Test Bank for Foundations of Maternal-Newborn & Women’s
Health Nursing, 7th Edition (Murray & McKinney) Questions
And Correct Answers (Verified Answers) Plus Rationales
,UNIT I: Introduction to Maternal and Newborn Nursing
1. The Past, Present, and Future
2. Community Care: The Family and Culture
3. The Nurse’s Role in Reproductive and Sexual Health
4. The Nurse’s Role in Maternity and Women’s Health Care
UNIT II: Reproductive Years
5. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
6. Conception and Fetal Development
7. Infertility, Contraception, and Abortion
8. Common Gynecologic Problems
UNIT III: Pregnancy
9. Physical and Psychological Changes of Pregnancy
10. Antepartum Nursing Assessment
11. Nursing Care During Pregnancy
12. Maternal Nutrition
13. Pregnancy at Risk: Preexisting Conditions
14. Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational Conditions
UNIT IV: Labor and Birth
15. Processes of Birth
16. Nursing Care During Labor and Birth
17. Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance
18. Pain Management for Childbirth
19. Nursing Care of the Woman with an Intrapartum Complication
UNIT V: Postpartum Period
20. Postpartum Adaptations
, 21. Nursing Care of the Family During the Postpartum Period
22. Postpartum Complications
UNIT VI: The Newborn
23. Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn
24. Nursing Care of the Newborn
25. Newborn Nutrition and Feeding
26. The Newborn at Risk: Conditions Present at Birth
27. The Newborn at Risk: Birth-Related Stressors
UNIT VII: Women’s Health Throughout the Life Span
28. Women’s Health Issues
29. The Woman with a Reproductive Tract Disorder
30. The Woman with a Breast Disorder
31. The Woman with a Health Problem
1. A nurse is caring for a woman in labor. Which fetal heart rate (FHR) pattern
would require immediate intervention?
A. Early decelerations
B. Moderate variability
C. Late decelerations
D. Accelerations
Late decelerations indicate uteroplacental insufficiency and require
immediate action to improve fetal oxygenation.
2. Which hormone is primarily responsible for maintaining the endometrium
during pregnancy?
A. Estrogen
, B. Progesterone
C. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
D. Oxytocin
Progesterone maintains the endometrium and inhibits uterine
contractions during pregnancy.
3. A postpartum client complains of pain and warmth in her right calf. What is
the nurse’s priority action?
A. Massage the calf
B. Notify the healthcare provider
C. Apply warm compress
D. Encourage ambulation
Pain and warmth in the calf suggest deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which
requires immediate medical evaluation.
4. Which symptom should a pregnant woman report immediately to her
healthcare provider?
A. Nausea in the first trimester
B. Vaginal bleeding
C. Frequent urination
D. Mild ankle edema
Vaginal bleeding may indicate complications such as miscarriage or
placental abruption and must be evaluated urgently.
5. What is the nurse’s best response when a new mother asks, “Why does my
baby have swollen breasts?”
A. “That means he will have early puberty.”
Health Nursing, 7th Edition (Murray & McKinney) Questions
And Correct Answers (Verified Answers) Plus Rationales
,UNIT I: Introduction to Maternal and Newborn Nursing
1. The Past, Present, and Future
2. Community Care: The Family and Culture
3. The Nurse’s Role in Reproductive and Sexual Health
4. The Nurse’s Role in Maternity and Women’s Health Care
UNIT II: Reproductive Years
5. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
6. Conception and Fetal Development
7. Infertility, Contraception, and Abortion
8. Common Gynecologic Problems
UNIT III: Pregnancy
9. Physical and Psychological Changes of Pregnancy
10. Antepartum Nursing Assessment
11. Nursing Care During Pregnancy
12. Maternal Nutrition
13. Pregnancy at Risk: Preexisting Conditions
14. Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational Conditions
UNIT IV: Labor and Birth
15. Processes of Birth
16. Nursing Care During Labor and Birth
17. Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance
18. Pain Management for Childbirth
19. Nursing Care of the Woman with an Intrapartum Complication
UNIT V: Postpartum Period
20. Postpartum Adaptations
, 21. Nursing Care of the Family During the Postpartum Period
22. Postpartum Complications
UNIT VI: The Newborn
23. Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn
24. Nursing Care of the Newborn
25. Newborn Nutrition and Feeding
26. The Newborn at Risk: Conditions Present at Birth
27. The Newborn at Risk: Birth-Related Stressors
UNIT VII: Women’s Health Throughout the Life Span
28. Women’s Health Issues
29. The Woman with a Reproductive Tract Disorder
30. The Woman with a Breast Disorder
31. The Woman with a Health Problem
1. A nurse is caring for a woman in labor. Which fetal heart rate (FHR) pattern
would require immediate intervention?
A. Early decelerations
B. Moderate variability
C. Late decelerations
D. Accelerations
Late decelerations indicate uteroplacental insufficiency and require
immediate action to improve fetal oxygenation.
2. Which hormone is primarily responsible for maintaining the endometrium
during pregnancy?
A. Estrogen
, B. Progesterone
C. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
D. Oxytocin
Progesterone maintains the endometrium and inhibits uterine
contractions during pregnancy.
3. A postpartum client complains of pain and warmth in her right calf. What is
the nurse’s priority action?
A. Massage the calf
B. Notify the healthcare provider
C. Apply warm compress
D. Encourage ambulation
Pain and warmth in the calf suggest deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which
requires immediate medical evaluation.
4. Which symptom should a pregnant woman report immediately to her
healthcare provider?
A. Nausea in the first trimester
B. Vaginal bleeding
C. Frequent urination
D. Mild ankle edema
Vaginal bleeding may indicate complications such as miscarriage or
placental abruption and must be evaluated urgently.
5. What is the nurse’s best response when a new mother asks, “Why does my
baby have swollen breasts?”
A. “That means he will have early puberty.”
