Maternity & obstetric nursing worksheet with answers

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

1. AStop breastfeeding for 2 days to let the breasts rest
2. BFeed only from one breast
3. CDrink less fluid
4. DBreastfeed often and empty the breasts well

A newborn's cot is placed next to a cold outside window. Which type of heat loss is most likely?

1. AConduction
2. BConvection
3. CRadiation
4. DEvaporation

Why is anti-D immunoglobulin given to an Rh-negative pregnant woman?

1. ATo make the baby Rh-negative
2. BTo protect the baby against infections such as rubella and group B streptococcus
3. CTo treat anaemia in the mother
4. DTo stop her immune system forming antibodies against Rh-positive fetal blood

A pregnant woman taking iron says her stools have turned black. What is the best response?

1. AExplain that this is an expected effect of iron
2. BAdvise her to go to the emergency department now
3. CTell her to double the dose of the tablets
4. DTell her to stop the iron immediately

Carboprost, a prostaglandin used for postpartum haemorrhage, should be avoided in women with:

1. AAsthma
2. BEpilepsy
3. CHypertension
4. DA previous caesarean birth

Which woman on the antenatal unit should the nurse see first?

1. AAt 38 weeks: irregular Braxton Hicks contractions
2. BAt 34 weeks: severe headache, BP 164/110 mmHg
3. CAt 30 weeks: mild ankle swelling in the evening
4. DAt 28 weeks: due for routine anti-D

Just after her membranes rupture in labour, a woman suddenly becomes very breathless, cyanosed and hypotensive. Which condition should be suspected?

1. ASupine hypotension
2. BAmniotic fluid embolism
3. CNormal response to a strong contraction
4. DA panic attack

A woman at 11 weeks has heavy bleeding, cramping and an open cervical os, and she has passed some tissue. Which type of miscarriage is this?

1. AMissed miscarriage
2. BThreatened miscarriage
3. CComplete miscarriage
4. DIncomplete miscarriage