NCC-Maternal Newborn Study Questions and Answers
A woman with a BMI of 18 gains 25 lbs during her pregnancy. This
pregnancy is at increased risk for
a. cesarean delivery
b. Delivery of low birthweight delivery
c. preeclampsia - Answer️️ -b. delivery of a low birthweight infant
During preg...
b. increased with onset within 10-15 years in about 50% of those
women
c. the same as women who do not have gest. diabetes - Answer✔️✔️-
b. increased with onset within 10-15 years in about 50% of those
women
A woman recieves magnesium sulfate during labor for gestational
hypertension. What effect can this have on newborn?
a. elevated cortisol levels
b.hypoglycemia
c.muscle weakness - Answer✔️✔️-c. muscle weakness
A pregnant woman was diagnosed with varicella-zoster at 32 weeks
gestation. She is now in active labor at 40 weeks gestation. The
nurse would expect that which of the following would be
appropriate in order to ensure the health of the newborn.
a. admister zoster immunoglobulin to newborn at delivery
b. admister zoster immunoglobulin to patient before delivery
c. the mother's antibodies will be protective so no action is needed -
Answer✔️✔️-c. the mother's antibodies will be protective so no action
is needed
In order to decrease the risk of fetal death to that of a non-smoker,
a woman must quit smoking
c. by the end of the 2nd trimester - Answer✔️✔️-b. by the end of the
first trimester
A patient in preterm labor at 30 weeks received indocin, the
newborn should be observed for?
a. duodenal atresia
b. Hirschsprung disease
c. necrotizing entercolitis (NEC) - Answer✔️✔️-c. necrotizing
enercolitis (NEC)
What are the characteristics of dizygotic pregnancy?
a. 1 placenta and 1 amniotic sac
b. 1 placenta and 2 amniotic sacs
c. 2 placentas and 2 amniotic sacs - Answer✔️✔️-c. 2 placentas and
amniotic sacs
A woman is diagnosed with oligohydramnios during her pregnancy.
the fetus/newborn should be evaluated for
a. diabetes insipidus
b. klippel-feil syndrome
c. polycystic kidney disease - Answer✔️✔️-c
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