NURS 6540 Final Exam

NURS 6540 Final Exam

1. How does women’s anatomy make them more susceptible to UTIs?

2. The primary endocrine disorders affecting women are diabetes mellitus and:

3. A common prenatal care model in which women have their first visit with one provider and then subsequent visits in a group setting is called:

4. When is round ligament pain most likely to occur in pregnant women?

5. Optimal weight gain during pregnancy is based on the woman’s prepregnant BMI and:

6. In the formula to estimate gestational age, woman are considered pregnant from: ___________________________

7. Gender differences in heart disease can be found in:

8. What distinguishes pyelonephritis from cystitis?

9. What has changed in terms of recommended antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated lower UTIs?

10. Carbohydrate intolerance and increased insulin resistance first recognized in pregnancy is known as:

11. All except which of the following are important historical questions for a 29-year-old woman in clinic for right-sided weakness?

12. When can relief from pregnancy induces nausea and vomiting be expected?

13. What is a common cause of leg cramps during pregnancy?

14. What is the leading cause of first-trimester maternal death?

15. What do current theories suggest as to how cranberry products can reduce UTIs?

16. Screening for hyperlipidemia is recommended to begin at what age for women with no risk factors?

17. Without treatment shortly after birth, as many as 90 percent of infants born to hepatitis B–infected mothers will:

18. After how many weeks’ gestation is a pregnancy loss considered a fetal death or stillbirth?

19. What is the general goal of surgical treatment for stress UI?

20. What is more likely to occur in women with female genital cutting?

21. What is an indication of the second stage of labor?

22. How are pregnancy-related DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) needs best met?

23. Qualitative urine testing for hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) can be done reliably ________ days after implantation of the blastocyst (fertilized egg).

24. What is the most common cause of death in women in the United States?

25. What is the most common cause of medical complications in pregnancy?

26. What is the term for a postpartum disorder in which bacteria ascend from the lower genital tract and infect the uterus?

27. At what time during pregnancy does nausea typically occur?

28. What is considered to be a common trigger of psoriasis?

29. Any woman with a complicated cystitis or symptoms of upper tract disease needs a urine culture and:

30. What is a potential benefit of circumcision?

31. How does the third stage of labor end?

32. What is the most common disorder leading to hyperthyroidism?

33. Which of the following is a predictor of impending preterm birth?

34. What is important to consider when vaginal bleeding occurs during the first trimester?

35. What is significant about cytomegalovirus (CMV)?

36. What step can a clinician take to learn more about any chemicals used in a woman’s workplace?

37. What is the most typical schedule of prenatal care in the first 28 weeks of pregnancy?

38. What significantly increases the risk of hypertension in women?

39. What is the potential danger of a fetus born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid?

40. What was the reason that prenatal care began in the early 1900s?

41. What is the most common type of UTI that affects women?

42. Fever associated with pyelonephritis will usually resolve within how many hours of treatment with antibiotics?

43. How can hormonal influences during pregnancy cause backache?

44. What tends to cause acne in adolescence?

45. The majority of early pregnancy losses are due to:

46. What can be used as a space-filling device, replacing normal pressure on the vaginal walls when levator ani support is unreliable?

47. What is the term for stimulation of the uterus by an external agent to enhance uterine contractions after labor has started?

48. What should be addressed during late postpartum maternal evaluation (weeks 2–6)?

49. In order to maintain continence bladder pressure must be

50. What is a contributor to the increased incidence of heartburn during pregnancy?