Maternity & obstetric nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

The Ballard (New Ballard) score is used to assess a newborn's:

  1. AGestational age
  2. BBlood glucose
  3. CHearing
  4. DBreathing effort at 1 minute
2.Easy

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

  1. AConvection
  2. BConduction
  3. CEvaporation
  4. DRadiation
3.Easy

Which contraceptive method is usually avoided in the first weeks after birth in a breastfeeding mother?

  1. ACondoms
  2. BA copper intrauterine device
  3. CProgestin-only pills
  4. DCombined oestrogen-progestin pills
4.Medium

In the leg check of BUBBLE-HE, how is a postpartum woman assessed for venous thromboembolism today?

  1. AForcefully bend the foot upward and rely on calf pain (Homans' sign)
  2. BCheck only the capillary refill of the toes
  3. CMassage the calf to feel for a clot
  4. DLook for one-sided swelling, warmth, redness and tenderness of the leg
5.Medium

Which finding on day 4 after a caesarean suggests a wound infection?

  1. AMild numbness of the skin near the scar
  2. BA closed incision with intact edges
  3. CRedness, warmth and discharge
  4. DMild tenderness without redness
6.Medium

A preterm baby on feeds develops a swollen abdomen, bloody stools and feeding intolerance. Which condition is suspected?

  1. AInfantile pyloric stenosis
  2. BCow's milk protein allergy
  3. CNecrotising enterocolitis
  4. DHirschsprung disease
7.Hard

A pregnant woman with chronic hypertension takes lisinopril. Why should the nurse alert the prescriber?

  1. AACE inhibitors can harm fetal kidney development and are avoided in pregnancy
  2. BLisinopril is the first-choice antihypertensive in pregnancy
  3. CACE inhibitors cause neural tube defects only in the third trimester
  4. DLisinopril will cause her blood pressure to rise in pregnancy
8.Hard

A student nurse is caring for a newborn receiving phototherapy for jaundice. Which action requires correction?

  1. AChecking the baby's temperature and hydration regularly
  2. BRemoving the eye shields during feeds when the lights are off
  3. CApplying baby oil to the skin before the lights are switched on
  4. DCovering the baby's eyes with eye shields during phototherapy

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Gestational age
  2. 2. B · Conduction
  3. 3. D · Combined oestrogen-progestin pills
  4. 4. D · Look for one-sided swelling, warmth, redness and tenderness of the leg
  5. 5. C · Redness, warmth and discharge
  6. 6. C · Necrotising enterocolitis
  7. 7. A · ACE inhibitors can harm fetal kidney development and are avoided in pregnancy
  8. 8. C · Applying baby oil to the skin before the lights are switched on

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