Maternity Nursing- Antepartum NCLEX Practice Questions and answers

1. A nursing instructor is conducting a lecture and is reviewing the functions of the female reproductive system. She asks the student nurse to describe the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and the luteinizing hormone (LH). The student nurse accurately responds by stating that: A. FSH and LH are released from the anterior pituitary gland. B. FSH and LH are secreted by the corpus luteum of the ovary C. FSH and LH are secreted by the adrenal glands D. FSH and LH stimulate the formation of milk during pregnancy. E. 2. A nurse is describing the process of fetal circulation to a client during a prenatal visit. The nurse accurately tells the client that fetal circulation consists of: A. Two umbilical veins and one umbilical artery. B. Two umbilical arteries and one umbilical vein. C. Arteries carrying oxygenated blood to the fetus. D. Veins carrying deoxygenated blood to the fetus. 3. During a prenatal visit at 38 weeks, a nurse assesses the fetal heart rate. The nurse determines that the fetal heart rate is normal if which of the following is noted? A. 80 BPM B. 100 BPM C. 150 BPM D. 180 BPM 4. A client arrives at a prenatal clinic for the first prenatal assessment. The client tells a nurse that the first day of her last menstrual period was September 19th, 2013. Using Naegele’s rule, the nurse determines the estimated date of confinement as: A. July 26, 2013 B. June 12, 2014 C. June 26, 2014 D. July 12, 2014 5. A nurse is collecting data during an admission assessment of a client who is pregnant with twins. The client has a healthy 5-year-old child that was delivered at 37 weeks and tells the nurse that she doesn’t have any history of abortion or fetal demise. The nurse would document the GTPAL for this client as: A. Gravida 3, para 2001 B. Gravida 2, para 0101 C. Gravida 1, para 1101 D. Gravida 2, para 1001