MATERNITY NURSING RETAKE EXAM –
EXAM PREP
RESOURCE WITH PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026/2027 LATEST
A nurse is planning care for a newborn who is scheduled to start phototherapy
using a lamp. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the
plan?
A) Give the newborn 1 oz of glucose water every 4 hours
B) Apply a thin layer of lotion to the newborns skin every 8 hours
C) Dress the newborn in a thin layer of clothing during the therapy
D) Ensure the newborns eyes are closed beneath the shield - ANS✔✔--
Ensure the newborns eyes are closed beneath the shield
A nurse on an antepartum unit is reviewing the medical records for four clients.
Which of the following clients should the nurse asses first?
A) A client who has hyperemesis gravidarum and a sodium level of 110 B) A
client who has preeclampsia and a creatine level of 1.1
C) A client who has diabetes mellitus and an HbA1c of 5.8
D) A client who has placenta previa a hematocrit of 36 - ANS✔✔--A client
who has hyperemesis gravidarum and a sodium level of 110
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,A nurse is admitting a client who is in active labor and has had two prior
cesarean births. The nurse should identify that the client is at an increased risk
for which of the following complications?
A) Uterine rupture
B) Precipitous labor
C) Failure to progress
D) Abruptio placentae - ANS✔✔--Abruptio placentae
A nurse is caring for a 2-day old newborn who was born at 35 weeks gestation.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Measure the abdominal circumference at the level of the newborn's
umbilicus every 12 hours
B) Provide the newborn with an iron rich formula containing vitamin b12
every 12 hours
C) Administer nitric oxide inhalation therapy to the newborn
D) Insert an orogastric decompression tube with low suction - ANS✔✔--
Measure the abdominal circumference at the level of the newborn's umbilicus
every 12 hours
Which of the following assessment findings in an infant should indicate to a
nurse that suctioning of the nasopharynx is needed?
A) The infant is beginning to cough
B) The newborns pulse oximetry is 91
C) The infant's respiratory rate is 32/min.
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, D) The infant's respiratory rate is irregular - ANS✔✔--The infant is
beginning to cough
A nurse is providing teaching to a postpartum client who has type 1 diabetes
and is breastfeeding her newborn. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse give to the client?
A) Take more insulin with each meal that you did prior to pre pregnancy
B) Maintain scheduled mealtimes for yourself
C) Check your blood glucose levels every 8 hours
D) Limit your carbohydrate intake to 30 grams per day - ANS✔✔--Maintain
scheduled mealtimes for yourself
A nurse is performing a nonstress test on a client who is at 35 weeks of
gestation and has diabetes. The test reveals no accelerations of the fetal heart
rate for 20 minutes. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Perform vibroacoustic stimulation
B) Collect a specimen for an indirect Coomb's test
C) Conduct a vaginal exam
D) Place the client in the Trendelenburg position - ANS✔✔--Perform
vibroacoustic stimulation
A nurse is preparing to administer gentamycin 2 mg/kg Im to a client who has
pelvic inflammatory disease and weighs 132 lb. Available is gentamycin
injection 40 mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse administer? - ANS✔✔--3
mL
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EXAM PREP
RESOURCE WITH PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026/2027 LATEST
A nurse is planning care for a newborn who is scheduled to start phototherapy
using a lamp. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the
plan?
A) Give the newborn 1 oz of glucose water every 4 hours
B) Apply a thin layer of lotion to the newborns skin every 8 hours
C) Dress the newborn in a thin layer of clothing during the therapy
D) Ensure the newborns eyes are closed beneath the shield - ANS✔✔--
Ensure the newborns eyes are closed beneath the shield
A nurse on an antepartum unit is reviewing the medical records for four clients.
Which of the following clients should the nurse asses first?
A) A client who has hyperemesis gravidarum and a sodium level of 110 B) A
client who has preeclampsia and a creatine level of 1.1
C) A client who has diabetes mellitus and an HbA1c of 5.8
D) A client who has placenta previa a hematocrit of 36 - ANS✔✔--A client
who has hyperemesis gravidarum and a sodium level of 110
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,A nurse is admitting a client who is in active labor and has had two prior
cesarean births. The nurse should identify that the client is at an increased risk
for which of the following complications?
A) Uterine rupture
B) Precipitous labor
C) Failure to progress
D) Abruptio placentae - ANS✔✔--Abruptio placentae
A nurse is caring for a 2-day old newborn who was born at 35 weeks gestation.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Measure the abdominal circumference at the level of the newborn's
umbilicus every 12 hours
B) Provide the newborn with an iron rich formula containing vitamin b12
every 12 hours
C) Administer nitric oxide inhalation therapy to the newborn
D) Insert an orogastric decompression tube with low suction - ANS✔✔--
Measure the abdominal circumference at the level of the newborn's umbilicus
every 12 hours
Which of the following assessment findings in an infant should indicate to a
nurse that suctioning of the nasopharynx is needed?
A) The infant is beginning to cough
B) The newborns pulse oximetry is 91
C) The infant's respiratory rate is 32/min.
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, D) The infant's respiratory rate is irregular - ANS✔✔--The infant is
beginning to cough
A nurse is providing teaching to a postpartum client who has type 1 diabetes
and is breastfeeding her newborn. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse give to the client?
A) Take more insulin with each meal that you did prior to pre pregnancy
B) Maintain scheduled mealtimes for yourself
C) Check your blood glucose levels every 8 hours
D) Limit your carbohydrate intake to 30 grams per day - ANS✔✔--Maintain
scheduled mealtimes for yourself
A nurse is performing a nonstress test on a client who is at 35 weeks of
gestation and has diabetes. The test reveals no accelerations of the fetal heart
rate for 20 minutes. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Perform vibroacoustic stimulation
B) Collect a specimen for an indirect Coomb's test
C) Conduct a vaginal exam
D) Place the client in the Trendelenburg position - ANS✔✔--Perform
vibroacoustic stimulation
A nurse is preparing to administer gentamycin 2 mg/kg Im to a client who has
pelvic inflammatory disease and weighs 132 lb. Available is gentamycin
injection 40 mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse administer? - ANS✔✔--3
mL
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