MATERNITY TEST BANK EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+ UPDATED
Chapter 13: Labor and Birth Processes
1. A new mother asks the nurse when the soft spot on her sons head will go away. The
nurses answer is based on the knowledge that the anterior fontanel closes after birth by
_____ months. a. 2 c. 12
b. 8 d. 18 ANSWER- d. 18
2. When assessing a woman in labor, the nurse is aware that the relationship of the
fetal body parts to one another is called fetal: a. Lie. c. Attitude.
b. Presentation. d. Position. ANSWER- c. Attitude.
3. When assessing the fetus using Leopold maneuvers, the nurse feels a round, firm,
movable fetal part in the fundal portion of the uterus and a long, smooth surface in the
mothers right side close to midline. What is the likely position of the fetus? a. ROA c. RSA
b. LSP d. LOA ANSWER- c. RSA
,4. The nurse has received report regarding her patient in labor. The womans last vaginal
examination was recorded as 3 cm, 30%, and ?2-2. The nurses interpretation of this
assessment is that:
a. The cervix is effaced 3 cm, it is dilated 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm above
the ischial spines.
b. The cervix is 3 cm dilated, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm above
the ischial spines.
c. The cervix is effaced 3 cm, it is dilated 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm below
the ischial spines.
d. The cervix is dilated 3 cm, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm below
the ischial spines. ANSWER- b. The cervix is 3 cm dilated, it is effaced 30%, and the
presenting part is 2 cm above the ischial spines.
5. To care for a laboring woman adequately, the nurse understands that the __________
stage of labor varies the most in length? a. First c. Third
b. Second d. Fourth ANSWER- a. First
6. The nurse would expect which maternal cardiovascular finding during labor?
a. Increased cardiac output
b. Decreased pulse rate
c. Decreased white blood cell (WBC) count
d. Decreased blood pressure ANSWER- a. Increased cardiac output
7. The factors that affect the process of labor and birth, known commonly as
the five Ps, include all except: a. Passenger. c. Powers.
,b. Passageway. d. Pressure. ANSWER- d. Pressure.
8. The slight overlapping of cranial bones or shaping of the fetal head during labor is called:
a. Lightening. c. Ferguson reflex.
b. Molding. d. Valsalva maneuver. ANSWER- b. Molding.
9. Which presentation is described accurately in terms of both presenting part and
frequency of occurrence?
a. Cephalic: occiput; at least 95% c. Shoulder: scapula; 10% to 15%
b. Breech: sacrum; 10% to 15% d. Cephalic: cranial; 80% to 85% ANSWER- a. Cephalic:
occiput; at least 95%
10. With regard to factors that affect how the fetus moves through the birth canal, nurses
should be aware that:
a. The fetal attitude describes the angle at which the fetus exits the uterus.
b. Of the two primary fetal lies, the horizontal lie is that in which the long axis of the
fetus is parallel to the long axis of the mother. c. The normal attitude of the fetus is
called general flexion.
d. The transverse lie is preferred for vaginal birth. ANSWER- c. The normal attitude of
the fetus is called general flexion.
11. As relates to fetal positioning during labor, nurses should be aware that:
a. Position is a measure of the degree of descent of the presenting part of the fetus
through the birth canal.
, b. Birth is imminent when the presenting part is at +4 to +5 cm below the spine.
c. The largest transverse diameter of the presenting part is the suboccipitobregmatic
diameter.
d. Engagement is the term used to describe the beginning of labor.
ANSWER- b. Birth is imminent when the presenting part is at +4 to +5 cm below the
spine.
12. Which basic type of pelvis includes the correct description and percentage of occurrence
in women?
a. Gynecoid: classic female; heart shaped; 75%
b. Android: resembling the male; wider oval; 15%
c. Anthropoid: resembling the ape; narrower; 10%
d. Platypelloid: flattened, wide, shallow; 3% ANSWER- d. Platypelloid: flattened, wide,
shallow; 3%
13. In relation to primary and secondary powers, the maternity nurse comprehends that:
a. Primary powers are responsible for effacement and dilation of the cervix.
b. Effacement generally is well ahead of dilation in women giving birth for the first time;
they are closer together in subsequent pregnancies.
c. Scarring of the cervix caused by a previous infection or surgery may make the
delivery a bit more painful, but it should not slow or inhibit dilation.
d. Pushing in the second stage of labor is more effective if the woman can breathe
deeply and control some of her involuntary needs to push, as the nurse directs. ANSWER- a.
Primary powers are responsible for effacement and dilation of the cervix
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+ UPDATED
Chapter 13: Labor and Birth Processes
1. A new mother asks the nurse when the soft spot on her sons head will go away. The
nurses answer is based on the knowledge that the anterior fontanel closes after birth by
_____ months. a. 2 c. 12
b. 8 d. 18 ANSWER- d. 18
2. When assessing a woman in labor, the nurse is aware that the relationship of the
fetal body parts to one another is called fetal: a. Lie. c. Attitude.
b. Presentation. d. Position. ANSWER- c. Attitude.
3. When assessing the fetus using Leopold maneuvers, the nurse feels a round, firm,
movable fetal part in the fundal portion of the uterus and a long, smooth surface in the
mothers right side close to midline. What is the likely position of the fetus? a. ROA c. RSA
b. LSP d. LOA ANSWER- c. RSA
,4. The nurse has received report regarding her patient in labor. The womans last vaginal
examination was recorded as 3 cm, 30%, and ?2-2. The nurses interpretation of this
assessment is that:
a. The cervix is effaced 3 cm, it is dilated 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm above
the ischial spines.
b. The cervix is 3 cm dilated, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm above
the ischial spines.
c. The cervix is effaced 3 cm, it is dilated 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm below
the ischial spines.
d. The cervix is dilated 3 cm, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm below
the ischial spines. ANSWER- b. The cervix is 3 cm dilated, it is effaced 30%, and the
presenting part is 2 cm above the ischial spines.
5. To care for a laboring woman adequately, the nurse understands that the __________
stage of labor varies the most in length? a. First c. Third
b. Second d. Fourth ANSWER- a. First
6. The nurse would expect which maternal cardiovascular finding during labor?
a. Increased cardiac output
b. Decreased pulse rate
c. Decreased white blood cell (WBC) count
d. Decreased blood pressure ANSWER- a. Increased cardiac output
7. The factors that affect the process of labor and birth, known commonly as
the five Ps, include all except: a. Passenger. c. Powers.
,b. Passageway. d. Pressure. ANSWER- d. Pressure.
8. The slight overlapping of cranial bones or shaping of the fetal head during labor is called:
a. Lightening. c. Ferguson reflex.
b. Molding. d. Valsalva maneuver. ANSWER- b. Molding.
9. Which presentation is described accurately in terms of both presenting part and
frequency of occurrence?
a. Cephalic: occiput; at least 95% c. Shoulder: scapula; 10% to 15%
b. Breech: sacrum; 10% to 15% d. Cephalic: cranial; 80% to 85% ANSWER- a. Cephalic:
occiput; at least 95%
10. With regard to factors that affect how the fetus moves through the birth canal, nurses
should be aware that:
a. The fetal attitude describes the angle at which the fetus exits the uterus.
b. Of the two primary fetal lies, the horizontal lie is that in which the long axis of the
fetus is parallel to the long axis of the mother. c. The normal attitude of the fetus is
called general flexion.
d. The transverse lie is preferred for vaginal birth. ANSWER- c. The normal attitude of
the fetus is called general flexion.
11. As relates to fetal positioning during labor, nurses should be aware that:
a. Position is a measure of the degree of descent of the presenting part of the fetus
through the birth canal.
, b. Birth is imminent when the presenting part is at +4 to +5 cm below the spine.
c. The largest transverse diameter of the presenting part is the suboccipitobregmatic
diameter.
d. Engagement is the term used to describe the beginning of labor.
ANSWER- b. Birth is imminent when the presenting part is at +4 to +5 cm below the
spine.
12. Which basic type of pelvis includes the correct description and percentage of occurrence
in women?
a. Gynecoid: classic female; heart shaped; 75%
b. Android: resembling the male; wider oval; 15%
c. Anthropoid: resembling the ape; narrower; 10%
d. Platypelloid: flattened, wide, shallow; 3% ANSWER- d. Platypelloid: flattened, wide,
shallow; 3%
13. In relation to primary and secondary powers, the maternity nurse comprehends that:
a. Primary powers are responsible for effacement and dilation of the cervix.
b. Effacement generally is well ahead of dilation in women giving birth for the first time;
they are closer together in subsequent pregnancies.
c. Scarring of the cervix caused by a previous infection or surgery may make the
delivery a bit more painful, but it should not slow or inhibit dilation.
d. Pushing in the second stage of labor is more effective if the woman can breathe
deeply and control some of her involuntary needs to push, as the nurse directs. ANSWER- a.
Primary powers are responsible for effacement and dilation of the cervix
