ACTUAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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An 18-year-old pregnant D
woman, gravida 1, is
admitted to the labour
and birth unit with
moderate contractions
every 5 minutes that last
40 seconds. The woman
states, "My contractions
are so strong that I don't
know what to do." What
should the nurse do?
a. Assess for fetal well-
being.
b. Encourage the woman
to lie on her side.
c. Disturb the woman as
little as possible.
d. Recognize that pain is
personalized for each
individual.
,A 25-year-old multiparous D
woman gave birth to an
infant boy 1 day ago.
Today her husband brings
a large container of brown
seaweed soup to the
hospital. When the nurse
enters the room, the
husband asks for help with
warming the soup so that
his wife can eat it. What is
the basis of the nurse's
most appropriate
response?
a. Asking the patient if she
did not like the lunch that
was served to her.
b. Checking with the
patient that she has
obtained permission from
her health care provider
to consume seaweed
soup.
c. Asking the husband
what the soup contains.
d. Offering to warm the
soup up in the microwave
for the woman.
,A 3800 g infant was A
delivered vaginally at 39
weeks after a 30-minute
second stage. There was a
nuchal cord. After birth,
the infant had petechiae
over the face and upper
back. Which information
would be accurate to be
given to the infant's
parents about petechiae?
a. They are benign if they
disappear within 48 hours
of birth.
b. They result from
increased blood volume.
c. They should always be
further investigated.
d. They usually occur with
forceps delivery.
, According to C
demographic research,
which woman would be
least likely to breastfeed
and thus most likely to
need education on the
benefits and proper
techniques of
breastfeeding?
a. A woman who is 30 to
35 years of age, white,
and employed part-time
outside the home
b. A woman who is
younger than 25 years of
age, has small breasts, and
unemployed
c. A woman who is in her
early 30s and is obese.
d. A woman who is 35
years of age or older,
white, and employed full-
time at home