OB FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
● C)
Childbirth results in changes in relationships. Answer: When integrating
the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include which of
the following?
A)
Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B)
Families are unable to make informed choices
C)
Childbirth results in changes in relationships
D)
Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
● D)
Creation of free-standing birth centers. Answer: When preparing a
teaching plan for a group of first-time pregnant women, the nurse
expects to review how maternity care has changed over the years. Which
of the following would the nurse include when discussing events of the
20th century?
,A)
Epidemics of puerperal fever
B)
Performance of the first cesarean birth
C)
Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
D)
Creation of free-standing birth centers
● B)
Embolism. Answer: After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-
related mortality, the instructor determines that additional teaching is
needed when the students identify which condition as a leading cause?
A)
Hemorrhage
B)
Embolism
C)
Obstructed labor
D)
Infection
● B)
,Heart disease. Answer: The nurse is working with a group of community
health members to develop a plan to address the special health needs of
women. Which of the following conditions would the group address as
the major problem?
A)
Smoking
B)
Heart disease
C)
Diabetes
D)
Cancer
● D)
Finances. Answer: When assessing a family for possible barriers to
health care, the nurse would consider which factor to be most important?
A)
Language
B)
Health care workers' attitudes
C)
Transportation
D)
, Finances
● A)
Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent. Answer: After
teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of informed
consent. Which of the following, if identified by the student, would
indicate an understanding of a violation of informed consent?
A)
Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
B)
Serving as a witness to the signature process
C)
Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
D)
Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures
● A)
Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal
consent. Answer: The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-
year-old boy with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are out of town on
vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which action would
be the priority?
A)
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
● C)
Childbirth results in changes in relationships. Answer: When integrating
the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include which of
the following?
A)
Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B)
Families are unable to make informed choices
C)
Childbirth results in changes in relationships
D)
Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
● D)
Creation of free-standing birth centers. Answer: When preparing a
teaching plan for a group of first-time pregnant women, the nurse
expects to review how maternity care has changed over the years. Which
of the following would the nurse include when discussing events of the
20th century?
,A)
Epidemics of puerperal fever
B)
Performance of the first cesarean birth
C)
Development of the x-ray to assess pelvic size
D)
Creation of free-standing birth centers
● B)
Embolism. Answer: After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-
related mortality, the instructor determines that additional teaching is
needed when the students identify which condition as a leading cause?
A)
Hemorrhage
B)
Embolism
C)
Obstructed labor
D)
Infection
● B)
,Heart disease. Answer: The nurse is working with a group of community
health members to develop a plan to address the special health needs of
women. Which of the following conditions would the group address as
the major problem?
A)
Smoking
B)
Heart disease
C)
Diabetes
D)
Cancer
● D)
Finances. Answer: When assessing a family for possible barriers to
health care, the nurse would consider which factor to be most important?
A)
Language
B)
Health care workers' attitudes
C)
Transportation
D)
, Finances
● A)
Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent. Answer: After
teaching a group of nursing students about the issue of informed
consent. Which of the following, if identified by the student, would
indicate an understanding of a violation of informed consent?
A)
Performing a procedure on a 15-year-old without consent
B)
Serving as a witness to the signature process
C)
Asking whether the client understands what she is signing
D)
Getting verbal consent over the phone for emergency procedures
● A)
Getting telephone consent with two people listening to the verbal
consent. Answer: The nurse is trying to get consent to care for an 11-
year-old boy with diabetic ketoacidosis. His parents are out of town on
vacation, and the child is staying with a neighbor. Which action would
be the priority?
A)
