NRNP 6635 WEEK 6 MIDTERM EXAM PAPER
2026
◉ . Mr. Davis states, "I've had high cholesterol most of my life. I'm
concerned about my daughter having it as well." The clinician knows
that according to the National Cholesterol Education Program
(NCEP) guidelines for children and adolescents, the acceptable
range of total cholesterol for children 2 to 19 years old is:
A. less than 200
B. less than 190
C. less than 180
D. less than 170 Answer: D. less than 170
◉ 26. Margie, who has been breastfeeding for 4 weeks, has mastitis
in her right breast and is taking dicloxacillin. She asks you what she
needs to do about feeding the baby. You respond:
A. "You need to stop breastfeeding and start with a bottle."
,B. "You can still breastfeed on your left side and express the milk
from your right side until the problem is resolved."
C. "There is no need to stop breastfeeding, but start with your left
side."
D. "Stop breastfeeding for 2 weeks, then continue." Answer: C.
"There is no need to stop breastfeeding, but start with your left side."
◉ 27. Which of the following statements about lesbian relationships
is true?
A. Battering is a concern only in heterosexual relationships. In
lesbian relationships, there may be emotional or financial abuse
instead of physical abuse
B. Support from family, friends, and coworkers may be lost
C. HIV infection is not a concern with two women who are in a
committed relationship
D. Childbearing issues do not affect lesbian couples Answer: B.
Support from family, friends, and coworkers may be lost
,◉ 28. Lynne comes to the clinic for her initial prenatal visit. Based
on her menstrual history, the client is at 9 weeks' gestation and is
scheduled to have an ultrasound for estimation of the gestational
age of the fetus. Which fetal measurement is the best indicator of
gestational age at this time?
A. Biparietal diameter
B. Femur length
C. Abdominal circumference
D. Crown-rump measurement Answer: D. Crown-rump
measurement
◉ 29. Karen is taking oral contraceptive pills for fertility control.
Karen calls the clinic and reports the presence of chest pain and
shortness of breath. You instruct Karen to:
A. eat smaller meals more frequently to prevent gastric distention
B. stop taking the pills and use a nonhormonal contraceptive method
C. wait for the physician to return a telephone call to the client
, D. go to the nearest emergency room immediately to be evaluated
Answer: D. go to the nearest emergency room immediately to be
evaluated
◉ 30. What is the best description of Bishop's score?
A. It is a series of four maneuvers to determine fetal position
B. It is a multiparameter evaluation of fetal condition following a
nonreactive nonstress test
C. It is an assessment of the cervix's readiness for elective induction
D. It is an evaluation of fetal lung maturity and readiness for birth
Answer: C. It is an assessment of the cervix's readiness for elective
induction
◉ 31. When does the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend
that children be screened for cholesterol?
A. over 5 years old
2026
◉ . Mr. Davis states, "I've had high cholesterol most of my life. I'm
concerned about my daughter having it as well." The clinician knows
that according to the National Cholesterol Education Program
(NCEP) guidelines for children and adolescents, the acceptable
range of total cholesterol for children 2 to 19 years old is:
A. less than 200
B. less than 190
C. less than 180
D. less than 170 Answer: D. less than 170
◉ 26. Margie, who has been breastfeeding for 4 weeks, has mastitis
in her right breast and is taking dicloxacillin. She asks you what she
needs to do about feeding the baby. You respond:
A. "You need to stop breastfeeding and start with a bottle."
,B. "You can still breastfeed on your left side and express the milk
from your right side until the problem is resolved."
C. "There is no need to stop breastfeeding, but start with your left
side."
D. "Stop breastfeeding for 2 weeks, then continue." Answer: C.
"There is no need to stop breastfeeding, but start with your left side."
◉ 27. Which of the following statements about lesbian relationships
is true?
A. Battering is a concern only in heterosexual relationships. In
lesbian relationships, there may be emotional or financial abuse
instead of physical abuse
B. Support from family, friends, and coworkers may be lost
C. HIV infection is not a concern with two women who are in a
committed relationship
D. Childbearing issues do not affect lesbian couples Answer: B.
Support from family, friends, and coworkers may be lost
,◉ 28. Lynne comes to the clinic for her initial prenatal visit. Based
on her menstrual history, the client is at 9 weeks' gestation and is
scheduled to have an ultrasound for estimation of the gestational
age of the fetus. Which fetal measurement is the best indicator of
gestational age at this time?
A. Biparietal diameter
B. Femur length
C. Abdominal circumference
D. Crown-rump measurement Answer: D. Crown-rump
measurement
◉ 29. Karen is taking oral contraceptive pills for fertility control.
Karen calls the clinic and reports the presence of chest pain and
shortness of breath. You instruct Karen to:
A. eat smaller meals more frequently to prevent gastric distention
B. stop taking the pills and use a nonhormonal contraceptive method
C. wait for the physician to return a telephone call to the client
, D. go to the nearest emergency room immediately to be evaluated
Answer: D. go to the nearest emergency room immediately to be
evaluated
◉ 30. What is the best description of Bishop's score?
A. It is a series of four maneuvers to determine fetal position
B. It is a multiparameter evaluation of fetal condition following a
nonreactive nonstress test
C. It is an assessment of the cervix's readiness for elective induction
D. It is an evaluation of fetal lung maturity and readiness for birth
Answer: C. It is an assessment of the cervix's readiness for elective
induction
◉ 31. When does the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend
that children be screened for cholesterol?
A. over 5 years old
