A First-Time Mother at 18 Weeks of Gestation Comes for Her

question 20

Multiple Choice

A first-time mother at 18 weeks of gestation comes for her regularly scheduled prenatal visit.The patient tells the nurse that she is afraid that she is going into premature labor because she is beginning to have regular contractions.The nurse explains that this is the Braxton Hicks sign and teaches the patient that this type of contraction:

• A) is painless.
• B) increases with walking.
• C) causes cervical dilation.
• D) impedes oxygen flow to the fetus.

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Definitions:

Quota Sampling

Sampling that attempts to replicate in a sample the features that the researcher thinks are important in the population.

Random Sampling

A technique where every individual of a population has an equal chance of being selected to form a sample, ensuring the sample’s representativeness.

Random Sampling

A method of selecting a sample from a statistical population in such a way that every possible sample has an equal chance of being selected.

Multistage Cluster Sampling

Sampling based on first sampling large units such as states or provinces and then sampling smaller units such as towns, city blocks, and so on.