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Maternal and Child Health Nursing Review Questions Part 1

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 11:36 PM PDT

December 2010 Nursing Board Exam Practice Test on Maternal and Child Health Nursing.

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1. Baby Boy X, 1 day old, was observed to develop a yellowish skin. Jaundice in is caused by:

a. Increase of conjugated hemoglobin
b. Decrease of unconjugated bilirubin
c. Decrease of conjugated hemoglobin
d. Increase of unconjugated bilirubin

2. Baby X has been under phototherapy. The parents are asking what might be a possible side effect of this treatment. The nurse answers that the infant's stool will be:

a. Clay-colored
b. Bright green
c. Currant jelly-like
d. Ribbon-like

3. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder where a child develops gluten intolerance. A clinical instructor is conducting a case presentation about this disorder. She included in her discussion component of protein gluten which the child is hypersensitive:

a. Glucose
b. Amylase
c. Gliadin
d. Mucin

4. Student nurses are discussing about bleeding disorders. Anna explained to the group that Hemophilia C, is a deficiency of:

a. Antihemophilic factor
b. Calcium
c. plasma thromboplastin antecedent
d. plasma thromboplastin component

5. An 8 month old child has a febrile seizure. Which of the following is the primary treatment of this disorder?

a. Administering Phenobarbital during the seizure episodes
b. Promoting safety by opening airway and removing hazardous things
c. Administering acetaminophen for fever
d. Administer antibiotics.

6. Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is not advisable for managing fever. What is the main reason of contraindicating its use?

a. It can cause bleeding.
b. Recent research revealed that Aspirin is not effective in lowering body temperature
c. Most children are refusing to drink it
d. It has been associated to the occurrence of Reye's syndrome

7. The parents are asking of about the incidence of talipes deformity. The nurse's best response would be the following apart from:

a. Clubfoot occurs more slightly in males than females
b. Male to female ratio of prevalence is 2:1
c. Clubfoot occurs 1 in every 1000 live births, probably as an inherited polygenic pattern
d. A 50% chance of a subsequent child being affected if the parents already have a child with a clubfoot.

8. Bong's homework covers topics on sexual organs intrauterine development. Differentiation of external sexual organs of a embryo/fetus during prenatal period is completed at about:

a. 5 weeks
b. 12 weeks
c. 8 weeks
d. 1 year

9. Which of the following hormone is directly responsible for stimulating the ovaries to secrete estrogen?

a. Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Factor (LHRF)
b. Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
c. Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
d. Follicle Stimulating Hormone Releasing Factor (FSHRF)

10. The gland found at the orifice of urethra in females is:

a. Skene's gland
b. Bartholin's gland
c. Bulbourethral gland
d. Cowper's gland

11. Nurse Janine is assigned in the OB ward. One of her patients has a diagnosis of inevitable abortion. Which of the following differentiates threatened abortion form inevitable abortion?

a. Abdominal cramping
b. Vaginal bleeding
c. Headache
d. Cervical dilatation

12. Allergies are very common in infants. The most allergenic food in young infants is:

a. Meat
b. Juice
c. Milk
d. Cereals

13. Another patient of Nurse Janine has a condition called Placenta Accreta. The safest modality utilized for the management of placenta accreta is:

a. Closure of the uterus
b. Planned Cesarean section
c. Methotrexate therapy
d. Ligation of the cord

14. A pregnant woman is inquiring about the types of placenta accreta. Which of the following correctly describes placenta increta:

a. Chorionic villi penetrate beyond the myometrium into the entire uterine wall.
b. Chorionic villi attach deeply into the uterine wall but do not penetrate the myometrium.
c. Chorionic villi invade or infiltrate the muscular layer.
d. All of the above

15. Contagious diseases are very common in the younger population. Which technique of isolation/precaution is implemented in children with fifth disease?

a. Droplet
b. Enteric
c. All possible precautionary methods
d. Contact

16. A nursing student is conducting a research about erythema infectiosum. The causative factor of this infectious disorder is:

a. Treponema Pallidum
b. Coxsackievirus
c. Rhabdovirus
d. Parvovirus

17. In one of the forums, the student nurses have discussed PKU. Without phenylalanine hydroxylase in phenylketonuria (PKU), the amino acid ____________ will not be produced.

a. Thyroxine
b. Tyrosine
c. Melanin
d. Epinephrine

18. Absence of what substance causes the blond hair and blue eyes in PKU?

a. Melanin
b. Thyroxine
c. Gluten
d. Serotonin

19. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology is essential in OB. Testes has a capsule or covering that is called:

a. Rete testis
b. Tunica Albuginea
c. Septum
d. Leydig's cells

20. The characteristic of urine in PKU:

a. Blood tinged
b. Increased in amount
c. Decreased in amount
d. Has a mousy odor

21. During assessment the nurse noted the Baby Boy A has a dorsiflexed and everted foot. This is a combination type of clubfoot known as:

a. Equinovarus
b. Equinovalgus
c. Calcaneovalgus
d. Calcaneovarus

22. A complication in the treatment of talipes deformity that results from a forceful manipulation causing bone breakage.

a. Recurrent deformity
b. Fever
c. Inverted foot
d. Flat foot

23. A pregnant woman who has a threatened abortion should be advised to avoid coitus for:

a. 9 months
b. 5 months
c. 2-4 weeks
d. 4-6 weeks

24. If a woman with placenta accreta decides to save her uterus. Methotrexate therapy will be started. During the course of this medical therapy what drug should be given to prevent the accumulation of uric acid, which is produced with the breakdown of Methotrexate?

a. Levothyroxine
b. Desmopressin
c. Vincristine
d. Allupurinol

25. An excessive bleeding during menstruation is called:

a. Amenorrhea
b. Menorrhagia
c. Metrorrhagia
d. Hypermenorrhea