Maternity Nursing NCLEX Practice Quiz and Test Bank (500+ Questions)

Discharge teaching for a child with celiac disease would include instructions about avoiding which of the following?

Which of the following would the nurse expect to assess in a child with celiac disease having a celiac crisis secondary to an upper respiratory infection?

Which of the following should the nurse do first after noting that a child with Hirschsprung disease has a fever and watery explosive diarrhea?

A newborn’s failure to pass meconium within the first 24 hours after birth may indicate which of the following?

When assessing a child for possible intussusception, which of the following would be least likely to provide valuable information?

Nurse Barry is performing Leopold’s maneuver and found the following: breech presentation, fetal back at the right side of the mother. Based on these findings, the nurse can hear the fetal heartbeat (PMI) best in which location?

In Leopold’s maneuver step #1, the nurse palpated a soft, broad mass that moves with the rest of the mass. The correct interpretation of this finding is:

In Leopold’s maneuver step #3, the nurse palpated a hard round movable mass at the suprapubic area. The correct interpretation is that the mass palpated is:

The hormone responsible for a positive pregnancy test is:

The hormone responsible for the maturation of the Graafian follicle is:

The most common normal position of the fetus in utero is:

In the later part of the 3rd trimester, the mother may experience shortness of breath. This complaint may be explained as:

Which of the following findings in a woman would be consistent with a pregnancy of two months duration?

Which of the following is a positive sign of pregnancy?

What event occurring in the second trimester helps the expectant mother to accept the pregnancy?

Shoes with low, broad heels, plus a good posture will prevent which prenatal discomfort?

When a pregnant woman experiences leg cramps, the correct nursing intervention to relieve the muscle cramps is:

From the 33rd week of gestation till full term, a healthy mother should have a prenatal check-up every:

The expected weight gain in a normal pregnancy during the 3rd trimester is:

In Bartholomew’s Rule of 4, when the level of the fundus is midway between the umbilicus and xiphoid process the estimated age of gestation (AOG) is:

The following are ways of determining the expected date of delivery (EDD) when the LMP is unknown EXCEPT:

If the LMP is Jan. 30, the expected date of delivery (EDD) is:

Kegel’s exercise is done in pregnancy in order to:

Pelvic rocking is an appropriate exercise in pregnancy to relieve which discomfort?

The main reason for an expected increased need for iron in pregnancy is:

The diet that is appropriate in normal pregnancy should be high in:

Which of the following signs will require a mother to seek immediate medical attention?

You want to perform a pelvic examination on one of your pregnant clients. You prepare your client for the procedure by:

When preparing the mother who is in her 4th month of pregnancy for an abdominal ultrasound, the nurse should instruct her to:

The nursing intervention to relieve “morning sickness” in a pregnant woman is by giving:

The common normal site of nidation/implantation in the uterus is:

Mrs. Santos is on her 5th pregnancy and has a history of abortion in the 4th pregnancy, and the first pregnancy was a twin. She is considered to be:

The following are skin changes in pregnancy EXCEPT:

Which of the following statements is TRUE of conception?

Which of the following are the functions of amniotic fluid? Select all that apply.

You are performing an abdominal exam on a 9th-month pregnant woman. While lying supine, she felt breathless, had pallor, tachycardia, and cold clammy skin. The correct assessment of the woman’s condition is that she is:

Smoking is contraindicated in pregnancy because:

Which of the following is the most likely effect on the fetus if the woman is severely anemic during pregnancy?

Which of the following signs and symptoms will most likely make the nurse suspect that the patient has hydatidiform mole?

Upon assessment, the nurse found the following: fundus at 2 fingerbreadths above the umbilicus, last menstrual period (LMP) 5 months ago, fetal heartbeat (FHB) not appreciated. Which of the following is the most possible diagnosis of this condition?

When a pregnant woman goes into a convulsive seizure, the MOST immediate action of the nurse to ensure the safety of the patient is:

A gravidocardiac mother is advised to observe bed rest primarily to:

A pregnant mother is admitted to the hospital with the chief complaint of profuse vaginal bleeding, AOG 36 wks, not in labor. The nurse must always consider which of the following precautions:

Which of the following signs will distinguish threatened abortion from imminent abortion?

The nursing measure to relieve fetal distress due to maternal supine hypotension is:

To prevent preterm labor from progressing, drugs are usually prescribed to halt the labor. The drugs commonly given are:

In placenta previa marginalis, the placenta is found at the:

In which of the following conditions can the causative agent pass through the placenta and affect the fetus in utero?

Which of the following can lead to infertility in adult males?

Papanicolaou smear is usually done to determine cancer of:

Which of the following causes of infertility in the female is primarily psychological in origin?

Before giving a repeat dose of magnesium sulfate to a pre-eclamptic patient, the nurse should assess the patient’s condition. Which of the following conditions will require the nurse to temporarily suspend a repeat dose of magnesium sulfate?

Which of the following is TRUE in Rh incompatibility?

Which of the following are the most commonly assessed findings in cystitis?

Which of the following best reflects the frequency of reported postpartum “blues”?

Which of the following conditions will lead to a small-for-gestational-age fetus due to less blood supply to the fetus?

The lower limit of viability for infants in terms of age of gestation is:

A nurse in the labor room is monitoring a client with dysfunctional labor for signs of maternal or fetal compromise. Which of the following assessment findings would alert the nurse to a compromise?

While assessing a G2P2 client who had a normal spontaneous vaginal delivery 30 minutes ago, the nurse notes a large amount of red vaginal bleeding. What would be the initial priority nursing action?

The preferred manner of delivering the baby in a gravido-cardiac is vaginal delivery assisted by forceps under epidural anesthesia. The main rationale for this is:

When giving narcotic analgesics to a mother in labor, the special consideration to follow is:

The cervical dilatation taken at 8:00 AM in a G1P0 patient was 6 centimeters. A repeat I.E. done at 10 A. M. showed that cervical dilation was 7 cm. The correct interpretation of this result is:

Which of the following techniques during labor and delivery can lead to uterine inversion?

The fetal heart rate is checked following rupture of the bag of waters in order to:

Upon assessment, the nurse got the following findings: two (2) perineal pads highly saturated with blood within 2 hours postpartum, PR= 80 bpm, fundus soft, and boundaries not well defined. The appropriate nursing diagnosis is:

The following are signs and symptoms of fetal distress EXCEPT:

If the labor period lasts only for 3 hours, the nurse should suspect that the following conditions may occur. Select all that apply.

The primary power involved in labor and delivery is:

The proper technique to monitor the intensity of a uterine contraction is:

To monitor the frequency of the uterine contraction during labor, the right technique is to time the contraction is:

The peak point of a uterine contraction is called the:

When determining the duration of a uterine contraction the right technique is to time it from:

When the bag of water ruptures, the nurse should check the characteristic of the amniotic fluid. The normal color of amniotic fluid is:

When the bag of waters ruptures spontaneously, the nurse should inspect the vaginal introitus for possible cord prolapse. If there is part of the cord that has prolapsed into the vaginal opening the correct nursing intervention is:

The fetal heartbeat should be monitored every 15 minutes during the 2nd stage of labor. The characteristic of a normal fetal heart rate is: