MATERNAL HEALTHCARE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS 2023
1. An infant who weighs 7 pounds at birth would be expected to weigh how many pounds
at age 1 year?
A. 21 pounds
2. An infant in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) weighs 22 pounds. Using the
formula 1ml/kg/hr. what is the minimum urinary output per hour the nurse should
observe?
ml/hr (Record answer as a whole number.)
Answer given: 10
3. What is the most common permanent physical disability of
childhood? A. Cerebral palsy
4. A 4-month-old infant has been admitted for meningitis. Which of the following
manifestations should the nurse expect to observe on assessment?
A. High pitched cry
5. A nurse is instructing a woman who is contemplating pregnancy about nutritional needs.
To reduce the risk of giving birth to a newborn who has a neural tube defect which of
the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Consume foods fortified with folic acid
6. A woman is hospitalized with hyperemesis gravidarum. Which other member of the
health-care team should the nurse ensure is involved in this client’s care as a priority?
A. Registered dietician
7. What explanation should a nurse give to a client who asks why it is important for her to
stay off her back when the fetus is being monitored with electronic fetal monitoring?
A. It causes a drop in maternal blood pressure decreasing fetal oxygenation
8. A client at 39 weeks gestation is in active labor. Her cervix is 4 cm dilated and 80%
effaced. The electronic fetal monitor strip reveals that the fetus is experiencing distress.
To improve fetal oxygenation, which of these measures should the care plan include?
A. Assist the laboring woman to a lef t lateral position
, 9. The mother of a toddler reports to the nurse that the child becomes cyanotic when he
cries. Which question by the nurse is most important to ask the mother?
A. Does he squat while he cries?
WITH ANSWERS 2023
1. An infant who weighs 7 pounds at birth would be expected to weigh how many pounds
at age 1 year?
A. 21 pounds
2. An infant in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) weighs 22 pounds. Using the
formula 1ml/kg/hr. what is the minimum urinary output per hour the nurse should
observe?
ml/hr (Record answer as a whole number.)
Answer given: 10
3. What is the most common permanent physical disability of
childhood? A. Cerebral palsy
4. A 4-month-old infant has been admitted for meningitis. Which of the following
manifestations should the nurse expect to observe on assessment?
A. High pitched cry
5. A nurse is instructing a woman who is contemplating pregnancy about nutritional needs.
To reduce the risk of giving birth to a newborn who has a neural tube defect which of
the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Consume foods fortified with folic acid
6. A woman is hospitalized with hyperemesis gravidarum. Which other member of the
health-care team should the nurse ensure is involved in this client’s care as a priority?
A. Registered dietician
7. What explanation should a nurse give to a client who asks why it is important for her to
stay off her back when the fetus is being monitored with electronic fetal monitoring?
A. It causes a drop in maternal blood pressure decreasing fetal oxygenation
8. A client at 39 weeks gestation is in active labor. Her cervix is 4 cm dilated and 80%
effaced. The electronic fetal monitor strip reveals that the fetus is experiencing distress.
To improve fetal oxygenation, which of these measures should the care plan include?
A. Assist the laboring woman to a lef t lateral position
, 9. The mother of a toddler reports to the nurse that the child becomes cyanotic when he
cries. Which question by the nurse is most important to ask the mother?
A. Does he squat while he cries?
