NUR 202 EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE,
NCLEX-STYLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
True labor - correct answer ✔✔*contractions felt in lower back
-contractions do not get better with fluids, walking, and changing positions
*consistent contractions that increase in frequency, duration, and intensity
-have cervical dilation and effacement
false labor - correct answer ✔✔-irregular contractions are felt, however the cervix is not
affected
-get Braxton hicks
*can get rid of Braxton Hicks by walking, voiding, eating, increasing fluids, and changing
positions.
· The nurse will demonstrate understanding of the difference in characteristics of the cervix
during labor such as dilation and effacement. - correct answer ✔✔Dilation
Opening of the cervix
Effacement
The cervix effaces or "thins"
The nurse will demonstrate understanding of indications for cesarean births. - correct answer
✔✔-Android pelvis
-Platypelloid pelvis
-Previous C-section
-Certain maternal and fetal conditions
, 1st stage labor - correct answer ✔✔• True labor to complete cervical dilatation (10 cm)
• Longest of all stages
• Two phases
• Latent phase
• Active phase
2nd stage labor - correct answer ✔✔-cervix is 10cm dilated to birth of baby
3rd stage labor - correct answer ✔✔-birth of infant to placental separation
-placental separation
-placental expulsion
fourth stage labor - correct answer ✔✔-1-4 hours following delivery
Gynecoid - correct answer ✔✔-most favorable for vaginal births
-inlet is round and outlet is roomy
Android - correct answer ✔✔-male shaped funnel pelvis
-leads to C-sections
Anthropoid - correct answer ✔✔-most common in non white women
-inlet is oval and sacrum is long
Platypelloid - correct answer ✔✔-flat pelvis
-leads to C-sections
NCLEX-STYLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
True labor - correct answer ✔✔*contractions felt in lower back
-contractions do not get better with fluids, walking, and changing positions
*consistent contractions that increase in frequency, duration, and intensity
-have cervical dilation and effacement
false labor - correct answer ✔✔-irregular contractions are felt, however the cervix is not
affected
-get Braxton hicks
*can get rid of Braxton Hicks by walking, voiding, eating, increasing fluids, and changing
positions.
· The nurse will demonstrate understanding of the difference in characteristics of the cervix
during labor such as dilation and effacement. - correct answer ✔✔Dilation
Opening of the cervix
Effacement
The cervix effaces or "thins"
The nurse will demonstrate understanding of indications for cesarean births. - correct answer
✔✔-Android pelvis
-Platypelloid pelvis
-Previous C-section
-Certain maternal and fetal conditions
, 1st stage labor - correct answer ✔✔• True labor to complete cervical dilatation (10 cm)
• Longest of all stages
• Two phases
• Latent phase
• Active phase
2nd stage labor - correct answer ✔✔-cervix is 10cm dilated to birth of baby
3rd stage labor - correct answer ✔✔-birth of infant to placental separation
-placental separation
-placental expulsion
fourth stage labor - correct answer ✔✔-1-4 hours following delivery
Gynecoid - correct answer ✔✔-most favorable for vaginal births
-inlet is round and outlet is roomy
Android - correct answer ✔✔-male shaped funnel pelvis
-leads to C-sections
Anthropoid - correct answer ✔✔-most common in non white women
-inlet is oval and sacrum is long
Platypelloid - correct answer ✔✔-flat pelvis
-leads to C-sections
