RNC-OB Practice Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Dinoprostone (Cervidil) is used for cervical ripening in a woman at 39 weeks gestation. After one hour, tachysystole develops but the fetal heart rate pattern is normal. Appropriate management is to: Correct Answer remove the insert Nifedipine acts as a tocolytic agent by interfering with: Correct Answer availability of calcium The progression of labor is based on: Correct Answer individual factors and clinical conditions Universal alphafetoprotein sceening should be offered to all women because: Correct Answer there is little risk or complications from the testing A nurse observed a new mother breastfeeding her infant and hears "smacking sounds" as the infant feeds. The nurse should recognize this might indicate a problem with: Correct Answer Latch on the breast A woman with type-1 diabetes at 32 weeks gestation has diabetic ketoacidosis. Before administration of IV potassium, it is important to assure adequate: Correct Answer urine output Increased bloody show In a woman in labor is representative of: Correct Answer rapid cervical dilation According to NICHD terminology, accelerations and decelerations are based on their relationship to" Correct Answer fetal heart rate baseline Hindmilk promotes infant weight gain because of its: Correct Answer high fat content The concept of "day dreaming" is an integral part of the nonpharmacologic pain relief strategy in labor of: Correct Answer imagery After administration of an epidural, a woman experienced respiratory depression. This is likely due to: Correct Answer sympathetic blockade A main disadvantage of fentanyl use for pain relief in labor is: Correct Answer short duration of action The most common umbilical cord complication of monoamniotic twin gestation is: Correct Answer entanglement