N144 EXAM 1 MATERNITY O/B -SAMUEL MERRIT
UNIVERSITY |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
A patient delivered 2 hours ago without medication. She is alert and active in bed but has
not been out of bed yet. She states she needs to go to the bathroom. What is the nurse's
most appropriate response?
a. "Leave your peri-pad in place after you use the restroom so I can check your bleeding
when you get back".
b. "Wait until I have had a chance to assess you first"
c. "I will get a bedpan for you"
d. "I'll walk you to the bathroom and stay with you"
CORRECT ANSWER
d. "I'll walk you to the bathroom and stay with you"
Question 2
The nurse is teaching a newborn care class to parents who are about to give birth to their
first babies. Which statement indicates that teaching was effective?
a. Limit the amount of time baby is skin to skin with parents
b. Keep umbilical cord dry and above the level of the diaper
c. Be sure to always wrap baby in 2 blankets when going outside
d. Baby will need to breastfeed every hour
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Keep umbilical cord dry and above the level of the diaper
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,Question 3
The nurse has received shift report on the postpartum unit. Which patient should the
nurse see first?
a. Third baby, first postpartum postpartum day. 3 cm diastasis recti abdominis
b. Second baby, third day post-cesarean, moderate lochia serosa
c. First baby, day of delivery, fundus 2 cm above umbilicus deviated to left
d. Second baby, first postpartum day, hypoactive bowel sounds all quadrants
CORRECT ANSWER
c. First baby, day of delivery, fundus 2 cm above umbilicus deviated to left
Question 4
A full term newborn was just born. Which nursing intervention is important for the nurse
to perform first?
a. Encourage mother to begin breastfeeding
b. Administer medication for eye prophylaxis
c. Dry the infant thoroughly and place on mom skin to skin
e. Determine Apgar Score
CORRECT ANSWER
c. Dry the infant thoroughly and place on mom skin to skin
Question 5
A mother asks whether or not she should be concerned that her baby never opens his
mouth to breathe when his nose is so small. Which of the following is the nurse's best
response?
a. "Everything about babies is small. It truly is amazing how everything works so well."
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, b. "The baby does rarely open his mouth but you can see that he isn't in any distress."
c. "You are right. I will report the baby's small nasal openings to the pediatrician right away."
d. "Babies usually breathe in and out through their noses so they can feed without choking."
CORRECT ANSWER
d. "Babies usually breathe in and out through their noses so they can feed without
choking."
Question 6
Part of the health assessment of a newborn includes observation of the neonate's
breathing pattern. A full-term newborn's breathing pattern is predominantly:
a. Chest breathing with nasal flaring
b. Abdominal with synchronous chest movements.
c. Diaphragmatic with chest retraction d. Deep with a regular rhythm
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Abdominal with synchronous chest movements.
Question 7
At 1 minute after birth the nurse assesses the newborn and notes the following:
Heart rate: 80 beats/minute
Respiratory effort: slow, irregular
Muscle tone: some flexion of extremities
Reflex irritability: grimacing
Color: blue and pale
The nurse would calculate an Apgar score of (7 on picture but 4 typed out on google doc
typed up version)
CORRECT ANSWER
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UNIVERSITY |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
A patient delivered 2 hours ago without medication. She is alert and active in bed but has
not been out of bed yet. She states she needs to go to the bathroom. What is the nurse's
most appropriate response?
a. "Leave your peri-pad in place after you use the restroom so I can check your bleeding
when you get back".
b. "Wait until I have had a chance to assess you first"
c. "I will get a bedpan for you"
d. "I'll walk you to the bathroom and stay with you"
CORRECT ANSWER
d. "I'll walk you to the bathroom and stay with you"
Question 2
The nurse is teaching a newborn care class to parents who are about to give birth to their
first babies. Which statement indicates that teaching was effective?
a. Limit the amount of time baby is skin to skin with parents
b. Keep umbilical cord dry and above the level of the diaper
c. Be sure to always wrap baby in 2 blankets when going outside
d. Baby will need to breastfeed every hour
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Keep umbilical cord dry and above the level of the diaper
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,Question 3
The nurse has received shift report on the postpartum unit. Which patient should the
nurse see first?
a. Third baby, first postpartum postpartum day. 3 cm diastasis recti abdominis
b. Second baby, third day post-cesarean, moderate lochia serosa
c. First baby, day of delivery, fundus 2 cm above umbilicus deviated to left
d. Second baby, first postpartum day, hypoactive bowel sounds all quadrants
CORRECT ANSWER
c. First baby, day of delivery, fundus 2 cm above umbilicus deviated to left
Question 4
A full term newborn was just born. Which nursing intervention is important for the nurse
to perform first?
a. Encourage mother to begin breastfeeding
b. Administer medication for eye prophylaxis
c. Dry the infant thoroughly and place on mom skin to skin
e. Determine Apgar Score
CORRECT ANSWER
c. Dry the infant thoroughly and place on mom skin to skin
Question 5
A mother asks whether or not she should be concerned that her baby never opens his
mouth to breathe when his nose is so small. Which of the following is the nurse's best
response?
a. "Everything about babies is small. It truly is amazing how everything works so well."
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, b. "The baby does rarely open his mouth but you can see that he isn't in any distress."
c. "You are right. I will report the baby's small nasal openings to the pediatrician right away."
d. "Babies usually breathe in and out through their noses so they can feed without choking."
CORRECT ANSWER
d. "Babies usually breathe in and out through their noses so they can feed without
choking."
Question 6
Part of the health assessment of a newborn includes observation of the neonate's
breathing pattern. A full-term newborn's breathing pattern is predominantly:
a. Chest breathing with nasal flaring
b. Abdominal with synchronous chest movements.
c. Diaphragmatic with chest retraction d. Deep with a regular rhythm
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Abdominal with synchronous chest movements.
Question 7
At 1 minute after birth the nurse assesses the newborn and notes the following:
Heart rate: 80 beats/minute
Respiratory effort: slow, irregular
Muscle tone: some flexion of extremities
Reflex irritability: grimacing
Color: blue and pale
The nurse would calculate an Apgar score of (7 on picture but 4 typed out on google doc
typed up version)
CORRECT ANSWER
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