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1. 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. 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?
a. American Indian and Alaskan Natives
b. Asian or Pacific Islanders
c. Non-Hispanic blacks
d. Non-Hispanic whites: ANS: a
3. 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. 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. 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. 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. 7. Which of the following statements are true related to teen pregnancies?
(Select all that apply.)
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a. Teen mothers are at higher risk for HIV.
b. Teen mothers are at higher risk for hypertensive problems.
c. The birth rate for teenaged women has increased in the past 15 years.
d. Infants born to teen mothers are at higher risk for health problems.: ANS: a,
b, d
8. An ethical dilemma unique to perinatal nursing is the:
a. Innate conflict between maternal and fetal rights
b. Intensive use of technology
c. Shortage of health-care resources
d. Risk of violation of the principle of veracity: ANS: a
9. The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses directs nurses
to provide patient care that is:
a. Curative
b. Utilitarian
c. Negotiable
d. Respectful: ANS: d
10. Evidence-based practice is the integration of the best:
a. Randomized clinical trials, clinical expertise, and patients requests
b. Research evidence, clinical expertise, and patients values
c. Quantitative research, clinical expertise, and patients preferences
d. Research findings, clinical experience, and patients preferences: ANS: b
11. Infants whose mothers were obese during pregnancy are at higher risk for
which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Childhood diabetes
b. Heart defects
c. Hypospadias
d. Respiratory distress: ANS: a, b, c
12. The color of a person's hair is an example of which of the following?
a. Genome
b. Sex-link inheritance
c. Genotype
d. Phenotype: ANS: d
13. Which of the following statements by a pregnant woman indicates she
needs additional teaching on ways to reduce risks to her unborn child from
the potential effects of exposure to toxoplasmosis?
a. I will avoid rare lamb.
b. I will wear a mask when cleaning my cats litter box.
c. I understand that exposure to toxoplasmosis can cause blindness in the
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baby.
d. I will avoid rare beef.: ANS: b
14. 3. The fetal circulatory structure that connects the pulmonary artery with
the descending aorta is known as which of the following?
a. Ductus venosus
b. Foramen ovale
c. Ductus arteriosus
d. Internal iliac artery: ANS: c
15. A woman at 40 weeks gestation has a diagnosis of oligohydramnios. Which
of the following statements related to oligohydramnios is correct?
a. It indicates that there is a 25% increase in amniotic fluid.
b. It indicates that there is a 25% reduction of amniotic fluid.
c. It indicates that there is a 50% increase in amniotic fluid.
d. It indicates that there is a 50% reduction of amniotic fluid.: ANS: d
16. 5. A diagnostic test commonly used to assess problems of the fallopian
tubes is:
a. Endometrial biopsy
b. Ovarian reserve testing
c. Hysterosalpingogram
d. Screening for sexually transmitted infections: ANS: c
17. The nurse is interviewing a gravid woman during the first prenatal visit. The
woman confides to the nurse that she lives with a number of pets. The nurse
should advise the woman to be especially careful to refrain from coming in
contact with the stool of which of the pets?
a. Cat
b. Dog
c. Hamster
d. Bird: ANS: a
18. A client is to take Clomiphene Citrate for infertility. Which of the following
is the expected action of this medication?
a. Decrease the symptoms of endometriosis
b. Increase serum progesterone levels
c. Stimulate release of FSH and LH
d. Reduce the acidity of vaginal secretions: ANS: c
19. The nurse takes the history of a client, G2 P1, at her first prenatal visit. The
client is referred to a genetic counselor, due to her previous child having a
diagnosis of __________.
a. Unilateral amblyopia
b. Subdural hematoma
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1. 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. 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?
a. American Indian and Alaskan Natives
b. Asian or Pacific Islanders
c. Non-Hispanic blacks
d. Non-Hispanic whites: ANS: a
3. 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. 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. 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. 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. 7. Which of the following statements are true related to teen pregnancies?
(Select all that apply.)
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a. Teen mothers are at higher risk for HIV.
b. Teen mothers are at higher risk for hypertensive problems.
c. The birth rate for teenaged women has increased in the past 15 years.
d. Infants born to teen mothers are at higher risk for health problems.: ANS: a,
b, d
8. An ethical dilemma unique to perinatal nursing is the:
a. Innate conflict between maternal and fetal rights
b. Intensive use of technology
c. Shortage of health-care resources
d. Risk of violation of the principle of veracity: ANS: a
9. The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses directs nurses
to provide patient care that is:
a. Curative
b. Utilitarian
c. Negotiable
d. Respectful: ANS: d
10. Evidence-based practice is the integration of the best:
a. Randomized clinical trials, clinical expertise, and patients requests
b. Research evidence, clinical expertise, and patients values
c. Quantitative research, clinical expertise, and patients preferences
d. Research findings, clinical experience, and patients preferences: ANS: b
11. Infants whose mothers were obese during pregnancy are at higher risk for
which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Childhood diabetes
b. Heart defects
c. Hypospadias
d. Respiratory distress: ANS: a, b, c
12. The color of a person's hair is an example of which of the following?
a. Genome
b. Sex-link inheritance
c. Genotype
d. Phenotype: ANS: d
13. Which of the following statements by a pregnant woman indicates she
needs additional teaching on ways to reduce risks to her unborn child from
the potential effects of exposure to toxoplasmosis?
a. I will avoid rare lamb.
b. I will wear a mask when cleaning my cats litter box.
c. I understand that exposure to toxoplasmosis can cause blindness in the
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baby.
d. I will avoid rare beef.: ANS: b
14. 3. The fetal circulatory structure that connects the pulmonary artery with
the descending aorta is known as which of the following?
a. Ductus venosus
b. Foramen ovale
c. Ductus arteriosus
d. Internal iliac artery: ANS: c
15. A woman at 40 weeks gestation has a diagnosis of oligohydramnios. Which
of the following statements related to oligohydramnios is correct?
a. It indicates that there is a 25% increase in amniotic fluid.
b. It indicates that there is a 25% reduction of amniotic fluid.
c. It indicates that there is a 50% increase in amniotic fluid.
d. It indicates that there is a 50% reduction of amniotic fluid.: ANS: d
16. 5. A diagnostic test commonly used to assess problems of the fallopian
tubes is:
a. Endometrial biopsy
b. Ovarian reserve testing
c. Hysterosalpingogram
d. Screening for sexually transmitted infections: ANS: c
17. The nurse is interviewing a gravid woman during the first prenatal visit. The
woman confides to the nurse that she lives with a number of pets. The nurse
should advise the woman to be especially careful to refrain from coming in
contact with the stool of which of the pets?
a. Cat
b. Dog
c. Hamster
d. Bird: ANS: a
18. A client is to take Clomiphene Citrate for infertility. Which of the following
is the expected action of this medication?
a. Decrease the symptoms of endometriosis
b. Increase serum progesterone levels
c. Stimulate release of FSH and LH
d. Reduce the acidity of vaginal secretions: ANS: c
19. The nurse takes the history of a client, G2 P1, at her first prenatal visit. The
client is referred to a genetic counselor, due to her previous child having a
diagnosis of __________.
a. Unilateral amblyopia
b. Subdural hematoma
