10 Fetal Development NCLEX Style Questions

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Question 1 of 10

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?


Question 2 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:


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

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 5 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 6 of 10

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


Question 7 of 10

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


Question 8 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 9 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 10 of 10

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?