NURN 218 TEST BANK 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● The pregnant patient reports uterine contractions every 8 minutes,
that are mild in intensity. Her cervical exam is 4 cm dilation/80%
effaced/-2 station. Which conclusion should the nurse make based on
this information?
a) The patient is in the latent phase of labor
b) The patient is experiencing false labor
c) The patient is experiencing the active phase of labor
d) The patient is experiencing lightening
Answer: a) The patient is in the latent phase of labor
●● While caring for a G3P2 term client in labor, FHR assessment via an
external fetal monitor reveals the following: Baseline rate 124, moderate
variability, accelerations and early decelerations. You interpret this
finding as:
a) Category 1 tracing, reassuring
b) Category 3 tracing; nonreassuring
c) Cord compression
d) Fetal hypoxia
Answer: a) Category 1 tracing, reassuring
, ●● A nurse caring for a client who is in active labor with no
complications should perform FHR assessments how often?
a) Every 15 minutes
b) Every 20 minutes
c) Every 30 minutes
d) Every 60 minutes
Answer: c) Every 30 minutes
●● The most favorable pelvic types for a vaginal delivery are android
and platypelloid
a) True
b) False
Answer: b) False - the most favorable are gynecoid and anthropoid
●● During a cervical examination of a laboring client, the station was
documented as a "+1". Choose the statement below that explains this
notation.
a) The cervix id dilated 1 cm in diameter
b) The mother is entering the first stage of labor
c) The fetal presenting part is 1 cm above the ischial spines of the
maternal pelvis
d) The fetal presenting part is 1 cm below the ischial spines of the
maternal pelvis
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● The pregnant patient reports uterine contractions every 8 minutes,
that are mild in intensity. Her cervical exam is 4 cm dilation/80%
effaced/-2 station. Which conclusion should the nurse make based on
this information?
a) The patient is in the latent phase of labor
b) The patient is experiencing false labor
c) The patient is experiencing the active phase of labor
d) The patient is experiencing lightening
Answer: a) The patient is in the latent phase of labor
●● While caring for a G3P2 term client in labor, FHR assessment via an
external fetal monitor reveals the following: Baseline rate 124, moderate
variability, accelerations and early decelerations. You interpret this
finding as:
a) Category 1 tracing, reassuring
b) Category 3 tracing; nonreassuring
c) Cord compression
d) Fetal hypoxia
Answer: a) Category 1 tracing, reassuring
, ●● A nurse caring for a client who is in active labor with no
complications should perform FHR assessments how often?
a) Every 15 minutes
b) Every 20 minutes
c) Every 30 minutes
d) Every 60 minutes
Answer: c) Every 30 minutes
●● The most favorable pelvic types for a vaginal delivery are android
and platypelloid
a) True
b) False
Answer: b) False - the most favorable are gynecoid and anthropoid
●● During a cervical examination of a laboring client, the station was
documented as a "+1". Choose the statement below that explains this
notation.
a) The cervix id dilated 1 cm in diameter
b) The mother is entering the first stage of labor
c) The fetal presenting part is 1 cm above the ischial spines of the
maternal pelvis
d) The fetal presenting part is 1 cm below the ischial spines of the
maternal pelvis
