Labor & Delivery - 2026 Intrapartum Nursing: Practice Test I (Units 1-7) - Questions with Correct Answers
1. Signs Of impending labor include: A. Decreased Braxton Hicks contractions B. Weight gain of 3 kg in a week C. Bloody show, lightening, a burst of energy and possible rupture of membranes D. Absent fetal movement Correct Answer: C. Bloody show, lightening, a burst Of energy and possible rupture Of membranes Rationale: Weight Often decreases slightly as fluid shifts before labor. Absent fetal movement is a warning sign requiring evaluation. 2. A transverse lie at term in active labor means that: A. Vaginal birth is expected B. Vaginal birth is not possible and cesarean birth is required unless the lie can be corrected C. The fetus is in vertex presentation D. The fetus is engaged Correct Answer: B. Vaginal birth is not possible and cesarean birth is required unless the lie can be corrected Rationale: A fetus lying crosswise cannot deliver vaginally, and a shoulder may present with risk Of arm or cord prolapse. Engagement and vertex presentation do not occur in a transverse lie
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