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OB Exam 1 Practice Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)
The hospital risk management nurse is providing annual in-service training
at the obstetrical unit staff meeting. The risk management nurse should
discuss which conditions included on the National Quality Forum list that
pertain to maternity nursing? (Select all that apply.)
A. Injury occurrence to mother during labor admission.
B. Decreased incidence of urinary tract infections with catheter use.
C. Neonatal death occurring during course of labor and delivery process.
D. Foreign objects retained after delivery procedure.
E. Problem with artificial insemination procedure leading to the wrong
donor egg being used. - Answer✔️✔️-A, C, D, E
Healthy People 2020 goals include: (Select all that apply.)
A. promoting quality of life.
B. promoting healthy behaviors in middle adulthood.
C. attaining high-quality, longer lives.
D. eliminating health disparities.
E. creating social and physical environments that promote health. -
Answer✔️✔️-A, C, D, E
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The two most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors are:
A. hypertension associated with pregnancy and diabetes.
B. drug use and alcohol abuse.
C. homelessness and lack of insurance.
D. behaviors and lifestyles. - Answer✔️✔️-A; hypertension associated with
pregnancy and diabetes
Which statement made by the nurse would indicate that he or she is
practicing appropriate family-centered care techniques?
A. The nurse encourages the mother and father to make choices whenever
possible.
B. The nurse updates the family about what is going to happen but
instructs the patient's sister that she cannot be present in the room during
the birth.
C. The nurse believes that he or she is acting in the best interest of the
patient and commands her what to do throughout labor.
D. The father is discouraged from accompanying his wife during a
cesarean birth. - Answer✔️✔️-A; the nurse encourages the mother and father
to make choices whenever possible.
A woman is giving birth to her third child in a setting that allows her
husband and other two children to be actively involved in the process. The
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nurse caring for the woman must also consider the husband and family as
patients and work to meet their needs. This type of setting is termed:
A. family-centered care.
B. emergency care.
C. hospice care.
D. individual care. - Answer✔️✔️-A; family-centered care
From the nurse's perspective, what measure should be the focus of the
health care system to reduce the rate of infant mortality further?
A. Implementing programs to ensure women's early participation in
ongoing prenatal care
B. Increasing the length of stay in a hospital after vaginal birth from 2 to 3
days
C. Expanding the number of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs)
D. Mandating that all pregnant women receive care from an obstetrician -
Answer✔️✔️-A; implementing programs to ensure women's early
participation in ongoing prenatal care
A 23-year-old African-American woman is pregnant with her first child.
Based on the statistics for infant mortality, which plan is MOST important
for the nurse to implement?
A. Perform a nutrition assessment.
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B. Refer the woman to a social worker.
C. Advise the woman to see an obstetrician, not a midwife.
D. Explain to the woman the importance of keeping her prenatal care
appointments. - Answer✔️✔️-D; Explain to the woman the importance of
keeping her prenatal care appointments
Which statement made by the nurse would indicate that she or he is
practicing appropriate family-centered care techniques? (Select all that
apply.)
A. The nurse allows the mother and father to make choices when possible.
B. The nurse informs the family about what is going to happen.
C. The nurse instructs the patient's sister, who is a nurse, that she cannot be
in the room during the birth.
D. The nurse commands the mother what to do.
E. The nurse provides time for the partner to ask questions. - Answer✔️✔️-
A, E
What has had the greatest impact on infant mortality rates in the United
States?
A. Increase in low-birth-weight babies
B. Decreased incidence of congenital abnormalities
C. Better maternal nutrition
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OB Exam 1 Practice Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)
The hospital risk management nurse is providing annual in-service training
at the obstetrical unit staff meeting. The risk management nurse should
discuss which conditions included on the National Quality Forum list that
pertain to maternity nursing? (Select all that apply.)
A. Injury occurrence to mother during labor admission.
B. Decreased incidence of urinary tract infections with catheter use.
C. Neonatal death occurring during course of labor and delivery process.
D. Foreign objects retained after delivery procedure.
E. Problem with artificial insemination procedure leading to the wrong
donor egg being used. - Answer✔️✔️-A, C, D, E
Healthy People 2020 goals include: (Select all that apply.)
A. promoting quality of life.
B. promoting healthy behaviors in middle adulthood.
C. attaining high-quality, longer lives.
D. eliminating health disparities.
E. creating social and physical environments that promote health. -
Answer✔️✔️-A, C, D, E
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, ©SOPHIABENNETT@2024-2025 Monday, August 26, 2024 6:09 AM
The two most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors are:
A. hypertension associated with pregnancy and diabetes.
B. drug use and alcohol abuse.
C. homelessness and lack of insurance.
D. behaviors and lifestyles. - Answer✔️✔️-A; hypertension associated with
pregnancy and diabetes
Which statement made by the nurse would indicate that he or she is
practicing appropriate family-centered care techniques?
A. The nurse encourages the mother and father to make choices whenever
possible.
B. The nurse updates the family about what is going to happen but
instructs the patient's sister that she cannot be present in the room during
the birth.
C. The nurse believes that he or she is acting in the best interest of the
patient and commands her what to do throughout labor.
D. The father is discouraged from accompanying his wife during a
cesarean birth. - Answer✔️✔️-A; the nurse encourages the mother and father
to make choices whenever possible.
A woman is giving birth to her third child in a setting that allows her
husband and other two children to be actively involved in the process. The
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nurse caring for the woman must also consider the husband and family as
patients and work to meet their needs. This type of setting is termed:
A. family-centered care.
B. emergency care.
C. hospice care.
D. individual care. - Answer✔️✔️-A; family-centered care
From the nurse's perspective, what measure should be the focus of the
health care system to reduce the rate of infant mortality further?
A. Implementing programs to ensure women's early participation in
ongoing prenatal care
B. Increasing the length of stay in a hospital after vaginal birth from 2 to 3
days
C. Expanding the number of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs)
D. Mandating that all pregnant women receive care from an obstetrician -
Answer✔️✔️-A; implementing programs to ensure women's early
participation in ongoing prenatal care
A 23-year-old African-American woman is pregnant with her first child.
Based on the statistics for infant mortality, which plan is MOST important
for the nurse to implement?
A. Perform a nutrition assessment.
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B. Refer the woman to a social worker.
C. Advise the woman to see an obstetrician, not a midwife.
D. Explain to the woman the importance of keeping her prenatal care
appointments. - Answer✔️✔️-D; Explain to the woman the importance of
keeping her prenatal care appointments
Which statement made by the nurse would indicate that she or he is
practicing appropriate family-centered care techniques? (Select all that
apply.)
A. The nurse allows the mother and father to make choices when possible.
B. The nurse informs the family about what is going to happen.
C. The nurse instructs the patient's sister, who is a nurse, that she cannot be
in the room during the birth.
D. The nurse commands the mother what to do.
E. The nurse provides time for the partner to ask questions. - Answer✔️✔️-
A, E
What has had the greatest impact on infant mortality rates in the United
States?
A. Increase in low-birth-weight babies
B. Decreased incidence of congenital abnormalities
C. Better maternal nutrition
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