Maternal Newborn Nursing Final Exam
MATERNAL NEWBORN NURSING FINAL EXAM PREPARATION NEWEST
2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS| BRAND NEW VERSION!
Your patient was just diagnosed with HELLP Syndrome, but you don't remember
what this condition entails. A charge nurse explains that HELLP Syndrome can be
fatal to the mother and baby. What three conditions are included in the "HELLP"
acronym?
A. Low Liver functions
B. Elevated liver functions
C. Hematuria
D. Low platelets
E. Hemolysis
B,D,E
Which of the following are signs of postpartum psychosis? (Select all that apply)
A. Mood swings and irritability
B. Disorientation and confusion
C. Paranoia
D.Thoughts of self-harm or harming the infant
B,C,D
A nurse is teaching a new mother about bathing her infant. Which of the following
statements indicate understanding?
A. I will make sure my water heater is set to 130 degrees so that my baby stays
warm during bath time.
B. I will give my baby a bath every night so that she can become more relaxed and
sleep longer.
C. I will give my baby a bath two to three times a week using a mild soap.
C
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Which of the following complications can increase the likelihood of meconium
stained amniotic fluid? (Select all that apply)
A. Baby is over 38 weeks gestation
B. Umbilical cord compression during delivery
C. Small for gestational age
D. Breech presentation
E. Fetal hypoxia
A,B,D,E
Which of the following risk factors can result in a uterine rupture? Select all that
apply.
A. Previous C-section
B. Polyhydramnios
C. Magnesium administration
D. Oxytocin administration
E. Perineal laceration
A,B,D
What phase of Maternal role attainment occurs at day 2 or 3, lasts 10 days to
several weeks. The mother is focused on improving caregiver competency, and
wants to learn and practice?
A. Dependent phase
B. Taking in phase
C. Dependent- independent: Taking hold phase
D. Interdependent phase
C
What procedure is used to try and rotate the fetus to cephalic presentation?
A. Internal cephalic rotation
B. External cephalic version
C. McRobert's rotation
D. External cephalic rotation
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B
What is the most ideal position for delivery?
A. Right occipitoposterior (ROP)
B. Left occipitoposterior (LOP)
C. Right occipitoanterior (ROA)
D. Left occipitoanterior (LOA)
D
What shape of the mother's pelvis is the most ideal for a vaginal birth?
A. Platypelloid
B. Anthropoid
C. Gynecoid
D. Android
C
1. A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and states that their last menstrual
period was April 1st. Which of the following is the client's estimated date of
delivery?
A. January 8th
B. January 15th
C. February 8th
D. December 8th
A
2. A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is pregnant and
experiencing episodes of maternal hypotension. The client asks the nurse what
causes these episodes. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A. "This is due to an increase in blood volume."
B. "This is due to pressure from the uterus on the diaphragm."
C. "This is due to the weight of the uterus on the vena cava."
D. "This is due to increased cardiac output."
C
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3. A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who would like to be
tested in the clinic to confirm a pregnancy. Which of the following information
should the nurse provide to the client?
A. "You should wait until 4 weeks after conception to be tested."
B. "You should be off medications 24 hours prior to the test."
C. "You should be NPO for at least 8 hours before the test."
D. "You should collect urine from the first morning void."
D
A nurse is caring for a G2P1 patient who is in the second stage of labor. The nurse
notices that the fetal head retracts back into the vaginal canal after being
delivered and knows this is an indication of shoulder dystocia. What action should
the nurse anticipate?
A. Stop the oxytocin infusion
B. Turn the patient to the left side
C. Perform McRoberts maneuver
D. Encourage the mother to use additional force on with the next push
C
The nurse knows that which of the following are risk factors for umbilical cord
prolapse? (Select all that apply)
A. Rupture of membranes
B. Breech fetal presentation
C. Maternal Hypertension
D. Placenta previa
E. Gestational Diabetes
A,B,D
When caring for a postpartum patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus, which of the
following is most important that the nurse educate the patient to do after
delivery?
A. Adjust insulin dosages to what they were pre-pregnancy.
B. Not to worry about blood glucose levels now the baby has delivered.
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MATERNAL NEWBORN NURSING FINAL EXAM PREPARATION NEWEST
2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS| BRAND NEW VERSION!
Your patient was just diagnosed with HELLP Syndrome, but you don't remember
what this condition entails. A charge nurse explains that HELLP Syndrome can be
fatal to the mother and baby. What three conditions are included in the "HELLP"
acronym?
A. Low Liver functions
B. Elevated liver functions
C. Hematuria
D. Low platelets
E. Hemolysis
B,D,E
Which of the following are signs of postpartum psychosis? (Select all that apply)
A. Mood swings and irritability
B. Disorientation and confusion
C. Paranoia
D.Thoughts of self-harm or harming the infant
B,C,D
A nurse is teaching a new mother about bathing her infant. Which of the following
statements indicate understanding?
A. I will make sure my water heater is set to 130 degrees so that my baby stays
warm during bath time.
B. I will give my baby a bath every night so that she can become more relaxed and
sleep longer.
C. I will give my baby a bath two to three times a week using a mild soap.
C
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Which of the following complications can increase the likelihood of meconium
stained amniotic fluid? (Select all that apply)
A. Baby is over 38 weeks gestation
B. Umbilical cord compression during delivery
C. Small for gestational age
D. Breech presentation
E. Fetal hypoxia
A,B,D,E
Which of the following risk factors can result in a uterine rupture? Select all that
apply.
A. Previous C-section
B. Polyhydramnios
C. Magnesium administration
D. Oxytocin administration
E. Perineal laceration
A,B,D
What phase of Maternal role attainment occurs at day 2 or 3, lasts 10 days to
several weeks. The mother is focused on improving caregiver competency, and
wants to learn and practice?
A. Dependent phase
B. Taking in phase
C. Dependent- independent: Taking hold phase
D. Interdependent phase
C
What procedure is used to try and rotate the fetus to cephalic presentation?
A. Internal cephalic rotation
B. External cephalic version
C. McRobert's rotation
D. External cephalic rotation
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B
What is the most ideal position for delivery?
A. Right occipitoposterior (ROP)
B. Left occipitoposterior (LOP)
C. Right occipitoanterior (ROA)
D. Left occipitoanterior (LOA)
D
What shape of the mother's pelvis is the most ideal for a vaginal birth?
A. Platypelloid
B. Anthropoid
C. Gynecoid
D. Android
C
1. A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and states that their last menstrual
period was April 1st. Which of the following is the client's estimated date of
delivery?
A. January 8th
B. January 15th
C. February 8th
D. December 8th
A
2. A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is pregnant and
experiencing episodes of maternal hypotension. The client asks the nurse what
causes these episodes. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A. "This is due to an increase in blood volume."
B. "This is due to pressure from the uterus on the diaphragm."
C. "This is due to the weight of the uterus on the vena cava."
D. "This is due to increased cardiac output."
C
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3. A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who would like to be
tested in the clinic to confirm a pregnancy. Which of the following information
should the nurse provide to the client?
A. "You should wait until 4 weeks after conception to be tested."
B. "You should be off medications 24 hours prior to the test."
C. "You should be NPO for at least 8 hours before the test."
D. "You should collect urine from the first morning void."
D
A nurse is caring for a G2P1 patient who is in the second stage of labor. The nurse
notices that the fetal head retracts back into the vaginal canal after being
delivered and knows this is an indication of shoulder dystocia. What action should
the nurse anticipate?
A. Stop the oxytocin infusion
B. Turn the patient to the left side
C. Perform McRoberts maneuver
D. Encourage the mother to use additional force on with the next push
C
The nurse knows that which of the following are risk factors for umbilical cord
prolapse? (Select all that apply)
A. Rupture of membranes
B. Breech fetal presentation
C. Maternal Hypertension
D. Placenta previa
E. Gestational Diabetes
A,B,D
When caring for a postpartum patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus, which of the
following is most important that the nurse educate the patient to do after
delivery?
A. Adjust insulin dosages to what they were pre-pregnancy.
B. Not to worry about blood glucose levels now the baby has delivered.
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