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Maternity Nursing and Newborn Nursing Test Bank
In this section are the practice quiz and questions for maternity nursing and newborn carenursing test banks. There are 545 NCLEX-style practice questions partitioned in 8 sets. We’ve made a significant effort to provide you with the most informative rationale so please be sure to read them.
Notable topics included in this nursing test bank include: nursing care of the pregnant mother (obstetric nursing), labor and delivery, prenatal nursing care, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum nursing care, nursing care of patients with preeclampsia, placental and cord anomalies, cesarean birth, labor complications, postpartum depression and more.
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Question 1 of 80
1. Question
Mechanism of labor, also known as the cardinal movements, refers to the sequencing of events involved in posturing and positioning that allows the baby to find the easiest to come out of the birth canal. Arrange the following mechanisms of labor in the order during the course of labor and fetal delivery.
Engagement
Internal rotation
External rotation
Flexion
Extension
Expulsion
Descent
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Question 2 of 80
2. Question
The first thing that a nurse must ensure when the baby’s head comes out is
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Question 3 of 80
3. Question
To ensure that the baby will breathe as soon as the head is delivered, the nurse’s priority action is to
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Question 4 of 80
4. Question
When doing perineal care in preparation for delivery, the nurse should observe the following, except?
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Question 5 of 80
5. Question
What are the important considerations that the nurse must remember after the placenta is delivered? Select all that apply.
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Question 6 of 80
6. Question
The following are correct statements about false labor, except?
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Question 7 of 80
7. Question
The passageway in labor and delivery of the fetus include the following, except?
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Question 8 of 80
8. Question
The normal umbilical cord is composed of:
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Question 9 of 80
9. Question
At what stage of labor and delivery does a primigravida differ mainly from a multigravida?
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Question 10 of 80
10. Question
The second stage of labor begins with ___ and ends with __?
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Question 11 of 80
11. Question
The following are signs that the placenta has detached, except?
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Question 12 of 80
12. Question
When the shiny portion of the placenta comes out first is called which of the following mechanisms?
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Question 13 of 80
13. Question
When the baby’s head is out, the immediate action of the nurse is
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Question 14 of 80
14. Question
When delivering the baby’s head the nurse supports the mother’s perineum to prevent a tear. This technique is called
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Question 15 of 80
15. Question
The basic delivery set for normal vaginal delivery includes the following instruments/articles, except?
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Question 16 of 80
16. Question
As soon as the placenta is delivered, the nurse must do which of the following actions?
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Question 17 of 80
17. Question
In vaginal delivery done in the hospital setting, the doctor routinely orders oxytocin to be given to the mother parenterally. The oxytocin is usually given after the placenta has been delivered and not before because:
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Question 18 of 80
18. Question
In a gravido-cardiac mother, the first 2 hours postpartum (4th stage of labor and delivery) particularly in a cesarean section is a critical period because at this stage
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Question 19 of 80
19. Question
This drug is usually given parenterally to enhance uterine contraction:
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Question 20 of 80
20. Question
The partograph is a tool used to monitor labor. The maternal parameters measured/monitored are the following, except?
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Question 21 of 80
21. Question
The following are natural childbirth procedures, except?
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Question 22 of 80
22. Question
The following are common causes of dysfunctional labor. Which of these can a nurse, on her own manage?
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Question 23 of 80
23. Question
At what stage of labor is the mother advised to bear down?
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Question 24 of 80
24. Question
The normal dilatation of the cervix during the first stage of labor in a nullipara is
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Question 25 of 80
25. Question
When the fetal head is at the level of the ischial spine, it is said that the station of the head is
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Question 26 of 80
26. Question
During an internal examination, the nurse palpated the posterior fontanel to be at the left side of the mother at the upper quadrant. The interpretation is that the position of the fetus is:
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Question 27 of 80
27. Question
The following are types of breech presentation, except:
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Question 28 of 80
28. Question
When the nurse palpates the suprapubic area of the mother and found that the presenting part is still movable, the right term for this observation that the fetus is
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Question 29 of 80
29. Question
The placenta should be delivered normally within how many minutes after the delivery of the baby?
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Question 30 of 80
30. Question
When shaving a woman in preparation for cesarean section, the area to be shaved should be from:
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Question 31 of 80
31. Question
During the postpartum period, the fundus of the uterus is expected to go down normally about how many centimeters per day?
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Question 32 of 80
32. Question
The lochia on the first few days after delivery is characterized as
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Question 33 of 80
33. Question
Lochia normally disappears after how many days postpartum?
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Question 34 of 80
34. Question
After an Rh(-) mother has delivered her Rh (+) baby, the mother is given RhoGam. This is done in order to:
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Question 35 of 80
35. Question
To enhance milk production, a lactating mother must do the following interventions, except:
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Question 36 of 80
36. Question
The nursing intervention to relieve pain in breast engorgement while the mother continues to breastfeed is
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Question 37 of 80
37. Question
A woman who delivered normally per vaginam is expected to void within how many hours after delivery?
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Question 38 of 80
38. Question
To ensure adequate lactation the nurse should teach the mother to:
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Question 39 of 80
39. Question
An appropriate nursing intervention when caring for a postpartum mother with thrombophlebitis is:
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Question 40 of 80
40. Question
The nurse should anticipate that hemorrhage related to uterine atony may occur postnatally if this condition was present during the delivery:
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Question 41 of 80
41. Question
According to Rubin’s theory of maternal role adaptation, the mother will go through 3 stages during the postpartum period. These stages are:
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Question 42 of 80
42. Question
The neonate of a mother with diabetes mellitus is prone to developing hypoglycemia because:
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Question 43 of 80
43. Question
Which of the following is an abnormal vital sign in postpartum?
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Question 44 of 80
44. Question
The uterine fundus right after delivery of placenta is palpable at
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Question 45 of 80
45. Question
A nurse is monitoring the amount of lochia drainage in a client who is 2 hours postpartum and notes that the client has a saturated perineal pad in 1 hour. The nurse reports the amount of lochial flow as:
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Question 46 of 80
46. Question
In a woman who is not breastfeeding, menstruation usually occurs after how many weeks?
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Question 47 of 80
47. Question
The following are nursing measures to stimulate lactation, except:
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Question 48 of 80
48. Question
When the uterus is firm and contracted after delivery but there is vaginal bleeding, the nurse should suspect which of the following?
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Question 49 of 80
49. Question
The following are interventions to make the fundus contract postpartally, except:
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Question 50 of 80
50. Question
The following are nursing interventions to relieve episiotomy wound pain, except:
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Question 51 of 80
51. Question
Postpartum blues is said to be normal provided that the following characteristics are present. These are
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Question 52 of 80
52. Question
The neonatal circulation differs from the fetal circulation because
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Question 53 of 80
53. Question
The normal respiration of a newborn immediately after birth is characterized as:
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Question 54 of 80
54. Question
The anterior fontanelle is characterized as:
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Question 55 of 80
55. Question
The ideal site for vitamin K injection in the newborn is:
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Question 56 of 80
56. Question
At what APGAR score at 5 minutes after birth should resuscitation be initiated?
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Question 57 of 80
57. Question
Right after birth, when the skin of the baby’s trunk is pinkish but the soles of the feet and palm of the hands are bluish this is called:
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Question 58 of 80
58. Question
The minimum birth weight for full-term babies to be considered normal is:
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Question 59 of 80
59. Question
This procedure is done to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum is:
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Question 60 of 80
60. Question
Which of the following characteristics will distinguish a postmature neonate at birth?
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Question 61 of 80
61. Question
What would be the appropriate first nursing action when caring for a 20-year old G1P0 woman at 39 weeks gestation who is in active labor and for whom an assessment reveals mild variable fetal heart rate deceleration
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Question 62 of 80
62. Question
In basal body temperature (BBT) technique, the sign that ovulation has occurred is an elevation of body temperature by
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Question 63 of 80
63. Question
Lactation Amenorrhea Method(LAM) can be an effective method of natural birth control if
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Question 64 of 80
64. Question
The intrauterine device prevents pregnancy by the ffg mechanism, except:
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Question 65 of 80
65. Question
Oral contraceptive pills are of different types. Which type is most appropriate for mothers who are breastfeeding?
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Question 66 of 80
66. Question
The natural family planning method called Standard Days (SDM), is the latest type and easy to use method. However, it is a method applicable only to women with regular menstrual cycles between how many days?
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Question 67 of 80
67. Question
Nurse Lesley is conducting health teachings to a group of first-time mothers. Which of the following are signs of ovulation? Select all that apply.
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Question 68 of 80
68. Question
The following methods of artificial birth control works as a barrier device except:
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Question 69 of 80
69. Question
Which of the following is a true statement about normal ovulation?
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Question 70 of 80
70. Question
If a couple would like to enhance their fertility, the following means can be done. Select all that apply.
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Question 71 of 80
71. Question
In the sympto-thermal method, the parameters being monitored to determine if the woman is fertile or infertile are:
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Question 72 of 80
72. Question
The following are important considerations to teach the woman who is on a low dose (mini-pill) oral contraceptive except:
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Question 73 of 80
73. Question
To determine if the cause of infertility is a blockage of the fallopian tubes, the test to be done is
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Question 74 of 80
74. Question
Infertility can be attributed to male causes such as the following except:
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Question 75 of 80
75. Question
Spinnbarkeit is an indicator of ovulation which is characterized as:
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Question 76 of 80
76. Question
Vasectomy is a procedure done on a male for sterilization. The organ involved in this procedure is
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Question 77 of 80
77. Question
Breast self-examination is best done by the woman on herself every month during
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Question 78 of 80
78. Question
A woman is considered to be menopause if she has experienced cessation of her menses for a period of
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Question 79 of 80
79. Question
Which of the following is the correct practice of self-breast examination in a menopausal woman?
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Question 80 of 80
80. Question
In assisted reproductive technology (ART), there is a need to stimulate the ovaries to produce more than one mature ova. The drug commonly used for this purpose is:
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