A nurse is educating a pregnant client on fetal circulation. The client wonders how the baby gets oxygen if the lungs aren’t working properly. The correct response by the nurse is that gas exchange occurs where?

A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to have a C-section at 36 weeks. The client is worried the baby won’t be able to breathe because of being so small. The nurse would be correct in explaining to the client that fetal lung maturity happens when?

A nurse is educating a group of new nurses on fetal circulation. What factors are involved in the closure of the ductus venosus? Select all that apply.

A nurse is performing a newborn assessment on a baby born at 28 weeks. Which assessment findings should the nurse expect? Select all that apply.

A nurse is teaching a student nurse about fertilization of an ovum. The nursing student demonstrates proper understanding if he/she lists the site of fertilization as what?

A nurse is caring for a 33-year-old client who is 10 weeks pregnant and who presented at the healthcare clinic with complaints of vaginal bleeding and slight uterine cramping. The provider performs an ultrasound and diagnoses the client with a threatened abortion. Which of the following instructions would the nurse give to this client?

A nurse is teaching pregnant clients about the risks of preterm labor. At what gestation are fetal lungs are thought to be mature enough to function outside the womb without support?

During which phase of fetal development is the ball of cells moving out of the Fallopian tubes and into the uterus?

A nurse receives a call from an 8-week pregnant client. The client reports that she got an at home Doppler to listen to her baby’s heart rate and wants to know when she will be able hear it. The nurse tells the client that an external doppler can begin to detect the heart rate around how many weeks’ gestation?

A nurse is educating student nurses on the process of implantation and fertilization. The students understood the teaching if they identify the most common site of fertilization as which location?