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A woman tells the nurse that she is quite sure she is pregnant. The nurse recognizes which as a positive sign of pregnancy?
 
  a. Amenorrhea
  b. Uterine enlargement
  c. HCG detected in the urine
  d. Fetal heartbeat

Question 2

A woman pregnant for the first time asks the nurse, When will I begin to feel the baby move? What is the nurse's best response?
 
  a. You may notice the baby moving around the 4th or 5th month.
  b. Quickening varies with every woman.
  c. You'll feel something by the end of the first trimester.
  d. The baby will be big enough for you to feel in your 8th month.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Positive indications are caused only by the developing fetus and include fetal heart activity, visualization by ultrasound, and fetal movements felt by the examiner.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Quickening, fetal movement felt by the mother, is first perceived at 16 to 20 weeks of gestation.





 

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