AWHONN Perinatal Nursing Item Bank Questions and Answers Updated 2026

AWHONN Perinatal Nursing Item
Bank Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
InpatientBobstetricBcareBresultsBinBapproximatelyBwhatBpercentageBofBmalpracticeBclaimsBinBo
bstetricsBandBgynecology?



a.B25%

b.B50%

c.B70%B-BAnswerb.B50%



GuidanceBforBethicalBnursingBcareBisBprovidedBbyBthe:



a.BAmericanBNursesBAssociationBCodeBofBEthicsBforBNurses

b.BAmericanBAcademyBofBPediatricsB(AAP)B&BAmericanBCollegeBofBObstetriciansBandBGynecolo
gistsB(ACOG)BGuidelinesBforBPerinatalBCare

c.BAmericanBMedicalBAssociationBCodeBofBMedicalBEthicsB-
BAnswera.BAmericanBNursesBAssociationBCodeBofBEthicsBforBNurses



DisruptiveBclinicianBbehavior:



a.BisBoftenBdirectlyBlinkedBtoBclinicalBpracticeBissues

b.BrarelyBinvolvesBclinicalBpracticeBissues

c.BshouldBbeBhandledBseparatelyBfromBclinicalBpracticeBissuesB-
BAnswera.BisBoftenBdirectlyBlinkedBtoBclinicalBpracticeBissues



TheBbestBapproachBforBaddressingBdisruptiveBclinicianBbehaviorBis



a.BimmediateBintervention

b.BmonitoringBtrends

c.BpeerBreviewB-BAnswera.BimmediateBintervention



SuccessfulBdefenseBofBmalpracticeBclaimsBisBenhancedBbyBfollowing:

,a.BcommunityBstandards

b.BnationalBprofessionalBstandards

c.BtrendsBinBpracticeB-BAnswerb.BnationalBprofessionalBstandards



WhenBaBsentinelBeventBoccurs,BaccordingBtoBTheBjointBCommissionB(TJC),



a.BaBroot-causeBanalysisBshouldBbeBconducted

b.BitBmustBbeBreportedBtoBTJCBwithinB60Bdays

c.BthoseBinvolvedBshouldBbeBplacedBonBadministrativeBleaveBpendingBanBinvestigationB-
BAnswera.BaBroot-causeBanalysisBshouldBbeBconducted



BasedBonBTJCBcriteria,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBclinicalBsituationsBisBaBsentinelBevent?



a.BanyBunexplainedBadverseBoccurrence

b.BbirthBofBaBbabyBwithBpreviouslyBundiagnosedBcongenitalBabnormalities

c.BunanticipatedBdeathBofBaBfullBturnBinfantB-
BAnswerc.BunanticipatedBdeathBofBaBfullBturnBinfant



TheBpurposeBofBtheBroot-causeBanalysisBprocessBisBto



a.BdetermineBfaultBofBtheBhealthcareBproviderBorBhospital

b.BexamineBinstitutionalBliability

c.BreviewBpotentiallyBcontributingBsystemsB-BAnswerc.BreviewBpotentiallyBcontributingBsystems



ProfessionalBnursingBliabilityBisBmostBcommonlyBincreasedBbyBtheBabsenceBofB



a.BadequateBmedicalBrecordBdocumentation

b.BannualBcompetencyBvalidation

c.BcurrentBunitBpoliciesBandBproceduresB-BAnswera.BadequateBmedicalBrecordBdocumentation



AnBincident-managementBprogramBwill

,a.BincludeBnearBmissesBwithBpotentialBforBadverseBoutcomes

b.BidentifyBandBdisciplineBthoseBatBfault

c.BincreaseBinstitutionalBandBnursingBliablityB-
BAnswera.BincludeBnearBmissesBwithBpotentialBforBadverseBoutcomes



Nurse/physicianBdifferenceBofBopinionBaboutBpatientBmanagementBshouldBbe



a.BconsideredBunprofessionalBbehavior

b.BdiscussedBwithBtheBpatient'sBfamily

c.BfocusedBonBtheBissueBinBquestionB-BAnswerb.BdiscussedBwithBtheBpatient'sBfamily



DespiteBrepeatedBrequestsBtoBaBphysicianBtoBcomeBtoBtheBbedsideBtoBevaluateBaBdeterioratin
gBmaternalBcondition,BtheBphysicianBhasBfailedBtoBrespond.BtheBnurseBappropriately



a.BconsultsBwithBanotherBphysicianBinBtheBunit

b.BinstitutesBtheBchainBofBcommand/chainBofBconsultation

c.BprovidesBtheBinterventionBindicatedB-
BAnswera.BconsultsBwithBanotherBphysicianBinBtheBunit



OutcomeBmeasuresBofBpatientBsafetyBinclude



a.BhowBcareBisBdelivered

b.BpoliciesBandBprocedures

c.BratesBofBmaternalBmorbidityBandBmortalityB-
BAnswerc.BratesBofBmaternalBmorbidityBandBmortality



StructureBmeasuresBofBpatientBsafetyBincludeB



a.BtheBnumberBofBelectiveBinductionsBofBlaborBpriorBtoB39BcompetedBweeksBgestationB

b.BtheBratesBofBthirdBandBfourthBdegreeBlaceration

c.BunitBprotocolsB-BAnswerc.BunitBprotocols

, a.BhowBtachysystoleBisBidentifiedBandBtreated

b.BnumberBofBnursesBwhoBareBcertifiedBinBfetalBmonitoring

c.BrateBofBcesareanBbirthBforBindeterminateBfetalBstatusB-
BAnswera.BhowBtachysystoleBisBidentifiedBandBtreated

ProcessBmeasuresBofBpatientBsafetyBinclude



QualitativeBmeasuresBofBpatientBsafetyBinclude



a.BfocusBgroups

b.BnumberBofBsentinelBeventsBperByear

c.BpoliciesBandBproceduresBconsistentBwithBnationalBstandardsBandBguidelinesB-
BAnswera.BfocusBgroups



AccordingBtoBACOGB(2009)BmisoprostolBisBnotBrecommendedBforBwomenBwhoBare:



a.BnulliparousB

b.Bhypertensive

c.BattemptingBVBACB-BAnswerc.BattemptingBVBAC



Second-stateBpushingBshouldBbeBinitiatedBwhenB_____________

orBwhenBmoreBthanB2BhoursBhaveBpassedBsinceBcompleteBdilationBforB____________Bwomen
BorBmoreBthanB1BhourBhasBpassedBsinceBcompleteBdilationBforB___________women



a.BtheBwomanBfeelsBtheBurgeBtoBpush;Bnulliparous;Bmultiparous

b.BtheBwomenBfeelsBtheBurgeBtoBvoid;Bmultiparous;Bnulliparous

c.BtheBwomanBhasBanBepidural;Bnulliparous,BmultiparousB-
BAnswera.BtheBwomanBfeelsBtheBurgeBtoBpush;Bnulliparous;Bmultiparous



TriageBforBaBpregnantBwomenBwhoBpresentBforBcareBshouldBbeBbasedBonBguidelinesBfrom



a.BAWHONN