Scheda di esercizi di Infermieristica ostetrica con soluzioni

Which nutrient is needed in much greater amounts in pregnancy to support the increase in red blood cell production?

1. AVitamin A
2. BVitamin E
3. CIron
4. DSodium

Eclampsia is pre-eclampsia complicated by:

1. AProteinuria
2. BLow platelets
3. CSeizures
4. DAnkle oedema

What does "multipara" mean?

1. AA woman who has never given birth
2. BA woman who is pregnant for the first time
3. CA woman who is pregnant with twins
4. DA woman who has given birth two or more times

Why is it important to do newborn bloodspot screening at the recommended time rather than in the first hours?

1. AThe heel cannot be pricked until the cord falls off
2. BThe baby's blood cannot be sampled before day 3
3. CEarlier testing always gives false negatives for all conditions
4. DSome results, such as PKU, need milk feeds first

A woman in late pregnancy has numbness and tingling in her thumb and first fingers, worse at night. What is the most likely cause?

1. AVitamin K deficiency
2. BLow blood calcium
3. CA stroke caused by pre-eclampsia
4. DCarpal tunnel syndrome

Contractions start at 10:00, 10:04 and 10:08, and each lasts 60 seconds. How should the nurse describe them?

1. AEvery 4 minutes, lasting 60 seconds
2. BEvery 4 minutes, lasting 240 seconds
3. CEvery 5 minutes, lasting 60 seconds
4. DEvery 3 minutes, lasting 60 seconds

A woman with known mitral stenosis is pregnant. When is she at greatest risk of heart failure?

1. AOnly during the first stage of labour
2. BOnly in the first trimester, when nausea is worst
3. CRisk is the same at every point in pregnancy
4. DWhen blood volume peaks in late pregnancy and in the hours after birth

A woman needs an emergency caesarean under general anaesthesia. Why is she given an antacid such as sodium citrate before induction?

1. ATo speed up gastric emptying for surgery
2. BTo make aspirated stomach contents less acidic
3. CTo prevent nausea after the operation
4. DTo lower her blood pressure before surgery