Obstetric Practice Exam - For All Aspiring Nurses

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Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology, which is a surgical field.
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Obstetric Practice Exam - For All Aspiring Nurses

One factor that predisposes an epileptic women to seizures during pregnancy is?

Long term inhaled corticosteriod therapy to treat asthma has been implicated in increased incidence of:

On admission to the postpartum unit, a 20 year old G1 complains of a headache. Her VS are 140/88, 110, 18. She has pitting edema in her legs with DTR's 4+ and 2 beats of clonus. Her urine dip for protein is 3+. The most important inital nursing action would be to:

The initial antihypertensive drug for a pregnant women with chronic hypertension is:

A 24 year old white woman at 28wks gestation presents for her regular prenatal visit. She is 65 inches tall and weighs 120lbs. She has no history of diabetes in her family. According to the American Diabetes Association? What is the apporpriate screening for GDM?

What is the most common maternal congenital cardiac lesion with a left to right shunt that is detected during pregnancy?

A pregnant woman with HIV + and is taking Zidovudine (ZDV). SHe asks about continuing the medication during labor. The nurse should explain that ZDV will be given:

A hemoglobin A1c of 10.6 indicates a risk of congenital anomalies at what level?

The initial antihypertensive drug for a pregnant woman with chonic hypertension is

A woman at 38 weeks gestation presents in active labor with condyloma acuminata, which was being treated with trichloroacetic acid (TCA). The nurse should recognize that cesarean delivery would be indicated:

On admission to the postpartum unit, a 20 year old G1, complains of headache. Her VS are 140-88, 110, and 18. She has pitting edema in her legs and DTR's +4 and 2 beats of clonus. A dipstick for protein is 3+. The most important nursing action would be to:

The parameter on which obstetric hemorrhage is defined is the

A hemotological change in pregnancy that predisposes a patient to venous thrombosis is:

When educating the pregnant woman who smokes cigarettes about the effect of smoking on the fetus, it is important to explain that:

The fetal attitude in the mother's pelvis describes the relation of the:

When performing Leopold's manuevers in the appropriate sequence, the first manuever should determine

A woman at 37 weeks gestation has no risk factors and no complication to date. She calls because she thinks the baby is not moving as much as previously. She should be instructed to:

A patient has been moved to the surgery suite for a cesarean birth. There is an internal fetal scalp electrode in place. This should be removed when the:

A gravida 2 para1 at 34 weeks gestation with a history of ruptured uterus is underging amniocentesis for fetal lung maturity. The LS ratio is 2.5. The risk for neonatal RDS is

A woman at 37 weeks gestation calls and reports contractions that occur every 15-25 mintues with cramping in the lower abdomen all afternoon. Walking helps give her some relief, but the contractions return. The nurse/ nurse practitioner knows that these symptoms represent:

During the bearing down phase of the second stage of labor, the nurse should help facilitate the woman's perineum to stretch by:

Compared to a mediolateral episiotomy, a midline episiotomy results in:

Cesarean in a previous pregnancy increases risk for:

The risk of water intoxication is decreased during induction of labor if oxytocin is given in a/an:

The primary action of misoprostol (Cytotec) is to:

Pain experience in the first stage of labor results primarily from:

Which of the following types of drugs used during labor have a ceiling effect, in that additional doses have no additional effect on respiratory depression

A characteristic of a velamentous cord insertion is:

One of the goals in the conservative management of placenta previa is to:

A patient with a placenta previa is scheduled for a cesarean birth. The nurse can anticipate what type of incision is to be made?

Treating the preterm labor patient with bed rest increases:

Neurologic injury in a twin who survives the intrauterine death of the co-twin is most likely due to:

When teaching the postpartum patient about the use of the contraceptive sponge, the patient should be advised to leave the sponge in place for how many hours after intercourse?

Afterbirth pains usually last

The interactive process of the father with the newborn is termed:

A postpartum woman who is breastfeeding delivered 48 hours ago and is reporting breast engorgement. The cause of this engorgement is due to:

The current AWHONN (American Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Gynecologic Nurses) recommendations for umbilical cord cleaning are initially:

The decrease in oxygen concentration that is responsible for initiation of newborn respiration in the:

Assessment of the newborn gestational age should be done:

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control recommend 200IU Vitamin D supplement for all breastfed infants at what age?

The standard of care is based and derived from: