Test Bank Lowdermilk: Maternity & Women’s Health Care Chapter 16: Labor and Birth Processes
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A new mother asks the nurse when the “soft spot” on her son’s head will go away. The nurse’s answer is based on the knowledge that the anterior fontanel closes after birth by:...
Test Bank Lowdermilk: Maternity & Women’s Health Care Chapter 16: Labor and Birth Processes MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.A new mother asks the nurse when the “soft spot” on her
son’s head will go away. The nurse’s answer is based on the
knowledge that the anterior fontanel closes after birth by:
a.2 months
b.8 months
c.12 months
d.18 months
ANS: D
The larger of the two fontanels, the anterior fontanel closes by
18 months after birth.
The posterior fontanel closes at 6 to 8 weeks.
Eight months is much too early for the anterior fontanel to close. It
closes by 18 months after birth.
Twelve months is too soon. The anterior fontanel closes by 18 months.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 370
OBJ: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance TOP: Nursing Process: Planning 2.When assessing a woman in labor, the nurse is aware that the relationship of the fetal body parts to one another is called fetal:
a.Lie
b.Presentation
c.Attitude
d.Position
ANS: C
Attitude is the relation of the fetal body parts to each other.
Lie is the relation of the long axis (spine) of the fetus to the long axis (spine) of the mother.
Presentation refers to the part of the fetus that enters the pelvic inlet first and leads through the birth canal during labor at term.
Position is the relation of the presenting part to the four quadrants
of the mother’s pelvis.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 370
OBJ: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
3.When assessing the fetus using Leopold maneuvers, the nurse feels a round, firm, movable fetal part in the fundal portion of the uterus and a long, smooth surface in the mother’s right side close to midline. What is the likely position of the fetus?
a.ROA
b.LSP
c.RSA
d.LOA
ANS: C
Fetal position is denoted with a three-letter abbreviation. The
first letter indicates the presenting part in either the right or left side
of the maternal pelvis. The second letter indicates the
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