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 client is concerned that her unborn baby will hear her and her husband arguing, but the husband says that the baby can’t hear. What is the best response by the nurse?

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.

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 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?

A nurse is educating a group of pregnant clients on the risks of taking ibuprofen during pregnancy. A client asks why the fetus has holes in its heart. What is the most appropriate explanation of the purpose for the ductus arteriosus?

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

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:

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?