OB Maternal NCLEX Practice Questions Set #1

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23 terms jsilva4201Preview Maternal Newborn Exam Questions...86 terms jennneighPreview ATI Pharmacology Made Easy 5.0 Th...25 terms jaycox_k01Preview High Ri 10 terms ally During a prenatal intake interview, the nurse is in the process of obtaining an initial assessment of a 21-year-old Hispanic Patient with limited English proficiency. it is

important for the nurse to:

• provide the patent with handouts
• speak quickly and efficiently to expedite the visit
• use maternity jargon in order for the patent to become

familiar with these terms

• assess whether the patient understands the discussion
• assess whether the patient understands the discussion

The term used to describe legal and professional

responsibility for practice for maternity nurses is:

• evaluation
• accountability
• ethics
• collegiality
• ethics

Maternity nursing care that is based on knowledge

gained through research and clinical trials is:

• known as evidence-based practice
• an outgrowth of telemedicine
• at odds with the Cochrane school of traditional nursing
• derived from the nursing intervention classification
• known as evidence-based practice

The level of practice a reasonably prudent nurse

provides is called:

• failure to rescue
• the standard of care
• risk management
• a sentinel event
• the standard of care

The nurse should be aware that the criteria used to make decisions and solve problems within families are based

primarily on family:

• values and beliefs
• socialization processes
• boundaries and channels
• rituals and customs
• values and beliefs

In vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) is a common approach for women with blocked fallopian tubes or unexplained infertility and for men with very low sperm counts. A husband and wife have arrived for their preprocedural interview. The husband asks the nurse to explain what the procedure entails. The nurse's most

appropriate response is:

• don't worry about the technical stuff, that's what we are

here for

• "IVF-ET is a type of assisted reproductive therapy that

involves collecting eggs from your wife's ovaries, fertilizing them in the laboratory with your sperm, and transferring the embryo to her uterus."

• donor sperm will be used to inseminate your wife
• "A donor embryo wil be transferred into your wife's

uterus"

• "IVF-ET is a type of assisted reproductive therapy that involves collecting eggs

from your wife's ovaries, fertilizing them in the laboratory with your sperm, and transferring the embryo to her uterus." Which contraceptive method best protects against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?

• they all offer about the same protection
• periodic abstinence
• hormonal methods
• barrier methods
• barrier methods

Which of the following statements is the most complete and accurate description of medical abortions?

• they are performed only for maternal health
• they are mostly performed in the second trimester.
• they can be achieved through surgical procedures or

with drugs.

• they can be either elective or therapeutic
• they can be achieved through surgical procedures or with drugs.

A physician prescribes clomiphene citrate (Clomid, Serophene) for a woman experiencing infertility. She is very concerned about the risk of multiple births. The

nurse's most appropriate response is:

• "Ten percent is a very low risk, so you don't need to

worry too much"

• "no one has ever hand more than triplets with climid"
• "This is a legitimate concern. would you like to discuss

this further before your treatment begins"

• "ovulation will be monitored with ultrasound so that

this will not happen"

• "this is a legitimate concern, would you like to discuss this further before your

treatment begins?"

The nurse caring for a pregnant patient knows that her health teaching regarding fetal circulation has been effective when the patient reports that she has been

sleeping:

• in a side-lying position
• on her back with a pillow under her knees
• with the head of the bed elevated
• on her abdomen
• in a side-lying position

Prenatal testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

is recommended for:

• a women who has had more than one sexual partner
• all women, regardless of risk factors
• a women who is monogamous with her partner
• a women who has had a sexually transmitted infection
• all women, regardless of risk factors

Which .symptoms is considered a warning sign and should be reported immediately by the pregnant women to her health care provider?

• fatigue
• vaginal bleeding
• nausea with occasional vomiting
• urinary frequency
• vaginal bleeding

A woman who is 32 weeks' pregnant is informed by the

nurse that a danger sign of pregnancy could be:

• constipation
• edema in the ankles and feet at the end of the day
• heart palpitations
• alteration in the pattern of fetal movement
• alteration in the pattern of fetal movement

With regard to a woman's reordering of personal relationships during pregnancy, the maternity nurse

should understand that:

• women usually express two major relationship needs

during pregnancy: feeling loves and valued and having

the child accepted by the father.

• because of the special motherhood bond, a woman's

relationship with her mother is even more important than with the father of the child

• the women sexual desire is likely to be highest in the

first trimester because of the excitement and because intercourse is physically easier.

• nurses need not get involved in any sexual issues the

couple has during pregnancy, particularly if they have trouble communication them to each other

a. women usually express two major relationship needs during pregnancy: feeling

loves and valued and having the child accepted by the father.

What represents a typical profession through the phases of a woman's establishing a relationship with the fetus?

• accepts the fetus as distinct from herself- accepts the

biologic fact of pregnancy - has a feeling of caring and responsibility

• fantasizes about the child's gender and personality -

views the child as part of herself - becomes introspective

• views the child as part of herself - has feelings of feel

being - accepts the biologic fact of pregnancy

• "I am pregnant" - " I am going to have a baby" - " I am

going to be a mother"

• "I am pregnant" - " I am going to have a baby" - " I am going to be a mother"

A woman's obstetric history indicates that she is pregnant for the fourth time and all of her children from previous pregnancies are living. One was born at 39 weeks of gestation, twins were born at 34 weeks of gestation, and another child was born at 35 weeks of gestation. What is her gravity and parity using the GTPAL system?

• 4-1-2-0-4
• 3-0-3-0-3
• 4-2-1-0-3
• 3-1-1-1-3
• 4-1-2-0-4

A woman at 10 weeks of gestation who is seen in the prenatal clinic with presumptive signs and symptoms of

pregnancy likely will have:

• Hear's sign
• Chadwick's sign
• Positive pregnancy test
• Amenorrhea
• Amenorrhea .

The nurse teaches a pregnant women about the presumptive, probable, and positive signs of pregnancy.The women demonstrated understanding of the nurse's instruction if she states that a positive sign of pregnancy

is:

• a positive pregnancy test
• quickening
• Braxton hicks contractions
• fetal movement palpated by the nurse-midwife
• fetal movement palpated by the nurse-midwife

During a patient's physical examination the nurse notes that the lower uterine segment is soft on palpation. the

nurse would document this finding area as:

• Goodell's sign
• McDonald's sign
• Hegar's sign
• Chadwick's sign
• Hegar's sign