1. Question Name: 0001 Type: MC Objective: CH 13: Labor and Birth ProcessesLabor and Birth Pr Item
Bank: Perry Maternal Child Nursing Care 5th edition
A new mother asks the nurse when the “soft spot” on her son’s head
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1. Question Name: 0001 Type: MC Objective: CH 13: Labor and Birth ProcessesLabor and Birth Pr Item
Bank: Perry Maternal Child Nursing Care 5th edition
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
_____ months.
A. 2
B. 8
C. 12
* D. 18
Correct Answer: D
Explanation/Rationale:
ANS: D
The larger of the two fontanels, the anterior fontanel, closes by 18 months after birth.
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2. Question Name: 0002 Type: MC Objective: CH 13: Labor and Birth ProcessesLabor and Birth Pr Item
Bank: Perry Maternal Child Nursing Care 5th edition
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.
Correct Answer: C
Explanation/Rationale:
ANS: C
Attitude is the relation of the fetal body parts to one another. 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.
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3. Question Name: 0003 Type: MC Objective: CH 13: Labor and Birth ProcessesLabor and Birth Pr Item
Bank: Perry Maternal Child Nursing Care 5th edition
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
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