The nurse is presenting a class to pregnant patients. The nurse ...

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The nurse is presenting a class to pregnant patients. The nurse asks, The fetal brain is developing rapidly, and the nervous system is complete enough to provide some regulation of body function on its own, at which fetal development stage? It
 
  is clear that education has been effective when a participant responds: 1. The 17th20th week.
  2. The 25th28th week.
  3. The 29th32nd week.
  4. The 33rd36th week.

Question 2

The nurse is working with a patient who has experienced a fetal death in utero at 20 weeks. The patient asks what her baby will look like when it is delivered. Which statement by the nurse is best?
 
  1. Your baby will be covered in fine hair called lanugo.
  2. Your child will have arm and leg buds, not fully formed limbs.
  3. A white, cheesy substance called vernix caseosa will be on the skin.
  4. The genitals of the baby will be ambiguous.

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: The nervous system function is not developed between the 17th and 20th weeks of gestation.
Rationale 2: Nervous system function that is complex enough to provide body function regulation occurs around the 25th28th week, which is when a fetus has a good chance of survival if born.
Rationale 3: The complexity of the nervous system develops long before the 29th32nd week.
Rationale 4: The complexity of the nervous system develops long before the 33rd36th week.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: Downy fine hair called lanugo covers a 20-week fetus.
Rationale 2: Limb buds have developed by 35 days post-fertilization.
Rationale 3: Vernix caseosa forms at about 24 weeks.
Rationale 4: The genitals are apparent by 12 weeks after fertilization. This fetus would have had specifically male or female genitals 8 weeks ago.

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