NRNP 6551 FINAL EXAM – QUESTION AND ANSWERS
(AUGUST 2020)
• Question 1
• 2 out of 2 points
Without treatment shortly after birth, as many as 90 percent of infants born to hepatitis B–infected
mothers will:
Selected Answer: d.
Become infected
• Question 2
• 2 out of 2 points
What is the potential danger of a fetus born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid?
Selected Answer: b.
The infant can breathe meconium into the lungs.
• Question 3
• 2 out of 2 points
Which of the following instructions should be included in the discharge teaching plan to assist the
postpartal woman in recognizing early signs of complications?
Selected Answer: c.
Notify your health-care provider of a return to bright red vaginal bleeding.
• Question 4
• 2 out of 2 points
It is imperative that the nurse practitioner teach patients taking an oral contraceptive to report any of
the danger signs of complications. Which of the following would be of least concern to the nurse
practitioner?
Selected Answer: d.
Weight gain
• Question 5
• 2 out of 2 points
What is the leading cause of first-trimester maternal death?
Selected Answer: a.
Ectopic pregnancy
, • Question 6
• 2 out of 2 points
After 28 weeks' gestation, all women should perform fetal movement counts (FMCs). Which of the
following statements regarding FMCs is true?
Selected Answer: d.
Ten movements should be obtained in 2 hours.
• Question 7
• 2 out of 2 points
What is the most common cause of medical complications in pregnancy?
Selected Answer: a.
Hypertension
• Question 8
• 2 out of 2 points
An example of an X-linked recessive condition or trait is
Selected Answer: c.
Hemophilia
• Question 9
• 2 out of 2 points
What should be addressed during late postpartum maternal evaluation (weeks 2–6)?
Selected Answer: b.
The need for birth control information or supplies
• Question 10
• 2 out of 2 points
Carrie is due to deliver her second baby. During your work-up, you note that she hemorrhaged after
delivering her first baby 2 years ago, has always had menorrhagia, and bruises easily. Her lab work
reveals a normal blood work-up, including a normal prothrombin time and activated partial
thromboplastin time. What do you suspect?
Selected Answer: d.
Von Willibrand's disease
• Question 11
• 2 out of 2 points
What is the general goal of surgical treatment for stress UI?
Selected Answer: d.
To support and stabilize the urethra
(AUGUST 2020)
• Question 1
• 2 out of 2 points
Without treatment shortly after birth, as many as 90 percent of infants born to hepatitis B–infected
mothers will:
Selected Answer: d.
Become infected
• Question 2
• 2 out of 2 points
What is the potential danger of a fetus born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid?
Selected Answer: b.
The infant can breathe meconium into the lungs.
• Question 3
• 2 out of 2 points
Which of the following instructions should be included in the discharge teaching plan to assist the
postpartal woman in recognizing early signs of complications?
Selected Answer: c.
Notify your health-care provider of a return to bright red vaginal bleeding.
• Question 4
• 2 out of 2 points
It is imperative that the nurse practitioner teach patients taking an oral contraceptive to report any of
the danger signs of complications. Which of the following would be of least concern to the nurse
practitioner?
Selected Answer: d.
Weight gain
• Question 5
• 2 out of 2 points
What is the leading cause of first-trimester maternal death?
Selected Answer: a.
Ectopic pregnancy
, • Question 6
• 2 out of 2 points
After 28 weeks' gestation, all women should perform fetal movement counts (FMCs). Which of the
following statements regarding FMCs is true?
Selected Answer: d.
Ten movements should be obtained in 2 hours.
• Question 7
• 2 out of 2 points
What is the most common cause of medical complications in pregnancy?
Selected Answer: a.
Hypertension
• Question 8
• 2 out of 2 points
An example of an X-linked recessive condition or trait is
Selected Answer: c.
Hemophilia
• Question 9
• 2 out of 2 points
What should be addressed during late postpartum maternal evaluation (weeks 2–6)?
Selected Answer: b.
The need for birth control information or supplies
• Question 10
• 2 out of 2 points
Carrie is due to deliver her second baby. During your work-up, you note that she hemorrhaged after
delivering her first baby 2 years ago, has always had menorrhagia, and bruises easily. Her lab work
reveals a normal blood work-up, including a normal prothrombin time and activated partial
thromboplastin time. What do you suspect?
Selected Answer: d.
Von Willibrand's disease
• Question 11
• 2 out of 2 points
What is the general goal of surgical treatment for stress UI?
Selected Answer: d.
To support and stabilize the urethra
