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EDITION CHAPTER 8-14|QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|NEWEST 2026/2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
What nursing assessment should be reported immediately after an amniotomy?
a. Fetal heart rate is regular at 154 beats/min.
b. Amniotic fluid is clear with flecks of vernix.
c. Amniotic fluid is watery and pale green.
d. Maternal temperature is 37.8 C -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ C
Amniotic fluid should be clear. Green fluid indicates the fetus has passed meconium, which is associated
with fetal compromise.
A woman 2 weeks past her expected delivery date is receiving an oxytocin infusion to induce labor and
begins to have contractions every 90 seconds. What is the nurses initial action?
a. Stop the oxytocin infusion.
b. Continue the infusion and report the findings to the physician.
c. Turn her on her left side and reassess the contractions. d. Administer oxygen by mask. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ A
Oxytocin is discontinued if signs of fetal compromise or excessive uterine contractions occur.
What nursing care should be provided to a woman with a third-degree laceration immediately after
delivery?
a. Warm compresses to the perineum
b. Cold pack to the perineum
c. Warm sitz bath
,d. Elevation of hips to prevent edema -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ B
Ice is applied to the perineum to reduce bruising and edema.
After several hours of labor, a nursing assessment reveals that a womans cervix is 5 cm dilated but
contractions are becoming shorter and less frequent. What is this labor pattern considered?
a. Normal
b. Hypotonic
c. Hypertonic d. False -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ B
The woman with labor dysfunction related to decreased uterine muscle tone begins labor normally, but
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contractions diminish after the active phase.
A labor dysfunction due to decreased uterine muscle tone occurs in a patient who is dilated to 5 cm with
membranes intact. What action by the physician will the nurse anticipate?
a. Perform an amniotomy.
b. Initiate tocolytic drugs.
c. Order a sedative for the patient.
d. Plan to do an emergency cesarean section. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
,✔ A
Medical treatment for hypotonic labor dysfunction includes an amniotomy as the first remedy if the
membranes are intact.
An infant is delivered with the use of forceps. What should the nurse assess for in the newborn?
a. Loss of hair from contact with forceps
b. Sacral hematoma
c. Facial asymmetry
d. Shoulder dislocation -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ C
Pressure from forceps may injure the infants facial nerve, which is evidenced by facial asymmetry.
A new mother is distressed and tearful about the elevated dome over her infants posterior fontanelle.
The nurse responds, This condition will resolve itself in a few days. What is the cause?
a. Prolonged pressure against the partially dilated cervix
b. Small leak of fluid through the posterior fontanelle
c. Pressure of the forceps during delivery d. The effect of the vacuum extractor -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ D
The chignon is due to the effect of the vacuum extractor and will disappear in a few days.
A frustrated patient in labor has been affected by decreased uterine muscle tone and reports, My doctor
wont induce my labor because of some silly score. He said I was a 4. What kind of magic number do I
need? What is the lowest Bishop score the patient should have prior to induction?
a. 6
b. 8
, c. 10
d. 12 -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ A
The Bishop score evaluates the suitability of the patient for a vaginal delivery. A minimum score of 6 is
recommended by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
A woman is having a difficult labor because the fetus is presenting in the right occipital position (ROP).
What position will the nurse promote to encourage fetal rotation and pain relief?
a. Prone with legs supported and give her a back massage
b. Supine with legs bent at the knee
c. Standing with support
d. Sitting up and leaning forward on the over-bed table -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ D
A position that favors fetal rotation and descent and that is helpful for the woman with back labor is to
sit or kneel leaning forward on a support.
The initial vaginal examination of a woman admitted to the labor unit reveals that the cervix is dilated 9
cm. The panicked woman begs the nurse, Please give me something. What is the most appropriate pain
relief intervention for a woman in precipitate labor?
a. Get an order for an intravenous narcotic.
b. Notify the anesthesiologist for an epidural block. c. Stay and breathe with her during contractions.
d. Tell her to bear with it because she is close to delivery -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ C
The nurse would stay with the woman experiencing precipitate labor and breathe with her during
contractions to help the woman focus and cope with each contraction.
EDITION CHAPTER 8-14|QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|NEWEST 2026/2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
What nursing assessment should be reported immediately after an amniotomy?
a. Fetal heart rate is regular at 154 beats/min.
b. Amniotic fluid is clear with flecks of vernix.
c. Amniotic fluid is watery and pale green.
d. Maternal temperature is 37.8 C -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ C
Amniotic fluid should be clear. Green fluid indicates the fetus has passed meconium, which is associated
with fetal compromise.
A woman 2 weeks past her expected delivery date is receiving an oxytocin infusion to induce labor and
begins to have contractions every 90 seconds. What is the nurses initial action?
a. Stop the oxytocin infusion.
b. Continue the infusion and report the findings to the physician.
c. Turn her on her left side and reassess the contractions. d. Administer oxygen by mask. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ A
Oxytocin is discontinued if signs of fetal compromise or excessive uterine contractions occur.
What nursing care should be provided to a woman with a third-degree laceration immediately after
delivery?
a. Warm compresses to the perineum
b. Cold pack to the perineum
c. Warm sitz bath
,d. Elevation of hips to prevent edema -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ B
Ice is applied to the perineum to reduce bruising and edema.
After several hours of labor, a nursing assessment reveals that a womans cervix is 5 cm dilated but
contractions are becoming shorter and less frequent. What is this labor pattern considered?
a. Normal
b. Hypotonic
c. Hypertonic d. False -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ B
The woman with labor dysfunction related to decreased uterine muscle tone begins labor normally, but
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contractions diminish after the active phase.
A labor dysfunction due to decreased uterine muscle tone occurs in a patient who is dilated to 5 cm with
membranes intact. What action by the physician will the nurse anticipate?
a. Perform an amniotomy.
b. Initiate tocolytic drugs.
c. Order a sedative for the patient.
d. Plan to do an emergency cesarean section. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
,✔ A
Medical treatment for hypotonic labor dysfunction includes an amniotomy as the first remedy if the
membranes are intact.
An infant is delivered with the use of forceps. What should the nurse assess for in the newborn?
a. Loss of hair from contact with forceps
b. Sacral hematoma
c. Facial asymmetry
d. Shoulder dislocation -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ C
Pressure from forceps may injure the infants facial nerve, which is evidenced by facial asymmetry.
A new mother is distressed and tearful about the elevated dome over her infants posterior fontanelle.
The nurse responds, This condition will resolve itself in a few days. What is the cause?
a. Prolonged pressure against the partially dilated cervix
b. Small leak of fluid through the posterior fontanelle
c. Pressure of the forceps during delivery d. The effect of the vacuum extractor -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ D
The chignon is due to the effect of the vacuum extractor and will disappear in a few days.
A frustrated patient in labor has been affected by decreased uterine muscle tone and reports, My doctor
wont induce my labor because of some silly score. He said I was a 4. What kind of magic number do I
need? What is the lowest Bishop score the patient should have prior to induction?
a. 6
b. 8
, c. 10
d. 12 -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ A
The Bishop score evaluates the suitability of the patient for a vaginal delivery. A minimum score of 6 is
recommended by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
A woman is having a difficult labor because the fetus is presenting in the right occipital position (ROP).
What position will the nurse promote to encourage fetal rotation and pain relief?
a. Prone with legs supported and give her a back massage
b. Supine with legs bent at the knee
c. Standing with support
d. Sitting up and leaning forward on the over-bed table -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ D
A position that favors fetal rotation and descent and that is helpful for the woman with back labor is to
sit or kneel leaning forward on a support.
The initial vaginal examination of a woman admitted to the labor unit reveals that the cervix is dilated 9
cm. The panicked woman begs the nurse, Please give me something. What is the most appropriate pain
relief intervention for a woman in precipitate labor?
a. Get an order for an intravenous narcotic.
b. Notify the anesthesiologist for an epidural block. c. Stay and breathe with her during contractions.
d. Tell her to bear with it because she is close to delivery -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ C
The nurse would stay with the woman experiencing precipitate labor and breathe with her during
contractions to help the woman focus and cope with each contraction.
