RNC OB CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● Nifedipine acts as a tocolytic agent by interfering with:
Answer: availability of calcium
●● The progression of labor is based on:
Answer: individual factors and clinical conditions
●● Universal alphafetoprotein sceening should be offered to all women
because:
Answer: there is little risk or complications from the testing
●● A nurse observed a new mother breastfeeding her infant and hears
"smacking sounds" as the infant feeds. The nurse should recognize this
might indicate a problem with:
Answer: Latch on the breast
●● A woman with type-1 diabetes at 32 weeks gestation has diabetic
ketoacidosis. Before administration of IV potassium, it is important to
assure adequate:
Answer: urine output
,●● Increased bloody show In a woman in labor is representative of:
Answer: rapid cervical dilation
●● According to NICHD terminology, accelerations and decelerations
are based on their relationship to"
Answer: fetal heart rate baseline
●● Hindmilk promotes infant weight gain because of its:
Answer: high fat content
●● The concept of "day dreaming" is an integral part of the
nonpharmacologic pain relief strategy in labor of:
Answer: imagery
●● After administration of an epidural, a woman experienced respiratory
depression. This is likely due to:
Answer: sympathetic blockade
●● A main disadvantage of fentanyl use for pain relief in labor is:
Answer: short duration of action
, ●● The most common umbilical cord complication of monoamniotic
twin gestation is:
Answer: entanglement
●● A potential complication from a vacuum extraction delivery is:
Answer: depression skull fracture
●● A shorter labor duration is seen with what type of maternal
positioning:
Answer: upright
●● A breastfeeding mother notes that small amounts of milk drool from
her infant's mouth after breastfeeding. This is an indication of what:
Answer: a need to evaluate proper latch-on
●● When administering oxytocin, it is important to understand that 40
minutes after administration:
Answer: a steady state plasma concentration will be reached
●● In the hypothermin neonate, heat production is accomplished by
thermogenesis secondary to:
Answer: brown fat metabolism
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● Nifedipine acts as a tocolytic agent by interfering with:
Answer: availability of calcium
●● The progression of labor is based on:
Answer: individual factors and clinical conditions
●● Universal alphafetoprotein sceening should be offered to all women
because:
Answer: there is little risk or complications from the testing
●● A nurse observed a new mother breastfeeding her infant and hears
"smacking sounds" as the infant feeds. The nurse should recognize this
might indicate a problem with:
Answer: Latch on the breast
●● A woman with type-1 diabetes at 32 weeks gestation has diabetic
ketoacidosis. Before administration of IV potassium, it is important to
assure adequate:
Answer: urine output
,●● Increased bloody show In a woman in labor is representative of:
Answer: rapid cervical dilation
●● According to NICHD terminology, accelerations and decelerations
are based on their relationship to"
Answer: fetal heart rate baseline
●● Hindmilk promotes infant weight gain because of its:
Answer: high fat content
●● The concept of "day dreaming" is an integral part of the
nonpharmacologic pain relief strategy in labor of:
Answer: imagery
●● After administration of an epidural, a woman experienced respiratory
depression. This is likely due to:
Answer: sympathetic blockade
●● A main disadvantage of fentanyl use for pain relief in labor is:
Answer: short duration of action
, ●● The most common umbilical cord complication of monoamniotic
twin gestation is:
Answer: entanglement
●● A potential complication from a vacuum extraction delivery is:
Answer: depression skull fracture
●● A shorter labor duration is seen with what type of maternal
positioning:
Answer: upright
●● A breastfeeding mother notes that small amounts of milk drool from
her infant's mouth after breastfeeding. This is an indication of what:
Answer: a need to evaluate proper latch-on
●● When administering oxytocin, it is important to understand that 40
minutes after administration:
Answer: a steady state plasma concentration will be reached
●● In the hypothermin neonate, heat production is accomplished by
thermogenesis secondary to:
Answer: brown fat metabolism
