Exam (elaborations) NRNP 6551 Final Exam Questions and Answers Walden University (NR6551)
• Question 1
•2 out of 2 points
Without treatment
... [Show More] shortly after birth, as many as 90 percent of infants born to hepatitis B–infected
mothers will:
Selected Answer: d.
Become infected
• Question 2
•2 out of 2 points
What is the potential danger of a fetus born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid?
Selected Answer: b.
The infant can breathe meconium into the lungs.
• Question 3
•2 out of 2 points
Which of the following instructions should be included in the discharge teaching plan to assist the
postpartal woman in recognizing early signs of complications?
Selected Answer: c.
Notify your health-care provider of a return to bright red vaginal
bleeding.
• Question 4
•2 out of 2 points
It is imperative that the nurse practitioner teach patients taking an oral contraceptive to report any
of the danger signs of complications. Which of the following would be of least concern to the nurse
practitioner?
Selected Answer: d.
Weight gain
• Question 5
•2 out of 2 points
What is the leading cause of first-trimester maternal death?
Selected Answer: a.
Ectopic pregnancy
NRNP 6551 Final Exam Questions and
Answers Walden University
• Question 6
•2 out of 2 points
After 28 weeks' gestation, all women should perform fetal movement counts (FMCs). Which of the
following statements regarding FMCs is true?
Selected Answer: d.
Ten movements should be obtained in 2
hours.
• Question 7
•2 out of 2 points
What is the most common cause of medical complications in pregnancy?
Selected Answer: a.
Hypertension
• Question 8
•2 out of 2 points
An example of an X-linked recessive condition or trait is
Selected Answer: c.
Hemophilia
• Question 9
•2 out of 2 points
What should be addressed during late postpartum maternal evaluation (weeks 2–6)?
Selected Answer: b.
The need for birth control information or
supplies
• Question 10
•2 out of 2 points
Carrie is due to deliver her second baby. During your work-up, you note that she hemorrhaged
after delivering her first baby 2 years ago, has always had menorrhagia, and bruises easily. Her lab
work reveals a normal blood work-up, including a normal prothrombin time and activated partial
thromboplastin time. What do you suspect?
Selected Answer: d.
Von Willibrand's disease
• Question 11
•2 out of 2 points
What is the general goal of surgical treatment for stress UI?
Selected Answer: d.
To support and stabilize the urethra
• Question 12
•2 out of 2 points
Which of the following drugs should be used with extreme caution in breastfeeding mothers?
Selected Answer: c.
Phenobarbital
• Question 13
•2 out of 2 points
According to the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Guide, screening for
gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) should be done on which of the following clients:
Selected Answer: d.
All pregnant women at 24-28 weeks.
• Question 14
•2 out of 2 points
Cydney, who is 30 weeks pregnant, is planning to travel outside of the United States. She asks you
which immunizations she should or should not have. Which immunization do you recommend she
NOT receive?
Selected Answer: d.
Yellow fever
• Question 15
•2 out of 2 points
What is the most common cause of death in women in the United States?
Selected Answer: b.
Cardiovascular disease
• Question 16
•2 out of 2 points
Spontaneous abortion refers to the loss of a fetus of less than
Selected Answer: a.
22 weeks' gestation
• Question 17
•2 out of 2 points
The side effect of medroxyprogresterone (Depo-Provera) that often leads women to discontinue
use is:
Selected Answer: d.
Weight gain
• Question 18
•2 out of 2 points
Lynn comes to the clinic for her initial prenatal visit. Based on her menstral history, the client is at
9 weeks' gestation and is scheduled to have an ultrasound for estimation of the gestational age of
the fetus. Which fetal measurement is the best indicator of gestational age at this time?
Selected Answer: c.
Crown-rump measurement
• Question 19
•2 out of 2 points
The drug of choice for the pregnant woman with diabetes is
Selected Answer: c.
Insulin
• Question 20
•2 out of 2 points
Which of the following maternal situations is considered an absolute contradiction to
breastfeeding?
Selected Answer: c.
Early HIV infection
• Question 21
•2 out of 2 points
Carbohydrate intolerance and increased insulin resistance first recognized in pregnancy is known
as:
Selected Answer: b.
Gestational diabetes
• Question 22
•2 out of 2 points
At what time during pregnancy does nausea typically occur?
Selected Answer: b.
At 6–8 weeks’ gestation
• Question 23
•2 out of 2 points
What is a possible cause of abdominal pain during pregnancy?
Selected Answer: a.
Round ligament pain
• Question 24
•2 out of 2 points
Margie, who has been breastfeeding for 4 weeks, has mastitis in her right breast and is taking
Dixcloxacillin. She asks you what she needs to do about feeding the baby. You respond
Selected Answer: a.
"There is no need to stop breastfeeding, but start with your left
side."
• Question 25
•2 out of 2 points
What is the presumptive symptom of pregnancy that involved tingling or frank pain of the breasts?
Selected Answer: a.
Mastodynia
• Question 26
•0 out of 2 points
Optimal weight gain during pregnancy is based on the woman’s prepregnant BMI and:
Selected Answer: c.
Nutritional assessment
• Question 27
•2 out of 2 points
In evaluating a mother-and-infant breastfeeding situation, signs of an effective latch at the breast
are
Selected Answer: d.
Infant's lips flanged out, cheeks full
• Question 28
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