Maternity & obstetric nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A woman with leg cramps in late pregnancy asks how to relieve one. What should she do?

  1. ALie flat on her back and raise both legs
  2. BStraighten the leg and pull the foot upwards
  3. CPoint the toes downwards as far as possible
  4. DMassage the calf firmly with the knee bent
2.Easy

What is the typical respiratory rate of a healthy newborn at rest?

  1. A12 to 20 breaths per minute
  2. B60 to 90 breaths per minute
  3. C30 to 60 breaths per minute
  4. D20 to 30 breaths per minute
3.Easy

A woman at 34 weeks feels dizzy and faint while lying flat on her back. Which position helps most?

  1. ALying on her side, preferably the left
  2. BLying flat with a pillow under her head
  3. CLying flat with her legs raised
  4. DSitting with her head between her knees
4.Medium

After an amniotomy, why is the time of rupture of the membranes recorded?

  1. AIt is used to work out the baby's gestational age
  2. BIt predicts exactly when the placenta will deliver
  3. CIt is needed to calculate the woman's Bishop score
  4. DInfection risk rises the longer the membranes are ruptured
5.Medium

Which placental hormone causes insulin resistance in the second half of pregnancy?

  1. AHuman placental lactogen (hPL)
  2. BRelaxin
  3. COxytocin
  4. DHuman chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG)
6.Medium

A newborn appears jaundiced at 18 hours of age. What does this suggest?

  1. ANormal physiological jaundice that needs no further action
  2. BPathological jaundice that needs prompt assessment
  3. CBreast milk jaundice
  4. DA normal effect of vitamin K
7.Hard

A newborn is jaundiced at 12 hours of age. The mother is blood group O, Rh-positive and the baby is group A, Rh-positive with a positive direct Coombs test. What is the most likely cause?

  1. ABreast milk jaundice
  2. BABO incompatibility
  3. CPhysiological jaundice
  4. DRh isoimmunisation
8.Hard

One hour after a vaginal birth, the fundus is firm at the umbilicus, but there is a steady trickle of bright red blood. What is the most likely cause?

  1. AA full bladder
  2. BA tear of the cervix, vagina or perineum
  3. CUterine atony with blood pooling in the uterus
  4. DNormal lochia rubra

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Straighten the leg and pull the foot upwards
  2. 2. C · 30 to 60 breaths per minute
  3. 3. A · Lying on her side, preferably the left
  4. 4. D · Infection risk rises the longer the membranes are ruptured
  5. 5. A · Human placental lactogen (hPL)
  6. 6. B · Pathological jaundice that needs prompt assessment
  7. 7. B · ABO incompatibility
  8. 8. B · A tear of the cervix, vagina or perineum

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