2025-06-30 NCLEX Exam Question: The nurse understands that toxoplasmosis can be reduced if pregnant women follow which of the following directions?
Select an Answer: Eat lamb. Eat raw beef. Avoid grains. Do not change the cat litter.
Rationale:
Toxoplasma is a protozoan parasite that is found in cat feces and uncooked or rare beef and lamb. Pregnant woman should not change the cat litter box, eat raw meat or lamb.
When a fetus is exposed to toxoplasmosis fetal demise, mental retardation, and blindness can occur.
Grains do not cause toxoplasmosis.
2025-06-29 NCLEX Exam Question: The nurse is interpreting the ultrasound report of a woman at 8 weeks gestation. The results include two amnions and two placentas.
The nurse is aware that this indicates which of the following?
Select an Answer: Triplets Dizygotic twins Monozygotic twins Conjoined twins
Rationale:
Dizygotic twins have two amnions and two placentas, they are referred to as fraternal twins.
Monozygotic twins are identical twins that develop from one fertilized ovum which divides.
Conjoined twins are twins that are physically connected.
The results do not indicate triplets.
2025-06-28 NCLEX Exam Question: The nurse obtains the obstetrical history from a woman at 10 weeks gestation. This includes that both of her previous pregnancies ended in a live birth at 39 weeks and she had a miscarriage for another pregnancy.
The nurse will use the GTPAL to document this as which of the following?
Select an Answer: G 4012 G 320012 G 32012 G 42012
Rationale:
She has been pregnant 4 times, has 2 full term deliveries, 0 preterm births, 1 spontaneous abortion, and 2 living children.
2025-06-27 NCLEX Exam Question: The nurse is caring for a pregnant patient with gestational diabetes.
The nurse understands that the insulin requirements will depend on which of the following?
Select an Answer: As the fetus grows, the demand will decrease. Changes with the weeks of gestation. Will decrease with the weeks of gestation. Depends on the amount of amniotic fluid.
Rationale:
The insulin needs will change with each trimester; the insulin needs decrease during the first trimester and increase during the second and third trimesters.
During the second and third trimesters the hormones of pregnancy create insulin-resistance in maternal cells.
2025-06-26 NCLEX Exam Question: The nurse is aware that the pregnant patient will experience quickening during which of the following weeks of gestation?
