OB NURS 306 Week 4 practice
questions.
Week 4 practice questions
1. The nurse is providing discharge counseling to a woman who is breastfeeding her baby. The nurse advises
the woman that if she experiences unilateral breast inflammation, she should do which of the following?
a. Apply warm soaks to the reddened area.
b. Consume an herbal galactagogue.
c. Bottle feed the baby during the next day.
d. Take expressed breast milk to the laboratory for analysis.
2. Primary breast engorgement is an increase in the and systems that precedes
the initiation of milk production.
ANS: vascular; lymphatic
3. a nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a newborn about how to care for his circumcision at home.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Apply the diaper tightly over the circumcision area
B. Remove the yellow exudate with each diaper change
C. Use prepacked commercial wipes to clean the circumcision site
D. Encourage non-nutritive sucking for pain relief
4. a nurse is providing teaching for a postpartum client who is breastfeeding. Which of the following
statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. “I should feed my baby 8-12 times a day, based on feeding cues.”
B. “My baby should have 6 or 7 wet diapers a day during the first week.”
C. “I should switch my baby to the other breast after 15 minutes of feeding.”
D. “My nipple pain should go away after a few weeks of breastfeeding.”
5. A nurse is providing d/c instructions to a client who is breastfeeding her newborn. Which of the
following statements should the nurse include?
A. “Notify your provider if you notice cracking on your nipples.”
B. “Notify your provider if you have not “
6. a nurse is performing a physical assessment of a full term newborn and eliciting the Moro reflex. which of
the following movements are expected responses to this reflex (SATA)?
A. Thumb and forefinger forming a “C”
B. Legs extending before pulling upward
C. Arms and legs adducting
D. Arms falling backward after startling
E. Head turning to the
right Ch 13
7. Your postpartum patient is 10 hours post-birth. She experienced an uncomplicated labor and birth and her
newborn is full term with Apgar scores of 9 at 1 minute and 9 at 5 minutes. During your assessment, you note
that she was hungry and very interested in telling you about her birth experience. You had to remind her to
change her baby’s diaper and to feed her baby. Based on this assessment you determine that she is:
A. Having difficulty bonding with her baby
B. Not concerned about her baby’s
needs C. In the taking-in phase
D. In the taking-hold phase
8. Your postpartum patient is a 25-year-old, white, single woman who gave birth to a healthy infant. She is 36
hours post-birth. You note that she holds her infant at a distance and refers to her infant as “it.” Based on this
assessment, your initial nursing actions include:
A. Obtain referral for a social worker.
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, B. Ask the woman to tell you about her pregnancy and childbirth experience.
C. Teach her the importance of holding her baby close to her body.
D. Take her baby to the nursery so she can have some uninterrupted sleep.
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questions.
Week 4 practice questions
1. The nurse is providing discharge counseling to a woman who is breastfeeding her baby. The nurse advises
the woman that if she experiences unilateral breast inflammation, she should do which of the following?
a. Apply warm soaks to the reddened area.
b. Consume an herbal galactagogue.
c. Bottle feed the baby during the next day.
d. Take expressed breast milk to the laboratory for analysis.
2. Primary breast engorgement is an increase in the and systems that precedes
the initiation of milk production.
ANS: vascular; lymphatic
3. a nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a newborn about how to care for his circumcision at home.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Apply the diaper tightly over the circumcision area
B. Remove the yellow exudate with each diaper change
C. Use prepacked commercial wipes to clean the circumcision site
D. Encourage non-nutritive sucking for pain relief
4. a nurse is providing teaching for a postpartum client who is breastfeeding. Which of the following
statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. “I should feed my baby 8-12 times a day, based on feeding cues.”
B. “My baby should have 6 or 7 wet diapers a day during the first week.”
C. “I should switch my baby to the other breast after 15 minutes of feeding.”
D. “My nipple pain should go away after a few weeks of breastfeeding.”
5. A nurse is providing d/c instructions to a client who is breastfeeding her newborn. Which of the
following statements should the nurse include?
A. “Notify your provider if you notice cracking on your nipples.”
B. “Notify your provider if you have not “
6. a nurse is performing a physical assessment of a full term newborn and eliciting the Moro reflex. which of
the following movements are expected responses to this reflex (SATA)?
A. Thumb and forefinger forming a “C”
B. Legs extending before pulling upward
C. Arms and legs adducting
D. Arms falling backward after startling
E. Head turning to the
right Ch 13
7. Your postpartum patient is 10 hours post-birth. She experienced an uncomplicated labor and birth and her
newborn is full term with Apgar scores of 9 at 1 minute and 9 at 5 minutes. During your assessment, you note
that she was hungry and very interested in telling you about her birth experience. You had to remind her to
change her baby’s diaper and to feed her baby. Based on this assessment you determine that she is:
A. Having difficulty bonding with her baby
B. Not concerned about her baby’s
needs C. In the taking-in phase
D. In the taking-hold phase
8. Your postpartum patient is a 25-year-old, white, single woman who gave birth to a healthy infant. She is 36
hours post-birth. You note that she holds her infant at a distance and refers to her infant as “it.” Based on this
assessment, your initial nursing actions include:
A. Obtain referral for a social worker.
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, B. Ask the woman to tell you about her pregnancy and childbirth experience.
C. Teach her the importance of holding her baby close to her body.
D. Take her baby to the nursery so she can have some uninterrupted sleep.
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