PN 3003 MATERNITY AND PEDIATRICS FINAL EXAM 2026 AND A
NEW UPDATED STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE 100 ACCURATE
QUESTIONS WITH WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATED VERSION |GUARANTEED
PASS A+ (BRAND NEW!) FULL REVISED EXAM 2026
1. A pregnant client reports severe itching of the hands and feet during the third
trimester. The nurse suspects:
A. Preeclampsia
B. Gestational diabetes
C. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ANSWER)
D. Normal skin changes
Rationale:
Cholestasis causes pruritus due to bile acid accumulation.
2. A priority assessment for a client receiving oxytocin is:
A. Temperature
B. Uterine contraction pattern (ANSWER)
C. Blood glucose
D. Intake and output
Rationale:
Oxytocin can cause uterine tach systole, reducing fetal oxygenation.
,3. The nurse stops an oxytocin infusion when observing:
A. Moderate variability
B. Contractions lasting longer than 90 seconds (ANSWER)
C. Cervical dilation
D. Increased fetal movement
Rationale:
Excessive contractions compromise fetal perfusion.
4. A client with chorioamnionitis will most likely have:
A. Hypothermia
B. Fever and uterine tenderness (ANSWER)
C. Bradycardia
D. Hypotension
Rationale:
Infection of the membranes causes fever and pain.
5. The nurse teaches that folic acid prevents:
A. Preterm labor
B. Neural tube defects (ANSWER)
C. Low birth weight
,D. Gestational diabetes
Rationale:
Folic acid is essential for neural tube development.
6. A postpartum client experiencing uterine inversion will exhibit:
A. Hypertension
B. Sudden hemorrhage and shock (ANSWER)
C. Bradycardia
D. Fever
Rationale:
Uterine inversion is a life-threatening emergency.
7. The priority nursing action for uterine inversion is to:
A. Massage uterus
B. Call for emergency assistance (ANSWER)
C. Apply heat
D. Encourage breastfeeding
Rationale:
Immediate intervention is required to prevent death.
, 8. A Rh-negative mother should receive Rho(D) immune globulin:
A. At every prenatal visit
B. After delivery of a Rh-positive infant (ANSWER)
C. Only in first trimester
D. After miscarriage only
Rationale:
Prevents maternal antibody formation.
9. The nurse explains that quickening occurs around:
A. 8–10 weeks
B. 16–20 weeks (ANSWER)
C. 24–28 weeks
D. 30–32 weeks
Rationale:
Fetal movement is usually felt mid-pregnancy.
10. A sign of supine hypotensive syndrome is:
A. Hypertension
B. Dizziness and pallor (ANSWER)
C. Fever
NEW UPDATED STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE 100 ACCURATE
QUESTIONS WITH WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATED VERSION |GUARANTEED
PASS A+ (BRAND NEW!) FULL REVISED EXAM 2026
1. A pregnant client reports severe itching of the hands and feet during the third
trimester. The nurse suspects:
A. Preeclampsia
B. Gestational diabetes
C. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ANSWER)
D. Normal skin changes
Rationale:
Cholestasis causes pruritus due to bile acid accumulation.
2. A priority assessment for a client receiving oxytocin is:
A. Temperature
B. Uterine contraction pattern (ANSWER)
C. Blood glucose
D. Intake and output
Rationale:
Oxytocin can cause uterine tach systole, reducing fetal oxygenation.
,3. The nurse stops an oxytocin infusion when observing:
A. Moderate variability
B. Contractions lasting longer than 90 seconds (ANSWER)
C. Cervical dilation
D. Increased fetal movement
Rationale:
Excessive contractions compromise fetal perfusion.
4. A client with chorioamnionitis will most likely have:
A. Hypothermia
B. Fever and uterine tenderness (ANSWER)
C. Bradycardia
D. Hypotension
Rationale:
Infection of the membranes causes fever and pain.
5. The nurse teaches that folic acid prevents:
A. Preterm labor
B. Neural tube defects (ANSWER)
C. Low birth weight
,D. Gestational diabetes
Rationale:
Folic acid is essential for neural tube development.
6. A postpartum client experiencing uterine inversion will exhibit:
A. Hypertension
B. Sudden hemorrhage and shock (ANSWER)
C. Bradycardia
D. Fever
Rationale:
Uterine inversion is a life-threatening emergency.
7. The priority nursing action for uterine inversion is to:
A. Massage uterus
B. Call for emergency assistance (ANSWER)
C. Apply heat
D. Encourage breastfeeding
Rationale:
Immediate intervention is required to prevent death.
, 8. A Rh-negative mother should receive Rho(D) immune globulin:
A. At every prenatal visit
B. After delivery of a Rh-positive infant (ANSWER)
C. Only in first trimester
D. After miscarriage only
Rationale:
Prevents maternal antibody formation.
9. The nurse explains that quickening occurs around:
A. 8–10 weeks
B. 16–20 weeks (ANSWER)
C. 24–28 weeks
D. 30–32 weeks
Rationale:
Fetal movement is usually felt mid-pregnancy.
10. A sign of supine hypotensive syndrome is:
A. Hypertension
B. Dizziness and pallor (ANSWER)
C. Fever
