RNC OB CERTIFICATION TEST 2026
NEWEST EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /RNC-OB
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS ALREADY
GRADED A+
A woman at term is in labor and exhibits recurrent variable decelerations with
moderate variability and meconium stained amniotic fluid. An amnioinfusion is
ordered with the goal of... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Relieving cord
compression.
Baroreceptors respond mainly to changes in... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Blood
pressure.
A woman is admitted to labor and delivery with a diagnosis of placental abruption.
The test that determines the presence of a fetomaternal hemorrhage is... -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Kleihauer-Betke
A woman is admitted to labor and delivery with moderate uterine pain without
bleeding. On examination, the uterus has a high tonicity and the uterine contraction
tracing shows increased resting tone. The most likely cause is... - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- placental abruption.
A woman at 28 weeks gestation reports to L&D with painless vaginal bleeding that
started this morning. The nurse's first step in caring for this woman is to
determine... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- placental location.
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,Following PROM, a woman at 33 weeks gestation is placed on a fetal heart rate
monitor. The fetal heart rate is persistently 175 bpm. This is most likely consistent
with... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Uterine infection.
Which one of the following women fits the definition of preterm labor? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A 36 week gestation multigravida who is admitted
WITH REGULAR CONTRACTIONS and is 3cm dilated.
A negative fetal fibronectin at 30 weeks indicates... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
risk of delivery is very low for the next 7-14 days.
Betamethasone given to the mother can transiently affect the fetal heart rate by... -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Decreasing variability.
After administration of antenatal corticosteroids, the optimal neonatal benefit is
observed when delivery occurs after... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 48 hours.
Nifedipine (Procardia) for tocolysis in preterm labor should be given cautiously
with which other drug? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Magnesium Sulfate.
Beta-sympathomimetic drugs decrease the frequency and intensity of uterine
contractions by... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- stimulating beta 2 receptor action.
A woman is pregnant with twins and had an US diagnose monochorionicity.
Compared to dichorionicity, risk of an adverse outcome is... - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- higher.
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,A predisposing factor to breech presentation is... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
multifetal pregnancy.
In twin-to-twin transfusion, the recipient twin is... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Plethoric- red
A pregnancy is classified as post term beginning at... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
42 weeks.
A patient's record states her pregnancy history is 1 term pregnancy, 1 miscarriage
at 10 weeks, twins at 35 weeks with one who dies soon after birth. What is her GP?
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Gravida 3 Para 1212
Cholestasis is a condition that occurs in pregnancy and is caused by elevated... -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Bile acid
What is a sign of deteriorating status in pregnancy complicated by hypertension? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Increased serum creatinine
A patient at 37 weeks gestation arrives to labor and delivery from the emergency
room after admission for severe gastric discomfort with nausea and vomiting. She
is anxious and dizzy. Her blood pressure is 156/100. She has 4+ protein in her
urine. Most likely diagnosis is anxiety and... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Preeclampsia with severe features
Fluid balance should be monitored in a woman on mag sulfate therapy because
there is an increased risk for... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Pulmonary edema
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, On admission to the labor unit, a woman's deep tendon reflexes are assessed at 2+.
Intravenous magnesium sulfate is initiated. At her next assessment, her reflexes are
absent with respiratory rate of 10. Which actions should be taken? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- Stop the magnesium sulfate and notify provider.
A newly pregnant woman who is morbidly obese has a strong family history of
Type 2 diabetes. The recommended time for this woman's initial glucose screen
is... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- As soon as possible.
The relation of the fetal body parts to one another Is called fetal... - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- Attitude.
The most accurate dating of a pregnancy by ultrasound is... - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- First trimester evaluation of the crown-rump length.
A biophysical score of 6 is considered... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Equivocal.
At 32 weeks, a prenatal patient reported decreased fetal movement. A nonstress
test is reported as nonreactive. Which is appropriate for this patient? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- Biophysical profile.
Cordocentesis is more commonly used to detect fetal... - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- Anemia.
Quad screening compared to alphafetoprotein testing can better detect... -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Trisomies.
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NEWEST EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /RNC-OB
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS ALREADY
GRADED A+
A woman at term is in labor and exhibits recurrent variable decelerations with
moderate variability and meconium stained amniotic fluid. An amnioinfusion is
ordered with the goal of... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Relieving cord
compression.
Baroreceptors respond mainly to changes in... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Blood
pressure.
A woman is admitted to labor and delivery with a diagnosis of placental abruption.
The test that determines the presence of a fetomaternal hemorrhage is... -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Kleihauer-Betke
A woman is admitted to labor and delivery with moderate uterine pain without
bleeding. On examination, the uterus has a high tonicity and the uterine contraction
tracing shows increased resting tone. The most likely cause is... - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- placental abruption.
A woman at 28 weeks gestation reports to L&D with painless vaginal bleeding that
started this morning. The nurse's first step in caring for this woman is to
determine... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- placental location.
1|Page
,Following PROM, a woman at 33 weeks gestation is placed on a fetal heart rate
monitor. The fetal heart rate is persistently 175 bpm. This is most likely consistent
with... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Uterine infection.
Which one of the following women fits the definition of preterm labor? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A 36 week gestation multigravida who is admitted
WITH REGULAR CONTRACTIONS and is 3cm dilated.
A negative fetal fibronectin at 30 weeks indicates... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
risk of delivery is very low for the next 7-14 days.
Betamethasone given to the mother can transiently affect the fetal heart rate by... -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Decreasing variability.
After administration of antenatal corticosteroids, the optimal neonatal benefit is
observed when delivery occurs after... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 48 hours.
Nifedipine (Procardia) for tocolysis in preterm labor should be given cautiously
with which other drug? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Magnesium Sulfate.
Beta-sympathomimetic drugs decrease the frequency and intensity of uterine
contractions by... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- stimulating beta 2 receptor action.
A woman is pregnant with twins and had an US diagnose monochorionicity.
Compared to dichorionicity, risk of an adverse outcome is... - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- higher.
2|Page
,A predisposing factor to breech presentation is... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
multifetal pregnancy.
In twin-to-twin transfusion, the recipient twin is... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Plethoric- red
A pregnancy is classified as post term beginning at... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
42 weeks.
A patient's record states her pregnancy history is 1 term pregnancy, 1 miscarriage
at 10 weeks, twins at 35 weeks with one who dies soon after birth. What is her GP?
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Gravida 3 Para 1212
Cholestasis is a condition that occurs in pregnancy and is caused by elevated... -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Bile acid
What is a sign of deteriorating status in pregnancy complicated by hypertension? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Increased serum creatinine
A patient at 37 weeks gestation arrives to labor and delivery from the emergency
room after admission for severe gastric discomfort with nausea and vomiting. She
is anxious and dizzy. Her blood pressure is 156/100. She has 4+ protein in her
urine. Most likely diagnosis is anxiety and... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Preeclampsia with severe features
Fluid balance should be monitored in a woman on mag sulfate therapy because
there is an increased risk for... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Pulmonary edema
3|Page
, On admission to the labor unit, a woman's deep tendon reflexes are assessed at 2+.
Intravenous magnesium sulfate is initiated. At her next assessment, her reflexes are
absent with respiratory rate of 10. Which actions should be taken? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- Stop the magnesium sulfate and notify provider.
A newly pregnant woman who is morbidly obese has a strong family history of
Type 2 diabetes. The recommended time for this woman's initial glucose screen
is... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- As soon as possible.
The relation of the fetal body parts to one another Is called fetal... - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- Attitude.
The most accurate dating of a pregnancy by ultrasound is... - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- First trimester evaluation of the crown-rump length.
A biophysical score of 6 is considered... - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Equivocal.
At 32 weeks, a prenatal patient reported decreased fetal movement. A nonstress
test is reported as nonreactive. Which is appropriate for this patient? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- Biophysical profile.
Cordocentesis is more commonly used to detect fetal... - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- Anemia.
Quad screening compared to alphafetoprotein testing can better detect... -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Trisomies.
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