NUR 272 Labor, Birth & Intrapartum Nursing Practice Exam – 100 Questions with Answer Key & Detailed Explanations

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LABOR, BIRTH & INTRAPARTUM NURSING




NUR 272
Labor, Birth &
Intrapartum Nursing
Care of Childbearing / Childrearing Family

Medgar Evers College, CUNY




Original clinical questions covering labor progress, fetal monitoring, analgesia, induction,
obstetric emergencies, birth, and immediate maternal-newborn priorities.




100 A-D 100
Practice questions Single best answer Explained answers




MONITOR / PRIORITIZE / RESPOND

Answer key + detailed explanations at the end




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Your practice guide
Complete all 100 questions before checking the answer section. This format is designed to simulate a more realistic exam session,
then turn missed items into targeted review.


Select one best answer, A-D, for each item.
Mark uncertain questions and keep moving through the set.
Use the answer section to review both correct and incorrect choices.
Track missed items by section and repeat weak content areas.

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SET FOCUS ITEMS SCORE



01 Labor Foundations & Progress 1-20 ___ / 20


02 Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring 21-40 ___ / 20


03 Pain Management & Labor Interventions 41-60 ___ / 20


04 Intrapartum Complications & Emergencies 61-80 ___ / 20


05 Birth, Immediate Newborn & Priority Care 81-100 ___ / 20


Total correct: _____ / 100 Questions to revisit: __________________




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01 Labor Foundations & Progress

TRUE LABOR
1
Which finding most strongly supports that a client is in true labor?
A Discomfort is felt only in the abdomen
B Contractions stop with walking
C Contractions remain irregular and mild
D Cervical dilation and effacement progress over time



STAGE OF LABOR
2
A client is 10 cm dilated and begins to feel a strong urge to push. Which stage of labor is occurring?
A Second stage
B Third stage
C First stage
D Fourth stage



FIRST STAGE
3
Which event marks the end of the first stage of labor?
A Complete cervical dilation
B Delivery of the placenta
C Birth of the newborn
D Rupture of membranes



THIRD STAGE
4
Which event occurs during the third stage of labor?
A Maternal vital signs return to baseline
B The placenta separates and is delivered
C Cervical effacement begins
D The fetus descends through the pelvis



EFFACEMENT
5
A cervical examination documents 80% effacement. What does this finding describe?
A The cervix has thinned by about 80%
B The fetus has descended 80% through the pelvis
C The membranes are 80% ruptured
D The cervix is 8 cm dilated




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01 Labor Foundations & Progress

STATION
6
The nurse documents the presenting part at +2 station. How should this be interpreted?
A The presenting part is 2 cm above the ischial spines
B The presenting part is 2 cm below the ischial spines
C The cervix is 2 cm dilated
D The presenting part is level with the ischial spines



ENGAGEMENT
7
Which fetal station is generally associated with engagement of the presenting part?
A -2
B 0
C +4
D -4



FETAL LIE
8
Ultrasound shows the fetal spine parallel to the maternal spine. Which fetal lie is present?
A Transverse
B Compound
C Longitudinal
D Oblique



PRESENTATION
9
The nurse palpates a firm, round fetal part in the lower uterine segment and a softer irregular mass in the fundus.
Which presentation is most likely?
A Cephalic
B Shoulder
C Breech
D Compound hand



POSITION
10
Which fetal position is generally most favorable for vaginal birth?
A Left occiput anterior
B Mentum posterior
C Occiput posterior
D Sacrum posterior




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