Exam 2: NR327 / NR 327 Maternal Child Nursing (Latest
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1. What is the normal range for fetal heart rate (FHR)?
□ A. 100-150
□ B. 110-160
□ C. 120-170
□ D. 130-180
Answer: B. 110-160
2. What does an early deceleration in fetal heart rate indicate?
□ A. Uteroplacental insufficiency
□ B. Cord compression
□ C. Head compression □ D.
Normal finding
Answer: D. Normal finding
3. Which nursing intervention is appropriate for late decelerations?
□ A. Knee-chest position
□ B. Side-lying position
□ C. Increase oxytocin
□ D. Administer IV fluids
Answer: B. Side-lying position
4. What does the acronym VEAL CHOP MINE help to remember?
□ A. Labor stages
□ B. Maternal vital signs
□ C. Fetal heart rate patterns and their causes □ D. Fetal
positioning techniques
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,Answer: C. Fetal heart rate patterns and their causes
5. What is a potential cause of fetal bradycardia?
□ A. Maternal dehydration
□ B. Uteroplacental insufficiency
□ C. Fetal infection
□ D. Maternal anxiety
Answer: B. Uteroplacental insufficiency
6. What is the recommended intervention for fetal tachycardia?
□ A. Change maternal position to knee-chest
□ B. Increase oxytocin
□ C. Administer oxygen
□ D. Notify the provider
Answer: C. Administer oxygen
7. What does a variable deceleration in fetal heart rate typically indicate?
□ A. Uteroplacental insufficiency
□ B. Maternal hypotension
□ C. Cord compression
□ D. Normal fetal response
Answer: C. Cord compression
8. Which of the following is NOT a nursing intervention for late decelerations?
□ A. Administer oxygen
□ B. Discontinue oxytocin
□ C. Notify the provider
□ D. Increase maternal activity
Answer: D. Increase maternal activity
9. What is the first step in managing fetal distress indicated by late decelerations?
□ A. Administer IV fluids
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,□ B. Turn patient on side
□ C. Increase fetal monitoring □ D.
Notify the provider
Answer: B. Turn patient on side
10. What is the significance of fetal heart rate accelerations?
□ A. Require immediate intervention
□ B. Indicate fetal distress
□ C. Reassuring sign with no interventions needed □ D.
Indicate maternal complications
Answer: C. Reassuring sign with no interventions needed
11. What is the term used to describe the most intense part of a contraction during labor?
□ A. Increment
□ B. Decrement
□ C. Acme □ D.
Rest
Answer: C. Acme
12. What should be assessed to determine the degree of uterine involution after childbirth?
□ A. Fundus position
□ B. Breast engorgement
□ C. Bladder distention □ D.
Nipple condition
Answer: A. Fundus position
13. How often does the fundus progress downward after childbirth?
□ A. 1 cm per day
□ B. 2 cm per day
□ C. 1 fingerbreadth per day
□ D. 2 fingerbreadths per day
Answer: A. 1 cm per day
14. What is the appropriate action if the fundus is not firm after childbirth?
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, □ A. Encourage fluid intake
□ B. Administer antipyretics
□ C. Gently massage the uterus
□ D. Check for bladder distention
Answer: C. Gently massage the uterus
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1. What is the normal range for fetal heart rate (FHR)?
□ A. 100-150
□ B. 110-160
□ C. 120-170
□ D. 130-180
Answer: B. 110-160
2. What does an early deceleration in fetal heart rate indicate?
□ A. Uteroplacental insufficiency
□ B. Cord compression
□ C. Head compression □ D.
Normal finding
Answer: D. Normal finding
3. Which nursing intervention is appropriate for late decelerations?
□ A. Knee-chest position
□ B. Side-lying position
□ C. Increase oxytocin
□ D. Administer IV fluids
Answer: B. Side-lying position
4. What does the acronym VEAL CHOP MINE help to remember?
□ A. Labor stages
□ B. Maternal vital signs
□ C. Fetal heart rate patterns and their causes □ D. Fetal
positioning techniques
1
,Answer: C. Fetal heart rate patterns and their causes
5. What is a potential cause of fetal bradycardia?
□ A. Maternal dehydration
□ B. Uteroplacental insufficiency
□ C. Fetal infection
□ D. Maternal anxiety
Answer: B. Uteroplacental insufficiency
6. What is the recommended intervention for fetal tachycardia?
□ A. Change maternal position to knee-chest
□ B. Increase oxytocin
□ C. Administer oxygen
□ D. Notify the provider
Answer: C. Administer oxygen
7. What does a variable deceleration in fetal heart rate typically indicate?
□ A. Uteroplacental insufficiency
□ B. Maternal hypotension
□ C. Cord compression
□ D. Normal fetal response
Answer: C. Cord compression
8. Which of the following is NOT a nursing intervention for late decelerations?
□ A. Administer oxygen
□ B. Discontinue oxytocin
□ C. Notify the provider
□ D. Increase maternal activity
Answer: D. Increase maternal activity
9. What is the first step in managing fetal distress indicated by late decelerations?
□ A. Administer IV fluids
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,□ B. Turn patient on side
□ C. Increase fetal monitoring □ D.
Notify the provider
Answer: B. Turn patient on side
10. What is the significance of fetal heart rate accelerations?
□ A. Require immediate intervention
□ B. Indicate fetal distress
□ C. Reassuring sign with no interventions needed □ D.
Indicate maternal complications
Answer: C. Reassuring sign with no interventions needed
11. What is the term used to describe the most intense part of a contraction during labor?
□ A. Increment
□ B. Decrement
□ C. Acme □ D.
Rest
Answer: C. Acme
12. What should be assessed to determine the degree of uterine involution after childbirth?
□ A. Fundus position
□ B. Breast engorgement
□ C. Bladder distention □ D.
Nipple condition
Answer: A. Fundus position
13. How often does the fundus progress downward after childbirth?
□ A. 1 cm per day
□ B. 2 cm per day
□ C. 1 fingerbreadth per day
□ D. 2 fingerbreadths per day
Answer: A. 1 cm per day
14. What is the appropriate action if the fundus is not firm after childbirth?
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, □ A. Encourage fluid intake
□ B. Administer antipyretics
□ C. Gently massage the uterus
□ D. Check for bladder distention
Answer: C. Gently massage the uterus
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