NURS 402 FINAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ A nurse is assessing a client who is at 20 weeks of gestation. Which of
the following findings should the nurse identify as an indicator of fetal
compromise?
A) Client report of quickening
B) Fundal height of 22 cm
C) Fetal heart rate of 110/min
D) Absence of protein in the client's urine. Answer: C)
◉ A nurse is teaching a client who is at 10 weeks of gestation about
danger signs of pregnancy. The nurse should identify which of the
following client statements as an indication of understanding?
A) "I should report persistent vomiting that causes weight loss."
B) "I should expect to develop hemorrhoids during my first trimester."
C) "I know that breast pain means I have a breast infection."
D) "I know that diarrhea is expected throughout my pregnancy.".
Answer: A)
,◉ A nurse is assessing a client who is in her third trimester of pregnancy.
When assessing for indications of preeclampsia, the nurse should ask the
client if she has which of the following manifestations?
A) Pelvic pressure
B) Vaginal bleeding
C) Leg cramps
D) Blurred vision. Answer: D)
◉ A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who is at 35 weeks
of gestation. The nurse should identify which of the following findings
as the priority to report to the provider?
A) Increasing intensity of uterine contractions
B) Bilateral nonpitting ankle edema
C) Report of burning sensation during urination
D) Shortness of breath upon ambulation. Answer: A)
◉ A nurse is providing teaching about breast feeding to a client who
gave birth 8 hr ago. Which of the following information should the nurse
include?
A) The newborn should be fed 6 times in 24 hours.
B) The newborn should have 6 wet diapers per day after day 4.
,C) The breasts will become engorged within 24 hrs of the first feeding.
D) The newborn should be breastfed on a set schedule.. Answer: B)
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is in early labor and has a fetus in
the occipitoposterior presentation. The client reports pain in their lower
back with contractions. Which of the following pain management
techniques is most likely to be effective in relieving low back pain
caused by this type of fetal presentation?
A) Counterpressure
B) Effleurage
C) Therapeutic touch
D) Breathing techniques. Answer: A)
◉ A nurse is assessing the fundal height for a client who is at 28 weeks
of gestation. The nurse should measure the distance in centimeters
between which two anatomical landmarks?
A) The mons pubis and the xiphoid process
B) The top of the fundus and the umbilicus
C) The symphysis pubis and the top of the fundus
D) The mons pubis and the umbilicus. Answer: C)
, ◉ A nurse is teaching the parents of a newborn about bathing
techniques. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include?
A) Bathe the newborn once per day
B) Bathe the newborn after a feeding
C) Clean the newborns face first using plain water
D) Clean the newborn's ears and nose with cotton swabs. Answer: C)
◉ A nurse is performing a gestational age assessment using the New
Ballard Score. Which of the following findings should indicate to the
nurse that the newborn is preterm?
A) Flexion of the extremities at rest.
B) Creases over the entire plantar surface
C) Leathery skin
D) Flat areola. Answer: D)
◉ A nurse is providing teaching about danger signs during pregnancy to
a client who is at 20 weeks of gestation. The nurse should instruct the
client to report headaches, blurred vision, and epigastric pain because
these are indications of which of the following complications of
pregnancy?
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ A nurse is assessing a client who is at 20 weeks of gestation. Which of
the following findings should the nurse identify as an indicator of fetal
compromise?
A) Client report of quickening
B) Fundal height of 22 cm
C) Fetal heart rate of 110/min
D) Absence of protein in the client's urine. Answer: C)
◉ A nurse is teaching a client who is at 10 weeks of gestation about
danger signs of pregnancy. The nurse should identify which of the
following client statements as an indication of understanding?
A) "I should report persistent vomiting that causes weight loss."
B) "I should expect to develop hemorrhoids during my first trimester."
C) "I know that breast pain means I have a breast infection."
D) "I know that diarrhea is expected throughout my pregnancy.".
Answer: A)
,◉ A nurse is assessing a client who is in her third trimester of pregnancy.
When assessing for indications of preeclampsia, the nurse should ask the
client if she has which of the following manifestations?
A) Pelvic pressure
B) Vaginal bleeding
C) Leg cramps
D) Blurred vision. Answer: D)
◉ A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who is at 35 weeks
of gestation. The nurse should identify which of the following findings
as the priority to report to the provider?
A) Increasing intensity of uterine contractions
B) Bilateral nonpitting ankle edema
C) Report of burning sensation during urination
D) Shortness of breath upon ambulation. Answer: A)
◉ A nurse is providing teaching about breast feeding to a client who
gave birth 8 hr ago. Which of the following information should the nurse
include?
A) The newborn should be fed 6 times in 24 hours.
B) The newborn should have 6 wet diapers per day after day 4.
,C) The breasts will become engorged within 24 hrs of the first feeding.
D) The newborn should be breastfed on a set schedule.. Answer: B)
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is in early labor and has a fetus in
the occipitoposterior presentation. The client reports pain in their lower
back with contractions. Which of the following pain management
techniques is most likely to be effective in relieving low back pain
caused by this type of fetal presentation?
A) Counterpressure
B) Effleurage
C) Therapeutic touch
D) Breathing techniques. Answer: A)
◉ A nurse is assessing the fundal height for a client who is at 28 weeks
of gestation. The nurse should measure the distance in centimeters
between which two anatomical landmarks?
A) The mons pubis and the xiphoid process
B) The top of the fundus and the umbilicus
C) The symphysis pubis and the top of the fundus
D) The mons pubis and the umbilicus. Answer: C)
, ◉ A nurse is teaching the parents of a newborn about bathing
techniques. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include?
A) Bathe the newborn once per day
B) Bathe the newborn after a feeding
C) Clean the newborns face first using plain water
D) Clean the newborn's ears and nose with cotton swabs. Answer: C)
◉ A nurse is performing a gestational age assessment using the New
Ballard Score. Which of the following findings should indicate to the
nurse that the newborn is preterm?
A) Flexion of the extremities at rest.
B) Creases over the entire plantar surface
C) Leathery skin
D) Flat areola. Answer: D)
◉ A nurse is providing teaching about danger signs during pregnancy to
a client who is at 20 weeks of gestation. The nurse should instruct the
client to report headaches, blurred vision, and epigastric pain because
these are indications of which of the following complications of
pregnancy?
