AWHONN POEP FINAL EXAM 2025/2026
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
100% PASS
Swiss cheese is often used as the paradigm for explaining medical error. In
this model, the holes in the cheese represent - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔latent
weakness
Implantation of the embryo outside the uterus is called - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔ectopic pregnancy
Full term newborns that are asymptomatic & born to a woman who was
pretreated for GBS with penicillin may be observed in the normal newborn
nursery. A limited diagnostic evaluation & antibiotic therapy is indicated in
which of the following circumstances? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔rupture of
membranes occurred 18 hours prior to birth
You are assigned to a patient who is at 38 weeks and 6 days gestation.
She is being admitted for an elective induction of labor because her
,husband is going on an extended business trip in 2 days and he wants to
be present for the delivery. The hospital has no policy regarding elective
induction, but you know that the AWHONN "Go the Full 40" campaign
doesn't support early elective induction. You approach the physician with
your concerns. He responds that he's been doing this for 30 years and has
never had a bad outcome from an elective induction at this gestation. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔normalization of deviance
A shared understanding of what is going on & what is likely to happen next
is known as - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔situational awareness
A patient safety event, unrelated to the natural course of the underlying
illness, that reaches a patient and results in death, permanent harm, or
severe temporary harm with intervention required to sustain life is an
example of - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔sentinel event
Which tool is used when an adverse event has occurred to identify
variations in
performance that led to the outcome? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔root cause analysis
,Yearly objectives developed by The Joint Commission that focus on
problems in healthcare safety are known as - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔National
patient safety goals
Authoritative statements of the duties that all registered nurses, regardless
of role, population, or specialty are expected to perform competently are
defined - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔standards of care
Position statements are recommendations for - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a pathway
of action regarding a particular issue
In health care, an unplanned event that did NOT result in injury, illness, or
damage but had the potential to do so is referred to as a - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔near miss
All of the following are elements of good documentation EXCEPT -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔inclusion of nursing opinion as to causes of error.
Which of the following is NOT a component of the risk reduction strategy
known as closed loop communication? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔is only used in
emergency patient care situations
You are a nurse on the mother/baby unit caring for a woman who is 12
hours postpartum from an operative vaginal delivery with midline
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, episiotomy. The woman has severe rectal pain and reports inability to
urinate. You suspect a vaginal hematoma and call her physician to request
an evaluation. The physician does not respond. Under these circumstances
it is appropriate to - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔institute the chain of communication.
Team training is an effective risk management strategy because it -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔outlines effective communication tools and techniques.
Which two medications frequently used in the perinatal setting are identified
as high-risk medications by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices
(ISMP)? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔magnesium sulfate & oxytocin
Successful defense against malpractice claims is enhanced by which of the
following? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Following national professional standards.
One of the MOST common and well documented risk factors for preterm
labor is - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔previous history of preterm birth
Ms. Linghu arrived at the obstetric care unit for a labor evaluation. She is
28 weeks gestation and is complaining of a lower back ache and cramping.
The physician has asked for assistance in obtaining a sample to assess for
fetal fibronectin (fFN). Which statement about fFN is MOST accurate? -
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
100% PASS
Swiss cheese is often used as the paradigm for explaining medical error. In
this model, the holes in the cheese represent - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔latent
weakness
Implantation of the embryo outside the uterus is called - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔ectopic pregnancy
Full term newborns that are asymptomatic & born to a woman who was
pretreated for GBS with penicillin may be observed in the normal newborn
nursery. A limited diagnostic evaluation & antibiotic therapy is indicated in
which of the following circumstances? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔rupture of
membranes occurred 18 hours prior to birth
You are assigned to a patient who is at 38 weeks and 6 days gestation.
She is being admitted for an elective induction of labor because her
,husband is going on an extended business trip in 2 days and he wants to
be present for the delivery. The hospital has no policy regarding elective
induction, but you know that the AWHONN "Go the Full 40" campaign
doesn't support early elective induction. You approach the physician with
your concerns. He responds that he's been doing this for 30 years and has
never had a bad outcome from an elective induction at this gestation. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔normalization of deviance
A shared understanding of what is going on & what is likely to happen next
is known as - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔situational awareness
A patient safety event, unrelated to the natural course of the underlying
illness, that reaches a patient and results in death, permanent harm, or
severe temporary harm with intervention required to sustain life is an
example of - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔sentinel event
Which tool is used when an adverse event has occurred to identify
variations in
performance that led to the outcome? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔root cause analysis
,Yearly objectives developed by The Joint Commission that focus on
problems in healthcare safety are known as - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔National
patient safety goals
Authoritative statements of the duties that all registered nurses, regardless
of role, population, or specialty are expected to perform competently are
defined - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔standards of care
Position statements are recommendations for - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a pathway
of action regarding a particular issue
In health care, an unplanned event that did NOT result in injury, illness, or
damage but had the potential to do so is referred to as a - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔near miss
All of the following are elements of good documentation EXCEPT -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔inclusion of nursing opinion as to causes of error.
Which of the following is NOT a component of the risk reduction strategy
known as closed loop communication? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔is only used in
emergency patient care situations
You are a nurse on the mother/baby unit caring for a woman who is 12
hours postpartum from an operative vaginal delivery with midline
3
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, episiotomy. The woman has severe rectal pain and reports inability to
urinate. You suspect a vaginal hematoma and call her physician to request
an evaluation. The physician does not respond. Under these circumstances
it is appropriate to - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔institute the chain of communication.
Team training is an effective risk management strategy because it -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔outlines effective communication tools and techniques.
Which two medications frequently used in the perinatal setting are identified
as high-risk medications by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices
(ISMP)? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔magnesium sulfate & oxytocin
Successful defense against malpractice claims is enhanced by which of the
following? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Following national professional standards.
One of the MOST common and well documented risk factors for preterm
labor is - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔previous history of preterm birth
Ms. Linghu arrived at the obstetric care unit for a labor evaluation. She is
28 weeks gestation and is complaining of a lower back ache and cramping.
The physician has asked for assistance in obtaining a sample to assess for
fetal fibronectin (fFN). Which statement about fFN is MOST accurate? -
