Maternity & obstetric nursing worksheet with answers

What does fetal station 0 mean?

1. AThe presenting part is at the level of the ischial spines
2. BThe cervix is fully dilated
3. CThe presenting part is at the vaginal opening
4. DThe presenting part is floating above the pelvis

Which component is part of the APGAR score?

1. AMuscle tone
2. BBlood glucose
3. CBody temperature
4. DBirth weight

Which anaesthesia is usually used for a planned caesarean birth?

1. AInhaled nitrous oxide only
2. BPudendal nerve block
3. CSpinal anaesthesia
4. DLocal infiltration of the perineum

A woman is prescribed low molecular weight heparin after a caesarean. Which teaching is correct?

1. AIt must be stopped if she chooses to breastfeed her baby
2. BIt is a tablet taken with meals
3. CIt is injected under the skin; report unusual bleeding
4. DIt is given into the muscle of the thigh

A woman who has had a caesarean asks when she can drive again. Which answer is most accurate?

1. AThe same day she is discharged
2. BWhen she can brake hard without pain
3. CNever before 6 months
4. DOnly after her stitches are removed by a doctor

When should an Rh-negative woman with no anti-D antibodies routinely receive antenatal anti-D immunoglobulin?

1. AAt about 28 weeks of pregnancy
2. BOnly if the baby is known to be Rh-negative
3. CAfter she has formed anti-D antibodies
4. DOnly at the first antenatal visit

A woman at 20 weeks presents with painless cervical dilation and bulging membranes, without contractions. She lost a previous pregnancy in the same way. What is the likely diagnosis?

1. APlacenta praevia
2. BPreterm labour caused by infection
3. CPlacental abruption
4. DCervical insufficiency

Monochorionic twins at 22 weeks show one twin with polyhydramnios and a large bladder and the other with almost no fluid. What condition is suspected?

1. AGestational diabetes in one twin
2. BTwin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
3. CRh isoimmunisation
4. DPlacenta praevia