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This document contains comprehensive study materials for **OB Exam 4 (Chapters 22–25, 35, and 37) (2026)**. It is designed to help nursing students prepare effectively for obstetric and maternity nursing examinations through focused review of key concepts and exam-style questions. Included in this resource: • Chapter-based exam review materials • Practice questions and answers • Obstetric and maternity nursing concepts • Maternal and newborn care topics • Clinical reasoning and patient care applications • Exam preparation and revision support This study guide is ideal for nursing students seeking a structured review of OB Exam 4 content, helping improve understanding of maternal-child health concepts and increasing confidence before examinations. Keywords: OB Exam 4, Obstetric Nursing, Maternity Nursing, Chapters 22–25, Chapter 35, Chapter 37, Nursing Study Guide, Practice Questions, Exam Questions, Exam Answers, Women's Health Nursing, NCLEX Review, Test Bank, Revision Materials, 2026.

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OB Exam 4 (Ch. 22-25, 35, 37)
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1.vnAftervngivingvnbirthvntovnavnhealthyvninfantvnboy,vnavnprimiparousvnclient,vn16vnyearsvn
ofvnage,vnisvnadmittedvntovnthevnpostpartumvnunit.vnAnvnappropriatevnnursingvndiagnosisv
nforvnhervnatvnthisvntimevnisvn"Deficientvnknowledgevnofvninfantvncare."vnWhatvnshouldvnth

evnnursevnbevncertainvntovnincludevninvnthevnplanvnofvncarevnasvnhevnorvnshevnpreparesvnthevn
clientvnforvndischarge?

a.vnTeachvnthevnclientvnhowvntovnfeedvnandvnbathevnhervninfant.

b.vnGivevnthevnclientvnwrittenvninformationvnonvnbathingvnhervninfant.

c.vnAdvisevnthevnclientvnthatvnallvnmothersvninstinctivelyvnknowvnhowvntovncarevnforvnthei
rvninfants.

d.vnProvidevntimevnforvnthevnclientvntovnbathevnhervninfantvnaftervnshevnviewsvnavndemonst
rationvnofvninfantvnbathing.vn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ D

Havingvnthevnmothervndemonstratevninfantvncarevnisvnavnvaluablevnmethodvnofvnassessin
gvnthevnclient'svnunderstandingvnofvnhervnnewlyvnacquiredvnknowledge,vnespeciallyvninvnt
hisvnagevngroup,vnbecausevnshevnmayvninadvertentlyvnneglectvnhervnchild.vnAlthoughvnve
rbalizingvnhowvntovncarevnforvnthevninfantvnisvnavnformvnofvnclientvneducationvnorvnprovidi
ngvnwrittenvninformationvnmightvnbevnuseful,vnneithervnisvnthevnmostvndevelopmentallyvn
appropriatevnteachingvnmethodvnforvnavnteenagevnmother.vnAdvisingvnthevnyoungvnwom
anvnthatvnallvnmothersvninstinctivelyvnknowvnhowvntovncarevnforvntheirvninfantsvnisvninapp
ropriate;vnitvnisvnbelittlingvnandvnfalse.

DIF:vnCognitivevnLevel:vnApplyvnREF:vnp.vn520vnTOP:vnNursingvnProcess:vnPlanning



2.vnAvn30-year-
oldvnmultiparousvnwomanvnhasvnavnboyvnwhovnisvnyearsvnoldvnandvnhasvnrecentlyvndeliver
edvnanvninfantvngirl.vnShevntellsvnthevnnurse,vn"Ivndon'tvnknowvnhowvnI'llvnevervnmanagevnb
othvnchildrenvnwhenvnIvngetvnhome."vnWhichvnsuggestionvnwouldvnassistvnthisvnnewvnmo
thervninvnalleviatingvnsiblingvnrivalry?

,a.vnTellvnthevnoldervnchildvnthatvnhevnisvnavnbigvnboyvnnowvnandvnshouldvnlovevnhisvnnewvns
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b.vnLetvnthevnoldervnchildvnstayvnwithvnhisvngrandparentsvnforvnthevnfirstvn6vnweeksvntovnall
owvnhimvntovnadjustvntovnthevnnewborn.

c.vnAskvnfriendsvnandvnrelativesvnnotvntovnbringvngiftsvntovnthevnoldervnsiblingvnbecausevny
ouvndovnnotvnwantvntovnspoilvnhim.

d.vnRealizevnthatvnthevnregressionvninvnhabitsvnandvnbehaviorsvninvnthevnoldervnchildvnisvna
vntypicalvnreactionvnandvnthatvnhevnneedsvnextravnlovevnandvnattentionvnatvnthisvntime.vn-

vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ D

Thevnoldervnchildvnmayvnregressvninvnhabitsvnorvnbehaviorsvn(e.g.,vntoileting,vnsleepvnhab
its)vnasvnavnmethodvnofvnseekingvnattention.vnParentsvnneedvntovndistributevntheirvnattentio
nvninvnanvnequitablevnmanner.vnTellingvnthevnoldervnchildvnthatvnhevnshouldvnlovevnhisvnne
wvnsistervnisvnavnnegativevnapproachvntovnfacilitatingvnsiblingvnacceptancevnofvnthevnnewv
ninfant.vnReactionsvnofvnsiblingsvnmayvnresultvnfromvntemporaryvnseparationvnfromvnthev

nmother.vnRemovingvnthevnoldervnchildvnfromvnthevnhomevnwhenvnthevnnewvninfantvnarri

vesvnmayvnenhancevnnegativevnbehaviorsvnfromvnthevnoldervnchildvncausedvnbyvnavnsepar
ationvnfromvnthevnmother.vnProvidingvnsmallvngiftsvnfromvnthevninfantvntovnthevnoldervnchi
ldvnisvnavnstrategyvnforvnfacilitatingvnsiblingvnacceptancevnofvnthevnnewvninfant.

DIF:vnCognitivevnLevel:vnAnalyzevnREF:vnp.vn517vnTOP:vnNursingvnProcess:vnPlanning



3.vnThevnnursevnobservesvnthatvnavnfirst-
timevnmothervnappearsvntovnignorevnhervnnewborn.vnWhichvnstrategyvnshouldvnthevnnurse
vnusevntovnfacilitatevnmother-infantvnattachment?



a.vnTellvnthevnmothervnshevnmustvnpayvnattentionvntovnhervninfant.

b.vnShowvnthevnmothervnhowvnthevninfantvninitiatesvninteractionvnandvnattendsvntovnher.

c.vnDemonstratevnforvnthevnmothervndifferentvnpositionsvnforvnholdingvnhervninfantvnwhil
evnfeeding.

,d.vnArrangevnforvnthevnmothervntovnwatchvnavnvideovnonvnparent-infantvninteraction.vn-
vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ B

Pointingvnoutvnthevnresponsivenessvnofvnthevninfantvnisvnavnpositivevnstrategyvnforvnfacilit
atingvnparent-
infantvnattachment.vnTellingvnthevnmothervnthatvnshevnmustvnpayvnattentionvntovnhervninfa
ntvnmayvnbevnperceivedvnasvnderogatoryvnandvnisvnnotvnappropriate.vnEducatingvnthevnyo
ungvnmothervninvninfantvncarevnisvnimportant,vnbutvnpointingvnoutvnthevnresponsivenessvn
ofvnhervnbabyvnisvnavnbettervntoolvnforvnfacilitatingvnmother-
infantvnattachment.vnVideosvnarevnanvneducationalvntoolvnthatvncanvndemonstratevnparent
-
infantvnattachment,vnbutvnencouragingvnthevnmothervntovnrecognizevnthevninfant'svnrespo
nsivenessvnisvnmorevnappropriate.

DIF:vnCognitivevnLevel:vnApplyvnREF:vnp.vn502

TOP:vnNursingvnProcess:vnImplementation



4.vnAvnnursevnhearsvnavnprimiparousvnwomanvntalkingvntovnhervnsonvnandvntellingvnhimvnt
hatvnhisvnchinvnisvnjustvnlikevnhisvndad's.vnThisvnstatementvnismostvndescriptivevnofvnwhic
hvnprocess?

a.vnMutuality

b.vnSynchrony

c.vnClaiming

d.vnReciprocityvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ C

Claimingvnrefersvntovnthevnprocessvnbyvnwhichvnthevnchildvnisvnidentifiedvninvntermsvnofvnl
ikenessvntovnothervnfamilyvnmembers.vnMutualityoccursvnwhenvnthevninfant'svnbehavior
svnandvncharacteristicsvncallvnforthvnavncorrespondingvnsetvnofvnmaternalvnbehaviorsvnand
vncharacteristics.vnSynchronyvnrefersvntovnthevn"fit"vnbetweenvnthevninfant'svncuesvnandvnt

hevnparent'svnresponses.vnReciprocityvnisvnavntypevnofvnbodyvnmovementvnorvnbehaviorvnt
hatvnprovidesvnthevnobservervnwithvncues.

, DIF:vnCognitivevnLevel:vnUnderstandvnREF:vnpp.vn502,vn504vnTOP:vnNursingvnProcess:
vnEvaluation




:vnClientvnNeeds:vnPsychosocialvnIntegrity

5.vnNewvnparentsvnexpressvnconcernvnthatvnbecausevnofvnthevnmother'svnemergencyvncesa
reanvnbirthvnundervngeneralvnanesthesia,vntheyvndidvnnotvnhavevnthevnopportunityvntovnhol
dvnandvnbondvnwithvntheirvndaughtervnimmediatelyvnaftervnhervnbirth.vnWhichvninformati
onvnshouldvnthevnnurse'svnresponsevnconvey?

a.vnAttachment,vnorvnbonding,vnisvnavnprocessvnthatvnoccursvnovervntimevnandvndoesvnnotvn
requirevnearlyvncontact.

b.vnTimevnimmediatelyvnaftervnbirthvnisvnavncriticalvnperiodvnforvnhumans.

c.vnEarlyvncontactvnisvnessentialvnforvnoptimalvnparent-infantvnrelationships.

d.vnThesevnnewvnparentsvnshouldvnjustvnbevnhappyvnthatvnthevninfantvnisvnhealthy.vn-
vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ A

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ndelayvninvncontactvndoesvnnotvnnecessarilyvnmeanvnthatvnattachmentvnisvninhibited,vnaddi

tionalvnpsychologicvnenergyvnmayvnbevnnecessaryvntovnachievevnthevnsamevneffect.vnThev
nformerlyvnacceptedvndefinitionvnofvnbondingvnheldvnthatvnthevnperiodvnimmediatelyvnaft

ervnbirthvnwasvncriticalvnforvnbondingvntovnoccur.vnResearchvnsincevnhasvnindicatedvnthatvn
parent-
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rent-
infantvnattachmentvninvolvesvnactivitiesvnsuchvnasvntouching,vnholding,vnandvngazing;vnit
vnisvnnotvnexclusivelyvneyevncontact.vnTellingvnthevnparentsvnthatvntheyvnshouldvnbevnhapp

yvnthatvnthevninfantvnisvnhealthyvnisvninappropriate;vnitvnmayvnbevnreceivedvnasvnderogator
yvnandvnbelittling.

DIF:vnCognitivevnLevel:vnApplyvnREF:vnp.vn505

TOP:vnNursingvnProcess:vnImplementation

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