NSG 210 0B PRACTISE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026
The nurse assesses a patient whose cervix is dilated to 5 cm. What phase of labor
does the
nurse interpret the woman to be in?
a. Latent phase
b. Active phase
c. Second stage
d. Third stage **Answer** b. Active phase
Latent- up to 3cm
active- from 4-6cm
Which maternal factor may inhibit fetal descent and require further nursing
interventions?
a. Decreased peristalsis
b. A full bladder
c. Reduction in internal uterine size
d. Rupture of membranes **Answer** b. A full bladder
Which assessment finding could indicate hemorrhage in the postpartum patient?
a. Firm fundus at the midline
b. Saturation of one perineal pad in the hour after birth
c. Elevated blood pressure
d. Elevated pulse rate **Answer** d. Elevated pulse rate
What nursing intervention is the priority when caring for a laboring woman?
,a. Helping the woman find ways to manage the pain
b. Eliminating the pain associated with labor
c. Sharing personal experiences regarding labor and delivery
d. Providing the woman food to restore her energy **Answer** a. Helping the
woman find ways to manage the pain
A woman at 40 weeks of gestation calls the OB triage nurse to report a trickle of
fluid from her vagina. What action by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. Instruct the woman to come to the hospital.
b. Ask her to time her contractions.
c. Tell her if she saturates two pads in an hour to come to the hospital.
d. Reassure her that she has plenty of time before delivery. **Answer** a.
Instruct the woman to come to the hospital.
The nurse is answering phone calls in the OB triage area. Which patient should the
nurse advise to come to the hospital soonest after labor begins?
a. Gravida 2 para 1 who lives 10 minutes away
b. Gravida 1 para 0 who lives 40 minutes away
c. Gravida 3 para 2 whose longest previous labor was 4 hours
d. Gravida 2 para 1 whose first labor lasted 16 hours **Answer** c. Gravida 3
para 2 whose longest previous labor was 4 hours
A primigravida at 39 weeks of gestation is observed for 2 hours in the intrapartum
unit. The fetal heart rate has been normal. Contractions are 5 to 9 minutes apart, 20
to 30 seconds in duration, and of mild intensity. Cervical dilation is 1 to 2 cm and
unchanged from admission. Membranes are intact. What action by the nurse is
most appropriate?
,a. Prepare the woman for a cesarean birth.
b. Admit the woman for extended observation.
c. Discharge the woman with a sedative so she can rest.
d. Provide discharge teaching on signs of true labor. **Answer** d. Provide
discharge teaching on signs of true labor.
The nurse auscultates the fetal heart rate (FHR) and determines a rate of 152.
Which nursing intervention is most appropriate?
a. Document the findings in the chart.
b. Reassess the FHR every 5 minutes.
c. Report the FHR to the provider or nurse-midwife immediately.
d. Apply oxygen and turn the mother on her left side. **Answer** a. Document
the findings in the chart.
A laboring woman is lying in the supine position. The most appropriate nursing
action is to
a. ask her to turn to one side.
b. elevate her feet and legs.
c. take her blood pressure.
d. let her stay in a position of comfort. **Answer** a. ask her to turn to one side.
What finding should the nurse recognize as being associated with fetal
compromise?
a. Active fetal movements
b. Contractions lasting 90 seconds
c. FHR in the 140s
, d. Meconium-stained amniotic fluid **Answer** d. Meconium-stained amniotic
fluid
At 1 minute after birth, the nurse assesses the newborn to assign an Apgar score.
The apical heart rate is 110 bpm, and the infant is crying vigorously with the limbs
flexed. The infant's trunk is pink, but the hands and feet are blue. What APGAR
score does the nurse assign to this infant?
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10 **Answer** c. 9
Thirty minutes after birth, the nurse assesses a woman's fundus as soft and boggy.
What action by the nurse takes priority?
a. Take the blood pressure.
b. Massage the fundus.
c. Notify the provider or nurse-midwife.
d. Place the woman in the Trendelenburg position. **Answer** b. Massage the
fundus.
The nurse thoroughly dries the infant immediately after birth primarily to
a. stimulate crying and lung expansion.
b. remove maternal blood from the skin surface.
c. reduce heat loss from evaporation.
d. increase blood supply to the hands and feet. **Answer** c. reduce heat loss
from evaporation.
The nurse assesses a patient whose cervix is dilated to 5 cm. What phase of labor
does the
nurse interpret the woman to be in?
a. Latent phase
b. Active phase
c. Second stage
d. Third stage **Answer** b. Active phase
Latent- up to 3cm
active- from 4-6cm
Which maternal factor may inhibit fetal descent and require further nursing
interventions?
a. Decreased peristalsis
b. A full bladder
c. Reduction in internal uterine size
d. Rupture of membranes **Answer** b. A full bladder
Which assessment finding could indicate hemorrhage in the postpartum patient?
a. Firm fundus at the midline
b. Saturation of one perineal pad in the hour after birth
c. Elevated blood pressure
d. Elevated pulse rate **Answer** d. Elevated pulse rate
What nursing intervention is the priority when caring for a laboring woman?
,a. Helping the woman find ways to manage the pain
b. Eliminating the pain associated with labor
c. Sharing personal experiences regarding labor and delivery
d. Providing the woman food to restore her energy **Answer** a. Helping the
woman find ways to manage the pain
A woman at 40 weeks of gestation calls the OB triage nurse to report a trickle of
fluid from her vagina. What action by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. Instruct the woman to come to the hospital.
b. Ask her to time her contractions.
c. Tell her if she saturates two pads in an hour to come to the hospital.
d. Reassure her that she has plenty of time before delivery. **Answer** a.
Instruct the woman to come to the hospital.
The nurse is answering phone calls in the OB triage area. Which patient should the
nurse advise to come to the hospital soonest after labor begins?
a. Gravida 2 para 1 who lives 10 minutes away
b. Gravida 1 para 0 who lives 40 minutes away
c. Gravida 3 para 2 whose longest previous labor was 4 hours
d. Gravida 2 para 1 whose first labor lasted 16 hours **Answer** c. Gravida 3
para 2 whose longest previous labor was 4 hours
A primigravida at 39 weeks of gestation is observed for 2 hours in the intrapartum
unit. The fetal heart rate has been normal. Contractions are 5 to 9 minutes apart, 20
to 30 seconds in duration, and of mild intensity. Cervical dilation is 1 to 2 cm and
unchanged from admission. Membranes are intact. What action by the nurse is
most appropriate?
,a. Prepare the woman for a cesarean birth.
b. Admit the woman for extended observation.
c. Discharge the woman with a sedative so she can rest.
d. Provide discharge teaching on signs of true labor. **Answer** d. Provide
discharge teaching on signs of true labor.
The nurse auscultates the fetal heart rate (FHR) and determines a rate of 152.
Which nursing intervention is most appropriate?
a. Document the findings in the chart.
b. Reassess the FHR every 5 minutes.
c. Report the FHR to the provider or nurse-midwife immediately.
d. Apply oxygen and turn the mother on her left side. **Answer** a. Document
the findings in the chart.
A laboring woman is lying in the supine position. The most appropriate nursing
action is to
a. ask her to turn to one side.
b. elevate her feet and legs.
c. take her blood pressure.
d. let her stay in a position of comfort. **Answer** a. ask her to turn to one side.
What finding should the nurse recognize as being associated with fetal
compromise?
a. Active fetal movements
b. Contractions lasting 90 seconds
c. FHR in the 140s
, d. Meconium-stained amniotic fluid **Answer** d. Meconium-stained amniotic
fluid
At 1 minute after birth, the nurse assesses the newborn to assign an Apgar score.
The apical heart rate is 110 bpm, and the infant is crying vigorously with the limbs
flexed. The infant's trunk is pink, but the hands and feet are blue. What APGAR
score does the nurse assign to this infant?
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10 **Answer** c. 9
Thirty minutes after birth, the nurse assesses a woman's fundus as soft and boggy.
What action by the nurse takes priority?
a. Take the blood pressure.
b. Massage the fundus.
c. Notify the provider or nurse-midwife.
d. Place the woman in the Trendelenburg position. **Answer** b. Massage the
fundus.
The nurse thoroughly dries the infant immediately after birth primarily to
a. stimulate crying and lung expansion.
b. remove maternal blood from the skin surface.
c. reduce heat loss from evaporation.
d. increase blood supply to the hands and feet. **Answer** c. reduce heat loss
from evaporation.
