1: During the first stage of labor, you should usually:
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A: prepare for an emergency delivery at home. |
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B: have time to transport the woman to the hospital. |
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C: help the woman to walk around between contractions. |
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D: hold the woman's legs together to slow down delivery. |
2: A woman who is having her third baby tells you that she must move her bowels. The most appropriate step would be to:
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A: provide prompt transport because there is still plenty of time before the delivery. |
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B: ask her whether she is about to deliver, and if she says no, provide prompt transport. |
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C: provide immediate transport because it is always safer to deliver at the hospital. |
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D: prepare to deliver the baby at the scene, because delivery is about to occur. |
3: If a woman's abdomen remains unusually large after delivery, you should prepare for:
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A: severe bleeding. |
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B: a multiple birth. |
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C: partial delivery of the placenta. |
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D: a delay in delivery of the placenta. |
4: A woman in labor appears to have a part of the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. You should first place the woman in Trendelenburg's position and then carefully:
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A: push the cord back into the vagina and provide prompt transport. |
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B: push the baby's head back into the vagina and provide prompt transport. |
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C: moisten the cord with sterile saline solution and provide prompt transport. |
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D: insert your gloved finger into the vagina and gently push the baby's head away from the umbilical cord. |
5: A woman who is having her first child is having contractions 2 minutes apart. You should:
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A: prepare to deliver the baby at the scene. |
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B: examine for crowning before deciding whether to transport. |
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C: provide slow transport while monitoring the woman's vital signs. |
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D: place the woman in Trendelenburg's position and provide immediate transport. |
6: What five areas of activity in the newborn are evaluated by the Apgar score?
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A: Cardiac rate, eye tracking, muscle tone, color, strength of cry |
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B: Grip strength, eye tracking, respiratory effort, muscle tone, color |
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C: Grip strength, respiratory effort, muscle tone, color, strength of cry |
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D: Cardiac rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflex irritability, color |
7: The fetus develops inside the:
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A: umbilicus. |
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B: placenta. |
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C: fundus. |
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D: uterus. |
8: The fluid-filled, baglike membrane in which the fetus grows is called the:
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A: uterine sac. |
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B: perineal sac. |
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C: amniotic sac. |
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D: placental sac. |
9: Delivery of the head during a breech birth must occur within how many minutes to prevent suffocation?
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A: 4 |
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B: 10 |
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C: 2 |
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D: 1 |
10: Your care of a premature baby should include:
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A: keeping the baby cool. |
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B: removing the clamp on the umbilical cord. |
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C: keeping the mouth and nose clear of mucus. |
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D: directing a stream of oxygen directly into the baby's mouth. |
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