EMR / National Registry Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the primary concern when caring for a woman in active labor?
✔✔Ensuring a safe delivery and preventing harm to mother and baby.
What is the first stage of labor?
✔✔Dilation of the cervix.
What is the second stage of labor?
✔✔Delivery of the baby.
What is the third stage of labor?
✔✔Delivery of the placenta.
What is crowning?
✔✔When the baby’s head becomes visible at the vaginal opening.
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,What is the normal gestation period for a pregnancy?
✔✔About 40 weeks.
What should you do if the amniotic sac has not ruptured when the baby’s head delivers?
✔✔Tear it open carefully to allow the baby to breathe.
What is the first thing to check immediately after a newborn is delivered?
✔✔Airway and breathing.
What is the normal respiratory rate for a newborn?
✔✔40 to 60 breaths per minute.
What is the normal heart rate for a newborn?
✔✔120 to 160 beats per minute.
What should you do if a newborn is not breathing after birth?
✔✔Begin ventilation with a bag-valve mask.
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,What is the term for a delivery that occurs before 37 weeks of pregnancy?
✔✔Premature birth.
What is meconium?
✔✔The baby’s first stool, sometimes present in amniotic fluid.
What should you do if meconium is present and the newborn is not breathing?
✔✔Suction the airway before providing ventilation.
What is the APGAR score used for?
✔✔Assessing a newborn’s condition after birth.
What are the five APGAR components?
✔✔Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration.
What is the normal APGAR score range for a healthy newborn?
✔✔7 to 10.
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, What should you do if a newborn’s heart rate is below 60 after drying and stimulating?
✔✔Begin chest compressions with ventilation.
What position should you place a pregnant woman in her third trimester if she is on a backboard?
✔✔Tilt her to the left to avoid supine hypotensive syndrome.
What causes supine hypotensive syndrome?
✔✔The uterus compresses the vena cava when lying flat, reducing blood return to the heart.
What is an ectopic pregnancy?
✔✔A pregnancy where the fertilized egg implants outside the uterus.
What is a key symptom of ectopic pregnancy?
✔✔Severe abdominal pain with possible vaginal bleeding.
What is placenta previa?
✔✔Placenta covers or partially covers the cervical opening.
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and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the primary concern when caring for a woman in active labor?
✔✔Ensuring a safe delivery and preventing harm to mother and baby.
What is the first stage of labor?
✔✔Dilation of the cervix.
What is the second stage of labor?
✔✔Delivery of the baby.
What is the third stage of labor?
✔✔Delivery of the placenta.
What is crowning?
✔✔When the baby’s head becomes visible at the vaginal opening.
1
,What is the normal gestation period for a pregnancy?
✔✔About 40 weeks.
What should you do if the amniotic sac has not ruptured when the baby’s head delivers?
✔✔Tear it open carefully to allow the baby to breathe.
What is the first thing to check immediately after a newborn is delivered?
✔✔Airway and breathing.
What is the normal respiratory rate for a newborn?
✔✔40 to 60 breaths per minute.
What is the normal heart rate for a newborn?
✔✔120 to 160 beats per minute.
What should you do if a newborn is not breathing after birth?
✔✔Begin ventilation with a bag-valve mask.
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,What is the term for a delivery that occurs before 37 weeks of pregnancy?
✔✔Premature birth.
What is meconium?
✔✔The baby’s first stool, sometimes present in amniotic fluid.
What should you do if meconium is present and the newborn is not breathing?
✔✔Suction the airway before providing ventilation.
What is the APGAR score used for?
✔✔Assessing a newborn’s condition after birth.
What are the five APGAR components?
✔✔Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration.
What is the normal APGAR score range for a healthy newborn?
✔✔7 to 10.
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, What should you do if a newborn’s heart rate is below 60 after drying and stimulating?
✔✔Begin chest compressions with ventilation.
What position should you place a pregnant woman in her third trimester if she is on a backboard?
✔✔Tilt her to the left to avoid supine hypotensive syndrome.
What causes supine hypotensive syndrome?
✔✔The uterus compresses the vena cava when lying flat, reducing blood return to the heart.
What is an ectopic pregnancy?
✔✔A pregnancy where the fertilized egg implants outside the uterus.
What is a key symptom of ectopic pregnancy?
✔✔Severe abdominal pain with possible vaginal bleeding.
What is placenta previa?
✔✔Placenta covers or partially covers the cervical opening.
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