Maternal Newborn 1 questions and answers
2025/2026
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 wks gestation and is experiencing preterm labor. What meds
should the nurse plan to administer?
a. misoprostol
b. betamethasone
c. poractant alfa
d. methylergonovine - Answer b. betamethasone
A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who suspects she may be pregnant and asks the nurse
how the provider will confirm her pregnancy. The nurse should inform the client that what lab test will
be used to confirm her pregnancy?
a. urine test for presence of HCG
b. urine test for the presence of HCS
c. blood test for presence of estrogen
d. blood test for the amount of circulating progesterone - Answer a. urine test for presence of HCG
A nurse is caring for a client who believes she may be pregnant. What finding should the nurse identify
as a positive sign of pregnancy?
a. palpable fetal movement
b. amenorrhea
c. chadwick's sign
d. positive pregnancy test - Answer a. palpable fetal movement
A nurse is caring for a client who has oligohydraminios. What fetal anomalies should the nurse expect?
a. renal agenesis
b. atrial septal defect
c. spina bifida
d. hydrocephalus - Answer a. renal agenesis
, A nurse is assessing a client who is at 37 wks gestation and has a suspected pelvic fracture due to blunt
abd trauma. What findings should the nurse expect?
a. uterine contractions
b. bradycardia
c. seizures
d. bradypnea - Answer a. uterine contractions
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has hydatidiform mole. What findings should
the nurse expect?
a. hypothermia
b. dark brown vaginal discharge
c. fetal heart tones
d. decreased urinary output - Answer b. dark brown vaginal discharge
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and has mild gestational HTN. What finding
should the nurse identify as the priority?
a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
b. 1+ protein in the urine
c. +2 edema of the feet
d. BP 144/92 - Answer a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
A nurse is teaching a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has HIV. What statement should the nurse
include in the teaching?
a. you will be in isolation after delivery
b. abstain from sexual intercourse throughout pregnancy
c. breastfeed your newborn to provide passive immunity
d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy - Answer d. you should continue to
take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 8 wks gestation about manifestations to report to the
provider during pregnancy. What info should the nurse include in the teaching?
2025/2026
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 wks gestation and is experiencing preterm labor. What meds
should the nurse plan to administer?
a. misoprostol
b. betamethasone
c. poractant alfa
d. methylergonovine - Answer b. betamethasone
A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who suspects she may be pregnant and asks the nurse
how the provider will confirm her pregnancy. The nurse should inform the client that what lab test will
be used to confirm her pregnancy?
a. urine test for presence of HCG
b. urine test for the presence of HCS
c. blood test for presence of estrogen
d. blood test for the amount of circulating progesterone - Answer a. urine test for presence of HCG
A nurse is caring for a client who believes she may be pregnant. What finding should the nurse identify
as a positive sign of pregnancy?
a. palpable fetal movement
b. amenorrhea
c. chadwick's sign
d. positive pregnancy test - Answer a. palpable fetal movement
A nurse is caring for a client who has oligohydraminios. What fetal anomalies should the nurse expect?
a. renal agenesis
b. atrial septal defect
c. spina bifida
d. hydrocephalus - Answer a. renal agenesis
, A nurse is assessing a client who is at 37 wks gestation and has a suspected pelvic fracture due to blunt
abd trauma. What findings should the nurse expect?
a. uterine contractions
b. bradycardia
c. seizures
d. bradypnea - Answer a. uterine contractions
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has hydatidiform mole. What findings should
the nurse expect?
a. hypothermia
b. dark brown vaginal discharge
c. fetal heart tones
d. decreased urinary output - Answer b. dark brown vaginal discharge
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and has mild gestational HTN. What finding
should the nurse identify as the priority?
a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
b. 1+ protein in the urine
c. +2 edema of the feet
d. BP 144/92 - Answer a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
A nurse is teaching a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has HIV. What statement should the nurse
include in the teaching?
a. you will be in isolation after delivery
b. abstain from sexual intercourse throughout pregnancy
c. breastfeed your newborn to provide passive immunity
d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy - Answer d. you should continue to
take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 8 wks gestation about manifestations to report to the
provider during pregnancy. What info should the nurse include in the teaching?
