Midwife: substance use disorder| Competency-Based
Exam Prep: Validated Questions with Industry-
Approved Solutions 2024/2025
Alcohol withdrawal can cause what? - correct answer death: seizures 12-
24 hours after last drink
What is the most widely used illicit drug among pregnant women? - correct
answer marijuana
What can prescription opioids cause in newborns? - correct answer
premature birth and drug withdrawal (neonatal abstinence disorder)
Quitting prescription opioids all of a sudden can cause what in the patient
and fetus? - correct answer maternal withdrawal and fetal death d/t
hypoxia
What is heroin? - correct answer CNS depressant narcotic that alters
perception and produces euphoria
What is a highly addictive illicit street drug? - correct answer heroin
(smoke, inject, or snort)
Why is heroin in pregnancy associated with malnutrition, iron deficiency
anemia, preeclampsia, and STI's? - correct answer many rely on
prostitution to support their SUD
What are you at increased risk of for heroin? - correct answer -
miscarriage
, - stillbirth
- placental abruption
- preterm birth
- low birth weight
- birth defects
- SIDS
- NAS
What are the signs of NAS? - correct answer - excessive crying
- fever
- irritability
- decreased feeding
- vomiting/ diarrhea
- tremors
- bitterness
- difficulty sleeping
- nasal stuffiness/ sneezing
- blotchy skin
- seizures
- death
Cocaine and crack is more likely to have which toxicity sign? - correct
answer hypertension
Don't misdiagnose for preeclampsia
Exam Prep: Validated Questions with Industry-
Approved Solutions 2024/2025
Alcohol withdrawal can cause what? - correct answer death: seizures 12-
24 hours after last drink
What is the most widely used illicit drug among pregnant women? - correct
answer marijuana
What can prescription opioids cause in newborns? - correct answer
premature birth and drug withdrawal (neonatal abstinence disorder)
Quitting prescription opioids all of a sudden can cause what in the patient
and fetus? - correct answer maternal withdrawal and fetal death d/t
hypoxia
What is heroin? - correct answer CNS depressant narcotic that alters
perception and produces euphoria
What is a highly addictive illicit street drug? - correct answer heroin
(smoke, inject, or snort)
Why is heroin in pregnancy associated with malnutrition, iron deficiency
anemia, preeclampsia, and STI's? - correct answer many rely on
prostitution to support their SUD
What are you at increased risk of for heroin? - correct answer -
miscarriage
, - stillbirth
- placental abruption
- preterm birth
- low birth weight
- birth defects
- SIDS
- NAS
What are the signs of NAS? - correct answer - excessive crying
- fever
- irritability
- decreased feeding
- vomiting/ diarrhea
- tremors
- bitterness
- difficulty sleeping
- nasal stuffiness/ sneezing
- blotchy skin
- seizures
- death
Cocaine and crack is more likely to have which toxicity sign? - correct
answer hypertension
Don't misdiagnose for preeclampsia
