OB Final Exam Review Questions
with Accurate Answers
A 14 year old girl is seeking obstetric care. Which of the following vital signs must
be monitored very carefully during this pregnancy?
a. heart rate
b. respiratory rate
c. blood pressure
d. temperature correct answer C.
very young and older women are at a higher risk for preeclampsia
A client who is pregnant for the first time calls the clinic to say she is bleeding. The
most important thing to ask her is
a. "when did you last feel the baby move?"
b. "how long have you been pregnant?"
c. "when was your pregnancy test done?"
d. "are you experiencing uterine cramping?" correct answer B.
A client's membranes just spontaneously ruptured. Which factor puts her infant
at an especially high risk for a prolapsed cord?
a. breech presentation
b. station 3+
c. oligohydramnios
d. dilated 2 cm correct answer A.
, A full term newborn was just born. Which nursing intervention is important for
the nurse to perform first?
a. remove wet blanket
b. assess Apgar score
c. administer eye prophylaxis
d. elicit the moro reflex correct answer A.
to prevent cold stress from evaporation
A gravid client is admitted with a diagnosis of third trimester bleeding. The nurse
must carefully monitor for a change in what?
a. pulse
b. BP
c. respiratory rate
d. temperature correct answer A.
A mother has just experienced quickening. Which of the following developmental
changes would the nurse expect to occur at the same time in the pregnancy?
a. fetal heart begins to beat
b. lanugo covers the fetal body
c. kidneys excrete urine
d. surfactant is present correct answer B.
A new mom asks, "Why does my daughter have such black, sticky stuff in her
diaper? It looks awful and is hard to clean. Is she bleeding internally? I know
something is wrong with her." The best response of the nurse should be
with Accurate Answers
A 14 year old girl is seeking obstetric care. Which of the following vital signs must
be monitored very carefully during this pregnancy?
a. heart rate
b. respiratory rate
c. blood pressure
d. temperature correct answer C.
very young and older women are at a higher risk for preeclampsia
A client who is pregnant for the first time calls the clinic to say she is bleeding. The
most important thing to ask her is
a. "when did you last feel the baby move?"
b. "how long have you been pregnant?"
c. "when was your pregnancy test done?"
d. "are you experiencing uterine cramping?" correct answer B.
A client's membranes just spontaneously ruptured. Which factor puts her infant
at an especially high risk for a prolapsed cord?
a. breech presentation
b. station 3+
c. oligohydramnios
d. dilated 2 cm correct answer A.
, A full term newborn was just born. Which nursing intervention is important for
the nurse to perform first?
a. remove wet blanket
b. assess Apgar score
c. administer eye prophylaxis
d. elicit the moro reflex correct answer A.
to prevent cold stress from evaporation
A gravid client is admitted with a diagnosis of third trimester bleeding. The nurse
must carefully monitor for a change in what?
a. pulse
b. BP
c. respiratory rate
d. temperature correct answer A.
A mother has just experienced quickening. Which of the following developmental
changes would the nurse expect to occur at the same time in the pregnancy?
a. fetal heart begins to beat
b. lanugo covers the fetal body
c. kidneys excrete urine
d. surfactant is present correct answer B.
A new mom asks, "Why does my daughter have such black, sticky stuff in her
diaper? It looks awful and is hard to clean. Is she bleeding internally? I know
something is wrong with her." The best response of the nurse should be
