OB 2 Test Questions with Answers Rated A
The nurse is monitoring a pregnant patient who A.8
is receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate for B.4
eclampsia. During the last assessment, the nurse C.1
was unable to elicit a patellar reflex. What should D.13 - ANSWER -A.8
the nurse do?
a. Increase the infusion rate.
b. Stop the current infusion.
c. Check fetal heart rate. To assess the frequency of a woman's labor
d. Measure blood pressure - ANSWER -b. contractions, the nurse would time:
Stop the current infusion. A. the beginning of one contraction to the
beginning of the next.
B. How many contractions occur in 5 minutes
C. the interval between the acme of two
When caring for a newborn several hours after consecutive contractions
birth, the nurse assesses the newborn's D. The end of one contraction to the beginning of
respiratory rate. In a normal newborn this would the next. - ANSWER -A. the beginning of
be: one contraction to the beginning of the next.
a. 30 to 60 breaths per minute.
b. 12 to 16 breaths per minute.
c. 20 to 30 breaths per minute.
d. 16 to 20 breaths per minute. - A new mother does not want the baby to return to
ANSWER -a. 30 to 60 breaths per minute. the nursery because of the fear of someone
taking the baby without her permission. What
should the nurse explain to the mother to allay
her fears?
Risk factors that contribute to preterm labor A. Only people who are known to the staff are
include which of the following? (select all that permitted in the nursery
apply.) B. Keeping the baby in the mother's room at all
a. History of preterm delivery times is the best approach
b. Substance abuse C. Both mother and infant have identification
c. Obesity bands that need to match.
d, Higher socioeconomic class D. Security questions everyone before permitting
e. Multiple gestation. them access to the hospital - ANSWER -C.
f. Preeclampsia Both mother and infant have identification bands
g. Regular prenatal care - ANSWER -a. that need to match.
History of preterm delivery
b. Substance abuse
c. Obesity
e. Multiple gestation. The nurse is preparing an education session on
f. Preeclampsia the 2020 national health goals to prevent
complications of pregnancy. What should the
nurse include as the best preventive measure to
eliminate complications of pregnancy?
The nurse assesses a newborn's Apgar score at a. Recommend all pregnant patients engage in
birth and documents that it is normal. Which exercise most days of the week.
score did the nurse most likely record? b. Suggest all pregnant patients keep weight gain
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to a minimum a. 104.2 F
c. Counsel all pregnant patients to select low-fat b. 100.4 F
dairy products rich in calcium. c. 99.6 F
d. Encourage all pregnant patients to have d. 102.4 F - ANSWER -b. 100.4 F
prenatal care. - ANSWER -d. Encourage all
pregnant patients to have prenatal care.
Which assessment would lead the nurse to
believe a postpartal woman is developing a
During a physical assessment, the nurse urinary complication?
palpates a pregnant patient's fundus at the level a. Her perineum is obviously edematous on
of the umbilicus. What statement should the inspection.
nurse make to the patient about this assessment b. She says she is extremely thirsty.
finding? c. At 8 hours postdelivery she has voided a total
a. "You are at approximately 12 weeks of your of 100 mL in four small voidings.
pregnancy." d. She has voided a total of 1000 mL in two
b. "You can go into labor at any time now." voidings, each spaced 1 hour apart -
c. "You are at approximately 36 weeks of your ANSWER -c. At 8 hours postdelivery she
pregnancy." has voided a total of 100 mL in four small
d. "You are at approximately 20 weeks of your voidings.
pregnancy." - ANSWER -d. "You are at
approximately 20 weeks of your pregnancy."
As a woman enters the second stage of labor,
which would the nurse expect to assess?
A nurse on the postpartum unit is caring for a a. Feelings of being frightened by the change in
group of clients with an assistive personnel (AP). contractions
Which of the following tasks should the nurse b. Falling asleep from exhaustion
plan to delegate to the AP? c. expressions of satisfaction with her labor
a. Observe an area of redness on the breast of a progress
client who is 1 day postpartum. d. Reports of feeling hungry and unsatisfied -
b . Change the perineal pad of a client who just ANSWER -a. Feelings of being frightened
transferred from labor and delivery. by the change in contractions
c. Provide a sitz bath to a client who has a fourth
degree laceration and is 2 days postpartum.
d. Monitor vital signs during admission of a client
who has a gestational hypertension - The nurse assesses that a fetus in a breech
ANSWER -c. Provide a sitz bath to a client presentation. Where would you auscultate for
who has a fourth degree laceration and is 2 days fetal heart sounds?
postpartum. a. High in the abdomen
b. Right lateral abdomen
c. Low in the abdomen
d. Left lateral abdomen - ANSWER -a. High
On the third day postpartum, which temperature in the abdomen
is internationally defined as a postpartal
infection?
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The nurse is monitoring a pregnant patient who A.8
is receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate for B.4
eclampsia. During the last assessment, the nurse C.1
was unable to elicit a patellar reflex. What should D.13 - ANSWER -A.8
the nurse do?
a. Increase the infusion rate.
b. Stop the current infusion.
c. Check fetal heart rate. To assess the frequency of a woman's labor
d. Measure blood pressure - ANSWER -b. contractions, the nurse would time:
Stop the current infusion. A. the beginning of one contraction to the
beginning of the next.
B. How many contractions occur in 5 minutes
C. the interval between the acme of two
When caring for a newborn several hours after consecutive contractions
birth, the nurse assesses the newborn's D. The end of one contraction to the beginning of
respiratory rate. In a normal newborn this would the next. - ANSWER -A. the beginning of
be: one contraction to the beginning of the next.
a. 30 to 60 breaths per minute.
b. 12 to 16 breaths per minute.
c. 20 to 30 breaths per minute.
d. 16 to 20 breaths per minute. - A new mother does not want the baby to return to
ANSWER -a. 30 to 60 breaths per minute. the nursery because of the fear of someone
taking the baby without her permission. What
should the nurse explain to the mother to allay
her fears?
Risk factors that contribute to preterm labor A. Only people who are known to the staff are
include which of the following? (select all that permitted in the nursery
apply.) B. Keeping the baby in the mother's room at all
a. History of preterm delivery times is the best approach
b. Substance abuse C. Both mother and infant have identification
c. Obesity bands that need to match.
d, Higher socioeconomic class D. Security questions everyone before permitting
e. Multiple gestation. them access to the hospital - ANSWER -C.
f. Preeclampsia Both mother and infant have identification bands
g. Regular prenatal care - ANSWER -a. that need to match.
History of preterm delivery
b. Substance abuse
c. Obesity
e. Multiple gestation. The nurse is preparing an education session on
f. Preeclampsia the 2020 national health goals to prevent
complications of pregnancy. What should the
nurse include as the best preventive measure to
eliminate complications of pregnancy?
The nurse assesses a newborn's Apgar score at a. Recommend all pregnant patients engage in
birth and documents that it is normal. Which exercise most days of the week.
score did the nurse most likely record? b. Suggest all pregnant patients keep weight gain
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to a minimum a. 104.2 F
c. Counsel all pregnant patients to select low-fat b. 100.4 F
dairy products rich in calcium. c. 99.6 F
d. Encourage all pregnant patients to have d. 102.4 F - ANSWER -b. 100.4 F
prenatal care. - ANSWER -d. Encourage all
pregnant patients to have prenatal care.
Which assessment would lead the nurse to
believe a postpartal woman is developing a
During a physical assessment, the nurse urinary complication?
palpates a pregnant patient's fundus at the level a. Her perineum is obviously edematous on
of the umbilicus. What statement should the inspection.
nurse make to the patient about this assessment b. She says she is extremely thirsty.
finding? c. At 8 hours postdelivery she has voided a total
a. "You are at approximately 12 weeks of your of 100 mL in four small voidings.
pregnancy." d. She has voided a total of 1000 mL in two
b. "You can go into labor at any time now." voidings, each spaced 1 hour apart -
c. "You are at approximately 36 weeks of your ANSWER -c. At 8 hours postdelivery she
pregnancy." has voided a total of 100 mL in four small
d. "You are at approximately 20 weeks of your voidings.
pregnancy." - ANSWER -d. "You are at
approximately 20 weeks of your pregnancy."
As a woman enters the second stage of labor,
which would the nurse expect to assess?
A nurse on the postpartum unit is caring for a a. Feelings of being frightened by the change in
group of clients with an assistive personnel (AP). contractions
Which of the following tasks should the nurse b. Falling asleep from exhaustion
plan to delegate to the AP? c. expressions of satisfaction with her labor
a. Observe an area of redness on the breast of a progress
client who is 1 day postpartum. d. Reports of feeling hungry and unsatisfied -
b . Change the perineal pad of a client who just ANSWER -a. Feelings of being frightened
transferred from labor and delivery. by the change in contractions
c. Provide a sitz bath to a client who has a fourth
degree laceration and is 2 days postpartum.
d. Monitor vital signs during admission of a client
who has a gestational hypertension - The nurse assesses that a fetus in a breech
ANSWER -c. Provide a sitz bath to a client presentation. Where would you auscultate for
who has a fourth degree laceration and is 2 days fetal heart sounds?
postpartum. a. High in the abdomen
b. Right lateral abdomen
c. Low in the abdomen
d. Left lateral abdomen - ANSWER -a. High
On the third day postpartum, which temperature in the abdomen
is internationally defined as a postpartal
infection?
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