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Question 1 of 5

Appendicitis may be difficult to diagnose in pregnancy because the appendix is:

A. displaced upward and laterally, high and to the right. B. displaced upward and laterally, high and to the left. C. deep at McBurney point. D. displaced downward and laterally, low and to the right.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

To reassure and educate pregnant patients about changes in the uterus, nurses should be aware that:

A. lightening occurs near the end of the second trimester as the uterus rises into a different position. B. the woman's increased urinary frequency in the first trimester is the result of exaggerated uterine anteflexion caused by softening. C. Braxton Hicks contractions become more painful in the third trimester, particularly if the woman tries to exercise. D. the uterine souffle is the movement of the fetus.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

The mucous plug that forms in the endocervical canal is called the:

A. operculum. B. leukorrhea. C. funic souffle. D. ballottement.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

To reassure and educate pregnant patients about changes in their cardiovascular system, maternity nurses should be aware that:

A. a pregnant woman experiencing disturbed cardiac rhythm, such as sinus arrhythmia requires close medical and obstetric observation, no matter how healthy she otherwise may appear. B. changes in heart size and position and increases in blood volume create auditory changes from 20 weeks to term. C. palpitations are twice as likely to occur in twin gestations. D. all of the above changes will likely occur.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

Some pregnant patients may complain of changes in their voice and impaired hearing. The nurse can tell these patients that these are common reactions to:

A. a decreased estrogen level. B. displacement of the diaphragm, resulting in thoracic breathing. C. congestion and swelling, which occur because the upper respiratory tract has become more vascular. D. increased blood volume.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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