NCC-MATERNAL NEWBORN
EXAM (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
A+ GUARANTEED )2022/2023 100
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1. A woman with a BMI of 18 gains 25
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at increased risk for
a. cesarean delivery
b. Delivery of low birthweight delivery
c. preeclampsia
correct answer- b. delivery of a low birthweight infant
2. During pregnancy, which of the following cardiovascular parameters increases by
60%
a. blood volume
b. plasma volume
c. red cell mass
correct answer- b. plasma volume
3. When pregnancy, a woman with epilepsy has a higher risk of seizures
a. during labor through 24 hours postpartum
b. from 72 hours to 1 week pp
c. in the third trimester
correct answer- a. during labor thru 24 hrs. pp
4. The risk of developing diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes is
a. increased only if there are also multiple diabetes risk factors
b. increased with onset within 10-15 years in about 50% of those women
c. the same as women who do not have gest. diabetes
correct answer- b. increased with onset within 10-15 years in about 50%
of those women
5. A woman recieves magnesium sulfate during labor for gestational hypertension.
What effect can this have on newborn?
a. elevated cortisol levels
b.hypoglycemia
c.muscle weakness
correct answer- c. muscle weakness
6. A pregnant woman was diagnosed with varicella-zoster at 32 weeks gestation.
She is now in active labor at 40 weeks gestation. The nurse would expect that
which of the following would be appropriate in order to ensure the health of the
newborn.
a. admister zoster immunoglobulin to newborn at delivery
b. admister zoster immunoglobulin to patient before delivery
c. the mother's antibodies will be protective so no action is needed
correct answer- c. the mother's antibodies will be protective so no action is
needed
7. In order to decrease the risk of fetal death to that of a non-smoker, a woman
must quit smoking
a. before the pregnancy occurs
b. by the end of the first trimester
c. by the end of the 2nd trimester
correct answer- b. by the end of the first trimester
8. A patient in preterm labor at 30 weeks received indocin, the newborn should be
observed for?
a. duodenal atresia
b. Hirschsprung disease
c. necrotizing entercolitis (NEC)
correct answer- c. necrotizing enercolitis (NEC)
9. What are the characteristics of dizygotic pregnancy?
a. 1 placenta and 1 amniotic sac
b. 1 placenta and 2 amniotic sacs
c. 2 placentas and 2 amniotic sacs
correct answer- c. 2 placentas and amniotic sacs
10.A woman is diagnosed with oligohydramnios during her pregnancy. the
fetus/newborn should be evaluated for
a. diabetes insipidus
b. klippel-feil syndrome
c. polycystic kidney disease
correct answer- c
11.A fetus at 36 weeks receives a BBP score of 6. the expectated management is
a. immediate delivery
b. repeat in 24 hrs
c. schedule the next test in one week
correct answer- b
12.In evaluating the patient census for staff assignments, the pp nurse is told that a
pateint in the high risk unit may be delivered and transferred to pp after delivery.
A L/S ratio was performed with result of 2:0 the nurse would expect the following
to occur?
a. A PG (phosphatidyglycerol) test needs to be performed
b. the lungs are mature, and delivery will occur
c. the lungs are still immature, and the L/S will be repeated in 1 week
correct answer- b
13.Which of the following is a limitation of an alpha-fetaprotein (AFP) test?
a. closed neural tube defects are not detected
b. it will not detect down syndrome
c. its best sensitivity is at 20 weeks
correct answer- a
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