FLC EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
PowersB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ForcesBthatBcauseBtheBcervixBtoBopenB&BpropelBtheBfetusBdownBtheBbirthBcanalB/
UterineBcontractionsBandBmothersBpushingBefforts.
PassageB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
referringBtoBtheBfemaleBpelvisB/BconsistBofBboneyBpelvisBandBsoftBtissuesBofBbirthBcanal.
PassengerB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
theBfetus,BplacentaB(afterbirth),BamnioticBmembranesBandBamnioticBfluid.
PsycheB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
MaternalBperceptionBofBtheBprocessBandBherBmentalBstate.BThisBcanBinfluenceBtheBcourseBofBherBla
bor.
Psyche-BRelaxedB&BOptimisticB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
BetterBableBtoBtolerateBdiscomfortBandBworkBwithBphysiologicalBprocess.
Psyche-Anxiety/FearB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
IncreasesBherBperceptionBofBpainBandBreduceBherBtoleranceBtoBit.B
Also,BcanBcauseBtheBsecretionBofBtheBstressBcompoundBfromBtheBadrenalBglandsB=BCatecholamines
BinhibitButerineBcontractionsBandBdivertBbloodBflowBfromBtheBplacenta.
NormalBContractionsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-DurationBisB<90Bsec.BFrequencyBisB<2Bmin.B
AccelerationsBandBearlyBdecelerationsBareBreassuringBandBrequireBnoBinterventionBexceptBcontinu
edBobservation.B
,AccelerationsBdoBnotBlastBlongerBthanB2Bminutes.
ContractionsB-BRelaxationBPhaseB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
intervalBbetweenBtheBendBofBoneBcontractionB&BtheBbeginningBofBtheBnextBcontraction.
Contractions-BFetalBCompromiseB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
PersistentBintervalsBlessBthanB60BsecondsBmayBdecreaseBO2BsupplyBtoBfetus.
3BMajorBNursingBAssessmentsB-BForBLaborBPatientB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-FetalBCondition-
BcheckBFHRB/BdidBmembranesBrupture?B
MaternalBCondition-BT,P,R,B/PB
ImpendingBBirth-BCheckBforBsignsB/BReport
SignsBofBimpendingBBirthB-NursingBAssessments-BForBLaborBPatientB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
**ReportBbyBusingBcallBbellB-BdonBglovesBprecipBtrayB/BstayBwithBptB**
SittingBonBoneBbuttock
makingBgruntingBsounds
bearingBdownBwithBcontractions
statingB"theBbaby'sBcoming",Band/orBbulgingBofBtheBperineumBorBtheBfetalBpresentingBpartBbecomi
ngBvisibleBatBtheBvaginalBopening.
, RupturedBMembranesB-BNursingBAssessment-BForBLaboringBPatientB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
NoteBifBtheBmembraneBhasBrupturedB(when,Bcolor,Bodor,BtimeB-
BifB>B24Bhrs.BconcernBforBcordBdropBandBinfection.)
NuchalBcordB-BNursingBAssessmentB-BForBLaboringBPatientB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
AssessBforBnuchalBcordBasBbabyBcrowns.B
ThisBisBwhenBtheBcordBaroundBtheBneckB-BdecreasesBoxygenBtoBfetus'Blungs,BbabyBtoBtheBnicu.
VaginalBAssessmentB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
DoneBtoBDetermineBcervicalBeffacementBandBdilationBasBwellBasBfetalBpresentation,Bposition,B&Bsta
tion
*BulgingBofBtheBperineumBorBtheBfetalBpresentingBpartBbecomingBvisibleBatBtheBvaginalBopening.
DilationB-BVaginalBAssessmentB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-10BcmBisBfullyBdilatedB-B1BcmB=B1BfingerBwidth
EffacementB-BVaginalBAssessmentB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
DescribedBbyBpercentageBorBestBlengthBofBcervixBinBcm.
100%BfeelsBlikeBaBthinBslickBmembraneBoverBfetus.
OcciputB-BFetalBPositionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-RefersBtoBtheBbackBofBtheBinfantBheadB/BskullB.B
termBusedBtoBdescribeBhowBtheBheadBisBorientedBifBtheBfetusBisBinBtheBcephalicBvertexBpresentation
.
ANSWERS 2025
PowersB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ForcesBthatBcauseBtheBcervixBtoBopenB&BpropelBtheBfetusBdownBtheBbirthBcanalB/
UterineBcontractionsBandBmothersBpushingBefforts.
PassageB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
referringBtoBtheBfemaleBpelvisB/BconsistBofBboneyBpelvisBandBsoftBtissuesBofBbirthBcanal.
PassengerB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
theBfetus,BplacentaB(afterbirth),BamnioticBmembranesBandBamnioticBfluid.
PsycheB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
MaternalBperceptionBofBtheBprocessBandBherBmentalBstate.BThisBcanBinfluenceBtheBcourseBofBherBla
bor.
Psyche-BRelaxedB&BOptimisticB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
BetterBableBtoBtolerateBdiscomfortBandBworkBwithBphysiologicalBprocess.
Psyche-Anxiety/FearB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
IncreasesBherBperceptionBofBpainBandBreduceBherBtoleranceBtoBit.B
Also,BcanBcauseBtheBsecretionBofBtheBstressBcompoundBfromBtheBadrenalBglandsB=BCatecholamines
BinhibitButerineBcontractionsBandBdivertBbloodBflowBfromBtheBplacenta.
NormalBContractionsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-DurationBisB<90Bsec.BFrequencyBisB<2Bmin.B
AccelerationsBandBearlyBdecelerationsBareBreassuringBandBrequireBnoBinterventionBexceptBcontinu
edBobservation.B
,AccelerationsBdoBnotBlastBlongerBthanB2Bminutes.
ContractionsB-BRelaxationBPhaseB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
intervalBbetweenBtheBendBofBoneBcontractionB&BtheBbeginningBofBtheBnextBcontraction.
Contractions-BFetalBCompromiseB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
PersistentBintervalsBlessBthanB60BsecondsBmayBdecreaseBO2BsupplyBtoBfetus.
3BMajorBNursingBAssessmentsB-BForBLaborBPatientB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-FetalBCondition-
BcheckBFHRB/BdidBmembranesBrupture?B
MaternalBCondition-BT,P,R,B/PB
ImpendingBBirth-BCheckBforBsignsB/BReport
SignsBofBimpendingBBirthB-NursingBAssessments-BForBLaborBPatientB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
**ReportBbyBusingBcallBbellB-BdonBglovesBprecipBtrayB/BstayBwithBptB**
SittingBonBoneBbuttock
makingBgruntingBsounds
bearingBdownBwithBcontractions
statingB"theBbaby'sBcoming",Band/orBbulgingBofBtheBperineumBorBtheBfetalBpresentingBpartBbecomi
ngBvisibleBatBtheBvaginalBopening.
, RupturedBMembranesB-BNursingBAssessment-BForBLaboringBPatientB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
NoteBifBtheBmembraneBhasBrupturedB(when,Bcolor,Bodor,BtimeB-
BifB>B24Bhrs.BconcernBforBcordBdropBandBinfection.)
NuchalBcordB-BNursingBAssessmentB-BForBLaboringBPatientB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
AssessBforBnuchalBcordBasBbabyBcrowns.B
ThisBisBwhenBtheBcordBaroundBtheBneckB-BdecreasesBoxygenBtoBfetus'Blungs,BbabyBtoBtheBnicu.
VaginalBAssessmentB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
DoneBtoBDetermineBcervicalBeffacementBandBdilationBasBwellBasBfetalBpresentation,Bposition,B&Bsta
tion
*BulgingBofBtheBperineumBorBtheBfetalBpresentingBpartBbecomingBvisibleBatBtheBvaginalBopening.
DilationB-BVaginalBAssessmentB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-10BcmBisBfullyBdilatedB-B1BcmB=B1BfingerBwidth
EffacementB-BVaginalBAssessmentB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
DescribedBbyBpercentageBorBestBlengthBofBcervixBinBcm.
100%BfeelsBlikeBaBthinBslickBmembraneBoverBfetus.
OcciputB-BFetalBPositionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-RefersBtoBtheBbackBofBtheBinfantBheadB/BskullB.B
termBusedBtoBdescribeBhowBtheBheadBisBorientedBifBtheBfetusBisBinBtheBcephalicBvertexBpresentation
.
