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Maternal Newborn Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 30 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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Start Practice ExamA nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and notes late decelerations in the fetal heart rate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A nurse is caring for a newborn 1 hour following birth. The newborn has a history of a 39-week gestation, emergency cesarean birth for abruptio placentae and non-reassuring fetal heart rate, an Apgar
A nurse is caring for a client who is 7 days postpartum and calls the clinic to report pain and redness of her left calf. Besides seeing her provider, which of the following interventions should the n
A nurse is caring for a client who is 6 hours postpartum and asks the nurse to feed her newborn. Which of the following responses should the nurse provide?
A nurse is caring for a client who is 6 hours postpartum and asks the nurse to feed her newborn. Which of the following responses should the nurse provide?
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 28 weeks of gestation and received terbutaline. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving opioid epidural analgesia during labor. Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority?
A nurse is caring for a client who has preeclampsia and is being treated with magnesium sulfate IV. The client's respiratory rate is 10/min and deep-tendon reflexes are absent. Which of the following
A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who is gravida 1 and para 0. The client was admitted to the hospital at 38 weeks of gestation with a diagnosis of preeclampsia. Which of the following findin
A nurse is creating the plan of care for a client who is at 39 weeks of gestation and in active labor. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
A nurse is creating the plan of care for a client who is at 39 weeks of gestation and in active labor. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
A nurse is caring for a client who presents to a labor and delivery unit experiencing rapidly progressing labor. Which of the following is the priority action for the nurse to take?
A nurse is providing teaching about expected gestational changes to a client who is at 12 weeks of gestation. Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
A nurse is assessing a client who is 4 hr postpartum following a vaginal delivery. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as the priority?
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is suspected of having a hydatidiform mole. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect to observe in this client?
A nurse is caring for a client during a routine prenatal visit. The client is a Gravida 2 Para 1 who is at 29 weeks of gestation. The client reports active fetal movements, the fundal height is 28 cm,
A nurse in a clinic is teaching the mother of a 4-month-old infant who has been breastfed. The mother plans to switch her infant to an iron-fortified formula. Which of the following should be included
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about reducing perineal infection with a client following a vaginal delivery. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
A nurse is caring for a client who is considering several methods of contraception. Which of the following methods of contraception should the nurse identify as being most reliable?
A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor with 7 cm of cervical dilation and 100% effacement. The fetus is at 1+ station, and the client's amniotic membranes are intact. The client suddenl
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the first stage of labor. The nurse observes the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?
A nurse in an antepartum unit is triaging clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse see first?
A nurse in the ambulatory surgery center is providing discharge teaching to a client who had a dilation and curettage (D C) following a spontaneous miscarriage. Which of the following should be includ
A nurse is performing a physical examination of a client who is 1 day postpartum. Which of the following findings requires immediate intervention?
A nurse is caring for a client who is 42 weeks of gestation. Medical History: 29-year-old client, Gravida 2 Para 1, admitted this morning for induction of labor. Had an uncomplicated spontaneous vagin