The nurse working with pediatric patients knows that the primary ...

[Kthamas]

The nurse working with pediatric patients knows that the primary hormone secretions that induce puberty include: Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
 
  1. Thyroid hormone.
  2. Follicle-stimulating hormone.
  3. Leuteinizing hormone.
  4. Adrenocorticotropic hormone.
  5. Gonadotropin-releasing hormones.

Question 2

A client calls the labor and delivery unit and tells the nurse that she is 39 weeks pregnant and that over the last 4 or 5 days, she has noticed that although her breathing has become easier, she is having leg cramps, a slight amount of edema in her
 
  lower legs, and an increased amount of vaginal secretions. The nurse tells the client that she has experienced which of the following? 1. Engagement
  2. Lightening
  3. Molding
  4. Braxton Hicks contractions

[cascooper22]

Answer to Question 1

2,3,5
Rationale 1: Although thyroid hormone is involved in the onset of puberty, it is not one of the primary hormones.
Rationale 2: null
Rationale 3: The luteinizing hormone (LH) is a part of the process that induces puberty.
Rationale 4: Although adrenocorticotropic hormone is involved in the onset of puberty, it is not one of the primary hormones.
Rationale 5: The central nervous system releases a neurotransmitter that stimulates the hypothalamus to synthesize and release gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH).

Answer to Question 2

2
Explanation: 2. Lightening describes the effect occurring when the fetus begins to settle into the pelvic inlet.

[Kthamas]

Excellent

[ktidd]

TYSM