NUR2513 Maternal-Child Study Questions And Correct
Answers
The nurse is evaluating the FHR rhythm strip and determines the heart rate
amplitude varies with a rate 15 to 20 bpm. What does this assessment finding
indicate to the nurse about variability?
A. Variability is absent
B. Variability is minimal
C. Variability is moderate
D. Variability is marked Right Ans - C. Variability is moderate
What is the most effective way for a nurse to assess a woman's usual food
intake during her pregnancy?
A. Ask the client to describe a healthy diet
B. Ask client to describe her total intake for a week
C. Assess clients skin for hydration and color
D. Ask her to describe her intake for the last 24 hours Right Ans - D. Ask
her to describe her intake for the last 24 hours
The nurse is teaching a client on the use of a diaphragm for contraception.
Which of the following client statement indiciates the client needs for further
teaching.
A. I need to use my finger to remove the diaphragm
B. I should remove the diaphragm 6 hours after intercourse
C. I should stop using a diaphragm if i get an infection of my cervix
D. I need to have the diaphragm checked if my weight changes by 30lb
Right Ans - D. I need to have the diaphragm checked if my weight changes by
30lb
A nurse is caring for the following clients on the obstetrical unit. The nurse
recognizes it is safe to administer tocolytic therapy to which of the following
clients?
A. Client that is experiencing fetal death at 34 weeks gestation
B. Client who is experiencing preterm labor at 29 weeks gestation
C. A client who is experiencing Braxton-hicks contractions at 37 weeks
gestation
D. A client who has a post-term pregnancy at 41 weeks gesttation Right
Ans - B. Client who is experiencing preterm labor at 29 weeks gestation
,A prenatal nurse is caring for a woman who desires an unmedicated birth.
Which of the following options for non-phamacologic methods of pain control
in labor.
A. Epidural
B. Hydrotherapy
C. Massage
D. Birthball
E. Prudendal block
F. Breathing patterns Right Ans - B. Hydrotherapy
C. Massage
D. Birthball
F. Breathing patterns
The nurse is reviewing the results of an abnormal pap smear with a 27-year
old female. When explaining to the client the risk for and causes of cervical
cancer, which of the following statements should be included in her teaching?
A. Approximately 70% of cervical cancers are caused by HPV.
B. Approx. 70% of cervical cancers result from HPV
C. You have a bacterial infection that will require 14 days of antibiotics
D. Cervical cancer is cause by HPV, we can treat the infection with a course of
antiviral medications Right Ans - B. Approx. 70% of cervical cancers result
from HPV
Tbe nurse in labor and delivery is reviewing frequently used medications in
the OB setting. Which of the following medications would be used for
tocolysis?
A. Methylergometrine
B. Terbutaline
C. Betamethasone
D. Oxytocin Right Ans - B. Terbutaline
The nurse is reviewing the health record of a pregnant client. Her Hx includes
deliveries of live babies at 39 weeks, 40 weeks and 35 weeks, a spontaneous
abortion at 17 weeks. According to the GTPAL system, which of the following
described the patient.
A. 4-2-1-1-3
B. 4-1-2-1-3
C. 5-2-1-1-3
, D. 5-2-0-2-3 Right Ans - A. 4-2-1-1-3
The nurse provided care to a client with hyperemesis gravidarum. Which
outcome indicates that the nursing interventions have been effective?
A. Vomiting episodes are only in the morning
B. Tolerating soft foods after episodes of vomiting
C. Ingesting clear liquids between episodes of vomiting
D. Advancing from clear liquids, to soft, to a regular diet Right Ans - D.
Advancing from clear liquids, to soft, to a regular diet
Frequent urination results from which of the following causes during the third
trimester of pregnancy?
A. Pressure on the bladder from the uterus
B. Increased concentration of urine
C. Addition of fetal urine to maternal urine
D. Decreased Glomerular selectivity Right Ans - A. Pressure on the bladder
from the uterus
Which of the following routine tests would the nurse anticipate the provider
to order during her first trimester? SATA
A. Blood type and RH factor
B. Group B strep vaginal culture
C. Amniocentesis
D. CBC
E. HIV Right Ans - A. Blood type and RH factor
D. CBC
E. HIV
A nurse is measuring the fundal height of a client is at 21 weeks gestation. At
which location should the nurse expect to palpate the fundus?
A. 3cm above the umbilicus
B. Slightly about the umbilicus
C. 3cm below the umbilicus
D. Halfway between the symphysis pubis and umbilicus Right Ans - B.
Slightly about the umbilicus
The nurse is teaching a client the importance of folic acid in the diet and how
folic acid supplements might be beneficial in her first trimester or pregnancy.
For what reason is the nurse teaching the client about this vitamin?
Answers
The nurse is evaluating the FHR rhythm strip and determines the heart rate
amplitude varies with a rate 15 to 20 bpm. What does this assessment finding
indicate to the nurse about variability?
A. Variability is absent
B. Variability is minimal
C. Variability is moderate
D. Variability is marked Right Ans - C. Variability is moderate
What is the most effective way for a nurse to assess a woman's usual food
intake during her pregnancy?
A. Ask the client to describe a healthy diet
B. Ask client to describe her total intake for a week
C. Assess clients skin for hydration and color
D. Ask her to describe her intake for the last 24 hours Right Ans - D. Ask
her to describe her intake for the last 24 hours
The nurse is teaching a client on the use of a diaphragm for contraception.
Which of the following client statement indiciates the client needs for further
teaching.
A. I need to use my finger to remove the diaphragm
B. I should remove the diaphragm 6 hours after intercourse
C. I should stop using a diaphragm if i get an infection of my cervix
D. I need to have the diaphragm checked if my weight changes by 30lb
Right Ans - D. I need to have the diaphragm checked if my weight changes by
30lb
A nurse is caring for the following clients on the obstetrical unit. The nurse
recognizes it is safe to administer tocolytic therapy to which of the following
clients?
A. Client that is experiencing fetal death at 34 weeks gestation
B. Client who is experiencing preterm labor at 29 weeks gestation
C. A client who is experiencing Braxton-hicks contractions at 37 weeks
gestation
D. A client who has a post-term pregnancy at 41 weeks gesttation Right
Ans - B. Client who is experiencing preterm labor at 29 weeks gestation
,A prenatal nurse is caring for a woman who desires an unmedicated birth.
Which of the following options for non-phamacologic methods of pain control
in labor.
A. Epidural
B. Hydrotherapy
C. Massage
D. Birthball
E. Prudendal block
F. Breathing patterns Right Ans - B. Hydrotherapy
C. Massage
D. Birthball
F. Breathing patterns
The nurse is reviewing the results of an abnormal pap smear with a 27-year
old female. When explaining to the client the risk for and causes of cervical
cancer, which of the following statements should be included in her teaching?
A. Approximately 70% of cervical cancers are caused by HPV.
B. Approx. 70% of cervical cancers result from HPV
C. You have a bacterial infection that will require 14 days of antibiotics
D. Cervical cancer is cause by HPV, we can treat the infection with a course of
antiviral medications Right Ans - B. Approx. 70% of cervical cancers result
from HPV
Tbe nurse in labor and delivery is reviewing frequently used medications in
the OB setting. Which of the following medications would be used for
tocolysis?
A. Methylergometrine
B. Terbutaline
C. Betamethasone
D. Oxytocin Right Ans - B. Terbutaline
The nurse is reviewing the health record of a pregnant client. Her Hx includes
deliveries of live babies at 39 weeks, 40 weeks and 35 weeks, a spontaneous
abortion at 17 weeks. According to the GTPAL system, which of the following
described the patient.
A. 4-2-1-1-3
B. 4-1-2-1-3
C. 5-2-1-1-3
, D. 5-2-0-2-3 Right Ans - A. 4-2-1-1-3
The nurse provided care to a client with hyperemesis gravidarum. Which
outcome indicates that the nursing interventions have been effective?
A. Vomiting episodes are only in the morning
B. Tolerating soft foods after episodes of vomiting
C. Ingesting clear liquids between episodes of vomiting
D. Advancing from clear liquids, to soft, to a regular diet Right Ans - D.
Advancing from clear liquids, to soft, to a regular diet
Frequent urination results from which of the following causes during the third
trimester of pregnancy?
A. Pressure on the bladder from the uterus
B. Increased concentration of urine
C. Addition of fetal urine to maternal urine
D. Decreased Glomerular selectivity Right Ans - A. Pressure on the bladder
from the uterus
Which of the following routine tests would the nurse anticipate the provider
to order during her first trimester? SATA
A. Blood type and RH factor
B. Group B strep vaginal culture
C. Amniocentesis
D. CBC
E. HIV Right Ans - A. Blood type and RH factor
D. CBC
E. HIV
A nurse is measuring the fundal height of a client is at 21 weeks gestation. At
which location should the nurse expect to palpate the fundus?
A. 3cm above the umbilicus
B. Slightly about the umbilicus
C. 3cm below the umbilicus
D. Halfway between the symphysis pubis and umbilicus Right Ans - B.
Slightly about the umbilicus
The nurse is teaching a client the importance of folic acid in the diet and how
folic acid supplements might be beneficial in her first trimester or pregnancy.
For what reason is the nurse teaching the client about this vitamin?
