NUR 230 EXAM MATERNAL
AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING
QUESTIONS 2026
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[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, NUR 230 exam
Maternal and Child Health Nursing Questions
1. A nurse is educating a client about some of the physiologic changes that occur with
pregnancy. The nurse recognizes the client's need for more teaching when she states: "If my
pubic bone joint starts to hurt, it may be an early sign of labor and I should call my provider."
2. A nurse overhears a client describing the current development of their 8-week fetus to
her partner. The nurse recognizes the client has a good understanding of fetal development
at this gestation when she describes the fetus as: "Having a fairly well-formed body; arms,
legs, and digits that are well-formed; and eyes, ears, nose, and mouth that are
recognizable."
3. A client gives her LMP as 12/1. Her partner was home from the army from 12/4-12/14.
She had unprotected intercourse, did a lot of binge drinking and smoking marijuana during
that time. She has not had any alcohol or smoked marijuana since he left. It is now 1/15 and
the client has had a positive pregnancy test. She states "I have always wanted to be a
mother but I am scared to death I hurt the baby when I did all that partying in December."
The best response by the nurse is: "If you are sure about your LMP, there is minimal risk that
your baby was harmed at that time."
4. Activities that promote healthy mothers and babies are ideally initiated before the period
of critical fetal development. This period occurs between: **17-56 days after fertilization**.
5. Document correct GTPAL and GP notation. A woman is currently pregnant with twins at
35 weeks, had term twins two years ago, a fetal death at 34 weeks, and two miscarriages
prior to 20 weeks. **SATA**
* G5 P1122
* G5P2
6. A postpartum client is status post spontaneous vaginal delivery of a 39 week infant. Her
past obstetric history is as follows. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd pregnancies delivered at 40 weeks
AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING
QUESTIONS 2026
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, NUR 230 exam
Maternal and Child Health Nursing Questions
1. A nurse is educating a client about some of the physiologic changes that occur with
pregnancy. The nurse recognizes the client's need for more teaching when she states: "If my
pubic bone joint starts to hurt, it may be an early sign of labor and I should call my provider."
2. A nurse overhears a client describing the current development of their 8-week fetus to
her partner. The nurse recognizes the client has a good understanding of fetal development
at this gestation when she describes the fetus as: "Having a fairly well-formed body; arms,
legs, and digits that are well-formed; and eyes, ears, nose, and mouth that are
recognizable."
3. A client gives her LMP as 12/1. Her partner was home from the army from 12/4-12/14.
She had unprotected intercourse, did a lot of binge drinking and smoking marijuana during
that time. She has not had any alcohol or smoked marijuana since he left. It is now 1/15 and
the client has had a positive pregnancy test. She states "I have always wanted to be a
mother but I am scared to death I hurt the baby when I did all that partying in December."
The best response by the nurse is: "If you are sure about your LMP, there is minimal risk that
your baby was harmed at that time."
4. Activities that promote healthy mothers and babies are ideally initiated before the period
of critical fetal development. This period occurs between: **17-56 days after fertilization**.
5. Document correct GTPAL and GP notation. A woman is currently pregnant with twins at
35 weeks, had term twins two years ago, a fetal death at 34 weeks, and two miscarriages
prior to 20 weeks. **SATA**
* G5 P1122
* G5P2
6. A postpartum client is status post spontaneous vaginal delivery of a 39 week infant. Her
past obstetric history is as follows. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd pregnancies delivered at 40 weeks
