Exam 11: Conception and Fetal Development

The nurse is teaching about reproduction, and explains that the purposes of meiosis are to:

A woman pregnant with twins asks the nurse about differences between identical and fraternal twins. The nurse explains that since it has been determined that she is having a boy and a girl, they are fraternal, and there will be:

The nurse is caring for a patient pregnant with twins. Which statement indicates that the patient needs additional information?

The nurse has completed a presentation on reproduction. Which statement indicates that the teaching has been successful?

The nurse is creating a handout on reproduction for teen patients. Which piece of information should the nurse include in this handout?

In learning about the chromosomes, the student nurse will identify the heterozygous chromosomes as:

A pregnant patient at 28 weeks' gestation asks the nurse what her baby is like at this stage of pregnancy. The nurse responds that the baby:

The nurse is teaching the students in their obstetric rotation about fertilization. For fertilization to occur, what portion of the sperm must enter the ovum?

The nurse teaching the expectant parents about the placenta also talks about the circulation and how the fetus gets its oxygen. She will include in this teaching which important fact?

The nurse working with a patient describes cellular multiplication and how the zygote moves through the fallopian tube, a movement that takes place via:

After explaining how meiotic division occurs within the ovum, the nurse knows that the pregnant patient understands when she states:

The patient at 18 weeks' gestation thinks she might have been exposed to a toxin at work that could affect fetal development. The patient asks the nurse what organs might be affected at this point in pregnancy. The best response by the nurse is:

The nurse is working with a patient who has experienced a fetal death in utero at 20 weeks. The patient asks what her baby will look like when it is delivered. Which statement by the nurse is best?

The nurse is teaching a group of adolescents that sperm must undergo the process of capacitation in order to fertilize the ova. The characteristics of sperm that have undergone capacitation include the:

The pregnant patient who is at 14 weeks' gestation asks the nurse why the doctor used to call her baby an embryo, and now calls it a fetus. What is the best answer to this question?

The patient has read that the placenta produces hormones that are vital to the function of the fetus. It is evident that that the patient understands the function of the placenta when she states, "The hormone primarily responsible for the maintenance of pregnancy past the 11th week is:

The nurse educator is teaching student nurses what a fetus will look like at various weeks of development. Which descriptions would be typical of a fetus at 20 weeks' gestation?

The OB-GYN nurse teaches a first-time pregnant patient that functions of the amniotic fluid include:

The nurse is holding a class for newly pregnant couples, and discussing good and bad influences on their baby. Prenatal influences on the intrauterine environment include which of the following?

The nurse is creating a poster for pregnant mothers. Which description of fetal development should the nurse include?