MIDTERM EXAM: NUR202 / NUR 202
MATERNAL-NEW-BORN NURSING
MIDTERM EXAM| QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS| LATEST 2025/2026
GUIDE | FORTIS
whats the job of amniotic fluid?
- Correct Answer - -lung development
-regulates baby's temperature
-allows baby to move
-provides a cushion for the baby
-fluid and electrolyte balance
what does smoking during pregnancy cause?
- Correct Answer - IUGR (intrauterine growth restriction) which leads to
low birth weight
where does conception take place?
- Correct Answer - in the fallopian tubes, then the egg implants in the
uterus
what is Linea Nigra?
, - Correct Answer - Single dark vertical line on the abdomen during
pregnancy caused by increasing progesterone
what does progesterone do during pregnancy?
- Correct Answer - it maintains the pregnancy
when should you have a patient reschedule a Pap smear?
- Correct Answer - if they have had intercourse, douched, or put a
medication in vagina 24-48 prior to the test
What is lightening during pregnancy? when does this happen?
- Correct Answer - is it a preceding sign of labor, the baby drops into the
pelvis, this happens during weeks 38-40
what is a carrier screening? - Correct Answer - a test that detect
autosomal recessive gene mutations for conditions the parents do not
show symptoms of
-ex: cystic fibrosis and sickle cell
teaching for Kegel exercises - Correct Answer - -this is an exercise that
strengthens the pelvic floor
-hold the contraction for at least 10 seconds (may need to start with just
2 seconds if floor is weak)
MATERNAL-NEW-BORN NURSING
MIDTERM EXAM| QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS| LATEST 2025/2026
GUIDE | FORTIS
whats the job of amniotic fluid?
- Correct Answer - -lung development
-regulates baby's temperature
-allows baby to move
-provides a cushion for the baby
-fluid and electrolyte balance
what does smoking during pregnancy cause?
- Correct Answer - IUGR (intrauterine growth restriction) which leads to
low birth weight
where does conception take place?
- Correct Answer - in the fallopian tubes, then the egg implants in the
uterus
what is Linea Nigra?
, - Correct Answer - Single dark vertical line on the abdomen during
pregnancy caused by increasing progesterone
what does progesterone do during pregnancy?
- Correct Answer - it maintains the pregnancy
when should you have a patient reschedule a Pap smear?
- Correct Answer - if they have had intercourse, douched, or put a
medication in vagina 24-48 prior to the test
What is lightening during pregnancy? when does this happen?
- Correct Answer - is it a preceding sign of labor, the baby drops into the
pelvis, this happens during weeks 38-40
what is a carrier screening? - Correct Answer - a test that detect
autosomal recessive gene mutations for conditions the parents do not
show symptoms of
-ex: cystic fibrosis and sickle cell
teaching for Kegel exercises - Correct Answer - -this is an exercise that
strengthens the pelvic floor
-hold the contraction for at least 10 seconds (may need to start with just
2 seconds if floor is weak)
