Maternal and Child Health Nursing
Practice (3,1,2,4,5, Complete Exam Set
Questions and Verified Answers
(solutions)
Which behaviors would be exhibited during the letting-go phase of
maternal role adaptation. Select all that apply. -
correct answer ✅Emergence of family unit
Sexual intimacy relationship continuing
Defining one's individual roles
While making a visit to the home of a postpartum woman 1 week
after birth, the nurse should recognize that the woman would
characteristically: -
correct answer ✅Vacillate between the desire to have her own
nurturing needs met and the need to take charge of her own care
and that of her newborn.
Which of the following is the most common kind of placental
adherence seen in pregnant women? -
correct answer ✅Accreta
A 40-year-old woman with a high body mass index (BMI) is 10
weeks pregnant. Which diagnostic tool is appropriate to suggest to
her at this time? -
correct answer ✅Transvaginal ultrasound
,Maternal and Child Health Nursing
Practice (3,1,2,4,5, Complete Exam Set
Questions and Verified Answers
(solutions)
A nurse providing care for the antepartum woman should
understand that the contraction stress test (CST): -
correct answer ✅Is considered to have a negative result if no late
decelerations are observed with the contractions.
In the past, factors to determine whether a woman was likely to
have a high-risk pregnancy were evaluated primarily from a medical
point of view. A broader, more comprehensive approach to high-
risk pregnancy has been adopted. There are now four categories
based on threats to the health of the woman and the outcome of
pregnancy. Which of the options listed here is not included as a
category? -
correct answer ✅Geographic
A woman who is at 36 weeks of gestation is having a nonstress test.
Which statement indicates her correct understanding of the test? -
correct answer ✅"This test observes for fetal activity and an
acceleration of the fetal heart rate to determine the well-being of
the baby."
,Maternal and Child Health Nursing
Practice (3,1,2,4,5, Complete Exam Set
Questions and Verified Answers
(solutions)
What is an appropriate indicator for performing a contraction stress
test? -
correct answer ✅Maternal diabetes mellitus and postmaturity
The nurse sees a woman for the first time when she is 30 weeks
pregnant. The woman has smoked throughout the pregnancy, and
fundal height measurements now are suggestive of growth
restriction in the fetus. In addition to ultrasound to measure fetal
size, what would be another tool useful in confirming the
diagnosis? -
correct answer ✅Doppler blood flow analysis
A nurse is providing instruction for an obstetrical patient to perform
a daily fetal movement count (DFMC). Which instructions could be
included in the plan of care? Select all that apply. -
correct answer ✅-The patient can monitor fetal activity once daily
for a 60-minute period and note activity.
-Monitor fetal activity two times a day either after meals or before
bed for a period of 2 hours or until 10 fetal movements are noted.
-Count all fetal movements in a 12-hour period daily until 10 fetal
movements are noted.
, Maternal and Child Health Nursing
Practice (3,1,2,4,5, Complete Exam Set
Questions and Verified Answers
(solutions)
A patient has undergone an amniocentesis for evaluation of fetal
well-being. Which intervention would be included in the nurse's
plan of care after the procedure? Select all that apply. -
correct answer ✅Observe the patient for possible uterine
contractions.
Administer RhoGAM to the patient if she is Rh negative.
With regard to small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants and
intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), nurses should be aware that:
-
correct answer ✅Infants with asymmetric IUGR have the potential
for normal growth and development.
A client who delivered by cesarean section 24 hours ago is using a
patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump for pain control. Her oral
intake has been ice chips only since surgery. She is now complaining
of nausea and bloating, and states that because she had nothing to
eat, she is too weak to breastfeed her infant. Which nursing
diagnosis has the highest priority? -
Practice (3,1,2,4,5, Complete Exam Set
Questions and Verified Answers
(solutions)
Which behaviors would be exhibited during the letting-go phase of
maternal role adaptation. Select all that apply. -
correct answer ✅Emergence of family unit
Sexual intimacy relationship continuing
Defining one's individual roles
While making a visit to the home of a postpartum woman 1 week
after birth, the nurse should recognize that the woman would
characteristically: -
correct answer ✅Vacillate between the desire to have her own
nurturing needs met and the need to take charge of her own care
and that of her newborn.
Which of the following is the most common kind of placental
adherence seen in pregnant women? -
correct answer ✅Accreta
A 40-year-old woman with a high body mass index (BMI) is 10
weeks pregnant. Which diagnostic tool is appropriate to suggest to
her at this time? -
correct answer ✅Transvaginal ultrasound
,Maternal and Child Health Nursing
Practice (3,1,2,4,5, Complete Exam Set
Questions and Verified Answers
(solutions)
A nurse providing care for the antepartum woman should
understand that the contraction stress test (CST): -
correct answer ✅Is considered to have a negative result if no late
decelerations are observed with the contractions.
In the past, factors to determine whether a woman was likely to
have a high-risk pregnancy were evaluated primarily from a medical
point of view. A broader, more comprehensive approach to high-
risk pregnancy has been adopted. There are now four categories
based on threats to the health of the woman and the outcome of
pregnancy. Which of the options listed here is not included as a
category? -
correct answer ✅Geographic
A woman who is at 36 weeks of gestation is having a nonstress test.
Which statement indicates her correct understanding of the test? -
correct answer ✅"This test observes for fetal activity and an
acceleration of the fetal heart rate to determine the well-being of
the baby."
,Maternal and Child Health Nursing
Practice (3,1,2,4,5, Complete Exam Set
Questions and Verified Answers
(solutions)
What is an appropriate indicator for performing a contraction stress
test? -
correct answer ✅Maternal diabetes mellitus and postmaturity
The nurse sees a woman for the first time when she is 30 weeks
pregnant. The woman has smoked throughout the pregnancy, and
fundal height measurements now are suggestive of growth
restriction in the fetus. In addition to ultrasound to measure fetal
size, what would be another tool useful in confirming the
diagnosis? -
correct answer ✅Doppler blood flow analysis
A nurse is providing instruction for an obstetrical patient to perform
a daily fetal movement count (DFMC). Which instructions could be
included in the plan of care? Select all that apply. -
correct answer ✅-The patient can monitor fetal activity once daily
for a 60-minute period and note activity.
-Monitor fetal activity two times a day either after meals or before
bed for a period of 2 hours or until 10 fetal movements are noted.
-Count all fetal movements in a 12-hour period daily until 10 fetal
movements are noted.
, Maternal and Child Health Nursing
Practice (3,1,2,4,5, Complete Exam Set
Questions and Verified Answers
(solutions)
A patient has undergone an amniocentesis for evaluation of fetal
well-being. Which intervention would be included in the nurse's
plan of care after the procedure? Select all that apply. -
correct answer ✅Observe the patient for possible uterine
contractions.
Administer RhoGAM to the patient if she is Rh negative.
With regard to small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants and
intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), nurses should be aware that:
-
correct answer ✅Infants with asymmetric IUGR have the potential
for normal growth and development.
A client who delivered by cesarean section 24 hours ago is using a
patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump for pain control. Her oral
intake has been ice chips only since surgery. She is now complaining
of nausea and bloating, and states that because she had nothing to
eat, she is too weak to breastfeed her infant. Which nursing
diagnosis has the highest priority? -
