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Midwifery Nursing MCQ Questions


Multiple Choice Questions
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS


1. What is the primary role of a midwife?
    a. To deliver babies
    b. To provide prenatal care
    c. To administer medications during labor
    d. To perform c-sections


2. What is the recommended weight gain for a woman with a normal pre-pregnancy BMI (18.5-24.9)?

    a. 25-35 pounds
    b. 15-25 pounds
    c. 10-20 pounds
    d. 5-10 pounds


3. Which of the following is a common complication of pregnancy that can lead to preterm labor?

    a. Gestational diabetes
    b. Preeclampsia
    c. Placenta previa
    d. Ectopic pregnancy


4. What is the recommended position for a woman in labor?

    a. Lying on her back with her legs elevated
    b. Standing up
    c. Sitting on a birth ball
    d. Squatting


5. Which of the following is a non-pharmacological pain management technique for labor?

    a. Epidural anesthesia
    b. Intravenous opioids
    c. Lamaze breathing
    d. Spinal anesthesia


6. What is the recommended position for a woman to breastfeed her newborn?

    a. Lying on her back
    b. Sitting up with her back straight and her feet flat on the floor
    c. Lying on her side
    d. Standing up


7. What is the recommended duration of exclusive breastfeeding?

    a. 1 month
    b. 3 months
    c. 6 months
    d. 12 months


8. What is the recommended age for a woman to begin receiving regular mammograms for breast cancer screening?

    a. 30
    b. 40
    c. 50
    d. 60


9. What is the recommended length of time for a woman to wait after giving birth before having sex?

    a. 1 week
    b. 4 weeks
    c. 6 weeks
    d. 8 weeks


10. Which of the following is not a sign of preterm labor?

    a. Regular contractions that increase in strength and frequency
    b. Vaginal bleeding
    c. Decreased fetal movement
    d. Feeling of fullness or pressure in the pelvis


Multiple Choice Questions - 1 (2021)


Multiple Choice Questions
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS


1. Anuria is defined as -
    A) Failure to release urine
    B) Blood in the urine
    C) Excessive urine production
    D) Excessive urine production at night


2. Which substance does not normally pass through the glomerular capsule?

    A) Albumin
    B) Glucose
    C) Sodium ions
    D) Urea


3. Progesterone is secreted by ____

    A) The mature follicle
    B) The ovarian follicle
    C) The corpus luteum
    D) The corpus albicans


4. Which white blood cells form antibodies?

    A) Neutrophils
    B) Basophils
    C) Monocytes
    D) B-lymphocytes


5. Which does not produce energy in the body?

    A) Fat
    B) Carbohydrate
    C) Protein
    D) Water


6. Which cells produce intrinsic factors within the stomach?

    A) Chief cells
    B) Enteroendocrine cells
    C) Parietal cells
    D) Mucous cells


7. The wandering phagocytes found in the alveoli are called -

    A) Goblet cells
    B) Alveolar macrophages
    C) Pulmonary cells
    D) Chalice cells


8. Placenta produces -

    A) Progesterone
    B) Oestrogen
    C) Chirionic gonadotropins
    D) All of the above


9. Spinal cord is continuous with which part of the brain?

    A) Cerebrum
    B) Medulla oblongata
    C) Midbrain
    D) Pons


10. How many daughter cells are produced in meiosis cell division?

    A) 8
    B) 6
    C) 4
    D) 2


Medical-Surgical Nursing (Question set 4)


Multiple Choice Questions
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS


1. Route of Tuberculin test is__
    A) Subcutaneous
    B) Intradermal route
    C) Intramuscular route
    D) Intravenous


2. Dose of tuberculin injection is__

    A) 0.1 ml
    B) 0.2 ml
    C) 0.3 ml
    D) 0.4 ml


3. Pre-operative deep breathing and coughing exercises are to prevent mainly____

    A) Bronchitis
    B) Hypotension
    C) Upper respiratory tract infection
    D) Atelectasis


4. Which of the following drugs can cause respiratory arrest__

    A) Digoxin
    B) Dopamine
    C) Morphine
    D) KCL


5. A COPD patient who is hypertensive should avoid the following drug___

    A) Beta blocker
    B) Calcium channel blocker
    C) ACE inhibitor
    D) Loop diuretics


6. Pulmonary surfactant is__

    A) Lecithin
    B) Dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine
    C) Dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl serine
    D) Sphingosine


7. Swan ganz catheter___

    A) Tight atrial flow
    B) Pulmonary capillary resistance
    C) Left ventricular pressure
    D) CVP


8. In which condition digoxin is prescribed___

    A) Systolic heart failure
    B) Atrial fibrillation
    C) Atrial flutter
    D) All of the above


9. Best diagnostic aid to myasthenia gravis is__

    A) ECG
    B) EMG
    C) Chest X-ray
    D) Response to IV edrophonium


10. Impotence is a feature of which of the following__

    A) Multiple sclerosis
    B) Poliomyelitis
    C) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
    D) Meningitis


Cranial nerves and their functions


Number

Name

Type

Starts at

Ends at

Function

I

Olfactory nerve

Sensory

Upper part of the mucus membrane of the nasal cavity

Temporal lobe of the cerebrum

Sense of smell

II

Optic nerve

Sensory

Retina of the eyes

Occipital lobe of the cerebrum and cerebellum

Sense of sight

III

Occulomotor nerve

Motor

Nuclei from the cerebral aqueduct

Eye muscles

Movement of eyeball and constriction of pupils

IV

Trochlear

Motor

Nuclei near the cerebral aqueduct

Eye muscles

Movement of eyeball

V

Trigeminal

1.    Opthalmic

2.    Maxillary

3.   Mandibular

Mixed

1.    Sensory part from face, lips and tongue

2.    Motor part from pons

Pons

 

Muscles of the mastication

Mastication

VI

Abducent

Motor

Nuclei lying under the floor of the 4th ventricles

Eye muscles

Eye movements

VII

Facial (Mixed)

Sensory part

Taste buds in tongue

Cerebral cortex

Sense of taste

Motor part

Pons

Facial muscles

Facial Expression

VIII

Vestibulocochlear

Sensory

Vestibular

Sensory

Semicircular canal of the inner ear

Cerebellum

Body balance

Cochlear

Sensory

Organ of corti in inner ear

Cerebral cortex

Sense of hearing

IX

Glossopharyngeal

Mixed

Sensory part

Tongue, tonsils and pharynx

Cerebral cortex

Taste,

 gag reflex

Motor part

Medulla oblongata

Muscles of tongue and pharynx

X

Vagus nerve (Mixed)

Motor

Medulla oblongata

Muscles and sensory glands

Gag reflex and parasympathetic innervation

Sensory

Various organs

Brain

XI

Accessory

Motor

Medulla oblongata

Muscles of neck & shoulder, pharynx and larynx

Swallowing, shoulder shrug

XII

Hypoglossal

Motor

Medulla oblongata

Muscles of tongue

Swallowing and speech