Nursing State MCQs 550 QUESTION
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ SOLVED
2025
During a prenatal examination at 30 weeks gestation, a woman is lying on her back on the examining
table. She suddenly complains of dizziness and feeling faint. The most appropriate response of the nurse
would be:
a. reassure the woman and take measures to reduce her anxiety level
b. offer the woman some orange juice or other rapidly absorbed form of glucose
c. place a pillow under the woman's head
d. turn the woman onto her side
d. turn the woman onto her side
This position, known as the left lateral position, helps relieve pressure on the vena cava, a large blood
vessel that can be compressed by the weight of the uterus when a pregnant woman lies flat on her back.
Turning the woman onto her side can help improve blood flow and alleviate the symptoms of dizziness
and faintness.
.
Prenatal nursing care for the father should emphasise:
a. giving him guidance so he can focus on the mother getting through pregnancy
b. involving him in the pregnancy as much as he and the mother desire
,c. encouraging him to attend all prenatal visits with the mother
d. make the fact of fatherhood as real as possible to him
b. involving him in the pregnancy as much as he and the mother desire
To determine the frequency of uterine contractions the nurse must note the time from the:
a. beginning to end of the same contraction
b. end of one contraction to the beginning of the next contraction
c. beginning of one contraction to the beginning of the next contraction
d. contraction's peak until the contraction begins to relax
c. beginning of one contraction to the beginning of the next contraction
Duration is timed from when you first feel a contraction until it is over. This time is usually measured in
seconds. Frequency is timed from the start of one contraction to the start of the next. It includes the
contraction as well as the rest period until the next contraction begins.
A woman who is pregnant with her first child phones you, the practice nurse, and says her "waters
broke". You should tell her to:
a. wait until she has contractions every 5 minutes for 1 hour
,b. take her temperature every 4 hours and go to her birthing facility if it is over 38°C
c. go to her birthing facility promptly, but safely
d. call an ambulance to bring her to the birthing facility
c. go to her birthing facility promptly, but safely
Breastfeeding the infant promotes uterine involution because it:
a. uses maternal fat stores accumulated during pregnancy
b. stimulates additional secretion of colostrum
c. causes the pituitary to secrete oxytocin to contract the uterus
d. promotes the maternal formation of antibodies
c. causes the pituitary to secrete oxytocin to contract the uterus
A newborn infant has loose, yellow stools. Although the infant is healthy, his mother is concerned that
this means he is allergic to breast milk. You would explain to her that:
a. she might try burping the infant more frequently
b. the stools of breast-fed infants are normally loose
, c. she might consider changing to a soybean formula
d. her child may need to be investigated for bile duct disease
b. the stools of breast-fed infants are normally loose
Two hours after vaginally delivering a viable male neonate under epidural anaesthesia, the client with a
midline episiotomy ambulates to the bathroom to void. After voiding, the nurse assesses the client's
bladder, finding it distended. The nurse interprets this finding based on the understanding that the
client's bladder distention is most likely caused by which of the following?
a. prolonged first stage of labour
b. urinary tract infection
c. pressure of the uterus on the bladder
d. oedema in
d. oedema in the lower urinary tract area
When the nurse asked her client Cindy and her partner what type of birth control they were planning to
use, they stated that since she is breastfeeding, they don't have to worry about birth control. The nurse
should tell them that:
a. they can decide on a method when Cindy stops breastfeeding
b. no birth control is necessary until after the first menstrual period
c. ovulation can occur when a woman is breastfeeding
d. since Cindy has become pregnant once, it will be much easier for her to becom
c. ovulation can occur when a woman is breastfeeding
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ SOLVED
2025
During a prenatal examination at 30 weeks gestation, a woman is lying on her back on the examining
table. She suddenly complains of dizziness and feeling faint. The most appropriate response of the nurse
would be:
a. reassure the woman and take measures to reduce her anxiety level
b. offer the woman some orange juice or other rapidly absorbed form of glucose
c. place a pillow under the woman's head
d. turn the woman onto her side
d. turn the woman onto her side
This position, known as the left lateral position, helps relieve pressure on the vena cava, a large blood
vessel that can be compressed by the weight of the uterus when a pregnant woman lies flat on her back.
Turning the woman onto her side can help improve blood flow and alleviate the symptoms of dizziness
and faintness.
.
Prenatal nursing care for the father should emphasise:
a. giving him guidance so he can focus on the mother getting through pregnancy
b. involving him in the pregnancy as much as he and the mother desire
,c. encouraging him to attend all prenatal visits with the mother
d. make the fact of fatherhood as real as possible to him
b. involving him in the pregnancy as much as he and the mother desire
To determine the frequency of uterine contractions the nurse must note the time from the:
a. beginning to end of the same contraction
b. end of one contraction to the beginning of the next contraction
c. beginning of one contraction to the beginning of the next contraction
d. contraction's peak until the contraction begins to relax
c. beginning of one contraction to the beginning of the next contraction
Duration is timed from when you first feel a contraction until it is over. This time is usually measured in
seconds. Frequency is timed from the start of one contraction to the start of the next. It includes the
contraction as well as the rest period until the next contraction begins.
A woman who is pregnant with her first child phones you, the practice nurse, and says her "waters
broke". You should tell her to:
a. wait until she has contractions every 5 minutes for 1 hour
,b. take her temperature every 4 hours and go to her birthing facility if it is over 38°C
c. go to her birthing facility promptly, but safely
d. call an ambulance to bring her to the birthing facility
c. go to her birthing facility promptly, but safely
Breastfeeding the infant promotes uterine involution because it:
a. uses maternal fat stores accumulated during pregnancy
b. stimulates additional secretion of colostrum
c. causes the pituitary to secrete oxytocin to contract the uterus
d. promotes the maternal formation of antibodies
c. causes the pituitary to secrete oxytocin to contract the uterus
A newborn infant has loose, yellow stools. Although the infant is healthy, his mother is concerned that
this means he is allergic to breast milk. You would explain to her that:
a. she might try burping the infant more frequently
b. the stools of breast-fed infants are normally loose
, c. she might consider changing to a soybean formula
d. her child may need to be investigated for bile duct disease
b. the stools of breast-fed infants are normally loose
Two hours after vaginally delivering a viable male neonate under epidural anaesthesia, the client with a
midline episiotomy ambulates to the bathroom to void. After voiding, the nurse assesses the client's
bladder, finding it distended. The nurse interprets this finding based on the understanding that the
client's bladder distention is most likely caused by which of the following?
a. prolonged first stage of labour
b. urinary tract infection
c. pressure of the uterus on the bladder
d. oedema in
d. oedema in the lower urinary tract area
When the nurse asked her client Cindy and her partner what type of birth control they were planning to
use, they stated that since she is breastfeeding, they don't have to worry about birth control. The nurse
should tell them that:
a. they can decide on a method when Cindy stops breastfeeding
b. no birth control is necessary until after the first menstrual period
c. ovulation can occur when a woman is breastfeeding
d. since Cindy has become pregnant once, it will be much easier for her to becom
c. ovulation can occur when a woman is breastfeeding
