NUR 126 EXAM 3 PRACTICE TEST / REVISED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS / GUARANTEED
PASS
A hospitalized woman in preterm labor is being given magnesium sulfate intravenously. The expected
outcome for this treatment will be met if - Labor contractions are suppressed
A multiparous woman is admitted to the postpartum unit after a rapid labor and birth of a 4000-gram
infant. Her fundus is boggy, lochia is heavy, and vital signs are unchanged. The nurse has the woman void
and massages her fundus, but her fundus remains difficult to find and the rubra lochia remains heavy.
The nurse should - Notify the physician
A new mother expresses concern because the baby's stools are black and tar-like: "They don't look
normal; is something wrong?" The nurse is aware that these stools are expected at this stage of the
newborns life and are called - Meconium
A newborn weighs 6 pounds 8 ounces at birth. For the first 2 days of life, what is the minimum amount
of fluid needed per day to maintain fluid balance? - 162 mL
A patient is complaining of back pain with contractions. The nurse notices the fetal position is LOP. A
maternal position that will aid the rotation of the fetal head is? - Right side lying
A postpartum woman asks, "Will these stretch marks go away?" The nurse's best response is? -
"They will fade to silvery lines but won't disappear completely."
A postpartum woman overhears the nurse tell the obstetrics clinician that she has a positive Homans'
sign and asks what it means. The nurse's best response is - "You have calf pain when the nurse
flexes your foot."
A sign of thrombophlebitis is - Local tenderness, warmth, and redness
, A steady trickle of bright red blood from the vagina in the presence of a firm fundus suggests? -
lacerations of the genital tract
A student nurse is bathing a 1-day-old neonate. At the end of the bath, the student takes the infant's
temperature and notes that it is down 1 °F from his temperature prior to the bath. This drop in
temperature may be caused by? - Evaporation
A woman at 36 weeks of gestation is in labor. She has had no prenatal complications. She expresses
concern to the nurse that the baby may have problems breathing. The nurse can base her answer on
knowledge that - Surfactant should be produced at 36 weeks of gestation.
A woman has a nursing diagnosis of risk for infection related to prolonged rupture of membranes.
Appropriate nursing interventions are to - Monitor the odor of the amniotic fluid
A woman in active labor and has been admitted to the birthing unit. She calls the nurse and says her
"water just broke." The first nursing action should be - Assessing the fetal heart rate for 1 minute
A woman is 2 cm dilated and requesting pain medication. Because of the early stage of labor, pain
medication is not recommended. What can the nurse offer the woman to assist in managing pain? -
A massage
A woman is 2 days postpartum. Her current lab work shows a WBC level of 17,000/mm3. The nurse's
next action should be - Nothing—this is in the acceptable range
A woman is 6 cm dilated. Her labor had been progressing as expected until about 2 hours ago. At that
time she stated that the contractions were not as painful, the nurse noted the abdomen was easy to
indent. A vaginal exam showed no progression of dilation in 2 hours. Some nursing measurers to help
correct hypotonic contractions are to increase fluid intake and - Assist her to walk
A woman is admitted to the birthing unit in labor. Upon assessment, it is noted that she is 3 cm dilated,
80% effaced with intact membranes. The nurse understands that her fetal monitoring will be done by? -
External electrodes
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS / GUARANTEED
PASS
A hospitalized woman in preterm labor is being given magnesium sulfate intravenously. The expected
outcome for this treatment will be met if - Labor contractions are suppressed
A multiparous woman is admitted to the postpartum unit after a rapid labor and birth of a 4000-gram
infant. Her fundus is boggy, lochia is heavy, and vital signs are unchanged. The nurse has the woman void
and massages her fundus, but her fundus remains difficult to find and the rubra lochia remains heavy.
The nurse should - Notify the physician
A new mother expresses concern because the baby's stools are black and tar-like: "They don't look
normal; is something wrong?" The nurse is aware that these stools are expected at this stage of the
newborns life and are called - Meconium
A newborn weighs 6 pounds 8 ounces at birth. For the first 2 days of life, what is the minimum amount
of fluid needed per day to maintain fluid balance? - 162 mL
A patient is complaining of back pain with contractions. The nurse notices the fetal position is LOP. A
maternal position that will aid the rotation of the fetal head is? - Right side lying
A postpartum woman asks, "Will these stretch marks go away?" The nurse's best response is? -
"They will fade to silvery lines but won't disappear completely."
A postpartum woman overhears the nurse tell the obstetrics clinician that she has a positive Homans'
sign and asks what it means. The nurse's best response is - "You have calf pain when the nurse
flexes your foot."
A sign of thrombophlebitis is - Local tenderness, warmth, and redness
, A steady trickle of bright red blood from the vagina in the presence of a firm fundus suggests? -
lacerations of the genital tract
A student nurse is bathing a 1-day-old neonate. At the end of the bath, the student takes the infant's
temperature and notes that it is down 1 °F from his temperature prior to the bath. This drop in
temperature may be caused by? - Evaporation
A woman at 36 weeks of gestation is in labor. She has had no prenatal complications. She expresses
concern to the nurse that the baby may have problems breathing. The nurse can base her answer on
knowledge that - Surfactant should be produced at 36 weeks of gestation.
A woman has a nursing diagnosis of risk for infection related to prolonged rupture of membranes.
Appropriate nursing interventions are to - Monitor the odor of the amniotic fluid
A woman in active labor and has been admitted to the birthing unit. She calls the nurse and says her
"water just broke." The first nursing action should be - Assessing the fetal heart rate for 1 minute
A woman is 2 cm dilated and requesting pain medication. Because of the early stage of labor, pain
medication is not recommended. What can the nurse offer the woman to assist in managing pain? -
A massage
A woman is 2 days postpartum. Her current lab work shows a WBC level of 17,000/mm3. The nurse's
next action should be - Nothing—this is in the acceptable range
A woman is 6 cm dilated. Her labor had been progressing as expected until about 2 hours ago. At that
time she stated that the contractions were not as painful, the nurse noted the abdomen was easy to
indent. A vaginal exam showed no progression of dilation in 2 hours. Some nursing measurers to help
correct hypotonic contractions are to increase fluid intake and - Assist her to walk
A woman is admitted to the birthing unit in labor. Upon assessment, it is noted that she is 3 cm dilated,
80% effaced with intact membranes. The nurse understands that her fetal monitoring will be done by? -
External electrodes
