Maternity & obstetric nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A pregnancy that continues to 42 weeks or more is called:

  1. AEarly term
  2. BPost-term
  3. CLate preterm
  4. DFull term
2.Easy

What is the best way to relieve breast engorgement in a breastfeeding mother?

  1. AFeed only from one breast
  2. BStop breastfeeding for 2 days to let the breasts rest
  3. CBreastfeed often and empty the breasts well
  4. DDrink less fluid
3.Easy

A newborn is placed on a cold scale without a cover. Which type of heat loss is this?

  1. ARadiation
  2. BConvection
  3. CEvaporation
  4. DConduction
4.Medium

In fetal circulation, what is the function of the foramen ovale?

  1. AIt shunts blood from the right atrium to the left atrium
  2. BIt carries blood from the pulmonary artery to the aorta
  3. CIt carries blood from the aorta back to the placenta
  4. DIt lets blood from the umbilical vein bypass the liver
5.Medium

Which newborn is at greatest risk of hypoglycaemia in the first hours after birth?

  1. AA baby with an APGAR of 9 at 5 minutes
  2. BA term baby of average weight who is breastfeeding well
  3. CA large baby of a mother with diabetes
  4. DA baby born by planned caesarean to a healthy mother
6.Medium

A postpartum woman who is not immune to rubella receives the vaccine before discharge. What advice is essential?

  1. AStop breastfeeding for 4 weeks
  2. BHave the vaccine repeated in 6 months
  3. CAvoid becoming pregnant for at least 4 weeks
  4. DKeep away from her newborn for 2 days
7.Hard

A labouring woman has frequent contractions on oxytocin: 6 in 10 minutes over the last half hour. The fetal heart rate tracing is normal. What is the most appropriate action?

  1. ANo action is needed because the fetal heart rate is normal
  2. BReduce or stop the oxytocin per protocol and inform the provider
  3. CAsk her to push to shorten labour
  4. DIncrease the oxytocin to complete labour faster
8.Hard

A newborn whose mother had a fever and prolonged rupture of membranes is well at birth. Why does the nurse monitor this baby closely?

  1. AThe baby is likely to be post-term
  2. BThe baby has a higher risk of early sepsis
  3. CThe baby has a higher risk of hip dysplasia
  4. DThe baby will certainly develop jaundice

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Post-term
  2. 2. C · Breastfeed often and empty the breasts well
  3. 3. D · Conduction
  4. 4. A · It shunts blood from the right atrium to the left atrium
  5. 5. C · A large baby of a mother with diabetes
  6. 6. C · Avoid becoming pregnant for at least 4 weeks
  7. 7. B · Reduce or stop the oxytocin per protocol and inform the provider
  8. 8. B · The baby has a higher risk of early sepsis

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