Maternity & obstetric nursing worksheet with answers

Which scale is commonly used to screen for postnatal depression?

1. ABishop score
2. BGlasgow Coma Scale
3. CEdinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
4. DApgar score

Which sign is typical of placenta praevia?

1. APainless, bright red vaginal bleeding
2. BSevere abdominal pain with a hard uterus
3. CBleeding that is always dark and clotted
4. DHigh fever with foul-smelling discharge

The anterior fontanelle of a newborn is:

1. AClosed at birth in a term baby
2. BRound, at the base of the skull
3. CDiamond-shaped, where the frontal and parietal bones meet
4. DTriangular, where the parietal and occipital bones meet

In early pregnancy, how does the serum hCG level normally change?

1. AIt stays at the same level throughout the first trimester
2. BIt roughly doubles every 2 to 3 days in the first weeks
3. CIt rises slowly until it peaks just before birth
4. DIt falls steadily from the day of implantation

Which event in an Rh-negative, non-sensitised woman requires an extra dose of anti-D immunoglobulin?

1. AA glucose tolerance test
2. BA blood pressure check
3. CA routine urine test
4. DAmniocentesis

What is a "reactive" non-stress test?

1. AAt least 2 fetal heart rate accelerations within 20 minutes
2. BLate decelerations with every contraction
3. CA baseline heart rate above 160 bpm
4. DNo accelerations of the fetal heart rate within 40 minutes

The nurse must deliver a baby before the provider arrives. As the head crowns, what should the nurse do?

1. APush the head back to delay the birth
2. BAsk the woman to cross her legs tightly until help comes
3. CApply gentle pressure to the head to slow the birth
4. DPull firmly on the head to speed the birth

A woman at 30 weeks has regular painful contractions every 5 minutes with cervical change. Which treatment is expected to protect the baby's lungs if birth occurs?

1. AAnti-D immunoglobulin
2. BMethylergonovine
3. COxytocin
4. DAntenatal corticosteroids