WOMEN’S AND INFANT
HEALTH
ASSESSMENT
QNS & ANS
VERSION 1
2023/2024
, 1. In evaluating the level of a pregnant woman’s risk of having a low-birth-weight (LBW) infant,
which factor is the most important for the nurse to consider? African-American race
2. The nurse practitioner knows that a highly valuable assessment tool for evaluating urinary
incontinence and contributing factors in daily life is a voiding diary
3. A parent of a 6-month-old infant asks the nurse which foods should be introduced first. What is the
best response by the nurse? Baby cereals
4. The nurses working at a newly established birthing center have begun to compare their performance
in providing maternal-newborn care against clinical standards. This comparison process is most
commonly known as what? Outcomes-oriented practice
5. The nurse practitioner is performing a bimanual exam on a new OB patient and notices that the
lower portion of the patient’s uterus is soft. This is known as Hegar's Sign
6. A 3-month-old infant hospitalized with severe diarrhea has excoriated skin in the diaper area. The
parents become concerned when they discover that the nurse has left the infant without a diaper.
What is the nurse's explanation for this action? Cleansing of the skin followed by air-drying
reduces excoriation
HEALTH
ASSESSMENT
QNS & ANS
VERSION 1
2023/2024
, 1. In evaluating the level of a pregnant woman’s risk of having a low-birth-weight (LBW) infant,
which factor is the most important for the nurse to consider? African-American race
2. The nurse practitioner knows that a highly valuable assessment tool for evaluating urinary
incontinence and contributing factors in daily life is a voiding diary
3. A parent of a 6-month-old infant asks the nurse which foods should be introduced first. What is the
best response by the nurse? Baby cereals
4. The nurses working at a newly established birthing center have begun to compare their performance
in providing maternal-newborn care against clinical standards. This comparison process is most
commonly known as what? Outcomes-oriented practice
5. The nurse practitioner is performing a bimanual exam on a new OB patient and notices that the
lower portion of the patient’s uterus is soft. This is known as Hegar's Sign
6. A 3-month-old infant hospitalized with severe diarrhea has excoriated skin in the diaper area. The
parents become concerned when they discover that the nurse has left the infant without a diaper.
What is the nurse's explanation for this action? Cleansing of the skin followed by air-drying
reduces excoriation
