1. A pregnant mother is admitted to prenatal care. She has a history of three (3) prior live birth deliveries.
The first delivery is a male at 39 weeks gestation, the second is a female at 32 weeks gestation, and the
third was a 35 week twin delivery. The nurse correctly documents this history as:
a. G3T1P2A0L4
b. G4T1P2A0L4
c. G3T1P3A0L4
d. G4T1P3A0L4
2. A patient is being admitted to prenatal care by the nurse. The patient states her last menstrual period
was October 30, 2021. The nurse correctly calculates this mother’s due date as:
a. July 30, 2022
b. August 6, 2022
c. July 23, 2022
d. August 13, 2022
3. The nurse is evaluating a patient who states her last period was approximately 8 weeks ago. The
patient relates symptoms of morning nausea, breast tenderness, and a positive pregnancy test. The
patient further states all symptoms have subsided in the last week with scant pink vaginal discharge.
The nurse correctly suspects that this patient:
a. was not really pregnant
b. is experiencing a spontaneous abortion
c. is presenting with a hormonal imbalance
d. has a possible eating disorder
4. A pregnant patient has prenatal blood work. The Hg. is 9.3 and Hct. 23.1. The patient is diagnosed with
anemia. Which of the following breakfast menus would provide the most absorbable iron?
a. Oatmeal, brown sugar, apple, glass of milk
b. Omelet with bacon, peppers, and cheddar, buttered toast, coffee
c. Eggs, sausage, raisin toast, orange juice
d. Sausage with biscuits, decaffeinated tea
5. The nurse is counseling a mother with insulin dependent diabetes. The nurse correctly states,
a. insulin use increases in the first trimester of pregnancy;decreases
b. patients have more risk of hypoglycemia in the last trimester;first trimester
c. patients have increasing cellular insulin resistance up to 36 weeks
d. patients decrease insulin use in weeks 20-32 weeks;increase
The first delivery is a male at 39 weeks gestation, the second is a female at 32 weeks gestation, and the
third was a 35 week twin delivery. The nurse correctly documents this history as:
a. G3T1P2A0L4
b. G4T1P2A0L4
c. G3T1P3A0L4
d. G4T1P3A0L4
2. A patient is being admitted to prenatal care by the nurse. The patient states her last menstrual period
was October 30, 2021. The nurse correctly calculates this mother’s due date as:
a. July 30, 2022
b. August 6, 2022
c. July 23, 2022
d. August 13, 2022
3. The nurse is evaluating a patient who states her last period was approximately 8 weeks ago. The
patient relates symptoms of morning nausea, breast tenderness, and a positive pregnancy test. The
patient further states all symptoms have subsided in the last week with scant pink vaginal discharge.
The nurse correctly suspects that this patient:
a. was not really pregnant
b. is experiencing a spontaneous abortion
c. is presenting with a hormonal imbalance
d. has a possible eating disorder
4. A pregnant patient has prenatal blood work. The Hg. is 9.3 and Hct. 23.1. The patient is diagnosed with
anemia. Which of the following breakfast menus would provide the most absorbable iron?
a. Oatmeal, brown sugar, apple, glass of milk
b. Omelet with bacon, peppers, and cheddar, buttered toast, coffee
c. Eggs, sausage, raisin toast, orange juice
d. Sausage with biscuits, decaffeinated tea
5. The nurse is counseling a mother with insulin dependent diabetes. The nurse correctly states,
a. insulin use increases in the first trimester of pregnancy;decreases
b. patients have more risk of hypoglycemia in the last trimester;first trimester
c. patients have increasing cellular insulin resistance up to 36 weeks
d. patients decrease insulin use in weeks 20-32 weeks;increase
