Maternity Test
Bank Exam 1
Exams Questions
and Complete
Solution
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,Chapter 13: Labor and Birth Processes - Correct Answer:
1. A new mother asks the nurse when the soft spot on her sons head will go away. The nurses answer is
based on the knowledge that the anterior fontanel closes after birth by _____ months.
a. 2 c. 12
b. 8 d. 18 - Correct Answer: d. 18
2. When assessing a woman in labor, the nurse is aware that the relationship of the fetal body parts to
one another is called fetal:
a. Lie. c. Attitude.
b. Presentation. d. Position. - Correct Answer: c. Attitude.
3. When assessing the fetus using Leopold maneuvers, the nurse feels a round, firm, movable fetal part
in the fundal portion of the uterus and a long, smooth surface in the mothers right side close to midline.
What is the likely position of the fetus?
a. ROA c. RSA
b. LSP d. LOA - Correct Answer: c. RSA
4. The nurse has received report regarding her patient in labor. The womans last vaginal examination
was recorded as 3 cm, 30%, and ?2-2. The nurses interpretation of this assessment is that:
a. The cervix is effaced 3 cm, it is dilated 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm above the ischial spines.
b. The cervix is 3 cm dilated, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm above the ischial spines.
c. The cervix is effaced 3 cm, it is dilated 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm below the ischial spines.
d. The cervix is dilated 3 cm, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm below the ischial spines. -
Correct Answer: b. The cervix is 3 cm dilated, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm above the
ischial spines.
5. To care for a laboring woman adequately, the nurse understands that the __________ stage of labor
varies the most in length?
a. First c. Third
b. Second d. Fourth - Correct Answer: a. First
,6. The nurse would expect which maternal cardiovascular finding during labor?
a. Increased cardiac output
b. Decreased pulse rate
c. Decreased white blood cell (WBC) count
d. Decreased blood pressure - Correct Answer: a. Increased cardiac output
7. The factors that affect the process of labor and birth, known commonly as the five Ps, include all
except:
a. Passenger. c. Powers.
b. Passageway. d. Pressure. - Correct Answer: d. Pressure.
8. The slight overlapping of cranial bones or shaping of the fetal head during labor is called:
a. Lightening. c. Ferguson reflex.
b. Molding. d. Valsalva maneuver. - Correct Answer: b. Molding.
9. Which presentation is described accurately in terms of both presenting part and frequency of
occurrence?
a. Cephalic: occiput; at least 95% c. Shoulder: scapula; 10% to 15%
b. Breech: sacrum; 10% to 15% d. Cephalic: cranial; 80% to 85% - Correct Answer: a. Cephalic: occiput; at
least 95%
10. With regard to factors that affect how the fetus moves through the birth canal, nurses should be
aware that:
a. The fetal attitude describes the angle at which the fetus exits the uterus.
b. Of the two primary fetal lies, the horizontal lie is that in which the long axis of the fetus is parallel to
the long axis of the mother.
c. The normal attitude of the fetus is called general flexion.
d. The transverse lie is preferred for vaginal birth. - Correct Answer: c. The normal attitude of the fetus is
called general flexion.
11. As relates to fetal positioning during labor, nurses should be aware that:
, a. Position is a measure of the degree of descent of the presenting part of the fetus through the birth
canal.
b. Birth is imminent when the presenting part is at +4 to +5 cm below the spine.
c. The largest transverse diameter of the presenting part is the suboccipitobregmatic diameter.
d. Engagement is the term used to describe the beginning of labor. - Correct Answer: b. Birth is
imminent when the presenting part is at +4 to +5 cm below the spine.
12. Which basic type of pelvis includes the correct description and percentage of occurrence in women?
a. Gynecoid: classic female; heart shaped; 75%
b. Android: resembling the male; wider oval; 15%
c. Anthropoid: resembling the ape; narrower; 10%
d. Platypelloid: flattened, wide, shallow; 3% - Correct Answer: d. Platypelloid: flattened, wide, shallow;
3%
13. In relation to primary and secondary powers, the maternity nurse comprehends that:
a. Primary powers are responsible for effacement and dilation of the cervix.
b. Effacement generally is well ahead of dilation in women giving birth for the first time; they are closer
together in subsequent pregnancies.
c. Scarring of the cervix caused by a previous infection or surgery may make the delivery a bit more
painful, but it should not slow or inhibit dilation.
d. Pushing in the second stage of labor is more effective if the woman can breathe deeply and control
some of her involuntary needs to push, as the nurse directs. - Correct Answer: a. Primary powers are
responsible for effacement and dilation of the cervix
14. While providing care to a patient in active labor, the nurse should instruct the woman that:
a. The supine position commonly used in the United States increases blood flow.
b. The all fours position, on her hands and knees, is hard on her back.
c. Frequent changes in position will help relieve her fatigue and increase her comfort.
d. In a sitting or squatting position, her abdominal muscles will have to work harder - Correct Answer: c.
Frequent changes in position will help relieve her fatigue and increase her comfort.
15. Which description of the four stages of labor is correct for both definition and duration?
Bank Exam 1
Exams Questions
and Complete
Solution
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,Chapter 13: Labor and Birth Processes - Correct Answer:
1. A new mother asks the nurse when the soft spot on her sons head will go away. The nurses answer is
based on the knowledge that the anterior fontanel closes after birth by _____ months.
a. 2 c. 12
b. 8 d. 18 - Correct Answer: d. 18
2. When assessing a woman in labor, the nurse is aware that the relationship of the fetal body parts to
one another is called fetal:
a. Lie. c. Attitude.
b. Presentation. d. Position. - Correct Answer: c. Attitude.
3. When assessing the fetus using Leopold maneuvers, the nurse feels a round, firm, movable fetal part
in the fundal portion of the uterus and a long, smooth surface in the mothers right side close to midline.
What is the likely position of the fetus?
a. ROA c. RSA
b. LSP d. LOA - Correct Answer: c. RSA
4. The nurse has received report regarding her patient in labor. The womans last vaginal examination
was recorded as 3 cm, 30%, and ?2-2. The nurses interpretation of this assessment is that:
a. The cervix is effaced 3 cm, it is dilated 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm above the ischial spines.
b. The cervix is 3 cm dilated, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm above the ischial spines.
c. The cervix is effaced 3 cm, it is dilated 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm below the ischial spines.
d. The cervix is dilated 3 cm, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm below the ischial spines. -
Correct Answer: b. The cervix is 3 cm dilated, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm above the
ischial spines.
5. To care for a laboring woman adequately, the nurse understands that the __________ stage of labor
varies the most in length?
a. First c. Third
b. Second d. Fourth - Correct Answer: a. First
,6. The nurse would expect which maternal cardiovascular finding during labor?
a. Increased cardiac output
b. Decreased pulse rate
c. Decreased white blood cell (WBC) count
d. Decreased blood pressure - Correct Answer: a. Increased cardiac output
7. The factors that affect the process of labor and birth, known commonly as the five Ps, include all
except:
a. Passenger. c. Powers.
b. Passageway. d. Pressure. - Correct Answer: d. Pressure.
8. The slight overlapping of cranial bones or shaping of the fetal head during labor is called:
a. Lightening. c. Ferguson reflex.
b. Molding. d. Valsalva maneuver. - Correct Answer: b. Molding.
9. Which presentation is described accurately in terms of both presenting part and frequency of
occurrence?
a. Cephalic: occiput; at least 95% c. Shoulder: scapula; 10% to 15%
b. Breech: sacrum; 10% to 15% d. Cephalic: cranial; 80% to 85% - Correct Answer: a. Cephalic: occiput; at
least 95%
10. With regard to factors that affect how the fetus moves through the birth canal, nurses should be
aware that:
a. The fetal attitude describes the angle at which the fetus exits the uterus.
b. Of the two primary fetal lies, the horizontal lie is that in which the long axis of the fetus is parallel to
the long axis of the mother.
c. The normal attitude of the fetus is called general flexion.
d. The transverse lie is preferred for vaginal birth. - Correct Answer: c. The normal attitude of the fetus is
called general flexion.
11. As relates to fetal positioning during labor, nurses should be aware that:
, a. Position is a measure of the degree of descent of the presenting part of the fetus through the birth
canal.
b. Birth is imminent when the presenting part is at +4 to +5 cm below the spine.
c. The largest transverse diameter of the presenting part is the suboccipitobregmatic diameter.
d. Engagement is the term used to describe the beginning of labor. - Correct Answer: b. Birth is
imminent when the presenting part is at +4 to +5 cm below the spine.
12. Which basic type of pelvis includes the correct description and percentage of occurrence in women?
a. Gynecoid: classic female; heart shaped; 75%
b. Android: resembling the male; wider oval; 15%
c. Anthropoid: resembling the ape; narrower; 10%
d. Platypelloid: flattened, wide, shallow; 3% - Correct Answer: d. Platypelloid: flattened, wide, shallow;
3%
13. In relation to primary and secondary powers, the maternity nurse comprehends that:
a. Primary powers are responsible for effacement and dilation of the cervix.
b. Effacement generally is well ahead of dilation in women giving birth for the first time; they are closer
together in subsequent pregnancies.
c. Scarring of the cervix caused by a previous infection or surgery may make the delivery a bit more
painful, but it should not slow or inhibit dilation.
d. Pushing in the second stage of labor is more effective if the woman can breathe deeply and control
some of her involuntary needs to push, as the nurse directs. - Correct Answer: a. Primary powers are
responsible for effacement and dilation of the cervix
14. While providing care to a patient in active labor, the nurse should instruct the woman that:
a. The supine position commonly used in the United States increases blood flow.
b. The all fours position, on her hands and knees, is hard on her back.
c. Frequent changes in position will help relieve her fatigue and increase her comfort.
d. In a sitting or squatting position, her abdominal muscles will have to work harder - Correct Answer: c.
Frequent changes in position will help relieve her fatigue and increase her comfort.
15. Which description of the four stages of labor is correct for both definition and duration?
