Exam 1 Maternity Questions and Answers Latest 2026

Exam 1: Maternity
Questions and Answers
Latest 2026
InBevaluatingBtheBlevelBofBaBpregnantBwoman'sBriskBofBhavingBaBlow-birth-
weightB(LBW)

infant,BwhichBfactorBisBtheBmostBimportantBforBtheBnurseBtoBconsider?

a.BAfrican-AmericanBrace

b.BCigaretteBsmoking

c.BPoorBnutritionalBstatus

d.BLimitedBmaternalBeducationB-BAnswerBA



AB23-year-oldBAfrican-
AmericanBwomanBisBpregnantBwithBherBfirstBchild.BBasedBonBcurrent

statisticsBforBinfantBmortality,BwhichBinterventionBisBmostBimportantBforBtheBnurseBto
Binclude

inBtheBclient'sBplanBofBcare?

a.BPerformBaBnutritionBassessment.

b.BReferBtheBwomanBtoBaBsocialBworker.

c.BAdviseBtheBwomanBtoBseeBanBobstetrician,BnotBaBmidwife.

d.BExplainBtoBtheBwomanBtheBimportanceBofBkeepingBherBprenatalBcareBappointment
s.B-BAnswerBD



DuringBaBprenatalBintakeBinterview,BtheBnurseBisBinBtheBprocessBofBobtainingBanBiniti
al

assessmentBofBaB21-year-oldBHispanicBclientBwithBlimitedBEnglishBproficiency.BWhich

interventionBisBtheBmostBimportantBforBtheBnurseBtoBimplement?

a.BUseBmaternityBjargonBtoBenableBtheBclientBtoBbecomeBfamiliarBwithBtheseBterms.

,b.BSpeakBquicklyBandBefficientlyBtoBexpediteBtheBvisit.

c.BProvideBtheBclientBwithBhandouts.

d.BAssessBwhetherBtheBclientBunderstandsBtheBdiscussion.B-BAnswerBD



TheBnursesBworkingBatBaBnewlyBestablishedBbirthingBcenterBhaveBbegunBtoBcompareB
their

performanceBinBprovidingBmaternal-newbornBcareBagainstBclinicalBstandards.BThis

comparisonBprocessBisBmostBcommonlyBknownBasBwhat?

a.BBestBpracticesBnetwork

b.BClinicalBbenchmarking

c.BOutcomes-orientedBpractice

d.BEvidence-basedBpracticeB-BAnswerBC



WhichBstatementBbestBexemplifiesBcontemporaryBmaternityBnursing?

a.BUseBofBmidwivesBforBallBvaginalBdeliveries

b.BFamily-centeredBcare

c.BFree-standingBbirthBclinics

d.BPhysician-drivenBcareB-BAnswerBB



AB38-year-oldBHispanicBwomanBvaginallyBdeliveredBaB9-pound,B6-
ounceBbabyBgirlBafterBbeing

inBlaborBforB43Bhours.BTheBbabyBdiedB3BdaysBlaterBfromBsepsis.BOnBwhatBgroundsBc
ouldBthe

womanBhaveBaBlegitimateBlegalBcaseBforBnegligence?

a.BInexperiencedBmaternityBnurseBwasBassignedBtoBcareBforBtheBclient.

b.BClientBwasBpastBherBdueBdateBbyB3Bdays.

c.BStandardBofBcareBwasBnotBmet.

d.BClientBrefusedBelectronicBfetalBmonitoring.B-BAnswerBC

,WhenBtheBnurseBisBunsureBhowBtoBperformBaBclientBcareBprocedureBthatBisBhighBris
kBandBlow

volume,BhisBorBherBbestBactionBinBthisBsituationBwouldBbeBwhat?

a.BAskBanotherBnurse.

b.BDiscussBtheBprocedureBwithBtheBclient'sBphysician.

c.BLookBupBtheBprocedureBinBaBnursingBtextbook.

d.BFirstBconsultBtheBagencyBprocedureBmanualB-BAnswerBD



ABnurseBcaringBforBaBpregnantBclientBshouldBbeBawareBthatBtheBU.S.BbirthBrateBshow
sBwhat

trend?

a.BBirthsBtoBunmarriedBwomenBareBmoreBlikelyBtoBhaveBlessBfavorableBoutcomes.

b.BBirthBratesBforBwomenB40BtoB44ByearsBofBageBareBdeclining.

c.BCigaretteBsmokingBamongBpregnantBwomenBcontinuesBtoBincrease.

d.BRatesBofBpregnancyBandBabortionBamongBteenagersBareBlowerBinBtheBUnitedBState
s

thanBinBanyBotherBindustrializedBcountry.B-BAnswerBA



ABrecentlyBgraduatedBnurseBisBattemptingBtoBunderstandBtheBreasonBforBincreasingBh
ealthBcare

spendingBinBtheBUnitedBStates.BWhichBinformationBgatheredBfromBresearchBbestBexpla
insBthe

rationaleBforBtheseBhigherBcostsBcomparedBwithBotherBdevelopedBcountries?

a.BHigherBrateBofBobesityBamongBpregnantBwomen

b.BLimitedBaccessBtoBtechnology

c.BIncreasedBuseBofBhealthBcareBservicesBalongBwithBlowerBprices

d.BHomogeneityBofBtheBpopulationB-BAnswerBA



WhichBstatementBbestBdescribesBmaternityBnursingBcareBthatBisBbasedBonBknowledge
Bgained

, throughBresearchBandBclinicalBtrials?

a.BMaternityBnursingBcareBisBderivedBfromBtheBNursingBInterventionBClassification.

b.BMaternityBnursingBcareBisBknownBasBevidence-basedBpractice.

c.BMaternityBnursingBcareBisBatBoddsBwithBtheBCochraneBSchoolBofBtraditionalBnursin
g.

d.BMaternityBnursingBcareBisBanBoutgrowthBofBtelemedicine.B-BAnswerBB



WhatBisBtheBminimumBlevelBofBpracticeBthatBaBreasonablyBprudentBnurseBisBexpected
Bto

provide?

a.BStandardBofBcare

b.BRiskBmanagement

c.BSentinelBevent

d.BFailureBtoBrescueB-BAnswerBA



UsingBsocialBmediaBtechnology,BnursesBcanBlinkBwithBotherBnursesBwhoBmayBshareBsi
milar

interests,BinsightsBaboutBpractice,BandBadvocateBforBclients.BWhichBfactorBisBtheBmost

concerningBpitfallBforBnursesBusingBthisBtechnology?

a.BViolationBofBclientBprivacyBandBconfidentiality

b.BInstitutionsBandBcolleaguesBwhoBmayBbeBcastBinBanBunfavorableBlight

c.BUnintendedBnegativeBconsequencesBforBusingBsocialBmedia

d.BLackBofBinstitutionalBpolicyBgoverningBonlineBcontactB-BAnswerBA



DuringBaBprenatalBintakeBinterview,BtheBclientBinformsBtheBnurseBthatBsheBwouldBpre
ferBa

midwifeBtoBprovideBbothBherBcareBduringBpregnancyBandBdeliverBherBinfant.BWhich

informationBisBmostBappropriateBforBtheBnurseBtoBshareBwithBthisBclientBaboutBresulti
ngBcare?