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Davis Advantage for Maternal-Newborn Success Full Test Bank 2025- 2026
Review GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WIT H CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
The clinic nurse describes the respiratory system changes common to
pregnancy to the new nurse. These changes include (select all that apply):
a. An increased tidal volume
b. A decreased airway resistance
c. An increased chest circumference
d. An increased airway resistance
ANS: a, b, c
The clinic nurse teaches the new nurse about pregnancy-induced blood
clotting changes. The nurse explains that a pregnant woman is at risk for
venous thrombosis due to (select all that apply):
a. Increased fibrinogen volume
b. Increased blood factor V
c. Increased blood factor X
d. Venous stasis
ANS: a, c, d
The clinic nurse describes possible interventions for the pregnant woman who
is experiencing pain and numbness in her wrists. The nurse suggests (select
all that apply)
:a. Elevating the arms and wrists at night
b. Reassessment during the postpartum period
c. The use of cock splints to prevent wrist flexion
d. Massaging the hands and wrists with alcohol
ANS: a, b, c
The clinic nurse advocates for smoking cessation during pregnancy. Potential
harmful effects of prenatal tobacco use include (select all that apply):
a. Preterm birth
b. Gestational hypertension
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c. Gestational diabetes
d. Low birth weight
ANS: a, d
Asking the pregnant woman about her use of recreational drugs is an essential
component of the prenatal history. Harmful fetal effects that may occur from
recreational drugs include (select all that apply):
a. Miscarriage/spontaneous abortion
b. Low birth weight
c. Macrosomia
d. Post-term labor/birth
ANS: a, b
The clinic nurse schedules Tracy for her first prenatal appointment with the
certified nurse-midwife (CNM) in the clinic. Tracy has appropriate questions for
her potential health-care provider that include (select all that apply):
a. Complementary and alternative methods used during labor and birth
b. An opportunity to meet other providers in the practice
c. Beliefs and practices concerning an episiotomy and an epidural anesthetic
d. Whether the nurse-midwife will be continually available for support during
labor
ANS: a, b, c
The clinic nurse explains to Margaret, a newly diagnosed pregnant woman at
10 weeks gestation, that her rubella titer indicates that she is not immune.
Margaret should be advised to (select all that apply):
a. Avoid contact with all children
b. Be retested in 3 months
c. Receive the rubella vaccine postpartum
d. Report signs or symptoms of fever, runny nose, and generalized red rash to
the health-care provider
ANS: c, d
An overweight or obese pre-pregnancy weight increases the risk for which
poor maternal outcomes? (Select all that apply.)
a. Preeclampsia
b. Hemorrhage
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c. Difficult delivery
d. Vaginal infections
ANS: a, b, c
Presumptive signs of pregnancy include (select all that apply):
a. Nausea
b. Fatigue
c. Ballottement
d. Amenorrhea
ANS: a, b, d
Physiologic changes that occur in the renal system during pregnancy
predispose the pregnant woman to urinary tract infections (UTIs). Symptoms
of a UTI include (select all that apply):
a. Dysuria
b. Hematuria
c. Urgency
d. Delayed urination
ANS: a, b, c
Urinary tract infection (UTI) prevention measures during pregnancy include
counseling the pregnant woman to (select all that apply):
a. Delay urination until bladder is full
b. Limit hydration
c. Wipe from front to back
d. Urinate after intercourse
ANS: a, c, d
1. Since 1995, there has been a significant decrease in the rate of infant death
related to which of the following:
a. Disorders associated with short gestation and low birth weight
b. Accidents
c. Sudden infant death
d. Newborns affected by complications of placenta, cord, and membranes
ANS: c
2. Tobacco use during pregnancy is associated with adverse effects on the
unborn infant, such as intrauterine growth restriction, preterm births, and
respiratory problems. By race, which has the highest percentage of smokers?
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a. American Indian and Alaskan Natives
b. Asian or Pacific Islanders
c. Non-Hispanic blacks
d. Non-Hispanic whites
ANS: a
3. Which of the following women is at the highest risk for health disparity?
a. A white, middle-class, 16-year-old woman
b. An African American, middle-class, 25-year-old woman
c. An African American, upper-middle-class, 19-year-old woman
d. An Asian, low-income, 30-year-old woman
ANS: d
4. A neonate born at 36 weeks gestation is classified as which of the
following?
a. Very premature
b. Moderately premature
c. Late premature
d. Term
ANS: c
5. The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that a goal of the Healthy
People 2020 report is to:
a. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 93.1%.
b. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 90.7%.
c. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 85.6%.
d. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 83.9%.
ANS: d
6. The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that __________ is the
leading cause of infant death in the United States.
a. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
b. Respiratory distress of newborns
c. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight
d. Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities
ANS: d
7. Which of the following statements are true related to teen pregnancies?
(Select all that apply.)
Davis Advantage for Maternal-Newborn Success Full Test Bank 2025- 2026
Review GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WIT H CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
The clinic nurse describes the respiratory system changes common to
pregnancy to the new nurse. These changes include (select all that apply):
a. An increased tidal volume
b. A decreased airway resistance
c. An increased chest circumference
d. An increased airway resistance
ANS: a, b, c
The clinic nurse teaches the new nurse about pregnancy-induced blood
clotting changes. The nurse explains that a pregnant woman is at risk for
venous thrombosis due to (select all that apply):
a. Increased fibrinogen volume
b. Increased blood factor V
c. Increased blood factor X
d. Venous stasis
ANS: a, c, d
The clinic nurse describes possible interventions for the pregnant woman who
is experiencing pain and numbness in her wrists. The nurse suggests (select
all that apply)
:a. Elevating the arms and wrists at night
b. Reassessment during the postpartum period
c. The use of cock splints to prevent wrist flexion
d. Massaging the hands and wrists with alcohol
ANS: a, b, c
The clinic nurse advocates for smoking cessation during pregnancy. Potential
harmful effects of prenatal tobacco use include (select all that apply):
a. Preterm birth
b. Gestational hypertension
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c. Gestational diabetes
d. Low birth weight
ANS: a, d
Asking the pregnant woman about her use of recreational drugs is an essential
component of the prenatal history. Harmful fetal effects that may occur from
recreational drugs include (select all that apply):
a. Miscarriage/spontaneous abortion
b. Low birth weight
c. Macrosomia
d. Post-term labor/birth
ANS: a, b
The clinic nurse schedules Tracy for her first prenatal appointment with the
certified nurse-midwife (CNM) in the clinic. Tracy has appropriate questions for
her potential health-care provider that include (select all that apply):
a. Complementary and alternative methods used during labor and birth
b. An opportunity to meet other providers in the practice
c. Beliefs and practices concerning an episiotomy and an epidural anesthetic
d. Whether the nurse-midwife will be continually available for support during
labor
ANS: a, b, c
The clinic nurse explains to Margaret, a newly diagnosed pregnant woman at
10 weeks gestation, that her rubella titer indicates that she is not immune.
Margaret should be advised to (select all that apply):
a. Avoid contact with all children
b. Be retested in 3 months
c. Receive the rubella vaccine postpartum
d. Report signs or symptoms of fever, runny nose, and generalized red rash to
the health-care provider
ANS: c, d
An overweight or obese pre-pregnancy weight increases the risk for which
poor maternal outcomes? (Select all that apply.)
a. Preeclampsia
b. Hemorrhage
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c. Difficult delivery
d. Vaginal infections
ANS: a, b, c
Presumptive signs of pregnancy include (select all that apply):
a. Nausea
b. Fatigue
c. Ballottement
d. Amenorrhea
ANS: a, b, d
Physiologic changes that occur in the renal system during pregnancy
predispose the pregnant woman to urinary tract infections (UTIs). Symptoms
of a UTI include (select all that apply):
a. Dysuria
b. Hematuria
c. Urgency
d. Delayed urination
ANS: a, b, c
Urinary tract infection (UTI) prevention measures during pregnancy include
counseling the pregnant woman to (select all that apply):
a. Delay urination until bladder is full
b. Limit hydration
c. Wipe from front to back
d. Urinate after intercourse
ANS: a, c, d
1. Since 1995, there has been a significant decrease in the rate of infant death
related to which of the following:
a. Disorders associated with short gestation and low birth weight
b. Accidents
c. Sudden infant death
d. Newborns affected by complications of placenta, cord, and membranes
ANS: c
2. Tobacco use during pregnancy is associated with adverse effects on the
unborn infant, such as intrauterine growth restriction, preterm births, and
respiratory problems. By race, which has the highest percentage of smokers?
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a. American Indian and Alaskan Natives
b. Asian or Pacific Islanders
c. Non-Hispanic blacks
d. Non-Hispanic whites
ANS: a
3. Which of the following women is at the highest risk for health disparity?
a. A white, middle-class, 16-year-old woman
b. An African American, middle-class, 25-year-old woman
c. An African American, upper-middle-class, 19-year-old woman
d. An Asian, low-income, 30-year-old woman
ANS: d
4. A neonate born at 36 weeks gestation is classified as which of the
following?
a. Very premature
b. Moderately premature
c. Late premature
d. Term
ANS: c
5. The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that a goal of the Healthy
People 2020 report is to:
a. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 93.1%.
b. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 90.7%.
c. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 85.6%.
d. Increase proportion of infants who are breastfed to 83.9%.
ANS: d
6. The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that __________ is the
leading cause of infant death in the United States.
a. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
b. Respiratory distress of newborns
c. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight
d. Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities
ANS: d
7. Which of the following statements are true related to teen pregnancies?
(Select all that apply.)
