(NCLEX)100 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BASED ON
MATERNAL NEWBORN NURSING
1. What is the normal fetal heart rate range?
o Answer: 110-160 beats per minute.
2. Which condition is associated with painless vaginal bleeding during pregnancy?
o Answer: Placenta previa.
3. What is the primary hormone responsible for milk production postpartum?
o Answer: Prolactin.
4. What is the priority nursing intervention for a mother experiencing postpartum
hemorrhage?
o Answer: Perform uterine massage.
5. What is the recommended position to improve placental perfusion in a pregnant client
with preeclampsia?
o Answer: Left lateral position.
6. Which assessment finding indicates true labor?
o Answer: Cervical dilation and effacement.
7. What is a normal Apgar score at 1 and 5 minutes?
o Answer: 7-10 indicates a healthy newborn.
8. What is the first step when shoulder dystocia is encountered during delivery?
o Answer: McRoberts maneuver.
9. What is the most common cause of early postpartum hemorrhage?
o Answer: Uterine atony.
10. What is the primary sign of magnesium sulfate toxicity?
o Answer: Decreased deep tendon reflexes.
11. Which intervention helps relieve breast engorgement in breastfeeding mothers?
o Answer: Frequent breastfeeding or pumping.
12. What is the primary treatment for mastitis?
o Answer: Antibiotics and continued breastfeeding.
13. Which infection is screened at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy?
o Answer: Group B Streptococcus (GBS).
14. What is the most effective way to prevent neonatal hypothermia?
o Answer: Skin-to-skin contact.
15. What is a critical nursing assessment after administering epidural anesthesia?
o Answer: Monitor maternal blood pressure.
16. What is the recommended daily intake of folic acid for pregnant women to prevent
neural tube defects?
o Answer: 400-800 mcg.
MATERNAL NEWBORN NURSING
1. What is the normal fetal heart rate range?
o Answer: 110-160 beats per minute.
2. Which condition is associated with painless vaginal bleeding during pregnancy?
o Answer: Placenta previa.
3. What is the primary hormone responsible for milk production postpartum?
o Answer: Prolactin.
4. What is the priority nursing intervention for a mother experiencing postpartum
hemorrhage?
o Answer: Perform uterine massage.
5. What is the recommended position to improve placental perfusion in a pregnant client
with preeclampsia?
o Answer: Left lateral position.
6. Which assessment finding indicates true labor?
o Answer: Cervical dilation and effacement.
7. What is a normal Apgar score at 1 and 5 minutes?
o Answer: 7-10 indicates a healthy newborn.
8. What is the first step when shoulder dystocia is encountered during delivery?
o Answer: McRoberts maneuver.
9. What is the most common cause of early postpartum hemorrhage?
o Answer: Uterine atony.
10. What is the primary sign of magnesium sulfate toxicity?
o Answer: Decreased deep tendon reflexes.
11. Which intervention helps relieve breast engorgement in breastfeeding mothers?
o Answer: Frequent breastfeeding or pumping.
12. What is the primary treatment for mastitis?
o Answer: Antibiotics and continued breastfeeding.
13. Which infection is screened at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy?
o Answer: Group B Streptococcus (GBS).
14. What is the most effective way to prevent neonatal hypothermia?
o Answer: Skin-to-skin contact.
15. What is a critical nursing assessment after administering epidural anesthesia?
o Answer: Monitor maternal blood pressure.
16. What is the recommended daily intake of folic acid for pregnant women to prevent
neural tube defects?
o Answer: 400-800 mcg.
