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Maternal and Child Health Nursing MCQs
Nursing Professional Review: Clinical Practice and Care · Nursing · 27 practice questions
- Pediatric Conditions Differential Diagnosis
- Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
- Fetal Heart Rate Deceleration Patterns
- Labor Stages
- Pediatric Surgical Emergencies
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Preeclampsia and Magnesium Sulfate
- Postpartum and Rh Management
1. A fetal monitor shows a baseline heart rate of 145 bpm with no concerning deceleration patterns. How should the nurse interpret this baseline finding?
- ABradycardic and abnormal
- BTachycardic and abnormal
- CWithin the normal range
- DIndicative of uteroplacental insufficiency
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C. Within the normal range The normal fetal heart rate baseline is 110-160 bpm, so 145 bpm falls within the normal range.
2. A newborn is assessed at 1 minute and 5 minutes of life using a standardized scoring system evaluating five parameters. A score in which range at 5 minutes is considered normal?
- A0-3
- B4-6
- C7-10
- D10-15
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C. 7-10 The Apgar score evaluates appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, and respiration; a score of 7-10 is considered normal.
3. A woman at 24 weeks gestation presents with a blood pressure of 148/92 mmHg and proteinuria on urinalysis. She has no history of hypertension prior to pregnancy. Which diagnosis is most consistent with this presentation?
- APostpartum hemorrhage
- BChronic hypertension
- CPreeclampsia
- DGestational diabetes
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C. Preeclampsia Preeclampsia is defined as BP 140/90 or higher after 20 weeks gestation with proteinuria or end-organ signs, matching this presentation.
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