10 Fetal Development NCLEX Style Questions

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Question 1 of 10

A nurse is explaining fetal gas exchange to a nursing student. Which of the following statements indicate the teaching was understood?


Question 2 of 10

A nurse is helping a nursing student review the development of the fetal environment. The nursing student would be correct in identifying that which of the following structures develops from the chorion?


Question 3 of 10

A 16-week pregnant patient asks the nurse what the placenta is for? Which of the following should be included in the nurse’s response? Select all that apply.


Question 4 of 10

The nurse caring for a newborn diagnosed with patent ductus arteriosus explains to the client’s parents that the ductus arteriosus is an opening between which of the following?


Question 5 of 10

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.


Question 6 of 10

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?


Question 7 of 10

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?


Question 8 of 10

A nurse is teaching a student nurse about fertilization and implantation. Teaching has been understood if which of the following is identified as the role of the Corpus Luteum?


Question 9 of 10

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?


Question 10 of 10

A nurse is providing prenatal instructions to a newly pregnant client. The client asks if it is safe to continue taking her medications. The nurse’s response is based on the knowledge that: