RNSG 1517 A MATERNITY EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS AND
DETAILED RATIONALES - LATEST UPDATE 2026
,OBSTETRICSQ&QMATERNITYQNURSINGQEXAMQREVISIONQSTUDYQGUIDE
SectionQ1Q–QPregnancyQFundamentals,QPrenatalQCareQ&QLabor
QTRUEQVSQFALSEQLABOR
QQuestionQ1
AQpregnantQwomanQinQherQlateQthirdQtrimesterQcallsQherQhealthcareQproviderQcomplainingQofQcon
tractions.QWhichQfindingsQindicateQtrueQlabor?Q(SelectQallQthatQapply.)
A.QPainQchangesQwhenQwalking
B.QContractionsQoccurQeveryQ6QminutesQandQlastQ1Qminute
C.QPainQstartsQinQtheQbackQandQmovesQtoQtheQfront
D.QCervicalQdilationQandQeffacementQareQoccurring
E.QContractionsQoccurQ10,QthenQ7,QthenQ15QminutesQapart
QCorrectQAnswers
QB.QContractionsQoccurQeveryQ6QminutesQandQlastQ1Qminute
QC.QPainQstartsQinQtheQbackQandQmovesQtoQtheQfront
QD.QCervicalQdilationQandQeffacementQareQoccurring
, QRationale
TrueQlaborQisQcharacterizedQby:
✔QRegularQcontractionsQthatQbecomeQstrongerQandQcloserQtogether.
✔QPainQbeginningQinQtheQlowerQbackQandQradiatingQtoQtheQabdomen.
✔QProgressiveQcervicalQdilationQandQeffacement.
FalseQlaborQ(BraxtonQHicks):
IrregularQcontractions
RelievedQbyQrestQorQwalking
NoQcervicalQchange
QNCLEXQTip
TheQbestQindicatorQofQtrueQlaborQisQcervicalQchange.
QMemoryQTrick
TRUEQLaborQ=QTRUEQCervicalQChange
TQ=QTimedQcontractions
, RQ=QRegularQpattern
UQ=QUterusQdilatesQcervix
EQ=QEffacementQoccurs
QECTOPICQPREGNANCY
QQuestionQ2
AQpregnantQwomanQpresentsQwithQnausea,Qvomiting,QandQsevereQunilateralQabdominalQpain.
TheQproviderQsuspectsQanQectopicQpregnancy.
WhatQwouldQtheQβ-hCGQlevelsQmostQlikelyQshow?
A.QSlowlyQdeclining
B.QRisingQbutQnotQdoublingQappropriately
C.QRapidQdecline
D.QNoQdetectableQhCG
QCorrectQAnswer
DETAILED RATIONALES - LATEST UPDATE 2026
,OBSTETRICSQ&QMATERNITYQNURSINGQEXAMQREVISIONQSTUDYQGUIDE
SectionQ1Q–QPregnancyQFundamentals,QPrenatalQCareQ&QLabor
QTRUEQVSQFALSEQLABOR
QQuestionQ1
AQpregnantQwomanQinQherQlateQthirdQtrimesterQcallsQherQhealthcareQproviderQcomplainingQofQcon
tractions.QWhichQfindingsQindicateQtrueQlabor?Q(SelectQallQthatQapply.)
A.QPainQchangesQwhenQwalking
B.QContractionsQoccurQeveryQ6QminutesQandQlastQ1Qminute
C.QPainQstartsQinQtheQbackQandQmovesQtoQtheQfront
D.QCervicalQdilationQandQeffacementQareQoccurring
E.QContractionsQoccurQ10,QthenQ7,QthenQ15QminutesQapart
QCorrectQAnswers
QB.QContractionsQoccurQeveryQ6QminutesQandQlastQ1Qminute
QC.QPainQstartsQinQtheQbackQandQmovesQtoQtheQfront
QD.QCervicalQdilationQandQeffacementQareQoccurring
, QRationale
TrueQlaborQisQcharacterizedQby:
✔QRegularQcontractionsQthatQbecomeQstrongerQandQcloserQtogether.
✔QPainQbeginningQinQtheQlowerQbackQandQradiatingQtoQtheQabdomen.
✔QProgressiveQcervicalQdilationQandQeffacement.
FalseQlaborQ(BraxtonQHicks):
IrregularQcontractions
RelievedQbyQrestQorQwalking
NoQcervicalQchange
QNCLEXQTip
TheQbestQindicatorQofQtrueQlaborQisQcervicalQchange.
QMemoryQTrick
TRUEQLaborQ=QTRUEQCervicalQChange
TQ=QTimedQcontractions
, RQ=QRegularQpattern
UQ=QUterusQdilatesQcervix
EQ=QEffacementQoccurs
QECTOPICQPREGNANCY
QQuestionQ2
AQpregnantQwomanQpresentsQwithQnausea,Qvomiting,QandQsevereQunilateralQabdominalQpain.
TheQproviderQsuspectsQanQectopicQpregnancy.
WhatQwouldQtheQβ-hCGQlevelsQmostQlikelyQshow?
A.QSlowlyQdeclining
B.QRisingQbutQnotQdoublingQappropriately
C.QRapidQdecline
D.QNoQdetectableQhCG
QCorrectQAnswer