Author Question: A pregnant client asks the nurse in the clinic when she will be able to start feeling the fetus ... (Read 93 times)

mpobi80 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A pregnant client asks the nurse in the clinic when she will be able to start feeling the fetus move. The nurse responds by telling the client that fetal movements will be noted between _____ weeks' gestation.

1. 6 and 8
2. 8 and 10
3. 12 and 14
4. 16 and 20

Question 2

The nursing instructor asks a nursing student to describe the process of quickening. Which of the following statements, if made by the student, indicates an understanding of this term?

1. It is the thinning of the lower uterine segment.
2. It is the fetal movement that is felt by the mother.
3. It is irregular painless contractions that occur throughout pregnancy.
4. It is the soft blowing sound that can be heard when the uterus is auscultated.

yuyiding · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

4

Rationale: Fetal movement, called quickening, is not perceived until the second trimester. Be-tween 16 and 20 weeks' gestation, the expectant client first notices subtle fetal movements that gradually increase in intensity.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: Quickening is fetal movement and is not perceived until the second trimester. Be-tween 16 and 20 weeks' gestation, the expectant client first notices subtle fetal movements that gradually increase in intensity. A soft blowing sound that corresponds to the maternal pulse may be auscultated over the uterus, known as uterine souffl. This sound is caused by the blood cir-culation to the placenta and corresponds to the maternal pulse. Braxton Hicks contractions are irregular painless contractions that occur throughout pregnancy, although many expectant moth-ers do not notice them until the third trimester. A thinning of the lower uterine segment occurs at about 6 weeks' of gestation and is called Hegar's sign.