NUR 2513 MATERNAL CHILD NURSING 207
2026 CONCEPT REVIEW AND TEST PREP
◉ After a delivery, a client is diagnosed with postpartum
preeclampsia. What care will the nurse provide to this client?
A. Maintain on bed rest
B. Monitor urine output and daily weight
C. Administer antihypertensive medication as prescribed
D. Instruct on the need for fluid bolus
E. Administer mag sulfate as prescribed. Answer: A. Maintain on bed
rest
B. Monitor urine output and daily weight
C. Administer antihypertensive medication as prescribed
E. Administer mag sulfate as prescribed
◉ Postpartum woman has a 4th degree perineal laceration. Which of
the following physician orders would the nurse question?
A. an order for PRN docusate sodium
B. Administration of a sitz bath
C. administration of acetaminophen/oxycodone for pain
D. Administration of an enema. Answer:
,◉ The nurse is preparing formula for a preterm infant. Which type
of formula will most likely be prescribed for this client?
A. 24 calories per ounce
B. 20 calories per ounce
C. Glucose water
D. Iron supplemented. Answer: A. 24 calories per ounce
◉ Nurse in the pediatric clinic is recording anthropometric data in
the 12 mo old child charts. The father asks "is my son growing the
way that he should? Which of the following nurses responses to
based on the knowledge of expected growth?
A. Childs weight at 12 mon should be equal to birthweight x2
B. Child weight will be equal to birth weight x3 @ 12 month.
C. Increases in height and length are most rapid from 9-12 mo
D. Childs height should increase by 2 inches per mouth. Answer: B.
Child weight will be equal to birth weight x3 @ 12 month.
◉ Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prepare
the preschool aged child for a physical examination?
A. seperate the child from the caregiver during the exam?
B. allow the child to role play
C. Use the medical terminology to describe what will happen
D. Keep medical equipment visible to the child. Answer: B. allow the
child to role play
, ◉ A newborn who was delivered 2 hrs ago is being assessed in the
nursery. Upon exam, nurse notes a flattened nasal brduge, wide set
eyes, low set ears and overall decrease in tone. Given these exam
findings, what diagnostic rst would the nurse anticipate that the
physician will order
A. Hemoglobin electrophoresis
B. CT of the brain
C. Meconium toxicology testing
D. Chromosomal blood testing. Answer: D. Chromosomal blood
testing
◉ During a home visit, a new motheris concerned that after 3
meconium stools her newborn now has yellow seedy stools. What
should the nurse explain to the mother?
A. Baby may be developing an allergy to breast milk
B. this is a normal finding
C. Child will need to be isolated until the stool can be cultured
D. This is most likely a symptom of diarrhea. Answer: B. this is a
normal finding
◉ Nurse observes a mother telling a toddlers that pasta and
potatoes will make the child fat. What should the nurse instruct the
mother about these food items?
2026 CONCEPT REVIEW AND TEST PREP
◉ After a delivery, a client is diagnosed with postpartum
preeclampsia. What care will the nurse provide to this client?
A. Maintain on bed rest
B. Monitor urine output and daily weight
C. Administer antihypertensive medication as prescribed
D. Instruct on the need for fluid bolus
E. Administer mag sulfate as prescribed. Answer: A. Maintain on bed
rest
B. Monitor urine output and daily weight
C. Administer antihypertensive medication as prescribed
E. Administer mag sulfate as prescribed
◉ Postpartum woman has a 4th degree perineal laceration. Which of
the following physician orders would the nurse question?
A. an order for PRN docusate sodium
B. Administration of a sitz bath
C. administration of acetaminophen/oxycodone for pain
D. Administration of an enema. Answer:
,◉ The nurse is preparing formula for a preterm infant. Which type
of formula will most likely be prescribed for this client?
A. 24 calories per ounce
B. 20 calories per ounce
C. Glucose water
D. Iron supplemented. Answer: A. 24 calories per ounce
◉ Nurse in the pediatric clinic is recording anthropometric data in
the 12 mo old child charts. The father asks "is my son growing the
way that he should? Which of the following nurses responses to
based on the knowledge of expected growth?
A. Childs weight at 12 mon should be equal to birthweight x2
B. Child weight will be equal to birth weight x3 @ 12 month.
C. Increases in height and length are most rapid from 9-12 mo
D. Childs height should increase by 2 inches per mouth. Answer: B.
Child weight will be equal to birth weight x3 @ 12 month.
◉ Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prepare
the preschool aged child for a physical examination?
A. seperate the child from the caregiver during the exam?
B. allow the child to role play
C. Use the medical terminology to describe what will happen
D. Keep medical equipment visible to the child. Answer: B. allow the
child to role play
, ◉ A newborn who was delivered 2 hrs ago is being assessed in the
nursery. Upon exam, nurse notes a flattened nasal brduge, wide set
eyes, low set ears and overall decrease in tone. Given these exam
findings, what diagnostic rst would the nurse anticipate that the
physician will order
A. Hemoglobin electrophoresis
B. CT of the brain
C. Meconium toxicology testing
D. Chromosomal blood testing. Answer: D. Chromosomal blood
testing
◉ During a home visit, a new motheris concerned that after 3
meconium stools her newborn now has yellow seedy stools. What
should the nurse explain to the mother?
A. Baby may be developing an allergy to breast milk
B. this is a normal finding
C. Child will need to be isolated until the stool can be cultured
D. This is most likely a symptom of diarrhea. Answer: B. this is a
normal finding
◉ Nurse observes a mother telling a toddlers that pasta and
potatoes will make the child fat. What should the nurse instruct the
mother about these food items?
