Davis Advantage for Maternal-Newborn Success EXAM Latest 2025 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Since 1995, there has been a significant decrease in the rate of infant death related to
which of the following:
a. Disorders associated with short gestation and low birth weight
b. Accidents
c. Sudden infant death
d. Newborns affected by complications of placenta, cord, and membranes -CORRECT
ANSWER-ANS: c
2. Tobacco use during pregnancy is associated with adverse effects on the unborn infant,
such as intrauterine growth restriction, preterm births, and respiratory problems. By race,
which has the highest percentage of smokers?
a. American Indian and Alaskan Natives
b. Asian or Pacific Islanders
c. Non-Hispanic blacks
d. Non-Hispanic whites -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: a
3. Which of the following women is at the highest risk for health disparity?
a. A white, middle-class, 16-year-old woman
b. An African American, middle-class, 25-year-old woman
,c. An African American, upper-middle-class, 19-year-old woman
d. An Asian, low-income, 30-year-old woman -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: d
4. A neonate born at 36 weeks gestation is classified as which of the following?
a. Very premature
b. Moderately premature
c. Late premature
d. Term -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: c
5. The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that a goal of the Healthy People 2020
report is to:
a. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 93.1%.
b. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 90.7%.
c. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 85.6%.
d. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 83.9%. -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: d
6. The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that __________ is the leading cause of
infant death in the United States.
a. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
b. Respiratory distress of newborns
c. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight
d. Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: d
7. Which of the following statements are true related to teen pregnancies? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Teen mothers are at higher risk for HIV.
b. Teen mothers are at higher risk for hypertensive problems.
c. The birth rate for teenaged women has increased in the past 15 years.
,d. Infants born to teen mothers are at higher risk for health problems. -CORRECT ANSWER-
ANS: a, b, d
An ethical dilemma unique to perinatal nursing is the:
a. Innate conflict between maternal and fetal rights
b. Intensive use of technology
c. Shortage of health-care resources
d. Risk of violation of the principle of veracity -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: a
The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses directs nurses to provide patient
care that is:
a. Curative
b. Utilitarian
c. Negotiable
d. Respectful -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: d
Evidence-based practice is the integration of the best:
a. Randomized clinical trials, clinical expertise, and patients requests
b. Research evidence, clinical expertise, and patients values
c. Quantitative research, clinical expertise, and patients preferences
d. Research findings, clinical experience, and patients preferences -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS:
b
Infants whose mothers were obese during pregnancy are at higher risk for which of the
following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Childhood diabetes
b. Heart defects
c. Hypospadias
d. Respiratory distress -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: a, b, c
, The color of a person's hair is an example of which of the following?
a. Genome
b. Sex-link inheritance
c. Genotype
d. Phenotype -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: d
Which of the following statements by a pregnant woman indicates she needs additional
teaching on ways to reduce risks to her unborn child from the potential effects of exposure
to toxoplasmosis?
a. I will avoid rare lamb.
b. I will wear a mask when cleaning my cats litter box.
c. I understand that exposure to toxoplasmosis can cause blindness in the baby.
d. I will avoid rare beef. -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: b
3. The fetal circulatory structure that connects the pulmonary artery with the descending
aorta is known as which of the following?
a. Ductus venosus
b. Foramen ovale
c. Ductus arteriosus
d. Internal iliac artery -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: c
A woman at 40 weeks gestation has a diagnosis of oligohydramnios. Which of the following
statements related to oligohydramnios is correct?
a. It indicates that there is a 25% increase in amniotic fluid.
b. It indicates that there is a 25% reduction of amniotic fluid.
c. It indicates that there is a 50% increase in amniotic fluid.
d. It indicates that there is a 50% reduction of amniotic fluid. -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: d
CORRECT AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Since 1995, there has been a significant decrease in the rate of infant death related to
which of the following:
a. Disorders associated with short gestation and low birth weight
b. Accidents
c. Sudden infant death
d. Newborns affected by complications of placenta, cord, and membranes -CORRECT
ANSWER-ANS: c
2. Tobacco use during pregnancy is associated with adverse effects on the unborn infant,
such as intrauterine growth restriction, preterm births, and respiratory problems. By race,
which has the highest percentage of smokers?
a. American Indian and Alaskan Natives
b. Asian or Pacific Islanders
c. Non-Hispanic blacks
d. Non-Hispanic whites -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: a
3. Which of the following women is at the highest risk for health disparity?
a. A white, middle-class, 16-year-old woman
b. An African American, middle-class, 25-year-old woman
,c. An African American, upper-middle-class, 19-year-old woman
d. An Asian, low-income, 30-year-old woman -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: d
4. A neonate born at 36 weeks gestation is classified as which of the following?
a. Very premature
b. Moderately premature
c. Late premature
d. Term -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: c
5. The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that a goal of the Healthy People 2020
report is to:
a. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 93.1%.
b. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 90.7%.
c. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 85.6%.
d. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 83.9%. -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: d
6. The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that __________ is the leading cause of
infant death in the United States.
a. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
b. Respiratory distress of newborns
c. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight
d. Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: d
7. Which of the following statements are true related to teen pregnancies? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Teen mothers are at higher risk for HIV.
b. Teen mothers are at higher risk for hypertensive problems.
c. The birth rate for teenaged women has increased in the past 15 years.
,d. Infants born to teen mothers are at higher risk for health problems. -CORRECT ANSWER-
ANS: a, b, d
An ethical dilemma unique to perinatal nursing is the:
a. Innate conflict between maternal and fetal rights
b. Intensive use of technology
c. Shortage of health-care resources
d. Risk of violation of the principle of veracity -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: a
The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses directs nurses to provide patient
care that is:
a. Curative
b. Utilitarian
c. Negotiable
d. Respectful -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: d
Evidence-based practice is the integration of the best:
a. Randomized clinical trials, clinical expertise, and patients requests
b. Research evidence, clinical expertise, and patients values
c. Quantitative research, clinical expertise, and patients preferences
d. Research findings, clinical experience, and patients preferences -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS:
b
Infants whose mothers were obese during pregnancy are at higher risk for which of the
following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Childhood diabetes
b. Heart defects
c. Hypospadias
d. Respiratory distress -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: a, b, c
, The color of a person's hair is an example of which of the following?
a. Genome
b. Sex-link inheritance
c. Genotype
d. Phenotype -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: d
Which of the following statements by a pregnant woman indicates she needs additional
teaching on ways to reduce risks to her unborn child from the potential effects of exposure
to toxoplasmosis?
a. I will avoid rare lamb.
b. I will wear a mask when cleaning my cats litter box.
c. I understand that exposure to toxoplasmosis can cause blindness in the baby.
d. I will avoid rare beef. -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: b
3. The fetal circulatory structure that connects the pulmonary artery with the descending
aorta is known as which of the following?
a. Ductus venosus
b. Foramen ovale
c. Ductus arteriosus
d. Internal iliac artery -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: c
A woman at 40 weeks gestation has a diagnosis of oligohydramnios. Which of the following
statements related to oligohydramnios is correct?
a. It indicates that there is a 25% increase in amniotic fluid.
b. It indicates that there is a 25% reduction of amniotic fluid.
c. It indicates that there is a 50% increase in amniotic fluid.
d. It indicates that there is a 50% reduction of amniotic fluid. -CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: d
