PN 124 TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2024-2025
1. Where does implantation of the fertilized ovum usually occur?
a. Lower uterine wall
b. Side of the uterus
c. Fundus of the uterus
d. Body of the uterus
c. Fundus of the uterus
2. A patient has been diagnosed with tubal pregnancy. What is the typical outcome
of a tubal pregnancy?
a. The patient will carry the pregnancy to term and have a cesarean delivery
b. The patient will have to remain in bed for the remainder of the pregnancy
c. The patient will spontaneously abort this ectopic pregnancy
d. The patient will require surgery to remove the zygote
d. The patient will require surgery to remove the zygote
3. How long does the embryonic stage of pregnancy typically last?
a. 3 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 6 weeks
d. 8 weeks
d. 8 weeks
4. Which hormone is secreted by the placenta?
,a. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
b. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
c. Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
d. Luteinizing hormone (LH)
c. Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
5. What protects the fetus from most bacterial infections?
a. The yolk sac
b. The placental barrier
c. The cotyledons
d. The chorionic villa
b. The placental barrier
6. What period of the maternity cycle does the intrapartal period cover?
a. Beginning of pregnancy to midterm
b. Conception to third trimester
c. Onset of labor to delivery of the baby
d. Onset of labor to delivery of the placenta
c. Onset of labor to delivery of the baby
7. The nurse is admitting a patient to the labor and delivery unit. While performing
the initial assessment, which assessment is the priority?
a. The number of previous pregnancies
b. When the baby is due
c. When the patient last ate
d. The timing of contractions
d. The timing of contractions
, 8. A mother has entered the second stage of labor. When does the second stage of
labor end?
a. When the mother begins to push
b. When the baby's head crowns
c. With delivery of the baby
d. With delivery of the placenta
c. With delivery of the baby
9. Why is oxytocin administered in the third stage of labor?
a. To stimulate lactation
b. To relieve postpartum pain
c. To stimulate uterine contractions
d. To sedate the mother so she can rest
c. To stimulate uterine contractions
10. What pelvic type is the most common in women and most favorable for vaginal
delivery?
a. Gynecoid
b. Android
c. Anthropoid
d. Platypelloid
a. Gynecoid
11. Which of the following is the most accurate statement about true labor?
a. Cervical change can be detected
b. A change is activity causes the contractions to stop
c. The contractions are felt primarily in the lower abdomen
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