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NUR 2513 / NUR2513: Maternal-Child Nursing Exam 1
(Latest 2025) Rasmussen
The nurse is evaluating the FHR rhythm strip and determines the
heart rate amplitude varies with a rate 15 to 20 bpm. What
does this assessment finding indicate to the nurse about
variability?
A. Variability is absent
B. Variability is minimal
C. Variability is moderate
D. Variability is marked .....ANSWER.....C. Variability is moderate
What is the most effective way for a nurse to assess a woman's
usual food intake during her pregnancy?
A. Ask the client to describe a healthy diet
B. Ask client to describe her total intake for a week
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C. Assess clients skin for hydration and color
D. Ask her to describe her intake for the last 24 hours
.....ANSWER.....D. Ask her to describe her intake for the last 24
hours
The nurse is teaching a client on the use of a diaphragm for
contraception. Which of the following client statement indiciates
the client needs for further teaching.
A. I need to use my finger to remove the diaphragm
B. I should remove the diaphragm 6 hours after intercourse
C. I should stop using a diaphragm if i get an infection of my
cervix
D. I need to have the diaphragm checked if my weight changes
by 30lb .....ANSWER.....D. I need to have the diaphragm checked
if my weight changes by 30lb
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A nurse is caring for the following clients on the obstetrical unit.
The nurse recognizes it is safe to administer tocolytic therapy to
which of the following clients?
A. Client that is experiencing fetal death at 34 weeks gestation
B. Client who is experiencing preterm labor at 29 weeks
gestation
C. A client who is experiencing Braxton-hicks contractions at 37
weeks gestation
D. A client who has a post-term pregnancy at 41 weeks
gesttation .....ANSWER.....B. Client who is experiencing preterm
labor at 29 weeks gestation
A prenatal nurse is caring for a woman who desires an
unmedicated birth. Which of the following options for non-
phamacologic methods of pain control in labor.
A. Epidural
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B. Hydrotherapy
C. Massage
D. Birthball
E. Prudendal block
F. Breathing patterns .....ANSWER.....B. Hydrotherapy
C. Massage
D. Birthball
F. Breathing patterns
The nurse is reviewing the results of an abnormal pap smear with
a 27-year old female. When explaining to the client the risk for
and causes of cervical cancer, which of the following statements
should be included in her teaching?
A. Approximately 70% of cervical cancers are caused by HPV.
B. Approx. 70% of cervical cancers result from HPV
NUR 2513 / NUR2513: Maternal-Child Nursing Exam 1
(Latest 2025) Rasmussen
The nurse is evaluating the FHR rhythm strip and determines the
heart rate amplitude varies with a rate 15 to 20 bpm. What
does this assessment finding indicate to the nurse about
variability?
A. Variability is absent
B. Variability is minimal
C. Variability is moderate
D. Variability is marked .....ANSWER.....C. Variability is moderate
What is the most effective way for a nurse to assess a woman's
usual food intake during her pregnancy?
A. Ask the client to describe a healthy diet
B. Ask client to describe her total intake for a week
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C. Assess clients skin for hydration and color
D. Ask her to describe her intake for the last 24 hours
.....ANSWER.....D. Ask her to describe her intake for the last 24
hours
The nurse is teaching a client on the use of a diaphragm for
contraception. Which of the following client statement indiciates
the client needs for further teaching.
A. I need to use my finger to remove the diaphragm
B. I should remove the diaphragm 6 hours after intercourse
C. I should stop using a diaphragm if i get an infection of my
cervix
D. I need to have the diaphragm checked if my weight changes
by 30lb .....ANSWER.....D. I need to have the diaphragm checked
if my weight changes by 30lb
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A nurse is caring for the following clients on the obstetrical unit.
The nurse recognizes it is safe to administer tocolytic therapy to
which of the following clients?
A. Client that is experiencing fetal death at 34 weeks gestation
B. Client who is experiencing preterm labor at 29 weeks
gestation
C. A client who is experiencing Braxton-hicks contractions at 37
weeks gestation
D. A client who has a post-term pregnancy at 41 weeks
gesttation .....ANSWER.....B. Client who is experiencing preterm
labor at 29 weeks gestation
A prenatal nurse is caring for a woman who desires an
unmedicated birth. Which of the following options for non-
phamacologic methods of pain control in labor.
A. Epidural
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B. Hydrotherapy
C. Massage
D. Birthball
E. Prudendal block
F. Breathing patterns .....ANSWER.....B. Hydrotherapy
C. Massage
D. Birthball
F. Breathing patterns
The nurse is reviewing the results of an abnormal pap smear with
a 27-year old female. When explaining to the client the risk for
and causes of cervical cancer, which of the following statements
should be included in her teaching?
A. Approximately 70% of cervical cancers are caused by HPV.
B. Approx. 70% of cervical cancers result from HPV
