Maternity Practice Test UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
After teaching nursing students the basic concepts of family-centered care, which of the
following statements would indicate that the nursing students understood family-centered
care?
a) "Childbirth is a medical procedure"
b) "Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth"
c) "Families are not capable of making health care decisions for themselves"
d) "Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will change' - Correct Answer- b
The nursing instructor stresses that preventing complications of pregnancy is a goal for all
patients. She informs the students that the best way to do this is which of the following?
a) weight gain of less than 10 pounds
b) taking multivitamins after learning of pregnancy
c) prenatal care
d) staying overhydrated - Correct Answer- c
Which of the following is essential to the contribution of the health of a woman and fetus?
a) Emotional support
b) Prenatal care
c) Social support
d) All of the above - Correct Answer- b
What term is used to represent the number of deaths in the first 28 days of life?
a) Infant death rate
b) Fetal death rate
,c) Neonatal death rate
d) Couplet death rate - Correct Answer- c
The nursing student understands that pregnancy involves numerous choices. She identifies
that which of the following should be the deciding factor regarding where a woman gives
birth?
a) woman's pregnancy risk status
b) woman's first choice
c) availability of different choices
d) closeness of the different centers and hospitals - Correct Answer- a
Which of the following is the best definition of "maternal mortality"?
a) The number of deaths of women in childbirth per 1000 births
b) The number of deaths of women of childbearing years per 100,000 births.
c) The number of near deaths of women of childbearing years per 1000 births
d) The number of deaths of women related to childbearing per 100,000 births - Correct
Answer- d
The period surrounding birth, from conception through pregnancy and birth, is called:
a) neonatal
b) fetal
c) perinatal
d) maternal - Correct Answer- c
One specific vitamin is known to prevent up to 70 percent of birth defects of the central
nervous system, called neural tube defects. Which vitamin should all woman who are at risk
for getting pregnant have daily in their diet?
a) Iodine
,b) Folic Acid
c) Vitamin A
d) Zinc - Correct Answer- b
An overweight teenaged girl comes in for a routine physical exam. She reports that there have
been no changes in her health since her last visit, so you are astounded to observe Chadwick's
sign during her pelvic exam. A subsequent enzyme immunoassay (EIA) indicates that she is
almost certainly pregnant but she denies it. Which task of pregnancy does she need help
with?
a) Accepting the baby
b) Accepting the pregnancy
c) Preparing for parenthood
d) Naming the baby - Correct Answer- b
Pregnancy tests (both urine and blood) measure levels of which hormone to validate the
existence of pregnancy?
a) Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
b) Aldosterone
c) Progesterone
d) Estrogen - Correct Answer- a
A client at 36 weeks' gestation comes in for her weekly physician visit. She tells the nurse, "I
am having contractions, but they are irregular and go away when I rest. Do you think I am
going into labor?" The best response by the nurse would be:
a) "I think you are going into labor. We may need to give you medications to stop the
contractions."
b) "These are called Braxton-Hicks contractions and are preparing your body for labor but are
not 'true' labor contractions."
c) "I think we better send you to the hospital for admission. You could be in labor."
d) "It is too early for you too be in labor. Something may be wrong with the pregnancy. -
Correct Answer- b
, If a woman is 3 months pregnant, which of the following findings related to breast changes
would you expect to assess?
a) Darkened breast areolae
b) Deeply fissured nipples
c) Slack, soft breast tissue
d) Enlarged lymph nodes - Correct Answer- a
Which of the following changes in the musculoskeletal system would the nurse mention
when teaching a group of pregnant women about the physiologic changes of pregnancy?
a) Ligament tightening
b) Increased lordosis
c) Decreased swayback
d) Joint contraction - Correct Answer- b
The client at 18 weeks' gestation states, "I feel a fluttering sensation, kind of like gas." The
nurse understands that the client is describing what occurrence?
a) Lightening
b) Quickening
c) Placenta previa
d) Linea nigra - Correct Answer- b
A woman in the second trimester of pregnancy reports that she is "tired all the time." She
appears pale and her hematocrit, though within the normal range, is low. Which
recommendation would be most helpful for this woman?
a) An iron supplement
b) More meat in her diet
c) A calcium supplement
Questions and CORRECT Answers
After teaching nursing students the basic concepts of family-centered care, which of the
following statements would indicate that the nursing students understood family-centered
care?
a) "Childbirth is a medical procedure"
b) "Mothers are the family members affected by childbirth"
c) "Families are not capable of making health care decisions for themselves"
d) "Childbirth affects the entire family, and relationships will change' - Correct Answer- b
The nursing instructor stresses that preventing complications of pregnancy is a goal for all
patients. She informs the students that the best way to do this is which of the following?
a) weight gain of less than 10 pounds
b) taking multivitamins after learning of pregnancy
c) prenatal care
d) staying overhydrated - Correct Answer- c
Which of the following is essential to the contribution of the health of a woman and fetus?
a) Emotional support
b) Prenatal care
c) Social support
d) All of the above - Correct Answer- b
What term is used to represent the number of deaths in the first 28 days of life?
a) Infant death rate
b) Fetal death rate
,c) Neonatal death rate
d) Couplet death rate - Correct Answer- c
The nursing student understands that pregnancy involves numerous choices. She identifies
that which of the following should be the deciding factor regarding where a woman gives
birth?
a) woman's pregnancy risk status
b) woman's first choice
c) availability of different choices
d) closeness of the different centers and hospitals - Correct Answer- a
Which of the following is the best definition of "maternal mortality"?
a) The number of deaths of women in childbirth per 1000 births
b) The number of deaths of women of childbearing years per 100,000 births.
c) The number of near deaths of women of childbearing years per 1000 births
d) The number of deaths of women related to childbearing per 100,000 births - Correct
Answer- d
The period surrounding birth, from conception through pregnancy and birth, is called:
a) neonatal
b) fetal
c) perinatal
d) maternal - Correct Answer- c
One specific vitamin is known to prevent up to 70 percent of birth defects of the central
nervous system, called neural tube defects. Which vitamin should all woman who are at risk
for getting pregnant have daily in their diet?
a) Iodine
,b) Folic Acid
c) Vitamin A
d) Zinc - Correct Answer- b
An overweight teenaged girl comes in for a routine physical exam. She reports that there have
been no changes in her health since her last visit, so you are astounded to observe Chadwick's
sign during her pelvic exam. A subsequent enzyme immunoassay (EIA) indicates that she is
almost certainly pregnant but she denies it. Which task of pregnancy does she need help
with?
a) Accepting the baby
b) Accepting the pregnancy
c) Preparing for parenthood
d) Naming the baby - Correct Answer- b
Pregnancy tests (both urine and blood) measure levels of which hormone to validate the
existence of pregnancy?
a) Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
b) Aldosterone
c) Progesterone
d) Estrogen - Correct Answer- a
A client at 36 weeks' gestation comes in for her weekly physician visit. She tells the nurse, "I
am having contractions, but they are irregular and go away when I rest. Do you think I am
going into labor?" The best response by the nurse would be:
a) "I think you are going into labor. We may need to give you medications to stop the
contractions."
b) "These are called Braxton-Hicks contractions and are preparing your body for labor but are
not 'true' labor contractions."
c) "I think we better send you to the hospital for admission. You could be in labor."
d) "It is too early for you too be in labor. Something may be wrong with the pregnancy. -
Correct Answer- b
, If a woman is 3 months pregnant, which of the following findings related to breast changes
would you expect to assess?
a) Darkened breast areolae
b) Deeply fissured nipples
c) Slack, soft breast tissue
d) Enlarged lymph nodes - Correct Answer- a
Which of the following changes in the musculoskeletal system would the nurse mention
when teaching a group of pregnant women about the physiologic changes of pregnancy?
a) Ligament tightening
b) Increased lordosis
c) Decreased swayback
d) Joint contraction - Correct Answer- b
The client at 18 weeks' gestation states, "I feel a fluttering sensation, kind of like gas." The
nurse understands that the client is describing what occurrence?
a) Lightening
b) Quickening
c) Placenta previa
d) Linea nigra - Correct Answer- b
A woman in the second trimester of pregnancy reports that she is "tired all the time." She
appears pale and her hematocrit, though within the normal range, is low. Which
recommendation would be most helpful for this woman?
a) An iron supplement
b) More meat in her diet
c) A calcium supplement
