PN Maternity Final Exam | Practice Questions & Study Guide 2026

1. AB F nurseB F inB F aB F healthB F clinicB F isB F reinforcingB F teachingB F aboutB F contraceptiv
eB F useB F withB F aB F groupB F ofB F clients.B F WhichB F ofB F theB F followingB F clientB F statemen
tsB F demonstratesBFunderstanding?:B F SelectedBFAnswer:BF"ABFwater-
solubleBFlubricantBFshouldBFbeBFusedBFwithBFcondoms"
2. ABFnurseBFisBFdiscussingBFpelvicBFinflammatoryBFdiseaseBF(PID)BFwithBFaBFpatien
t.BFTheBFpatientBFindicatedBFthatBFsheBFneedsBFmoreBFteachingBFwhenBFsheBFsays
BFthatBFPID:BFSelectedBFAnswer:BFHasBFnoBFmajorBFcomplications:


3. ABFteenagerBFisBFtalkingBFtoBFtheBFnurseBFandBFsays,BF"EveryBFmonthBFrightBFbefo
reBFmyBFperiod,BFIBFgetBFirritable.BFNoBFoneBFwantsBFtoBFbeBFaroundBFme.BFIBFfeelBFbl
oatedBFandBFjustBFwantBFtoBFeatBFchips."BFTheBFnurseBFsuspectsBFtheBFteenagerBFh
asBFsymptomsBFof:BFPremenstrualBFSyndromeBF(PMS):
4. TheBFnurseBFisBFreinforcingBFteachingBFwithBFaBF55-year-
oldBFclientBFwhoBFisBFexperienc-
ingBFhotBFflashesBFandBFnightBFsweats.BFWhichBFofBFtheBFfollowingBFshouldBFbeBFinc
ludedB F inBFtheBFreview?
SelectedBFAnswer:BFMenopauseBFisBFdefinedBFasBF1BFyearBFwithoutBFaBFmenstrualBFc
ycle.:
5. ABFnurseBFisBFreinforcingBFteachingBFaboutBFimmunizationsBFwithBFaBFwomanBF
inBFherBFfirstB F trimesterB F ofB F pregnancyB F whoB F doesB F notB F haveB F immunityB F toB F ru
bella.B F TheB F nurseBFshouldBFrecommendBFthatBFtheBFclientBFreceiveBFaBFrubellaBFv
accineBFatBFwhichBFofBFtheBFfollowingBFtimes?
SelectedB F Answer:B F PriorB F toB F dischargeB F fromB F theB F hospitalB F afterB F givingB F bi
rth.:
6. ABFnurseBFisBFcaringBFforBFaBFclientBFwhoBFisBFatBF36BFweeksBFofBFgestationBFandBF
hasBFsuspectedBFplacentaBFprevia.BFWhichBFofBFtheBFfollowingBFfindingsBFshouldB
FtheBFnurseBFexpect?


ABFlargeBFamountBF ofBF painlessBF brightBF redBF vaginalBF bleeding.:
7. ABFnurseBFisBFcaringBFforBFaBFclientBFinBFtheBFprenatalBFclinicBFwhoBFhasBFaBFpossible
BFectopicBFpregnancyBFatBF8BFweeksBFofBFgestation. BFWhichBFofBFtheBFfollowingBFfin


dingsBFshouldBFtheBFnurseBFexpect.
SelectedBFAnswer:BFUnilateralBFpelvicBFpain:
8. AB F nurseB F isB F reinforcingB F teachingB F aboutB F diaphragmB F usageB F withB F aB F client

,.B F WhichBFofBFtheBFfollowingBFstatementsBFbyBFtheBFclientBFindicatesBFanBFunders
tandingBFofBFtheBFteaching?
"BFIBFwillBFleaveBFtheBFdiaphragmBFinBFforBFatBFleastBF6BFhoursBFafterBFvaginalBFinterco
urse:

,9. Tara,BFageBF17,BFisBFatBF32BFweeksBFofBFgestationBFandBFisBFveryBFconcernedBFab
outBFtheBFdarkBFbrownBFareasBFonBFherBFfaceBFthatBFhaveBFoccurredBFduringBFtheBFp
regnancy.BFTheBFappropriateBFresponsesBFbyBFtheBFnurseBFisBF(selectBFallBFthatBFapply)::BF"
TheBFhyperpigmentationBFusuallyBFdisappearsBFafterBFchildbirth.
"UsingBFsunscreenBFmayBFreduceBFtheBFseverity."
"ItBFisBFcausedBFbyBFincreasedBFlevelsBFofBFhormonesBFofBFpregnancy."
10. ToBFavoidBFbecomingBFinfectedBFwithBFToxoplasmosis,BFpregnantBFwomenBFs
houldBFbeBFadvisedBFto:
SelectedB F Answer:B F HaveB F anotherB F familyB F memberB F changeB F theB F catB F litterbo
x.:
11. ABFnurseBFisBFspeakingBFonBFtheBFphoneBFtoBFaBFclientBFwhoBFisBFpregnantBFandBFtak
ingBFironBFsupplementsBFforBFiron-
deficiencyBFanemia.BFTheBFclientBFreportsBFthatBFherBFstoolsBFareBFblack,BFbutBFshe
BFhasBFnoBFabdominalBFpainBForBFcramping.BFWhichBFofBFtheBFfollowing BFresponses


BFbyBFtheBFnurseBFisBFappropriate?


SelectedBFAnswer:BF"ThisBFisBFexpectedBFbecauseBFofBFtheBFwayBFironBFisBFbrokenBFd
ownBFduringBFdigestion.":
12. ABFnurseBFisBFcaringBFforBFaBFclientBFinBFtheBFprenatalBFclinicBFwhoBFisBFatBF7BFwee
ksBFofBFgestation.BFTheBFclientBFreportsBFurinaryBFfrequencyBFandBFasksBFtheBFnurs
eBFifBFthisBFwillBFcontinueBFthroughoutBFherBFpregnancy.BFWhichBFofBFtheBFfollowing
BFresponsesBFbyBFtheBFnurseBFisBFappropriate?


SelectedB F Answer:B F "No,B F itB F shouldB F onlyB F lastB F untilB F aboutB F yourB F 12thB F week,B
F butB F itB F willBFreturn BF nearBFthe BF end BF ofBF the BF pregnancy.":


13. TheB F injectionB F givenB F toB F womenB F whoB F areB F RhB F negativeB F toB F preventB F a
ntibodiesBFformingBFisBFcalled:
SelectedB F Answer:B F Rhogam:
14. ABFnurseBFinBFaBFprenatalBFclinicBFisBFcaringBFforBFaBFclientBFwhoBFisBFinBFtheBFfirstBFtri
mesterBFofB F pregnancy.B F TheB F client'sB F healthB F recordB F includesB F thisB F data:B F G3B
F T1B F P0B F A1B F L1.B F HowBFshouldBFtheBFnurseBFinterpretBFthisBFinformation?BF(SelectBF


allBFthatBFapply):BFTheBFclientBFhasBFdeliveredBFoneBFnewbornBFatBFterm.
TheBFclientBFhasBFexperiencedBFnoBFpretermBFdeliveries.
BFTheBFclientBFhasBFhadBFtwoBFpriorBFpregnancies.

, TheBFclientBFhasBFoneBFlivingBFchild.