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Labour and Delivery Quiz

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The placenta should be delivered in within how many minutes after the delivery of baby:

a)

5 minutes

b)

45 minutes

c)

30 minutes

d)

60 minutes

2.

A clinical sign that indicates the beginning of second stage of labour is:

a)

Change in uterine shape

b)

Bearing down reflex

c)

Passage of mucus plug

d)

Gush of dark blood

3.

The third stage of labour ends with:

a)

Two hours after the birth of baby

b)

Birth of baby

c)

Full dilatation of cervix

d)

Delivery of placenta

4.

During which stages of labour would the nurse assess 'crowning'?

a)

First stage

b)

Third stage

c)

Second stage

d)

Fourth stage

5.

What is crowning:

a)

When the head touches the pelvic brim

b)

When maximum diameter crosses the ischial spine

c)

Maximum diameter stretches vulval outlet without recession of head even after contraction

d)

All are correct

6.

When teaching a 36 week primigravida sign of true labor, the nurse would be sure to include:

a)

When she feels pain in abdomen

b)

When her pain radiates from lower back to abdomen

c)

When there is loss of mucous plug

d)

When she experiences lightening

7.

The signs of true labour is:

a)

Mucus plug is expelled from cervix

b)

Spontaneous rupture of membranes occur

c)

Uterine contractions are regular & effective

d)

Fetus drops into brim of pelvis

8.

True labor is characterized by

a)

Effacement and dilatation of cervix

b)

Painful uterine contraction

c)

Supra pubic discomfort at regular interval

d)

All of the above

9.

All the following are features of true labour EXCEPT:

a)

Shortened cervix

b)

Uterine contraction always present

c)

No show of labour symptoms

d)

Os progressively dilated

10.

Which statement is true regarding normal delivery?

a)

Foetus is born at term

b)

Foetus presents vertex

c)

Onset is spontaneous

d)

All of above

11.

Which of the following is NOT a sign of actual labour pain?

a)

Progressive effacement

b)

Pain confined to lower abdomen and groin

c)

Formation of bag of waters

d)

Dilatation of the internal os

12.

All the following are features of true labour EXCEPT:

a)

Shortened cervix

b)

Uterine contraction always present

c)

No show of labour symptoms

d)

Os progressively dilated

13.

Which is a primary sign of labor?

a)

Uterine contraction

b)

Abdominal contraction

c)

Pushing by mother

d)

Intrathoracic pressure

14.

First stage of labour is characterised by:

a)

Delivery of the placenta

b)

Expulsion of the foetus till the placenta

c)

Crowning of the head

d)

Dilatation of cervix

15.

First stage of labour is up to:

a)

Rupture of membrane

b)

3/5th dilation of cervix

c)

Full dilation of cervix

d)

Crowning of head

16.

First stage of labour is up to

a)

Rupture of membrane

b)

3/5th dilation of cervix

c)

Full dilation of cervix

d)

Crowning of head

17.

At what frequency the nurse should monitor Foetal Heart Rate (FHR), uterine activity and maternal vital signs in a high risk woman during the first stage of labor?

a)

Every 5 minutes

b)

Every 10 minutes

c)

Every 15 minutes

d)

Every 30 minutes

18.

A nurse is caring for a primigravida during labor. What does the nurse observe that indicates birth is about to take place?

a)

Perineum begins to bulge with each contraction

b)

Client becomes irritable & stops following instructions

c)

Bloody discharge from vagina increases

d)

Contractions occur more frequently, are stronger & last longer

19.

The factor responsible for the dilatation of the cervix is:

a)

Formation of bag of waters

b)

Painful uterine contractions

c)

Fetal axis-pressure

d)

All the above

20.

The nurse is caring a woman in 4th stage of labour. Nursing care plan should include:

a)

Uterine constrictions

b)

Cervical dilation

c)

Birth of baby and delivery of the placenta

d)

Readjustment to the non-pregnant stage

21.

An important nursing intervention during the fourth stage of labour is to:

a)

Vigorously massage the fundus

b)

Monitor the vital signs every hour

c)

Assist the client to the bathroom to void

d)

Turn the client on the side to check lochia.

22.

What is the name of the process by which the cervix becomes thin and indistinct from the body of the uterus?

a)

Dilation

b)

Attitude

c)

Effacement

d)

Transition.

23.

In primipara time period for latent phase partograph is about

a)

4 hrs

b)

8 hrs

c)

12 hrs

d)

16 hrs

24.

Braxton Hicks contractions are:

a)

painless uterine contraction during pregnancy

b)

Painful uterine contractions of pregnancy

c)

Painful uterine contractions of puberty

d)

Uterine contractions during 4th stage of labor

25.

How does a nurse identify true labor as opposed to false labor?

a)

Contractions stop when client walks around

b)

Contractions occur immediately after the membranes ruptures

c)

Cervical dilation is progressive

d)

Contractions progress only in a side lying position

26.

False labor manifestation are as follows. EXCEPT

a)

Abdominal discomfort.

b)

Contractions irregular.

c)

Contraction lessen with activity or rest.

d)

Cervix progressively effaced and dilated.

27.

The second stage of labour is stage of

a)

Uterine contraction and retraction

b)

Placental delivery

c)

Dilation of cervix

d)

Expulsion of fetus

28.

The positive sign for beginning of the second stage of labour is:

a)

Expulsion of clear vaginal fluid

b)

Contractions are regular

c)

Ruptured membrane

d)

Cervix is fully dilated

29.

Which stage of labour starts from full dilatation of the cervix and ends with expulsion of the fetus from birth canal?

a)

First stage

b)

Fourth stage

c)

Third stage

d)

Second stage

30.

During the first stage of labour, there is some co-ordination between fundal contraction and cervical dilatation called:

a)

Polarity of uterus

b)

Retraction ring

c)

Lightening

d)

None of the above

31.

Infrequent, irregular & painless contractions felt on abdominal palpation during pregnancy are termed as:

a)

Braxton hicks contractions

b)

Quickening

c)

None of the above

d)

osiander sign

32.

In active phase of labour, rate of dilatation of cervix in multigravida is at the rate of

a)

1 cms per hour

b)

1.5 cms per hour

c)

2 cms per hour

d)

2.5 cms per hour

33.

Which of the following terms is used to describe the progressive thinning and shortening of the cervix that occurs just before and during labour:-

a)

Ballottement

b)

Dilatation

c)

Effacement

d)

Multiparous

34.

The factor responsible for the dilatation of the cervix is:

a)

Formation of bag of waters

b)

Painful uterine contractions

c)

Fetal axis-pressure

d)

All the above

35.

The normal rate of cervical dilation in the active phase of first stage of labor in a primigravida is:

a)

0.5cm/hr

b)

2cm/hr

c)

lcm/hr

d)

1.5cm/hr

36.

The factor responsible for the dilatation of the cervix is:

a)

Formation of bag of waters

b)

Painful uterine contractions

c)

Fetal axis-pressure

d)

All the above

37.

The normal rate of cervical dilation in the active phase of first stage of labor in a primigravida is

a)

0.5cm/hr

b)

2cm/hr

c)

lcm/hr

d)

1.5cm/hr

38.

The normal rate of cervical dilation in the active phase of first stage of labor in a primigravida is

a)

0.5cm/hr

b)

2cm/hr

c)

1cm/hr

d)

1.5cm/hr

39.

In a primigravida the cervical dilation occurs at a maximum rate of:

a)

3 cm h

b)

2cm/h

c)

5 cm/h

d)

4 cm/h