MATERNITY TEST BANK EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
Chapter 13: Labor and Birth Processes
1. A new mother asks the nurse when the soft spot on her sons head will
go away. The nurses answer is based on the knowledge that the anterior
fontanel closes after birth by _____ months.
a. 2 c. 12
b. 8 d. 18 - ANSWER- d. 18
2. When assessing a woman in labor, the nurse is aware that the
relationship of the fetal body parts to one another is called fetal:
a. Lie. c. Attitude.
b. Presentation. d. Position. - ANSWER- c. Attitude.
,3. When assessing the fetus using Leopold maneuvers, the nurse feels a
round, firm, movable fetal part in the fundal portion of the uterus and a
long, smooth surface in the mothers right side close to midline. What is
the likely position of the fetus?
a. ROA c. RSA
b. LSP d. LOA - ANSWER- c. RSA
4. The nurse has received report regarding her patient in labor. The
womans last vaginal examination was recorded as 3 cm, 30%, and ?2-2.
The nurses interpretation of this assessment is that:
a. The cervix is effaced 3 cm, it is dilated 30%, and the presenting part is
2 cm above the ischial spines.
b. The cervix is 3 cm dilated, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is
2 cm above the ischial spines.
c. The cervix is effaced 3 cm, it is dilated 30%, and the presenting part is
2 cm below the ischial spines.
d. The cervix is dilated 3 cm, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is
2 cm below the ischial spines. - ANSWER- b. The cervix is 3 cm
dilated, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm above the
ischial spines.
5. To care for a laboring woman adequately, the nurse understands that
the __________ stage of labor varies the most in length?
a. First c. Third
b. Second d. Fourth - ANSWER- a. First
,6. The nurse would expect which maternal cardiovascular finding during
labor?
a. Increased cardiac output
b. Decreased pulse rate
c. Decreased white blood cell (WBC) count
d. Decreased blood pressure - ANSWER- a. Increased cardiac output
7. The factors that affect the process of labor and birth, known
commonly as the five Ps, include all except:
a. Passenger. c. Powers.
b. Passageway. d. Pressure. - ANSWER- d. Pressure.
8. The slight overlapping of cranial bones or shaping of the fetal head
during labor is called:
a. Lightening. c. Ferguson reflex.
b. Molding. d. Valsalva maneuver. - ANSWER- b. Molding.
9. Which presentation is described accurately in terms of both presenting
part and frequency of occurrence?
a. Cephalic: occiput; at least 95% c. Shoulder: scapula; 10% to 15%
b. Breech: sacrum; 10% to 15% d. Cephalic: cranial; 80% to 85% -
ANSWER- a. Cephalic: occiput; at least 95%
10. With regard to factors that affect how the fetus moves through the
birth canal, nurses should be aware that:
, a. The fetal attitude describes the angle at which the fetus exits the
uterus.
b. Of the two primary fetal lies, the horizontal lie is that in which the
long axis of the fetus is parallel to the long axis of the mother.
c. The normal attitude of the fetus is called general flexion.
d. The transverse lie is preferred for vaginal birth. - ANSWER- c. The
normal attitude of the fetus is called general flexion.
11. As relates to fetal positioning during labor, nurses should be aware
that:
a. Position is a measure of the degree of descent of the presenting part of
the fetus through the birth canal.
b. Birth is imminent when the presenting part is at +4 to +5 cm below
the spine.
c. The largest transverse diameter of the presenting part is the
suboccipitobregmatic diameter.
d. Engagement is the term used to describe the beginning of labor. -
ANSWER- b. Birth is imminent when the presenting part is at +4 to
+5 cm below the spine.
12. Which basic type of pelvis includes the correct description and
percentage of occurrence in women?
a. Gynecoid: classic female; heart shaped; 75%
b. Android: resembling the male; wider oval; 15%
c. Anthropoid: resembling the ape; narrower; 10%
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
Chapter 13: Labor and Birth Processes
1. A new mother asks the nurse when the soft spot on her sons head will
go away. The nurses answer is based on the knowledge that the anterior
fontanel closes after birth by _____ months.
a. 2 c. 12
b. 8 d. 18 - ANSWER- d. 18
2. When assessing a woman in labor, the nurse is aware that the
relationship of the fetal body parts to one another is called fetal:
a. Lie. c. Attitude.
b. Presentation. d. Position. - ANSWER- c. Attitude.
,3. When assessing the fetus using Leopold maneuvers, the nurse feels a
round, firm, movable fetal part in the fundal portion of the uterus and a
long, smooth surface in the mothers right side close to midline. What is
the likely position of the fetus?
a. ROA c. RSA
b. LSP d. LOA - ANSWER- c. RSA
4. The nurse has received report regarding her patient in labor. The
womans last vaginal examination was recorded as 3 cm, 30%, and ?2-2.
The nurses interpretation of this assessment is that:
a. The cervix is effaced 3 cm, it is dilated 30%, and the presenting part is
2 cm above the ischial spines.
b. The cervix is 3 cm dilated, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is
2 cm above the ischial spines.
c. The cervix is effaced 3 cm, it is dilated 30%, and the presenting part is
2 cm below the ischial spines.
d. The cervix is dilated 3 cm, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is
2 cm below the ischial spines. - ANSWER- b. The cervix is 3 cm
dilated, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm above the
ischial spines.
5. To care for a laboring woman adequately, the nurse understands that
the __________ stage of labor varies the most in length?
a. First c. Third
b. Second d. Fourth - ANSWER- a. First
,6. The nurse would expect which maternal cardiovascular finding during
labor?
a. Increased cardiac output
b. Decreased pulse rate
c. Decreased white blood cell (WBC) count
d. Decreased blood pressure - ANSWER- a. Increased cardiac output
7. The factors that affect the process of labor and birth, known
commonly as the five Ps, include all except:
a. Passenger. c. Powers.
b. Passageway. d. Pressure. - ANSWER- d. Pressure.
8. The slight overlapping of cranial bones or shaping of the fetal head
during labor is called:
a. Lightening. c. Ferguson reflex.
b. Molding. d. Valsalva maneuver. - ANSWER- b. Molding.
9. Which presentation is described accurately in terms of both presenting
part and frequency of occurrence?
a. Cephalic: occiput; at least 95% c. Shoulder: scapula; 10% to 15%
b. Breech: sacrum; 10% to 15% d. Cephalic: cranial; 80% to 85% -
ANSWER- a. Cephalic: occiput; at least 95%
10. With regard to factors that affect how the fetus moves through the
birth canal, nurses should be aware that:
, a. The fetal attitude describes the angle at which the fetus exits the
uterus.
b. Of the two primary fetal lies, the horizontal lie is that in which the
long axis of the fetus is parallel to the long axis of the mother.
c. The normal attitude of the fetus is called general flexion.
d. The transverse lie is preferred for vaginal birth. - ANSWER- c. The
normal attitude of the fetus is called general flexion.
11. As relates to fetal positioning during labor, nurses should be aware
that:
a. Position is a measure of the degree of descent of the presenting part of
the fetus through the birth canal.
b. Birth is imminent when the presenting part is at +4 to +5 cm below
the spine.
c. The largest transverse diameter of the presenting part is the
suboccipitobregmatic diameter.
d. Engagement is the term used to describe the beginning of labor. -
ANSWER- b. Birth is imminent when the presenting part is at +4 to
+5 cm below the spine.
12. Which basic type of pelvis includes the correct description and
percentage of occurrence in women?
a. Gynecoid: classic female; heart shaped; 75%
b. Android: resembling the male; wider oval; 15%
c. Anthropoid: resembling the ape; narrower; 10%
