NCMA CPCM CERTIFICATION 2026
TEST PAPER VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who suspects she may
be pregnant and asks the nurse how the provider will confirm her
pregnancy. The nurse should inform the client that what lab test will be
used to confirm her pregnancy?
a. urine test for presence of HCG
b. urine test for the presence of HCS
c. blood test for presence of estrogen
d. blood test for the amount of circulating progesterone. Answer: a. urine
test for presence of HCG
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who believes she may be pregnant. What
finding should the nurse identify as a positive sign of pregnancy?
a. palpable fetal movement
b. amenorrhea
c. chadwick's sign
d. positive pregnancy test. Answer: a. palpable fetal movement
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has oligohydraminios. What fetal
anomalies should the nurse expect?
a. renal agenesis
b. atrial septal defect
,c. spina bifida
d. hydrocephalus. Answer: a. renal agenesis
◉ A nurse is assessing a client who is at 37 wks gestation and has a
suspected pelvic fracture due to blunt abd trauma. What findings should
the nurse expect?
a. uterine contractions
b. bradycardia
c. seizures
d. bradypnea. Answer: a. uterine contractions
The nurse should expect the client to be experiencing uterine
contractions due to abdominal trauma.
◉ A nurse is assessing a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has
hydatidiform mole. What findings should the nurse expect?
a. hypothermia
b. dark brown vaginal discharge
c. fetal heart tones
d. decreased urinary output. Answer: b. dark brown vaginal discharge
A hydatidiform mole, or a molar pregnancy, is a benign proliferative
growth of the chorionic villi, which gives rise to multiple cysts. The
products of conception transform into a large number of edematous,
,fluid-filled vesicles. As cells slough off the uterine wall, vaginal
discharge is usually dark brown and can contain grapelike clusters.
◉ A nurse is assessing a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and has
mild gestational HTN. What finding should the nurse identify as the
priority?
a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
b. 1+ protein in the urine
c. +2 edema of the feet
d. BP 144/92. Answer: a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
When using the urgent vs. nonurgent approach to client care, the nurse
should determine that the priority finding is 480 mL of urine output in
24 hr because the minimum acceptable urine output in an adult client is
30 mL/hr. This can indicate progression of preeclampsia to preeclampsia
with severe features, which requires immediate intervention. Therefore,
this is the priority finding.
◉ A nurse is teaching a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has HIV.
What statement should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. you will be in isolation after delivery
b. abstain from sexual intercourse throughout pregnancy
c. breastfeed your newborn to provide passive immunity
d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy.
Answer: d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the
pregnancy
, -can be transmitted through breastfeeding
-she can continue to have sex
The nurse should inform the client that taking prescription antiviral
medication every day decreases the risk of transmission of HIV to her
newborn.
◉ A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 8 wks gestation
about manifestations to report to the provider during pregnancy. What
info should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. nausea upon awakening
b. blurred or double vision
c. increase in white vaginal discharge
d. leg cramps when sleeping. Answer: b. blurred or double vision
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is in the latent phase of labor and is
receiving oxytocin via continuous IV infusion. The nurse notes that the
client is having contractions every 2 min which last 100-110 seconds
that the fetal heart rate is reassuring. What action should the nurse take?
a. decrease the dose of oxytocin by half
b. administer oxygen via nonrebreather mask
c. decrease the infusion rate of the maintenance IV fluid
d. administer terbutaline 0.25mg subq. Answer: a. decrease the dose of
oxytocin by half
TEST PAPER VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who suspects she may
be pregnant and asks the nurse how the provider will confirm her
pregnancy. The nurse should inform the client that what lab test will be
used to confirm her pregnancy?
a. urine test for presence of HCG
b. urine test for the presence of HCS
c. blood test for presence of estrogen
d. blood test for the amount of circulating progesterone. Answer: a. urine
test for presence of HCG
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who believes she may be pregnant. What
finding should the nurse identify as a positive sign of pregnancy?
a. palpable fetal movement
b. amenorrhea
c. chadwick's sign
d. positive pregnancy test. Answer: a. palpable fetal movement
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has oligohydraminios. What fetal
anomalies should the nurse expect?
a. renal agenesis
b. atrial septal defect
,c. spina bifida
d. hydrocephalus. Answer: a. renal agenesis
◉ A nurse is assessing a client who is at 37 wks gestation and has a
suspected pelvic fracture due to blunt abd trauma. What findings should
the nurse expect?
a. uterine contractions
b. bradycardia
c. seizures
d. bradypnea. Answer: a. uterine contractions
The nurse should expect the client to be experiencing uterine
contractions due to abdominal trauma.
◉ A nurse is assessing a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has
hydatidiform mole. What findings should the nurse expect?
a. hypothermia
b. dark brown vaginal discharge
c. fetal heart tones
d. decreased urinary output. Answer: b. dark brown vaginal discharge
A hydatidiform mole, or a molar pregnancy, is a benign proliferative
growth of the chorionic villi, which gives rise to multiple cysts. The
products of conception transform into a large number of edematous,
,fluid-filled vesicles. As cells slough off the uterine wall, vaginal
discharge is usually dark brown and can contain grapelike clusters.
◉ A nurse is assessing a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and has
mild gestational HTN. What finding should the nurse identify as the
priority?
a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
b. 1+ protein in the urine
c. +2 edema of the feet
d. BP 144/92. Answer: a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
When using the urgent vs. nonurgent approach to client care, the nurse
should determine that the priority finding is 480 mL of urine output in
24 hr because the minimum acceptable urine output in an adult client is
30 mL/hr. This can indicate progression of preeclampsia to preeclampsia
with severe features, which requires immediate intervention. Therefore,
this is the priority finding.
◉ A nurse is teaching a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has HIV.
What statement should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. you will be in isolation after delivery
b. abstain from sexual intercourse throughout pregnancy
c. breastfeed your newborn to provide passive immunity
d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy.
Answer: d. you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the
pregnancy
, -can be transmitted through breastfeeding
-she can continue to have sex
The nurse should inform the client that taking prescription antiviral
medication every day decreases the risk of transmission of HIV to her
newborn.
◉ A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 8 wks gestation
about manifestations to report to the provider during pregnancy. What
info should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. nausea upon awakening
b. blurred or double vision
c. increase in white vaginal discharge
d. leg cramps when sleeping. Answer: b. blurred or double vision
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is in the latent phase of labor and is
receiving oxytocin via continuous IV infusion. The nurse notes that the
client is having contractions every 2 min which last 100-110 seconds
that the fetal heart rate is reassuring. What action should the nurse take?
a. decrease the dose of oxytocin by half
b. administer oxygen via nonrebreather mask
c. decrease the infusion rate of the maintenance IV fluid
d. administer terbutaline 0.25mg subq. Answer: a. decrease the dose of
oxytocin by half
