Southeastern College Maternity Proctored Exam Practice Questions

The nurse encourages a female client with human papillomavirus (HPV) to receive continued follow-up care because she is at risk for:.

A woman in labor received an opioid close to the time of birth.

 The nurse would assess the newborn for which effect?

A client's membranes spontaneously ruptured, as evidenced by a gush of clear fluid with a contraction.

 What would the nurse do next? 

Your patient is receiving Heparin via a continuous IV infusion at a rate of 1600 units per hour.

The bag is labeled N/S 500 mLs and contains Heparin 40,000 units.

What rate should the IV pump be set at to deliver this ordered amount of Heparin? mLs/hr.

The nurse is counseling a couple who suspect that they could bear a child with a genetic abnormality.
What would be most important for the nurse to do when working with this family?.

When teaching a group of postmenopausal women about hot flashes and night sweats, the nurse would address which primary cause?.

A nurse is preparing a class for pregnant women about labor and birth.
When describing the typical movements that the fetus goes through as it travels through the passageway, which movements would the nurse include? Select all that apply.

Which measure would the nurse include in the teaching plan for a woman to reduce the risk of osteoporosis after menopause?.

A pregnant woman with diabetes at 10 weeks' gestation has a glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level of 13%. At this time the nurse should be most concerned about which possible fetal outcome?.

A woman in labor who received an opioid for pain relief develops respiratory depression.
The nurse would expect which agent to be administered?.

A client is diagnosed with gestational hypertension and is receiving magnesium sulfate.
The nurse determines that the medication is at a therapeutic level based on which finding?.