Solved Questions for Guaranteed Success 2024/2025
One of the main reasons for routine prenatal care is to screen for? -
correct answer preeclampsia
A mother has chosen to have a water birth. The water should be
maintained at which temperature? - correct answer it should be 86-95
degrees fahrenheit.
("heart and hands")
How many bones in the pelvis? - correct answer 4 main bones!!
- hip bones x 2
- sacrum
- coccyx
How many part have the hips bones? - correct answer the hip bone has
three parts: the ilium, pubis and ischium.
How many joint has the pelvis? - correct answer 4
- 2 sacroiliac joints btw the ilium and the sacrum
- 1 sacrococcygeal symphysis - between the sacrum and the coccyx
- 1 pubic symphysis - between the pubis bodies of the two hip bones
When giving an im injection you must always ________ the syringe? -
correct answer aspirate.
(practical skills guide for midwifery, p. Vi-5)
,When using the oven method for sterilization of instruments you should
maintain ____ degrees for ______ . - correct answer it is 250 degrees for
2 hours.
(practical skills guide for midwifery, p. I-7)
When looking at physiologic changes during pregnancy, maternal red blood
cell volume: - correct answer it increases up to 30% of normal.
{birthsong midwifery workbook, p. 123}
When using the boiling method to sterilize you should boil the instruments
for _______? - correct answer it is 20 minutes
(practical skills guide for midwifery, p. I-8)
When talking about true labor, which of the following statements is correct?
- correct answer change in station occurs.
{birthsong midwifery workbook, p. 268}
When drawing medications from an ampule what is the first thing you
should do? - correct answer check for appearance and expiration
(practical skills guide for midwifery, p. V-13)
When looking at physiologic changes during pregnancy, the maternal heart
rate? - correct answer it increases from about 70 bpm to 85 bpm on
average. {birthsong midwifery workbook, p. 123}
The radial pulse? - correct answer should be assessed with the index and
middle fingers on the interior side of the wrist
,(practical skills guide for midwifery, p. I-17)
The apical pulse? - correct answer should be auscultated with a
stethoscope diaphragm. (practical skills guide for midwifery, p. I-18)
When auscultating bp you should? - correct answer inflate the cuff
approximately 20 hg above last heard pulse.
(practical skills guide for midwifery, p. I-21-22)
A woman has severe hypertension. Her blood pressure would be? -
correct answer it is >140/90
(practical skills guide for midwifery, p. Vii-7)
When looking at physiologic changes during pregnancy, maternal plasma
volume? - correct answer it increases up to 60% of normal
{birthsong midwifery workbook, p. 123}
When should you begin to listen for the fetal heart beat? - correct answer
you should start to listen for the fetal heart rate as soon as the fundus
emerges from behind the pubic bone. {"anne frye: holistic midwifery vol. 1",
p. 377 - 378}
The purpose of blood volume is expansion is ________________? -
correct answer it is the foundation for the transferring of nutrients to the
baby in the last trimester
{"anne frey: holistic midwifery vol. 1", p. 196}
A routine lab draw at 28 weeks results in the following finding: h/h at 10
weeks 12.2/33.6 and current h/h at 28 weeks 12.1/33.7. What does this tell
, you? - correct answer this is hemoconcentration and is one of the first
indicators of preeclampsia.
("heart and hands", p. 80)
When is the mother's blood volume considered "adequately expanded"? -
correct answer by 28 weeks a mother should have an adequate
expansion of the blood supply. {
Anne frye: holistic midwifery vol. 1", p. 196}
A mother presents in your office with the following: she is g2p1 and
delivered via c-section with her last pregnancy. Upon taking her history you
find she is 35 years old. What do you consider she is at possible risk for? -
correct answer it is placenta previa.
A mother presents for a routine prenatal 32 week visit. She asks you about
the current development of her baby. You reply: - correct answer you
should say the baby is making rhythmic breathing motions now, thick vernix
is present and is approximately 3.75 lbs.
("heart and hands", p. 45)
What is one of the most important tasks at the initial prenatal visit? -
correct answer determining if you and the mother are suited to work
together is vital.
("heart and hands")
Which of the following would be considered a "normal" hematocrit and
hemoglobin reading? - correct answer 36%-48% and 12-16g/dl is
considered "normal"
(acnm test prep book)