ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 26 Questions
Question 1 of 5
A patient has been diagnosed with a tubal pregnancy. What is the typical outcome of a tubal pregnancy?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Any pregnancy where implantation occurs outside the uterine cavity is called ectopic. Tubal pregnancies usually must be resolved by surgical removal of the zygote.
Question 2 of 5
The health care provider decides to send the mother for a test to determine the fetal lung maturity. What is the name of this fetal well-being test?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Amniocentesis helps determine the maturity of the fetal lungs.
Question 3 of 5
What period of the maternity cycle does the intrapartal period cover?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The intrapartal period of the maternity cycle covers the onset of labor to delivery of the placenta. The antepartal period begins at conception and continues until the onset of labor. The postpartal period begins after the delivery of the placenta and continues for approximately 6 weeks, until the reproductive organs return to their prepregnancy state.
Question 4 of 5
Which hormone is secreted by the placenta?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The placenta functions as an endocrine gland, secreting estrogen, progesterone, and HCG.
Question 5 of 5
Where does implantation of the fertilized ovum usually occur?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Implantation usually occurs in the fundus of the uterus.