Page 1 of 30
“DRILL EXAM MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING “
NEWEST UPDATED EXAM 2025 – 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+
(LATEST VERSION)
Drill Exam : Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
Situation 1: The Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive System is a
basic knowledge that nurses must know.
1. Which of the following refers to the single cell that reproduces itself after
conception?
A. Chromosome
B. Blastocyst
C. Zygote
D. Trophoblast
C. Zygote
2. A client has a midpelvic contracture from a previous pelvic injury due to a
motor vehicle accident as a teenager. The nurse is aware that this could
prevent a fetus from passing through or around which structure during
childbirth?
A. Symphysis pubis
B. Sacral promontory
C. Ischial spines
D. Pubic arch
C. Ischial spines
3. When teaching a group of adolescents about male hormone production,
which of the following would the nurse include as being produced by the
Leydigg cells?
A Follicle-stimulating hormone
B. Testosterone
C. Luteinizing hormone
D. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
B. Testosterone
Rationale: B. Leydigg cells produce the male hormone; testosterone only male
hormone in the choice
, Page 2 of 30
4. When performing a pelvic examination, the nurse observes a red, swollen
area on the right side of the client's vaginal orifice. The nurse would document
this as enlargement of which of the following:
A. Clitoris
B. Parotid gland
C. Skene's gland
D. bartholin's gland
D. bartholin's gland
5. The physician documented gynecoid pelvis after a pelvic exam of a client.
The nurse knows that this refers to which of
the following?
A.) A typical female pelvis with a rounded inlet
B. A normal pelvis with a a heart-shaped inlet
C. An apelike pelvis with an oval inlet
D. A flat female pelvis with a transverse oval inlet
A.) A typical female pelvis with a rounded inlet
Rationale: A.
A. Gynecoid- typical female pelvis with a rounded inlet
B. Android- A normal pelvis with a heart-shaped inlet
C. Anthropoid- An apelike pelvis with an oval inlet
D. Platypelloid- A flat female pelvis with a transverse oval inlet
Situation 2: The Menstrual Cycle refers to the changes in the uterus and
ovaries, which recur cyclically from the time of the menarche to the
menopause.
6. A client asks, "How much blood do I lose during menstruation?" Which of
the following would be the nurse's best response?
A. "Normal blood loss can be a little or a lot.
B. "Normal blood loss is about 1 cup."
C. "Normal blood loss is about 1/4 cup."
D. "Normal blood loss is about 1/8 cup."
C. "Normal blood loss is about 1/4 cup."
Rationale: C. Normal blood loss is about ¼ cup or 50 ml
7. Which of the following hormones stimulate the ovary to produce estrogen
during the menstrual cycle?
A. FSH
B. GnRH
C. LH
D. HCG
A. FSH
Rationale: A. " Follow MNEMONIC: FELP"= FSH: Estrogen and LH: Progesterone
8. Days 6 through 14 of the menstrual cycle institute which of the following?
A. Estrogen
B. Proliferative
C. Luteal
D. Secretory
B. Proliferative
Rationale: B.
Phases of Menstruation ("PSIM")
Proliferative= 6-14 days
Secretory= 15-21 days
, Page 3 of 30
Ischemic= 21-28 days
Menstruation: 1-5 days
9. Variations in the length of the menstrual cycle are due to variations in the
number of days in which of the following phases?
A. Proliferative phase
B. Luteal phase
C. Ischemic phase
D. Secretory phase
A. Proliferative phase
10. During the menstrual cycle, ovulation generally occurs at which of the
following times?
A. 7 days after the last day of menstruation
B. 14 days after the last day of the menstrual cycle
C. 7 days before the end of menstruation
D. 14 days before the end of the menstrual cycle
D. 14 days before the end of the menstrual cycle
Situation 3: Trixie, a 35-year-old pregnant client is at the well baby clinic for
her prenatal visit. She is on her 12th week of pregnancy.
11. . Trixie tells the nurse that her last menstrual period started January 14 and
ended January 20. Using Nagele's rule, the nurse determines her estimated
date of delivery to be which of the following?
A. September 27
B. October 21
C. November 7
D. December 27
B. October 21
Rationale: B. Using the Naegele's Rule; (-3 months, + 7days)= October 21
12. When taking an obstetric history of Trixie, who states, "I had a son born at
38 weeks' gestation, a daughter born at 30 weeks gestation, and I lost a baby
at about 8 weeks," the nurse should record her obstetric history as which of
the following?
A. G3 T2 PO AO L2
B. G4 T1 P1 A0 L2
C. G3 T2 PO A1 L2
D. G4 T1 P1 A1 L2
D. G4 T1 P1 A1 L2
Rationale: D. Since patient is being taken with an obstetric history- automatically
patient is pregnant= Gravida: 4
Terms:
Gravida- # of pregnancies
Parity- Age of viability (20 weeks)
Term- 37 weeks
Preterm- <37 weeks
Abortion- <20 weeks
Living- # of children alive
13. When preparing to listen to the fetal heart rate at 12 week's gestation, the
nurse would use which of the following?
A. Stethoscope placed midline at the suprapubic region
B. Doppler placed midline at the suprapubic region
“DRILL EXAM MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING “
NEWEST UPDATED EXAM 2025 – 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+
(LATEST VERSION)
Drill Exam : Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
Situation 1: The Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive System is a
basic knowledge that nurses must know.
1. Which of the following refers to the single cell that reproduces itself after
conception?
A. Chromosome
B. Blastocyst
C. Zygote
D. Trophoblast
C. Zygote
2. A client has a midpelvic contracture from a previous pelvic injury due to a
motor vehicle accident as a teenager. The nurse is aware that this could
prevent a fetus from passing through or around which structure during
childbirth?
A. Symphysis pubis
B. Sacral promontory
C. Ischial spines
D. Pubic arch
C. Ischial spines
3. When teaching a group of adolescents about male hormone production,
which of the following would the nurse include as being produced by the
Leydigg cells?
A Follicle-stimulating hormone
B. Testosterone
C. Luteinizing hormone
D. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
B. Testosterone
Rationale: B. Leydigg cells produce the male hormone; testosterone only male
hormone in the choice
, Page 2 of 30
4. When performing a pelvic examination, the nurse observes a red, swollen
area on the right side of the client's vaginal orifice. The nurse would document
this as enlargement of which of the following:
A. Clitoris
B. Parotid gland
C. Skene's gland
D. bartholin's gland
D. bartholin's gland
5. The physician documented gynecoid pelvis after a pelvic exam of a client.
The nurse knows that this refers to which of
the following?
A.) A typical female pelvis with a rounded inlet
B. A normal pelvis with a a heart-shaped inlet
C. An apelike pelvis with an oval inlet
D. A flat female pelvis with a transverse oval inlet
A.) A typical female pelvis with a rounded inlet
Rationale: A.
A. Gynecoid- typical female pelvis with a rounded inlet
B. Android- A normal pelvis with a heart-shaped inlet
C. Anthropoid- An apelike pelvis with an oval inlet
D. Platypelloid- A flat female pelvis with a transverse oval inlet
Situation 2: The Menstrual Cycle refers to the changes in the uterus and
ovaries, which recur cyclically from the time of the menarche to the
menopause.
6. A client asks, "How much blood do I lose during menstruation?" Which of
the following would be the nurse's best response?
A. "Normal blood loss can be a little or a lot.
B. "Normal blood loss is about 1 cup."
C. "Normal blood loss is about 1/4 cup."
D. "Normal blood loss is about 1/8 cup."
C. "Normal blood loss is about 1/4 cup."
Rationale: C. Normal blood loss is about ¼ cup or 50 ml
7. Which of the following hormones stimulate the ovary to produce estrogen
during the menstrual cycle?
A. FSH
B. GnRH
C. LH
D. HCG
A. FSH
Rationale: A. " Follow MNEMONIC: FELP"= FSH: Estrogen and LH: Progesterone
8. Days 6 through 14 of the menstrual cycle institute which of the following?
A. Estrogen
B. Proliferative
C. Luteal
D. Secretory
B. Proliferative
Rationale: B.
Phases of Menstruation ("PSIM")
Proliferative= 6-14 days
Secretory= 15-21 days
, Page 3 of 30
Ischemic= 21-28 days
Menstruation: 1-5 days
9. Variations in the length of the menstrual cycle are due to variations in the
number of days in which of the following phases?
A. Proliferative phase
B. Luteal phase
C. Ischemic phase
D. Secretory phase
A. Proliferative phase
10. During the menstrual cycle, ovulation generally occurs at which of the
following times?
A. 7 days after the last day of menstruation
B. 14 days after the last day of the menstrual cycle
C. 7 days before the end of menstruation
D. 14 days before the end of the menstrual cycle
D. 14 days before the end of the menstrual cycle
Situation 3: Trixie, a 35-year-old pregnant client is at the well baby clinic for
her prenatal visit. She is on her 12th week of pregnancy.
11. . Trixie tells the nurse that her last menstrual period started January 14 and
ended January 20. Using Nagele's rule, the nurse determines her estimated
date of delivery to be which of the following?
A. September 27
B. October 21
C. November 7
D. December 27
B. October 21
Rationale: B. Using the Naegele's Rule; (-3 months, + 7days)= October 21
12. When taking an obstetric history of Trixie, who states, "I had a son born at
38 weeks' gestation, a daughter born at 30 weeks gestation, and I lost a baby
at about 8 weeks," the nurse should record her obstetric history as which of
the following?
A. G3 T2 PO AO L2
B. G4 T1 P1 A0 L2
C. G3 T2 PO A1 L2
D. G4 T1 P1 A1 L2
D. G4 T1 P1 A1 L2
Rationale: D. Since patient is being taken with an obstetric history- automatically
patient is pregnant= Gravida: 4
Terms:
Gravida- # of pregnancies
Parity- Age of viability (20 weeks)
Term- 37 weeks
Preterm- <37 weeks
Abortion- <20 weeks
Living- # of children alive
13. When preparing to listen to the fetal heart rate at 12 week's gestation, the
nurse would use which of the following?
A. Stethoscope placed midline at the suprapubic region
B. Doppler placed midline at the suprapubic region
