Question: New mother reports baby’s arms spring up with C-shaped hands. Incorrect explanation?
Answer Choices: Normal reflex
Babinski
Moro
Startle
Answer: “This is the babinksi reflex.”
Question: Which statement about sickle cell needs more education?
Answer Choices: Get checked if ill
Hand swelling is normal
Stress can cause flare
Hydration important in sports
Answer: “It is normal for my hands to swell so I just let it be”.
Question: Most common causes of subinvolution?
Answer Choices: Multiple gestation & hemorrhage
Retained fragments & infection
Hemorrhage & infection
Uterine tetany & oxytocin
Answer: Retained placental fragments and infection.
Question: A man who is not a carrier for HD (Huntington’s Disease) marries a woman who is a carrier for the disease. What is the likelihood that their offspring will have the disease?
Answer Choices: 0%
100%
50%
25%
Answer: 0%
Question: Coarctation of the aorta. What assessment aids diagnosis?
Answer Choices: Bounding pedal pulses
Cool arms, bounding brachial
Cyanosis in extremities
Weak/absent femoral pulses
Answer: Weak or absent femoral pulses
Question: Which is incorrect advice on caffeine during pregnancy?
Answer Choices: No safe level
Caffeine in many foods
Tea better than coffee
<200 mg caffeine/day
Answer: There is no safe level of caffeine consumption in pregnancy.
Question: Mother of 3-year-old reports sudden severe diarrhea. What’s likely the cause?
Answer Choices: Strep 36 hrs ago
Daycare stress
Picky eater
Recent growth spurt
Answer: Diagnosis of strep throat 36 hours ago in Urgent Care
Question: When addressing bowel function on a pediatric patient, which is an abnormal finding?
Answer Choices: Newborn – first meconium in 24–36 hours.
Infancy – related to diet, less common with breastfeeding.
Adolescent – has not had a bowel movement for 3 days.
Childhood – environmental, attempt to withhold stool.
Answer: Adolescent – has not had a bowel movement for 3 days.
Question: A new nurse is documenting vaginal bleeding on an 18-hour postpartum patient. Which is correct?
Answer Choices: Minimal lochia serosa
Lochia alba present
Minimal lochia rubra
Blood present
Answer: Minimal lochia rubra
Question: Which hormone supports smooth muscle relaxation in pregnancy?
Answer Choices: Oxytocin
Progesterone
Prolactin
hCG
Answer: Progesterone
Question: 5-year-old seen for suspected UTI. What would you NOT expect?
Answer Choices: Strong urine smell
Minimal urination
Incontinence
Pain with urination
Answer: Minimal urination.
Question: Precepting nurse hears incorrect info. What is incorrect?
Answer Choices: Check cervix then walk
Cardinal movements help
No exact due date
Extra hands at 37 weeks
Answer: “If your baby comes now, since you are only 37 weeks…”
Question: Which form of meningitis is most dangerous?
Answer Choices: E. coli
Strep pneumoniae
Staph aureus
Group B strep
Neisseria meningitidis
Answer: Neisseria meningitidis