OB EXAM I QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
Association of Women's Health, OB and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) - CORRECT
ANSWER National organization that accredits health care organizations
Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 - CORRECT ANSWER First federally sponsored
program that provided funds for state-sponsored programs for mothers and children.
Family-centered care - CORRECT ANSWER Safe, high-quality care that recognizes
and adapts to the physical and psychosocial needs of the family, including the newborn
Doula - CORRECT ANSWER a trained labor support person who provides labor or
postpartum support or both
Evidence-based practice - CORRECT ANSWER Care based on use of reliable
research findings to determine best nursing practice to achieve outcomes
Factors that influence moving the place of birth from home to hospital - CORRECT
ANSWER - Federal government involvement
- Advances in technology only available to physicians
- Consumer trends
Traditional hospital setting - CORRECT ANSWER Labor, delivery, recovery and
postpartum care occurs in separate rooms.
Parent-infant contact may be delayed.
LDR room - CORRECT ANSWER Labor, delivery and immediate recovery occur in a
single room, with transfer to a postpartum room for continuing care
Emphasis on keeping parents and infant together
Liberal visiting.
LDRP room - CORRECT ANSWER Same as LDR rooms except that mother and infant
remain in the same room where birth occurred during the postpartum period.
Birth Center - CORRECT ANSWER Freestanding centers that provide antepartum,
intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn care to low-risk mothers and babies
,Typically staffed by CNM's
Basic gynecologic and contraceptive services are often included.
Home births - CORRECT ANSWER Birth occurs in a familiar setting with support
people that the mother wants.
Fewer nurse-midwives now attend these births because of malpractice insurance
problems
How did consumer demand for involvement in their care lead to development of family-
centered maternity care? - CORRECT ANSWER in 1950, consumers insisted on their
right to be involved in their health care and wanted information and control over birth
How did Childbirth education to control labor pain lead to development of family-
centered maternity care? - CORRECT ANSWER Childbirth education gave women
options to manage pain while remaining awake and aware.
How did Research about early parent-newborn contact lead to development of family-
centered maternity care? - CORRECT ANSWER Research sowed that benefits of early
parent-infant contact outweighed any infection risk.
Community-based perinatal nursing: Antepartum high-risk women - CORRECT
ANSWER Woman with common high-risk such as preterm labor, hyperemesis
gravidarum, bleeding problems, preterm premature rupture of the membranes, HTN and
diabetes may receive some home care during pregnancy
Community-based perinatal nursing: Postpartum women - CORRECT ANSWER Most
postpartum home care begins in the birth facility with classes in self-care, closed circuit
television or videos and provision of written materials in appropriate languages.
Individual teaching and return demonstration by allow the nurse to determine whether
the teaching is adequate or needs supplementation.
Community-based perinatal nursing: Normal newborns - CORRECT ANSWER Phone
calls, home visits, information lines, lactation consultation, videotapes and nurse-
managed outpatient clinics.
Community-based perinatal nursing: High-risk newborns - CORRECT ANSWER
Information and support for technology-dependent infants or infants with congenital
anomalies. Coordination among healthcare providers.
Education required for CNM - CORRECT ANSWER RNs who complete a course of
study and clinical experience and are certified by the American College of Nurse-
Midwives
, They take health histories and perform physical exams, provide complete care to
childbearing families before and after birth and provide gynecologic services and family
planning
Education required for NP - CORRECT ANSWER Registered nurses with advanced
prep
they provide primary care to patients, including health maintenance and promotion
Education required for WHNP - CORRECT ANSWER wellness-focused primary
reproductive and gynecologic care
Education required for FNP - CORRECT ANSWER Preventative and holistic care to
young and old, males and females
Education required for NNP - CORRECT ANSWER Care to high-risk newborns, usually
in the NICU
Education required for PNP - CORRECT ANSWER Health maintenence of infants and
children
Education required for CNS (Clinical nurse specialist) - CORRECT ANSWER RN with
graduate education to be experts in the care of childbearing families
Functions include clinical leader, role model, patient advocate and change agent.
5 Steps in Critical Thinking (A,B,C,D,E) - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Recognition of
ASSUMPTIONS that can lead to unexamined thoughts or unsound actions
2. Examination of personal BIASES that can sway your mind based on personal
theories or stereotypes.
3. Analysis of the amount of pressure for CLOSURE that can lead you to a hasty
decision based on inadequate information
4. Examination of DATA to collect and analyze them more efficiently
5. Evaluation of how EMOTIONS and ENVIRONMENT factors can interfere with critical
thinking (Defensiveness, anger, frustration, busy environment)
Screening Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Gathering data about all aspects of a
persons health to identify strength and problems
Focused Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Gathering additional information focused
on an actual problem or one that the woman or her family is at risk for acquiring
CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
Association of Women's Health, OB and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) - CORRECT
ANSWER National organization that accredits health care organizations
Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 - CORRECT ANSWER First federally sponsored
program that provided funds for state-sponsored programs for mothers and children.
Family-centered care - CORRECT ANSWER Safe, high-quality care that recognizes
and adapts to the physical and psychosocial needs of the family, including the newborn
Doula - CORRECT ANSWER a trained labor support person who provides labor or
postpartum support or both
Evidence-based practice - CORRECT ANSWER Care based on use of reliable
research findings to determine best nursing practice to achieve outcomes
Factors that influence moving the place of birth from home to hospital - CORRECT
ANSWER - Federal government involvement
- Advances in technology only available to physicians
- Consumer trends
Traditional hospital setting - CORRECT ANSWER Labor, delivery, recovery and
postpartum care occurs in separate rooms.
Parent-infant contact may be delayed.
LDR room - CORRECT ANSWER Labor, delivery and immediate recovery occur in a
single room, with transfer to a postpartum room for continuing care
Emphasis on keeping parents and infant together
Liberal visiting.
LDRP room - CORRECT ANSWER Same as LDR rooms except that mother and infant
remain in the same room where birth occurred during the postpartum period.
Birth Center - CORRECT ANSWER Freestanding centers that provide antepartum,
intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn care to low-risk mothers and babies
,Typically staffed by CNM's
Basic gynecologic and contraceptive services are often included.
Home births - CORRECT ANSWER Birth occurs in a familiar setting with support
people that the mother wants.
Fewer nurse-midwives now attend these births because of malpractice insurance
problems
How did consumer demand for involvement in their care lead to development of family-
centered maternity care? - CORRECT ANSWER in 1950, consumers insisted on their
right to be involved in their health care and wanted information and control over birth
How did Childbirth education to control labor pain lead to development of family-
centered maternity care? - CORRECT ANSWER Childbirth education gave women
options to manage pain while remaining awake and aware.
How did Research about early parent-newborn contact lead to development of family-
centered maternity care? - CORRECT ANSWER Research sowed that benefits of early
parent-infant contact outweighed any infection risk.
Community-based perinatal nursing: Antepartum high-risk women - CORRECT
ANSWER Woman with common high-risk such as preterm labor, hyperemesis
gravidarum, bleeding problems, preterm premature rupture of the membranes, HTN and
diabetes may receive some home care during pregnancy
Community-based perinatal nursing: Postpartum women - CORRECT ANSWER Most
postpartum home care begins in the birth facility with classes in self-care, closed circuit
television or videos and provision of written materials in appropriate languages.
Individual teaching and return demonstration by allow the nurse to determine whether
the teaching is adequate or needs supplementation.
Community-based perinatal nursing: Normal newborns - CORRECT ANSWER Phone
calls, home visits, information lines, lactation consultation, videotapes and nurse-
managed outpatient clinics.
Community-based perinatal nursing: High-risk newborns - CORRECT ANSWER
Information and support for technology-dependent infants or infants with congenital
anomalies. Coordination among healthcare providers.
Education required for CNM - CORRECT ANSWER RNs who complete a course of
study and clinical experience and are certified by the American College of Nurse-
Midwives
, They take health histories and perform physical exams, provide complete care to
childbearing families before and after birth and provide gynecologic services and family
planning
Education required for NP - CORRECT ANSWER Registered nurses with advanced
prep
they provide primary care to patients, including health maintenance and promotion
Education required for WHNP - CORRECT ANSWER wellness-focused primary
reproductive and gynecologic care
Education required for FNP - CORRECT ANSWER Preventative and holistic care to
young and old, males and females
Education required for NNP - CORRECT ANSWER Care to high-risk newborns, usually
in the NICU
Education required for PNP - CORRECT ANSWER Health maintenence of infants and
children
Education required for CNS (Clinical nurse specialist) - CORRECT ANSWER RN with
graduate education to be experts in the care of childbearing families
Functions include clinical leader, role model, patient advocate and change agent.
5 Steps in Critical Thinking (A,B,C,D,E) - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Recognition of
ASSUMPTIONS that can lead to unexamined thoughts or unsound actions
2. Examination of personal BIASES that can sway your mind based on personal
theories or stereotypes.
3. Analysis of the amount of pressure for CLOSURE that can lead you to a hasty
decision based on inadequate information
4. Examination of DATA to collect and analyze them more efficiently
5. Evaluation of how EMOTIONS and ENVIRONMENT factors can interfere with critical
thinking (Defensiveness, anger, frustration, busy environment)
Screening Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Gathering data about all aspects of a
persons health to identify strength and problems
Focused Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER Gathering additional information focused
on an actual problem or one that the woman or her family is at risk for acquiring
