AWHONN POEP EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
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●● Implantation of the embryo outside the uterus is called.
Answer: ectopic pregnancy
●● Full term newborns that are asymptomatic & born to a woman who
was pretreated for GBS with penicillin may be observed in the normal
newborn nursery. A limited diagnostic evaluation & antibiotic therapy is
indicated in which of the following circumstances?.
Answer: rupture of membranes occurred 18 hours prior to birth
●● You are assigned to a patient who is at 38 weeks and 6 days
gestation. She is being admitted for an elective induction of labor
because her husband is going on an extended business trip in 2 days and
he wants to be present for the delivery. The hospital has no policy
regarding elective induction, but you know that the AWHONN "Go the
Full 40" campaign doesn't support early elective induction. You
approach the physician with your concerns. He responds that he's been
doing this for 30 years and has never had a bad outcome from an
elective induction at this gestation..
Answer: normalization of deviance
,●● A shared understanding of what is going on & what is likely to
happen next is known as.
Answer: situational awareness
●● A patient safety event, unrelated to the natural course of the
underlying illness, that reaches a patient and results in death, permanent
harm, or severe temporary harm with intervention required to sustain life
is an example of.
Answer: sentinel event
●● Which tool is used when an adverse event has occurred to identify
variations in
performance that led to the outcome?.
Answer: root cause analysis
●● Yearly objectives developed by The Joint Commission that focus on
problems in healthcare safety are known as.
Answer: National patient safety goals
●● Authoritative statements of the duties that all registered nurses,
regardless of role, population, or specialty are expected to perform
competently are defined.
Answer: standards of care
,●● Position statements are recommendations for.
Answer: a pathway of action regarding a particular issue
●● In health care, an unplanned event that did NOT result in injury,
illness, or damage but had the potential to do so is referred to as a.
Answer: near miss
●● All of the following are elements of good documentation EXCEPT.
Answer: inclusion of nursing opinion as to causes of error.
●● Which of the following is NOT a component of the risk reduction
strategy known as closed loop communication?.
Answer: is only used in emergency patient care situations
●● You are a nurse on the mother/baby unit caring for a woman who is
12 hours postpartum from an operative vaginal delivery with midline
episiotomy. The woman has severe rectal pain and reports inability to
urinate. You suspect a vaginal hematoma and call her physician to
request an evaluation. The physician does not respond. Under these
circumstances it is appropriate to.
Answer: institute the chain of communication.
●● Team training is an effective risk management strategy because it.
Answer: outlines effective communication tools and techniques.
, ●● Which two medications frequently used in the perinatal setting are
identified as high-risk medications by the Institute for Safe Medication
Practices (ISMP)?.
Answer: magnesium sulfate & oxytocin
●● Successful defense against malpractice claims is enhanced by which
of the following?.
Answer: Following national professional standards.
●● One of the MOST common and well documented risk factors for
preterm labor is.
Answer: previous history of preterm birth
●● Ms. Linghu arrived at the obstetric care unit for a labor evaluation.
She is 28 weeks gestation and is complaining of a lower back ache and
cramping. The physician has asked for assistance in obtaining a sample
to assess for fetal fibronectin (fFN). Which statement about fFN is
MOST accurate?.
Answer: fFN is a strong predictor or marker for identification of preterm
labor.
●● A cerclage placed in women with documented shortened cervical
length by ultrasound examination is called.
Answer: ultrasound indicated cerclage
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●● Implantation of the embryo outside the uterus is called.
Answer: ectopic pregnancy
●● Full term newborns that are asymptomatic & born to a woman who
was pretreated for GBS with penicillin may be observed in the normal
newborn nursery. A limited diagnostic evaluation & antibiotic therapy is
indicated in which of the following circumstances?.
Answer: rupture of membranes occurred 18 hours prior to birth
●● You are assigned to a patient who is at 38 weeks and 6 days
gestation. She is being admitted for an elective induction of labor
because her husband is going on an extended business trip in 2 days and
he wants to be present for the delivery. The hospital has no policy
regarding elective induction, but you know that the AWHONN "Go the
Full 40" campaign doesn't support early elective induction. You
approach the physician with your concerns. He responds that he's been
doing this for 30 years and has never had a bad outcome from an
elective induction at this gestation..
Answer: normalization of deviance
,●● A shared understanding of what is going on & what is likely to
happen next is known as.
Answer: situational awareness
●● A patient safety event, unrelated to the natural course of the
underlying illness, that reaches a patient and results in death, permanent
harm, or severe temporary harm with intervention required to sustain life
is an example of.
Answer: sentinel event
●● Which tool is used when an adverse event has occurred to identify
variations in
performance that led to the outcome?.
Answer: root cause analysis
●● Yearly objectives developed by The Joint Commission that focus on
problems in healthcare safety are known as.
Answer: National patient safety goals
●● Authoritative statements of the duties that all registered nurses,
regardless of role, population, or specialty are expected to perform
competently are defined.
Answer: standards of care
,●● Position statements are recommendations for.
Answer: a pathway of action regarding a particular issue
●● In health care, an unplanned event that did NOT result in injury,
illness, or damage but had the potential to do so is referred to as a.
Answer: near miss
●● All of the following are elements of good documentation EXCEPT.
Answer: inclusion of nursing opinion as to causes of error.
●● Which of the following is NOT a component of the risk reduction
strategy known as closed loop communication?.
Answer: is only used in emergency patient care situations
●● You are a nurse on the mother/baby unit caring for a woman who is
12 hours postpartum from an operative vaginal delivery with midline
episiotomy. The woman has severe rectal pain and reports inability to
urinate. You suspect a vaginal hematoma and call her physician to
request an evaluation. The physician does not respond. Under these
circumstances it is appropriate to.
Answer: institute the chain of communication.
●● Team training is an effective risk management strategy because it.
Answer: outlines effective communication tools and techniques.
, ●● Which two medications frequently used in the perinatal setting are
identified as high-risk medications by the Institute for Safe Medication
Practices (ISMP)?.
Answer: magnesium sulfate & oxytocin
●● Successful defense against malpractice claims is enhanced by which
of the following?.
Answer: Following national professional standards.
●● One of the MOST common and well documented risk factors for
preterm labor is.
Answer: previous history of preterm birth
●● Ms. Linghu arrived at the obstetric care unit for a labor evaluation.
She is 28 weeks gestation and is complaining of a lower back ache and
cramping. The physician has asked for assistance in obtaining a sample
to assess for fetal fibronectin (fFN). Which statement about fFN is
MOST accurate?.
Answer: fFN is a strong predictor or marker for identification of preterm
labor.
●● A cerclage placed in women with documented shortened cervical
length by ultrasound examination is called.
Answer: ultrasound indicated cerclage
