AWHONN Perinatal Nursing Item Bank Questions (multiple
choice questions only) With Complete Solutions
a. 0.8% Correct Answers Congenital cardiac disease occurs in
what approximate percentage of live births?
a. 0.8%
b. 1.5%
c. 2.0%
a. 1 Correct Answers A 2,000-g infant should receive
_________mg of vitaminK:
a. 1
b. 2
c. 0.5
a. 1 hour or after 4 hours following administration Correct
Answers Neonatal respiratory depression could result from the
maternal administration of IV opioids if birth occurs within:
a. 1 hour or after 4 hours following administration
b. 2-3 hours after administration
c. 12 hours of administration
a. 1-3 hours Correct Answers Hypoglycemia in the infant born
to an insulin-dependent diabetic mother occurs after birth
between:
a. 1-3 hours
,b. 5-7 hours
c. 8-10 hours
a. 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate Correct Answers The
practice that has been shown to be ineffective in decreasing the
risk of preterm labor and birth in multiples is:
a. 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate
b. transvaginal ultrasound cervical assessment
c. use of cervical pessary
a. 24 hours Correct Answers After opening a can or bottle of
formula, the contents should be used within:
a. 24 hours
b. 48 hours
c. 72 hours
a. 28 weeks Correct Answers Weekly nonstress testing should
be initiated in women with vascular disease beginning at the
gestational age of:
a. 28 weeks
b. 30 weeks
c. 32 weeks
a. 5-15 minutes Correct Answers For a low-risk woman in the
second stage of labor, the FHR should be auscultated every:
a. 5-15 minutes
b. 30 minutes
,c. 60 minutes
a. a normal finding Correct Answers A prominent xiphoid
process identified during a newborn physical assessment is
a. a normal finding
b. associated with IUGR
c. indicative of respiratory distress
a. a root-cause analysis should be conducted Correct Answers
When a sentinel event occurs, according to The joint
Commission (TJC),
a. a root-cause analysis should be conducted
b. it must be reported to TJC within 60 days
c. those involved should be placed on administrative leave
pending an investigation
a. activating large myelinated nerve fibers Correct Answers
Touch/massage is thought to decrease or interrupt the pain of
labor by:
a. activating large myelinated nerve fibers
b. activating the same type of nerve fibers that would transmit
sensations of pain from the uterus
c. interrupting the habituation that occurs when labor is
prolonged
a. adequate medical record documentation Correct Answers
Professional nursing liability is most commonly increased by the
absence of
, a. adequate medical record documentation
b. annual competency validation
c. current unit policies and procedures
a. administered with no adjustment Correct Answers Insulin
dosage during periods of nausea and vomiting in pregnant
women should be:
a. administered with no adjustment
b. based on a sliding scale
c. withheld until nausea is resolved
a. African American Correct Answers Umbilical hernias are
more commonly seen in newborns who are:
a. African American
b. Native American
c. Southeast Asian
a. African American women Correct Answers Which group has
the highest maternal mortality rate?
a. African American women
b. Hispanic women
c. Native American women
a. after passage of first meconium stool Correct Answers Bowel
sounds are expected to be present in the newborn:
a. after passage of first meconium stool
choice questions only) With Complete Solutions
a. 0.8% Correct Answers Congenital cardiac disease occurs in
what approximate percentage of live births?
a. 0.8%
b. 1.5%
c. 2.0%
a. 1 Correct Answers A 2,000-g infant should receive
_________mg of vitaminK:
a. 1
b. 2
c. 0.5
a. 1 hour or after 4 hours following administration Correct
Answers Neonatal respiratory depression could result from the
maternal administration of IV opioids if birth occurs within:
a. 1 hour or after 4 hours following administration
b. 2-3 hours after administration
c. 12 hours of administration
a. 1-3 hours Correct Answers Hypoglycemia in the infant born
to an insulin-dependent diabetic mother occurs after birth
between:
a. 1-3 hours
,b. 5-7 hours
c. 8-10 hours
a. 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate Correct Answers The
practice that has been shown to be ineffective in decreasing the
risk of preterm labor and birth in multiples is:
a. 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate
b. transvaginal ultrasound cervical assessment
c. use of cervical pessary
a. 24 hours Correct Answers After opening a can or bottle of
formula, the contents should be used within:
a. 24 hours
b. 48 hours
c. 72 hours
a. 28 weeks Correct Answers Weekly nonstress testing should
be initiated in women with vascular disease beginning at the
gestational age of:
a. 28 weeks
b. 30 weeks
c. 32 weeks
a. 5-15 minutes Correct Answers For a low-risk woman in the
second stage of labor, the FHR should be auscultated every:
a. 5-15 minutes
b. 30 minutes
,c. 60 minutes
a. a normal finding Correct Answers A prominent xiphoid
process identified during a newborn physical assessment is
a. a normal finding
b. associated with IUGR
c. indicative of respiratory distress
a. a root-cause analysis should be conducted Correct Answers
When a sentinel event occurs, according to The joint
Commission (TJC),
a. a root-cause analysis should be conducted
b. it must be reported to TJC within 60 days
c. those involved should be placed on administrative leave
pending an investigation
a. activating large myelinated nerve fibers Correct Answers
Touch/massage is thought to decrease or interrupt the pain of
labor by:
a. activating large myelinated nerve fibers
b. activating the same type of nerve fibers that would transmit
sensations of pain from the uterus
c. interrupting the habituation that occurs when labor is
prolonged
a. adequate medical record documentation Correct Answers
Professional nursing liability is most commonly increased by the
absence of
, a. adequate medical record documentation
b. annual competency validation
c. current unit policies and procedures
a. administered with no adjustment Correct Answers Insulin
dosage during periods of nausea and vomiting in pregnant
women should be:
a. administered with no adjustment
b. based on a sliding scale
c. withheld until nausea is resolved
a. African American Correct Answers Umbilical hernias are
more commonly seen in newborns who are:
a. African American
b. Native American
c. Southeast Asian
a. African American women Correct Answers Which group has
the highest maternal mortality rate?
a. African American women
b. Hispanic women
c. Native American women
a. after passage of first meconium stool Correct Answers Bowel
sounds are expected to be present in the newborn:
a. after passage of first meconium stool
