To Reassure and Educate Pregnant Patients About Changes in the Cervix,vagina,and

question 27

Multiple Choice

To reassure and educate pregnant patients about changes in the cervix,vagina,and position of the fetus,the nurse should know which of the following?

• A) Because of a number of changes in the cervix, abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap) tests are much easier to evaluate.
• B) Quickening is a technique of palpating the fetus to engage it in passive movement.
• C) The deepening colour of the vaginal mucosa and cervix (Chadwick's sign) usually appears in the second trimester or later as the vagina prepares to stretch during labour.
• D) Increased vascularity of the vagina increases sensitivity and may lead to a high degree of arousal, especially in the second trimester.

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Definitions:

Sample Statistic

A numerical measure calculated from a set of data extracted from a larger population, used to estimate population parameters.

Population Parameter

A numerical value that represents a characteristic of a population, such as the population mean or variance.

Expected Value

The mean of all possible values for a random variable, weighted by their respective probabilities.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points, calculated as the average of the squared differences from the mean.