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Question 1 of 5

Which government department is responsible for overseeing the administration of the WIC program?

A. Social Security Administration
B. Department of Health and Human Services
C. Department of Public Health
D. Children's Bureau

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Department of Health and Human Services

Question 2 of 5

Which time-based description of a stage of development in pregnancy is accurate?

A. Viability—22 to 37 weeks since the last menstrual period (LMP) (assuming a fetal weight >500 g)
B. Full Term—Pregnancy from the beginning of week 39 of gestation to the end of week 40
C. Preterm—Pregnancy from 20 to 28 weeks
D. Postdate—Pregnancy that extends beyond 38 weeks

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Full Term—Pregnancy from the beginning of week 39 of gestation to the end of week 40

Question 3 of 5

To reassure and educate their pregnant patients about changes in their blood pressure, maternity nurses should be aware that:

A. a blood pressure cuff that is too small produces a reading that is too low; a cuff that is too large produces a reading that is too high.
B. shifting the patient's position and changing from arm to arm for different measurements produces the most accurate composite blood pressure reading at each visit.
C. the systolic blood pressure increases slightly as pregnancy advances; the diastolic pressure remains constant.
D. compression of the iliac veins and inferior vena cava by the uterus contributes to hemorrhoids in the later stage of term pregnancy.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: compression of the iliac veins and inferior vena cava by the uterus contributes to hemorrhoids in the later stage of term pregnancy.

Question 4 of 5

A woman is at 14 weeks of gestation. The nurse would expect to palpate the fundus at which level?

A. Not palpable above the symphysis at this time
B. Slightly above the symphysis pubis
C. At the level of the umbilicus
D. Slightly above the umbilicus

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Slightly above the symphysis pubis

Question 5 of 5

The decrease in systemic vascular resistance aids in decreasing which physiological measure?

A. Cardiac output
B. Pulse rate
C. Renal blood flow
D. Blood pressure

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Blood pressure

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