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“ NCC-MATERNAL NEWBORN STUDY ”LATEST
EXAM SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION)
WELL REVISED 100% GUARANTEE PASS
NCC-Maternal Newborn Study
A postpartum woman's prenatal history shows a quad screen with a maternal
serum (MSAFP) lower than normal and higher than HCG and Inhibin A. The
nurse can expect the diagnosis of the newborn?
a. neural tube defect
b. Trisomy 21
c. Underestimated gestational age
b
An umbilical gas ( artery) reveals the following ph: 7.27, PC02: 50mm Hg;
HC03: 23 meq/Ll base excessl -3.6. this represents
a. normal value
b. metabolic acidosis
c. respiratory acidosis
a
Umbical blood gas values are used to?
a. determine etiology of any immediate complication
b. direct neonatal resuscitation efforts
c. establish the metabolic status of the fetus
c
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Ultrasound for antepartum testing uses high frequency sound waves to
produce an image that varies based on the
a. amount of fetus moves
b. density of the structure under the transducer
c. strength of the reflected energy
b
In evaluating a cord blood gas, if the pH is low, what other blood gas
parameter is used to determine if the acidosis is respiratory or metabolic?
a. PC02
b. HCO3
c. Po2
a
Breech presentation increases risk for
a. cord prolapse
b. fetal clavicle fracture
c. shoulder dystocia
a
A newly delivered postpartum patient received received terb and
corticosteroids during labor. A potential drug interaction that the pp nurse
should watch for in the woman is
a. hyperglycemia
b. ketoacidosis
c. pulmonary edema
a
A postpartum patient has a spinal headache. The nurse knows that this can
occur as a consequence of epidural due to
a. injured nerve pathways
b. puncture of the dura
c. too rapid adminstration
b
Shoulder dystocia places the pp woman at increased risk for
a. endometritis
b. hemorrhage
c. urinary retention
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b
A newborn is at a higher risk for jaundice when delivered by
a. cesarean section
b.forceps
c. vacuum
c
A woman who is 4 hr pp asks the nurse how much weight she might have lost
with the deliver. The nurse would know to tell her the average wgt loss at birth
is
a. 10 lbs
b. 12 lbs
c. 14 lbs
b
When assessing a woman who is 1 day pp, the nurse would expect her fundus
to be palpated
a. at umbilicus
b. 1cm above umbilicus
c. 1cm below umbilicus
c
Within the first 2 days after birth, progesterone levels fall causing what acid
base change?
a. Increased PaCO2
b. Decreased PCO2
c. Decreased PaO2
a
Compared to the value seen in the 3rd trimester, the catabolic process of
involution causes an increase in which of the following values pp?
a.BUN
b. creatinine clearance
c. proteinuria
a
A pp patient on her 2nd day is concerned that she has been urinating large
amounts and frequently. Her output is 3000ml, the appropriate response by the
nurse
“ NCC-MATERNAL NEWBORN STUDY ”LATEST
EXAM SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION)
WELL REVISED 100% GUARANTEE PASS
NCC-Maternal Newborn Study
A postpartum woman's prenatal history shows a quad screen with a maternal
serum (MSAFP) lower than normal and higher than HCG and Inhibin A. The
nurse can expect the diagnosis of the newborn?
a. neural tube defect
b. Trisomy 21
c. Underestimated gestational age
b
An umbilical gas ( artery) reveals the following ph: 7.27, PC02: 50mm Hg;
HC03: 23 meq/Ll base excessl -3.6. this represents
a. normal value
b. metabolic acidosis
c. respiratory acidosis
a
Umbical blood gas values are used to?
a. determine etiology of any immediate complication
b. direct neonatal resuscitation efforts
c. establish the metabolic status of the fetus
c
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Ultrasound for antepartum testing uses high frequency sound waves to
produce an image that varies based on the
a. amount of fetus moves
b. density of the structure under the transducer
c. strength of the reflected energy
b
In evaluating a cord blood gas, if the pH is low, what other blood gas
parameter is used to determine if the acidosis is respiratory or metabolic?
a. PC02
b. HCO3
c. Po2
a
Breech presentation increases risk for
a. cord prolapse
b. fetal clavicle fracture
c. shoulder dystocia
a
A newly delivered postpartum patient received received terb and
corticosteroids during labor. A potential drug interaction that the pp nurse
should watch for in the woman is
a. hyperglycemia
b. ketoacidosis
c. pulmonary edema
a
A postpartum patient has a spinal headache. The nurse knows that this can
occur as a consequence of epidural due to
a. injured nerve pathways
b. puncture of the dura
c. too rapid adminstration
b
Shoulder dystocia places the pp woman at increased risk for
a. endometritis
b. hemorrhage
c. urinary retention
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b
A newborn is at a higher risk for jaundice when delivered by
a. cesarean section
b.forceps
c. vacuum
c
A woman who is 4 hr pp asks the nurse how much weight she might have lost
with the deliver. The nurse would know to tell her the average wgt loss at birth
is
a. 10 lbs
b. 12 lbs
c. 14 lbs
b
When assessing a woman who is 1 day pp, the nurse would expect her fundus
to be palpated
a. at umbilicus
b. 1cm above umbilicus
c. 1cm below umbilicus
c
Within the first 2 days after birth, progesterone levels fall causing what acid
base change?
a. Increased PaCO2
b. Decreased PCO2
c. Decreased PaO2
a
Compared to the value seen in the 3rd trimester, the catabolic process of
involution causes an increase in which of the following values pp?
a.BUN
b. creatinine clearance
c. proteinuria
a
A pp patient on her 2nd day is concerned that she has been urinating large
amounts and frequently. Her output is 3000ml, the appropriate response by the
nurse
