MCN 2 Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers

MCN 2 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
A |nurse |instructs |a |woman's |labor |coach |to |comfort |her |by |firmly |pressing |on |her |lower |back. |
This |technique |is |called:

A. |Sacral |Pressure

B. |Distraction

C. |Effleurage

D. |Conscious |relaxation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Sacral |Pressure



A |woman |is |6 |cm |dilated |has |the |urge |to |push. |The |nurse |would |instruct |the |woman |to |:

A. |Use |slow-paced |breathing |during |the |contraction

B. |Hold |her |breath |and |push |during |the |contraction

C. |Blow |in |short |breaths |during |the |contraction

D. |Use |rapid-paced |breathing |during |the |contraction |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Blow |in |short |
breaths |during |the |contraction



Several |hours |into |labor, |a |woman |complains |of |blurred |vision, |numbness, |and |tingling |of |the |
hands |and |mouth. |The |nurse |recognizes |these |as |symptoms |of:

A. |Hypertension

B. |Anxiety

C. |Anorexia

D. |Hyperventilation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Hyperventilation



The |appropriate |nursing |action |to |take |when |a |laboring |woman |hyperventilates |is |to: |

A. |Help |her |breathe |into |her |cupped |hands

B. |Place |her |flat |on |her |back

,C. |Initiate |oxygen |at |2 |liters |via |a |mask

D. |Notify |the |doctor |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Help |her |breathe |into |her |cupped |hands



After |the |physician |discussed |general |anesthesia |with |a |woman |in |labor, |the |nurse |determines
|the |woman |understood |the |explanation |when |she |says |foods |and |fluids |are |restricted |for |


several |hours |prior |to |delivery |to |prevent:

A. |Nausea |and |vomiting

B. |Vomiting |and |aspiration

C. |Abdominal |cramping

D. |Abdominal |obstruction |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Vomiting |and |aspiration



The |initial |nursing |action |immediately |after |an |epidural |block |is |initiated |for |a |laboring |woman
|would |be |to: |



A. |Palpate |the |bladder |for |distention

B. |Measure |the |woman's |blood |pressure

C. |Assess |sensation |in |the |lower |extremities

D. |Decrease |intravenous |fluid |flow |rate |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Measure |the |woman's |
blood |pressure



A |woman |in |labor |has |had |an |epidural |block |for |pain |relief. |The |nurse |will |be |assessing |
carefully |for |the |associated |side |effect |of:

A. |Drop |in |fetal |heart |rate

B. |Long, |intense |contractions

C. |Sudden |leg |cramps

D. |Marked |hypotension |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Marked |hypotension



A |narcotic |antagonist |used |to |reverse |narcotic-induced |respiratory |depression |is:

A. |Hydroxyzine |(Vistaril)

, B. |Phenobarbital

C. |Naloxone |(Narcan)

D. |Nitrous |Oxide |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Naloxone |(Narcan)



A |woman |received |a |subarachnoid |block |before |delivery. |In |order |to |prevent |the |associated |
side |effect |of |this |type |of |anesthesia, |the |nurse |would |include |in |the |teaching |plan |that |the |
patient |should:

A. |Restrict |fluid

B. |Keep |legs |flexed

C. |Walk |with |assistance |as |soon |as |possible

D. |Lie |flat |on |her |back |for |several |hours |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Lie |flat |on |her |back |for |
several |hours



The |nurse |who |encourages |the |gate |control |theory |of |pain |control |would |advise |a |woman |in |
labor |and |her |partner |to |use |which |nonpharmacological |method |of |pain |management?

A. |Slow |abdominal |breathing

B. |Guided |relaxation

C. |Listening |to |music

D. |Massage |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Massage



When |a |pregnant |woman |arrives |at |the |labor |suite, |she |tells |the |nurse |that |she |wants |to |have
|an |epidural |for |delivery. |The |nurse |is |aware |that |the |factor |that |would |be |a |contraindication |


to |an |epidural |block |is:

A. |A |low |platelet |count

B. |Previous |cesarean |delivery

C. |A |history |of |migraine |headaches

D. |A |history |of |diabetes |mellitus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |A |low |platelet |count