उत्तरों सहित मातृत्व और प्रसूति नर्सिंग वर्कशीट

When can most women safely resume sexual intercourse after a vaginal birth?

1. AImmediately on the day of birth
2. BWhen bleeding has stopped and she feels ready
3. COnly after she stops breastfeeding
4. DOnly after exactly 6 months

What is the main benefit of delaying cord clamping in a healthy term baby?

1. ABetter iron stores in the baby
2. BFaster delivery of the placenta
3. CLower risk of jaundice in all babies
4. DReduced maternal blood loss

Why are preterm babies at risk of retinopathy of prematurity?

1. ATheir eyelids are fused at birth
2. BThey have too much vitamin K in their blood
3. CTheir immature retinal vessels can grow abnormally
4. DBright light in the nursery causes cataracts

A woman has a positive home pregnancy test. How is this sign classified?

1. AA positive sign of pregnancy
2. BA diagnostic sign of pregnancy
3. CA probable sign of pregnancy
4. DA presumptive sign of pregnancy

A woman receiving an oxytocin infusion for many hours has a headache, confusion and very little urine. Which complication is suspected?

1. AMagnesium toxicity
2. BSpinal headache
3. CHypoglycaemia
4. DWater intoxication

Two days after a caesarean, a woman feels bloated with gas pains. Which advice is most helpful?

1. AWalk around regularly
2. BDrink fizzy drinks to bring up the gas
3. CUse straws to drink fluids
4. DStay in bed until the pain stops

Ten days after birth, a woman phones to say her bleeding has suddenly become heavy and bright red with clots, with lower abdominal pain and a temperature of 38.2 °C (100.8 °F). Which response is most appropriate?

1. ATell her it is probably her first period and needs no action
2. BReassure her that lochia rubra often returns and review at 6 weeks
3. CAsk her to come in now; retained tissue or infection is possible
4. DAdvise her to use tampons so the blood loss is easier to measure

A woman who had a stillbirth asks the nurse why it happened. What is the most appropriate response?

1. ATell her she should not have exercised
2. BChange the subject to avoid upsetting her
3. CTell her it was probably something she ate
4. DAcknowledge her grief; tests may find a cause