Maternity & obstetric nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which is a non-drug method of labour pain relief?

  1. AEpidural analgesia
  2. BInhaled nitrous oxide
  3. CPethidine (meperidine) injection
  4. DWarm water immersion
2.Easy

From which week is a pregnancy considered "term"?

  1. A40 weeks
  2. B36 weeks
  3. C37 weeks
  4. D34 weeks
3.Easy

What is the main benefit of delaying cord clamping in a healthy term baby?

  1. AFaster delivery of the placenta
  2. BLower risk of jaundice in all babies
  3. CReduced maternal blood loss
  4. DBetter iron stores in the baby
4.Medium

Which pattern defines uterine tachysystole?

  1. AContractions lasting 60 seconds
  2. BMore than 2 contractions in 10 minutes
  3. CMore than 5 contractions in 10 minutes, averaged over 30 minutes
  4. DContractions every 5 minutes in early labour, each lasting 60 seconds
5.Medium

At 1 minute, a newborn's heart rate is 90/min. How many points does the heart rate receive in the APGAR score?

  1. A3
  2. B2
  3. C1
  4. D0
6.Medium

Which newborn finding is commonly associated with Down syndrome?

  1. AA single palmar crease and low tone
  2. BLong nails and peeling skin
  3. CA high-pitched cry and tremors
  4. DAbundant vernix and lanugo
7.Hard

A newborn's cord stump has redness spreading onto the abdominal skin and a foul discharge. What is the priority?

  1. ACover the cord with a tight dressing
  2. BApply talc and recheck in a week
  3. CReport it as possible omphalitis
  4. DTeach the parents to pull the stump off
8.Hard

A woman says she was told her non-invasive prenatal test (cell-free DNA) is "high chance" for trisomy 21. Which statement by the nurse is accurate?

  1. AIt is a screening test, so a diagnostic test is offered to confirm it
  2. BThe test analyses fetal cells from the amniotic fluid
  3. CThe result is diagnostic and the baby definitely has trisomy 21
  4. DA high-chance result means the test should simply be repeated at birth

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Warm water immersion
  2. 2. C · 37 weeks
  3. 3. D · Better iron stores in the baby
  4. 4. C · More than 5 contractions in 10 minutes, averaged over 30 minutes
  5. 5. C · 1
  6. 6. A · A single palmar crease and low tone
  7. 7. C · Report it as possible omphalitis
  8. 8. A · It is a screening test, so a diagnostic test is offered to confirm it

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