Learning System RN 3.0 Maternal
Newborn Final Quiz with Answers
2025-2026 Updated.
A nurse is assessing a client on the first postpartum day. Findings include fundus firm and one
fingerbreadth above and to the right of the umbilicus, moderate lochia rubra with small clots,
temperature 37.3 C (99.2 F), and pulse rate 52/min. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - Answer Ask the client when she last voided
A nurse is preparing to administer naloxone to a newborn. Which of the following conditions can require
administration of this medication? - Answer IV narcotics administered to the mother during labor
A nurse is discussing epidural anesthesia with a client who is receiving oxytocin for induction of labor.
Which of the following statements should the nurse make? - Answer An epidural given too early can
prolong labor
A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and reports nausea and vomiting. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse provide the client? - Answer You should eat some crackers before rising
from bed in the morning
A nurse is planning care for a client who is pregnant and is Rh-negative. In which of the following
situations should the nurse administer Rh(D) Immune Globulin? - Answer At 28 weeks of gestation
A nurse is caring for a newborn whose mother received magnesium sulfate to treat preterm labor.
Which of the following clinical manifestations in the newborn indicates toxicity due to the magnesium
sulfate therapy? - Answer Respiratory depression
A nurse is caring for a newborn who was born to a client who has a narcotic use disorder. Which of the
following nursing actions should the nurse identify as a contraindication for the care of the newborn? -
Answer Frequent stimulation
, A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor. A vaginal examination reveals the following information:
2cm, 50%, +1, right occiput anterior. Based on this information, which of the following position should
the nurse document in the medical record? - Answer Vertex
A nurse is caring for a client who desires an intrauterine device (IUD) for contraception. Which of the
following findings is a contraindication for the use of this device? - Answer Menorrhagia
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 39 weeks of gestation and is in active labor. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include in the plan of care? - Answer Check the cervix prior to analgesic
administration
A nurse is caring for a client who has trichomoniasis and a prescription for metronidazole. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse provide to the client about the treatment plan? - Answer You
and your partner need to take the medication and use a condom during intercourse until cultures are
negative
A nurse is caring for four newborns. Which of the following newborns is at greatest risk for
hypoglycemia? - Answer A newborn who is large for gestational age
A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 hours postpartum. The nurse notes the client's perineal pad has a
large amount of lochia rubra with several clots. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
first? - Answer Massage the fundus
A nurse is caring for a client whose membranes have ruptured and is in active labor. The fetal monitor
tracing reveals late decelerations. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - Answer
Turn the client onto her left side
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a prescription for oxytocin. Which of the following is a
contraindication for the use of this medication? - Answer Active genital herpes
A nurse is caring for a newborn who has neonatal abstinence syndrome. Which of the following clinical
findings should the nurse expect? - Answer Exaggerated reflexes
Newborn Final Quiz with Answers
2025-2026 Updated.
A nurse is assessing a client on the first postpartum day. Findings include fundus firm and one
fingerbreadth above and to the right of the umbilicus, moderate lochia rubra with small clots,
temperature 37.3 C (99.2 F), and pulse rate 52/min. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - Answer Ask the client when she last voided
A nurse is preparing to administer naloxone to a newborn. Which of the following conditions can require
administration of this medication? - Answer IV narcotics administered to the mother during labor
A nurse is discussing epidural anesthesia with a client who is receiving oxytocin for induction of labor.
Which of the following statements should the nurse make? - Answer An epidural given too early can
prolong labor
A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and reports nausea and vomiting. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse provide the client? - Answer You should eat some crackers before rising
from bed in the morning
A nurse is planning care for a client who is pregnant and is Rh-negative. In which of the following
situations should the nurse administer Rh(D) Immune Globulin? - Answer At 28 weeks of gestation
A nurse is caring for a newborn whose mother received magnesium sulfate to treat preterm labor.
Which of the following clinical manifestations in the newborn indicates toxicity due to the magnesium
sulfate therapy? - Answer Respiratory depression
A nurse is caring for a newborn who was born to a client who has a narcotic use disorder. Which of the
following nursing actions should the nurse identify as a contraindication for the care of the newborn? -
Answer Frequent stimulation
, A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor. A vaginal examination reveals the following information:
2cm, 50%, +1, right occiput anterior. Based on this information, which of the following position should
the nurse document in the medical record? - Answer Vertex
A nurse is caring for a client who desires an intrauterine device (IUD) for contraception. Which of the
following findings is a contraindication for the use of this device? - Answer Menorrhagia
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 39 weeks of gestation and is in active labor. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include in the plan of care? - Answer Check the cervix prior to analgesic
administration
A nurse is caring for a client who has trichomoniasis and a prescription for metronidazole. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse provide to the client about the treatment plan? - Answer You
and your partner need to take the medication and use a condom during intercourse until cultures are
negative
A nurse is caring for four newborns. Which of the following newborns is at greatest risk for
hypoglycemia? - Answer A newborn who is large for gestational age
A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 hours postpartum. The nurse notes the client's perineal pad has a
large amount of lochia rubra with several clots. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
first? - Answer Massage the fundus
A nurse is caring for a client whose membranes have ruptured and is in active labor. The fetal monitor
tracing reveals late decelerations. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - Answer
Turn the client onto her left side
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a prescription for oxytocin. Which of the following is a
contraindication for the use of this medication? - Answer Active genital herpes
A nurse is caring for a newborn who has neonatal abstinence syndrome. Which of the following clinical
findings should the nurse expect? - Answer Exaggerated reflexes
