Maternity newborn and woMen’s HealtH
Nursing EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWER || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. a grieving process in which she grieves the loss of the healthy full term
newborn she had experienced - ANSWER ✔ when a women gives birth to a
newborn with a problems involving immaturity or birth weight, especially
one who is considered high risk she may go through
2. this is important in reducing mortality and morbidity - ANSWER ✔ being
able to anticipate the birth of a newborn at risk allows the birth to take place
at a helalthcare facility equipped with the resources to meet the mother's and
newborn's needs
3. fetal growth is influenced by - ANSWER ✔ maternal nutrition
genetics
placental function
environment
4. appropriate for gestational age (AGA) - ANSWER ✔ characterizes
approximately 80% of newborns and describes a newborn w/ a normal
length, weight, head circumference and body mass index
at the lowest risk for any problems and lower morbidiy and mortality rates
than other groups
,5. small for gestational age (SGA) - ANSWER ✔ newborns who weigh less
than 2500g (5 lb 8 oz) at term due to less growth in utero than expected
at or below 10th percentile
6. large for gestational age (LGA) - ANSWER ✔ newborns whose birth weight
is above the 90th percentile. weigh more than 4,000g (8lb 13oz) due to
accelerated growth for length of gestation
7. very low birth weight (3lb 5oz) - ANSWER ✔ less than 1500g
8. extremely low birth weight (2lb 3 oz) - ANSWER ✔ less than 1000g
9. IUGR - ANSWER ✔ rate of growth does not meet the expected growth
pattern
10.symmetrical IUGR - ANSWER ✔ an insult that occurs early at less than 28
weeks in gestation. fetus w/ equally poor growth rates of the head abdomen
and long bones
have poorest long term prognosis. will never be able to catch up to normal
size
11.asymmetrical IUGR - ANSWER ✔ insult occurs later than 28 weeks. head
and long bones are spared compared to abdomen and internal organs
brain and heart are larger but overall weight and organ sizes reduced.
optimal nutrition typically restores growth
12.a process of assessment, planning, application, coordination, follow-up, and
evaluation of the options and services required to meet an individual's health
, needs through communication and available resources to promote quality
cost-effective results - ANSWER ✔ case management
13.has postgraduate training in the care of normal pregnancy and childbirth and
is certified by the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) -
ANSWER ✔ certified nurse midwife (CNM)
14.is the ability to apply knowledge about a client's culture so that the health
care provided can be adapted to meet her needs - ANSWER ✔ cultural
competence
15.is a view of the world and a set of traditions that are used by a specific social
group and are transmitted to the next generation - ANSWER ✔ culture
16.a birth assistant who provides emotional, physical, and educational support
to the woman and family during childbirth and the postpartum period -
ANSWER ✔ doula
17.involves the use of research to establish a plan of care and to implement that
care
is a problem-solving approach to making nursing clinical decisions -
ANSWER ✔ evidence-based nursing practice
18.A nurse is caring for a newborn.
The nurse reviews the assessment findings and determines the findings are
consistent with which of the following birth complications?
, For each assessment finding, click to specify if the findings is consistent
with a clavicle fracture or Erb-Duchenne paralysis. Each finding may
support more than one condition. - ANSWER ✔ Clavicle Fracture:
-crepitus
-moro reflex
-palmer grasp
Erb-Duchenne:
-wrist flexion
-palmer grasp
19.A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant.
Which of the following actions are the nurse's priorities?
Select the 4 actions that the nurse should take immediately. - ANSWER ✔ -
administer a bolus of IV fluids
-reposition the client to their side
-apply O2 at 10 to 12 L/min by non rebreather mask
-elevate clients legs
20.Which of the following statements highlights the nurse's role as a
researcher?
a.
Reading peer-reviewed journal articles
b.
Working as a member of the interdisciplinary team to provide patient care
c.
Helping patient to obtain home care postdischarge from the hospital
d.
Delegating tasks to unlicensed personnel to allow for more teaching time
with patients - ANSWER ✔ ANS: A
Nursing EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWER || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. a grieving process in which she grieves the loss of the healthy full term
newborn she had experienced - ANSWER ✔ when a women gives birth to a
newborn with a problems involving immaturity or birth weight, especially
one who is considered high risk she may go through
2. this is important in reducing mortality and morbidity - ANSWER ✔ being
able to anticipate the birth of a newborn at risk allows the birth to take place
at a helalthcare facility equipped with the resources to meet the mother's and
newborn's needs
3. fetal growth is influenced by - ANSWER ✔ maternal nutrition
genetics
placental function
environment
4. appropriate for gestational age (AGA) - ANSWER ✔ characterizes
approximately 80% of newborns and describes a newborn w/ a normal
length, weight, head circumference and body mass index
at the lowest risk for any problems and lower morbidiy and mortality rates
than other groups
,5. small for gestational age (SGA) - ANSWER ✔ newborns who weigh less
than 2500g (5 lb 8 oz) at term due to less growth in utero than expected
at or below 10th percentile
6. large for gestational age (LGA) - ANSWER ✔ newborns whose birth weight
is above the 90th percentile. weigh more than 4,000g (8lb 13oz) due to
accelerated growth for length of gestation
7. very low birth weight (3lb 5oz) - ANSWER ✔ less than 1500g
8. extremely low birth weight (2lb 3 oz) - ANSWER ✔ less than 1000g
9. IUGR - ANSWER ✔ rate of growth does not meet the expected growth
pattern
10.symmetrical IUGR - ANSWER ✔ an insult that occurs early at less than 28
weeks in gestation. fetus w/ equally poor growth rates of the head abdomen
and long bones
have poorest long term prognosis. will never be able to catch up to normal
size
11.asymmetrical IUGR - ANSWER ✔ insult occurs later than 28 weeks. head
and long bones are spared compared to abdomen and internal organs
brain and heart are larger but overall weight and organ sizes reduced.
optimal nutrition typically restores growth
12.a process of assessment, planning, application, coordination, follow-up, and
evaluation of the options and services required to meet an individual's health
, needs through communication and available resources to promote quality
cost-effective results - ANSWER ✔ case management
13.has postgraduate training in the care of normal pregnancy and childbirth and
is certified by the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) -
ANSWER ✔ certified nurse midwife (CNM)
14.is the ability to apply knowledge about a client's culture so that the health
care provided can be adapted to meet her needs - ANSWER ✔ cultural
competence
15.is a view of the world and a set of traditions that are used by a specific social
group and are transmitted to the next generation - ANSWER ✔ culture
16.a birth assistant who provides emotional, physical, and educational support
to the woman and family during childbirth and the postpartum period -
ANSWER ✔ doula
17.involves the use of research to establish a plan of care and to implement that
care
is a problem-solving approach to making nursing clinical decisions -
ANSWER ✔ evidence-based nursing practice
18.A nurse is caring for a newborn.
The nurse reviews the assessment findings and determines the findings are
consistent with which of the following birth complications?
, For each assessment finding, click to specify if the findings is consistent
with a clavicle fracture or Erb-Duchenne paralysis. Each finding may
support more than one condition. - ANSWER ✔ Clavicle Fracture:
-crepitus
-moro reflex
-palmer grasp
Erb-Duchenne:
-wrist flexion
-palmer grasp
19.A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant.
Which of the following actions are the nurse's priorities?
Select the 4 actions that the nurse should take immediately. - ANSWER ✔ -
administer a bolus of IV fluids
-reposition the client to their side
-apply O2 at 10 to 12 L/min by non rebreather mask
-elevate clients legs
20.Which of the following statements highlights the nurse's role as a
researcher?
a.
Reading peer-reviewed journal articles
b.
Working as a member of the interdisciplinary team to provide patient care
c.
Helping patient to obtain home care postdischarge from the hospital
d.
Delegating tasks to unlicensed personnel to allow for more teaching time
with patients - ANSWER ✔ ANS: A
