WHNP board study Exam 2026 Questions
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GBS culture good for _____ weeks - Correct answer-5
T/F If admitted for PTL and no recent GBS culture, treat with abx - Correct
answer-True: Swab and then treat prophylactically during labor unless pt is
discharged
GBS treated with - Correct answer-Pcn or ampicillin. C&S if allergic.
Lochia Day 1-3 PP - Correct answer-Rubra: bright red. If present after 3 days, may
be indicative of retained placenta or subinvolution
Lochia Day 3-10 pp - Correct answer-Serosa: Pink/brown (tinged, healing, dried
blood)
Lochia Day 10-28 pp - Correct answer-Alba: Yellow-white. Going back to normal.
Immediately postpartum, the uterine fundus is palpable at or near - Correct answer-
the level of the maternal umbilicus
In the postpartum period, the uterus returns to the pelvis within _______ - Correct
answer-2 weeks
,In the postpartum period, the fundus decreases ________ per 24 hrs - Correct
answer-1/2 inch
Often, women experience an increase in the amount of bleeding at 7-14 days pp
due to ________ - Correct answer-the sloughing of the eschar on the placental site
Delayed postpartum hemorrhages often occur when? - Correct answer-At 7-14
days PP, when the sloughing of the eschar on the placental site occurs
The mother who does not breastfeed may ovulate as early as _______ days after
delivery - Correct answer-27
Average blood loss vaginal delivery - Correct answer-500mL
Average blood loss C-Section - Correct answer-1000mL
1st degree perineal laceration - Correct answer-superficial injury to the skin and
subcutaneous perineal tissue or vaginal epithelium only
2nd degree perineal laceration - Correct answer-extend into the musculature of the
perineal body, including the deep and superficial transverse perineal muscles
3rd degree perineal laceration - Correct answer-extend beyond the muscles and
involve the anal sphincter
4th degree perineal laceration - Correct answer-an injury involving the entire anal
sphincter complex as well as the anal epithelium
, Mastitis usually due to milk ________ and _________ nipples - Correct answer-
milk stasis and cracked nipples
Most common organism causing mastitis - Correct answer-staph aureus
1st line mastitis tx - Correct answer-Dicloxacillin 500mg BID x10 days
In pregnancy, blood volume increases by - Correct answer-1.5 L (30-50%)
____________ murmur considered normal in pregnancy - Correct answer-
SYSTOLIC
Pre-eclampsia diagnostic criteria (mild) - Correct answer-After 20wk GA; Bp of
140/90 x2 (two separate readings), at least 6 hrs apart, plus at least one of the
following: proteinuria, low platelet count, abnormal LFTs, abnormal kidney
function, neuro symptoms
Severe pre-eclampsia diagnostic criteria - Correct answer-After 20 wk GA; Bp
>160/110, at least 2 readings at least 6 hrs apart, plus one of the following: platelet
<100,000, LFTs 2x normal, Cr > 1.1,
Treat BP greater than ____/____ with iv meds - Correct answer-170/110
Treat severe PreE with these IV meds (5): - Correct answer-Labetalol, hydralazine,
procardia, sodium nitroprusside, nifedipine
and Answers Graded A+
GBS culture good for _____ weeks - Correct answer-5
T/F If admitted for PTL and no recent GBS culture, treat with abx - Correct
answer-True: Swab and then treat prophylactically during labor unless pt is
discharged
GBS treated with - Correct answer-Pcn or ampicillin. C&S if allergic.
Lochia Day 1-3 PP - Correct answer-Rubra: bright red. If present after 3 days, may
be indicative of retained placenta or subinvolution
Lochia Day 3-10 pp - Correct answer-Serosa: Pink/brown (tinged, healing, dried
blood)
Lochia Day 10-28 pp - Correct answer-Alba: Yellow-white. Going back to normal.
Immediately postpartum, the uterine fundus is palpable at or near - Correct answer-
the level of the maternal umbilicus
In the postpartum period, the uterus returns to the pelvis within _______ - Correct
answer-2 weeks
,In the postpartum period, the fundus decreases ________ per 24 hrs - Correct
answer-1/2 inch
Often, women experience an increase in the amount of bleeding at 7-14 days pp
due to ________ - Correct answer-the sloughing of the eschar on the placental site
Delayed postpartum hemorrhages often occur when? - Correct answer-At 7-14
days PP, when the sloughing of the eschar on the placental site occurs
The mother who does not breastfeed may ovulate as early as _______ days after
delivery - Correct answer-27
Average blood loss vaginal delivery - Correct answer-500mL
Average blood loss C-Section - Correct answer-1000mL
1st degree perineal laceration - Correct answer-superficial injury to the skin and
subcutaneous perineal tissue or vaginal epithelium only
2nd degree perineal laceration - Correct answer-extend into the musculature of the
perineal body, including the deep and superficial transverse perineal muscles
3rd degree perineal laceration - Correct answer-extend beyond the muscles and
involve the anal sphincter
4th degree perineal laceration - Correct answer-an injury involving the entire anal
sphincter complex as well as the anal epithelium
, Mastitis usually due to milk ________ and _________ nipples - Correct answer-
milk stasis and cracked nipples
Most common organism causing mastitis - Correct answer-staph aureus
1st line mastitis tx - Correct answer-Dicloxacillin 500mg BID x10 days
In pregnancy, blood volume increases by - Correct answer-1.5 L (30-50%)
____________ murmur considered normal in pregnancy - Correct answer-
SYSTOLIC
Pre-eclampsia diagnostic criteria (mild) - Correct answer-After 20wk GA; Bp of
140/90 x2 (two separate readings), at least 6 hrs apart, plus at least one of the
following: proteinuria, low platelet count, abnormal LFTs, abnormal kidney
function, neuro symptoms
Severe pre-eclampsia diagnostic criteria - Correct answer-After 20 wk GA; Bp
>160/110, at least 2 readings at least 6 hrs apart, plus one of the following: platelet
<100,000, LFTs 2x normal, Cr > 1.1,
Treat BP greater than ____/____ with iv meds - Correct answer-170/110
Treat severe PreE with these IV meds (5): - Correct answer-Labetalol, hydralazine,
procardia, sodium nitroprusside, nifedipine
