NCC-Maternal Newborn Study Exam with
Multiple Choices Questions and Correct
Answers
A woman with a BMI of 18 gains 25 lbs during her pregnancy. This pregnancy is
at increased risk for
a. cesarean delivery
b. Delivery of low birthweight delivery
c. preeclampsia - CORRECT ANSWERS b. delivery of a low birthweight infant
During pregnancy, which of the following cardiovascular parameters increases
by 60%
a. blood volume
b. plasma volume
c. red cell mass - CORRECT ANSWERS b. plasma volume
When pregnancy, a woman with epilepsy has a higher risk of seizures
a. during labor through 24 hours postpartum
b. from 72 hours to 1 week pp
c. in the third trimester - CORRECT ANSWERS a. during labor thru 24 hrs. pp
The risk of developing diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes
is
a. increased only if there are also multiple diabetes risk factors
b. increased with onset within 10-15 years in about 50% of those women
c. the same as women who do not have gest. diabetes - CORRECT ANSWERS b.
increased with onset within 10-15 years in about 50% of those women
A woman receives magnesium sulfate during labor for gestational
hypertension. What effect can this have on a newborn?
a. elevated cortisol levels
b.hypoglycemia
c.muscle weakness - CORRECT ANSWERS c. muscle weakness
A pregnant woman was diagnosed with varicella-zoster at 32 weeks gestation.
She is now in active labor at 40 weeks gestation. The nurse would expect that
which of the following would be appropriate in order to ensure the health of the
newborn.
a. Administer zoster immunoglobulin to newborn at delivery
b. Administer zoster immunoglobulin to patient before delivery
, c. the mother's antibodies will be protective so no action is needed - CORRECT
ANSWERS c. the mother's antibodies will be protective so no action is needed
In order to decrease the risk of fetal death to that of a non-smoker, a woman
must quit smoking
a. before the pregnancy occurs
b. by the end of the first trimester
c. by the end of the 2nd trimester - CORRECT ANSWERS b. by the end of the first
trimester
A patient in preterm labor at 30 weeks received indocin, the newborn should be
observed for?
a. duodenal atresia
b. Hirschsprung disease
c. necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) - CORRECT ANSWERS c. necrotizing
enterocolitis (NEC)
What are the characteristics of dizygotic pregnancy?
a. 1 placenta and 1 amniotic sac
b. 1 placenta and 2 amniotic sacs
c. 2 placentas and 2 amniotic sacs - CORRECT ANSWERS c. 2 placentas and
amniotic sacs
A woman is diagnosed with oligohydramnios during her pregnancy. The
fetus/newborn should be evaluated for
a. diabetes insipidus
b. klippel-feil syndrome
c. polycystic kidney disease - CORRECT ANSWERS c
A fetus at 36 weeks receives a BBP score of 6. The expected management is
a. immediate delivery
b. repeat in 24 hrs
c. schedule the next test in one week - CORRECT ANSWERS b
In evaluating the patient census for staff assignments, the pp nurse is told that a
patient in the high risk unit may be delivered and transferred to pp after delivery.
A L/S ratio was performed with a result of 2:0 the nurse would expect the
following to occur?
a. A PG (phosphatidyglycerol) test needs to be performed
b. the lungs are mature, and delivery will occur
c. the lungs are still immature, and the L/S will be repeated in 1 week - CORRECT
ANSWERS b
Which of the following is a limitation of an alpha-fetaprotein (AFP) test?
a. closed neural tube defects are not detected
b. it will not detect down syndrome
Multiple Choices Questions and Correct
Answers
A woman with a BMI of 18 gains 25 lbs during her pregnancy. This pregnancy is
at increased risk for
a. cesarean delivery
b. Delivery of low birthweight delivery
c. preeclampsia - CORRECT ANSWERS b. delivery of a low birthweight infant
During pregnancy, which of the following cardiovascular parameters increases
by 60%
a. blood volume
b. plasma volume
c. red cell mass - CORRECT ANSWERS b. plasma volume
When pregnancy, a woman with epilepsy has a higher risk of seizures
a. during labor through 24 hours postpartum
b. from 72 hours to 1 week pp
c. in the third trimester - CORRECT ANSWERS a. during labor thru 24 hrs. pp
The risk of developing diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes
is
a. increased only if there are also multiple diabetes risk factors
b. increased with onset within 10-15 years in about 50% of those women
c. the same as women who do not have gest. diabetes - CORRECT ANSWERS b.
increased with onset within 10-15 years in about 50% of those women
A woman receives magnesium sulfate during labor for gestational
hypertension. What effect can this have on a newborn?
a. elevated cortisol levels
b.hypoglycemia
c.muscle weakness - CORRECT ANSWERS c. muscle weakness
A pregnant woman was diagnosed with varicella-zoster at 32 weeks gestation.
She is now in active labor at 40 weeks gestation. The nurse would expect that
which of the following would be appropriate in order to ensure the health of the
newborn.
a. Administer zoster immunoglobulin to newborn at delivery
b. Administer zoster immunoglobulin to patient before delivery
, c. the mother's antibodies will be protective so no action is needed - CORRECT
ANSWERS c. the mother's antibodies will be protective so no action is needed
In order to decrease the risk of fetal death to that of a non-smoker, a woman
must quit smoking
a. before the pregnancy occurs
b. by the end of the first trimester
c. by the end of the 2nd trimester - CORRECT ANSWERS b. by the end of the first
trimester
A patient in preterm labor at 30 weeks received indocin, the newborn should be
observed for?
a. duodenal atresia
b. Hirschsprung disease
c. necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) - CORRECT ANSWERS c. necrotizing
enterocolitis (NEC)
What are the characteristics of dizygotic pregnancy?
a. 1 placenta and 1 amniotic sac
b. 1 placenta and 2 amniotic sacs
c. 2 placentas and 2 amniotic sacs - CORRECT ANSWERS c. 2 placentas and
amniotic sacs
A woman is diagnosed with oligohydramnios during her pregnancy. The
fetus/newborn should be evaluated for
a. diabetes insipidus
b. klippel-feil syndrome
c. polycystic kidney disease - CORRECT ANSWERS c
A fetus at 36 weeks receives a BBP score of 6. The expected management is
a. immediate delivery
b. repeat in 24 hrs
c. schedule the next test in one week - CORRECT ANSWERS b
In evaluating the patient census for staff assignments, the pp nurse is told that a
patient in the high risk unit may be delivered and transferred to pp after delivery.
A L/S ratio was performed with a result of 2:0 the nurse would expect the
following to occur?
a. A PG (phosphatidyglycerol) test needs to be performed
b. the lungs are mature, and delivery will occur
c. the lungs are still immature, and the L/S will be repeated in 1 week - CORRECT
ANSWERS b
Which of the following is a limitation of an alpha-fetaprotein (AFP) test?
a. closed neural tube defects are not detected
b. it will not detect down syndrome
