Amanda classify these findings?

• •A. Presumptive signs.

• •B. Positive signs.

• •C. Diagnostic signs.

• •D. Probable signs.

•Nurse Carla is educating a pregnant client who is concerned about aching and swollen veins in her legs. Which explanation should Nurse Carla provide as the most likely cause of this discomfort?

• •

  •A. The gravitational pull on the uterus.

• •B. Pressure from the growing uterus on blood vessels.

• •C. Development of thrombophlebitis.

• •D. High blood pressure related to pregnancy