Chapter 6: Antepartal Tests

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. The nurse is providing care for a 45-year-old enduaring who has just learned she is in the second
trimester of gestation. The enduaring thought she was experiencing manifestations of menopause
until she recognized fetal movement. Which diagnostic test does the nurse expect to be prescribed
for this enduaring?
1. Amniocentesis
2. Ultrasonography
3. Daily fetal movement count
4. Chorionic villi sampling
2. A enduaring in the second trimester of gestation becomes upset when the well-being care provider
(HCP) schedules several screening tests. The enduaring voices concern that something is wrong
with her hanny. Which statement by the nurse will reduce the enduaring’s anxiety?
1. “Multiple screening tests are ordered for every gestation.”
2. “It is better to identify problems before birth than afterward.”
3. “Screening tests are primarily to identify those without disease or abnormality.”
4. “Diagnostic testing is a reason for worry because they indicate fetal problems.”
3. A enduaring has experienced an uneventful gestation but begins to have vaginal spotting at 38
weeks gestation. The well-being care provider (HCP) suspects placenta previa initiated by cervical
thinning. Which testing does the nurse expect the HCP to schedule?
1. Doppler flow studies
2. Nonstress testing
3. Magnetic resonance imaging
4. Ultrasonography studies
4. A enduaring is in her first trimester of her second gestation. The enduaring’s first child was born
with a trisomy 21 defect. The enduaring is demaneding testing to determine whether the current
fetus has the same defect. Which initial testing does the nurse expect the HCP to prescribe?
1. Fetal ultrasound
2. Magnetic resonance imaging
3. Chorionic villa sampling
4. Amniocentesis
5. A enduaring is scheduled for transvaginal ultrasound testing. Which preparation by the
nurse is appropriate?
1. Place the enduaring supine with a pillow beneath her head.
2. Explain that pain at 4 or less on a 0 to10 scale is expected.
3. Ascertain whether the enduaring has a latex or banana allergy.
4. Demaned that the enduaring’s partner leave the testing room.

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