MIDWIFERY LICENSURE EXAMINATION

PROFESSIONAL GORWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each of the following
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 1 only.

1. According to the new midwifery law the composition of the Board of

Midwifery includes:

a. 1 chairman-obstetrician; 2 nurse-midwives; 2 registered midwives

b. 5 registered midwives preferably with a degree
c. 1 chairman-obstetrician; 1 nurse-midwife; 3 registered midwives

2. One of the differences between R.A. 2644 and R.A 7392 is the term of
office of the Board of Midwifery, the term is:

a. 3 years with a renewal

b. 3 years with no reappointment
c. 3 years renewable

3. A midwife who would like to become a member of the Board of

Midwifery must possess which of qualification(s)?

a. atleast 21 years old, bachelor’s degree holder

b. registered midwife with degree preferably in the health-related
field
c. atleast 40 years old with any bachelor’s degree

4. Based on R.A. 7392, the IMAP participates in the selection of the

nominees to the Board of Midwifery by:

a. certifying to the membership in the IMA of the nominees

b. having a selection committee which screens applicants to the Board
c. endorsing its officers as nominees to the Board

5. Membership to the IMAP is an ethical obligation of the registered

midwife to her profession. This is stated in the:

a. Philippine Midwifery Act of 1992

b. L.O.I. 1000
c. Code of Ethics for Midwifery

6. According to the Section 25 of R.A. 7392, the license of the midwife

maybe suspended or revoked if:

a. She assisted the doctor in performing induce abortion

b. She performed by herself activities stated in the scope of practice
of the law
c. She did her duty as expected of her

7. According to the new midwifery law, which of the following ins TRUE
about revocation of license?

a. the revoked license maybe-reissued if the cause of the revocation

has been removed/corrected
b. a license once revoked by the Board cannot be re-issued again
c. a revoked license is automatically return after 2 years for the sake
of justice

8. Based on the new midwifery law, the midwife has been given new
function which includes the following, except:

a. doing internal examination during labor

b. insert intravenous fluids in case of obstetrical emergency
c. injecting antibiotics to mother

9. Which of the following factors in NOT considered as essential to

make a working contract valid?

a. the parties involved are of legal age.

b. the contract have atleast 3 witnesses
c. the subject matter of the contract is not contrary to law

10. Before a registered midwife will be allowed to suture

lacerations, she needs first to do which activity?

a. Inform her supervisor that she will do it

b. Undergo a special training for it
c. See to it that there is a doctor’s order for it

11. Which of the following functions are NOT within the scope of
practice of the midwife?

a. Provide family planning services and give immunization

b. Plan with the mother her diet in pregnancy and assess her health
needs
c. Perform Leopold’s maneuver and suture lacerations in the perineum
and other parts of the body except the face

12. A rural health midwife wants to know more about the new scope
of functions f the midwife. She wants to know if she can now perform
episiotomy. Which of the following statements correctly applies to
her?

a. Since she has been practicing for a long time as a rural health
midwife, she can now perform episiotomy
b. This function is outside the scope of midwifery practice
c. She can perform episiotomy if she has been properly trained for it.
13. To guide the midwives on what is the proper professional
behavior expected of her, she can refer to the:

a. Code of Ethics for Midwives

b. Moral principles
c. Both a and b

14. When dealing with a pregnant patient, the midwife must

remember that:

a. she must respect the right of the mother

b. she must protect the right of the unborn child
c. both a and b

15. The ethical behavior of a midwife offering to render services

to a pregnant mother includes the following, expect:

a. inform the patient of the scope of the services the midwife will
provide
b. inform 'the patient that your fee is the lowest that you know
better than the other midwife in your barangay
c. explain to the patient the professional fee

16. When a midwife and patient verbally agree that the midwife will
handle the home delivery for a fee, this kind of agreement is
called:

a. Formal contact
b. Expressed contract
c. Implied contract

17. If you think that a person has done something seriously wrong
to you, the correct action to do to get redness to the injury
received is to:

a. Systematically plan on how to have a vindication for the damaged

done to you
b. File a law suit against the person for damages
c. Hire someone to take revenge for you

18. A working contract signed by the midwife with her employer will
only be valid if:

a. she has voluntarily accepted tie terms of the

contract
b.she has coerced into signing the contract
c. there were witnesses when she signed the contract
 19. If a midwife does not comply with the terms of the
contract, she can accuse of:

a.breech of confidentiality
b.breech of contract
c.incompetence

20. A child is considered to be Filipino citizen if:

a.he was born in the Philippines

b.his parents were also born in the Philippines
c.his parents are Filipino citizens

21. The birth certificate is very important document

which has several uses like:

proof of citizenship
proof of legitimacy
both a and b

When applying for a Philippine passport, the most important document

needed is the:

a. birth certificate
b. baptismal certificate
c. school diploma

When a midwife is already earning an income, she

needs to pay an income tax. The deadline for filing
income tax returns according to the National Internal Revenue Code
is:

a. March 15
b. April 15
c. December 31

24. If you are married and with one child, your total
personal tax exemptions now will be:

a. 23,000 pesos
b. 15,000 pesos
c. 10,000 pesos

25. A midwife who wishes to work legally in a foreign

country needs to apply any of the following types of
visa, Except:

a. tourist visa, multiple entry

b. working visa
c. immigrant visa

26. A registered midwife working with the DOH is

exempted from paying which tax?

privilege tax
real estate tax
residence tax

27. A midwife has a PRC license which was renewed

during her birthday last October 31, 1992. When will
be her next renewal due?

1954
1995
1996

28. The professional tax is paid annually every:

a. January
b. March
c. December

29. If you work on a special holiday, your employer Is duty

bound to give you overtime pay of:

a. 25% of your hourly rate

b. 30% of your hourly rate
c. double of your hourly rate

30. Which government office will the midwife go to pay her

professional tax?

a. Professional Regulation Commission

b. Bureau of Internal Revenue
c. Department of Health

31. The new Secretary of Health is:

a. Dr. Francisco Duque III

b. Dr. Mita Pardo de Tavera
c. Dr. Juan Flavier

32. The Midwifery week is celebrated every:

a. 3rd week of October

b. 2nd week of October
c. 3rd week of January
33. According to the new midwifery law, for an examinee to
pass the board examination she needs to have:

a. an average of75 and above with no grade below 50 in any

subject
b. a grade of 70 and above in all her subject
c. an average of 75 and above with no grad below 60

34. A pregnant mother is having a complaint of vaginal

bleeding and strong uterine contractions. In
deciding what to do, the midwife must consider which of the
following:

a. the functions of the midwife as defined in the midwifery

law
b. her preparation and training
c. both a and b

35. in giving health techniques to the family, the hid-wife

must first do, which action:

a. make a detailed plan on what to teach

b. assess the needs for health teaching
c. consider resources available

36. “Health for all in the Year 2000 and Beyond" is a goal
for all health workers. To achieve this goal, the midwife
needs to:

work intensively and extensively only in her own area of

responsibility without collaboration with others
perform her functions efficiently and effectively and in
coordination with other health professionals
work exclusively for the improvement and development of
midwifery practice

37. When informing a mother that her baby is stillborn; the

trait that would be very helpful for the midwife to possess in
order to help the mother accept this situation would be:

empathy
sympathy
pity

38. In which of the following will the midwife be excused from

liability for an injury done?

you diced to report immediately the injury you have done

you performed your duty well and the injury was just
accidental
you have intention of causing the injury

39. Before you deciding on the intervention to be done to

the patient:

plan what is to be done

assess what the need of the patient is
evaluate the effect of what you have done

40. When planning your intervention for a health

problem, one of the important principles to
remember is:

Problems should be solved based on priorities set by both the

patient and the midwife
covert problems should be met first since these are easier to
solve
interventions should proceed from the complex ones to the more
simple ones

41. When applying for the position of a staff midwife of the

delivery room of a hospital, the Midwife address her letter
of application to the:

Head nurse of the delivery room

Chief nurse of the hospital
Principal of the school from where she graduate

42. When resigning from a job, the appropriate behavior of

a professional midwife is:

to file a letter of resignation effective immediately

least 4 weeks before due date
request your colleague to inform your superior
after you are gone

43. Every time a midwife renews her PRC licensure, she needs to
submit proof of having obtained how many contact hours of
continuing education?

15 hours
45 hours
60 hours

44. Which of the following is TRUE regarding membership to

IMAP?

it is a requirement before registration as a professional

midwife
it is needed before a renewal of PRC license
it is a voluntary act of the professional midwife

45. Continuing education program offered by private

institutions need to be accredited by what agency?

Board of Midwifery
Integrated Midwives Association of the Philippines
Department of Education Culture and Sports

46. Based on the Midwifery Law, a graduate of midwife applying

for the Board exam must have handled deliveries characterized
as:

10 hospital and 10 home deliveries

20 actual deliveries in any settings
10 assisted and 10 actual

47. The new midwifery law was signed by President Aquino

last?

January 31, 1992

March 16, 1992
April10, 1992

48. In which of the following instances will the license of the

midwife be suspended or revoked?

her name in the school records is not correctly spelled like

that of the birth certificate
transcript had a special order given by the regional DECS
office
her school records were falsified

49. If a midwife is unhappy with her working

relationship with a co-worker, the appropriate action
she would take is:

first discuss the matter with her superior

initially discuss with the concerned person and try to
resolve the problem
immediately file a complaint with the personnel office for
proper action

50. Medicare benefits can be availed of in the following

conditions, except:

first vaginal delivery with episiotomy

pneumonia
face lifting operation
51. Medicare benefits can be utilized by any of the
following persons, except?

the member himself

the parents of a member who are already 60 years old,
retired
the children of a member who are already married but
jobless

52. According to the Labor Code, maternity leave benefits

include the following:

45 days inclusive of Saturdays and Sundays for 4 pregnancies

45 days exclusive of Saturdays and Sundays for all pregnancies
60 days including Saturdays and Sundays

53. According to the Milk Code, which of the following behaviors

is improper for the Midwife?

promoting the use of a specific brand of milk a new lactating

mother
teaching mothers on the alternative ways artificial feeding
if breastfeeding is not possible
soliciting donations from the milk companies give milk disaster
victims

54. According to the Birth Registration Law, all births

need to be registered without penalty within:

1 week
1 month
1 year

55. A midwife unintentionally places a wrong

identification tag on a newborn. This action of the midwife
is considered:

reckless negligence
excusable
inconsequential since there was no intention

56. When a midwife performs induced abortion of a mother

who wants it done and get paid for it. The crime is
considered:

light felony
less grave felony
grave felony
57. If a midwife assists the doctor in performing induced abortion, her
action in the crime makes her:

a. Accessory
b. Accomplice
c. Principal

58. If you flush the abortus into the toilet after induced
abortion was done, your participation in the crime is as:

a. principal
b. accessory after the fact
c. accessory before the fact

59. If you perform your duty properly but inspite of it the patient will
get injured accidentally. This fact makes your liability for the injury:

a. reduce
b. removed
c. increased

60. The patient's rights include which of the following:

a. the right to know about his hospital bills

b. the right to refuse a treatment
c. both a and b

61. A 17 years old girl decided that her pregnancy will be terminated
because she is not married. Her age will make her accountability the
induced abortion as:

less
more
no effect

62. You taught a postpartum mother on the proper technique of perineal

care. However, she did not follow your instructions thus she got
puerperal infection. What is your liability for the occurrence of
infection in the mother?

none
you are accountable because she is your patient
the fact that she paid for your services, you are more
liable for the injury done

63. You are a registered midwife working in a lying-in

clinic. The obstetrician called by phone and asked you to
do episiotomy on his patient. What is the proper action
should take?
You will follow the telephone order
you will be assertive and inform the obstetrician that you are
not allowed to perform episiotomy
none of the above

64. Which of the following actions NOW legally allowed to be

done by the wife?

inject oxygen to hasten labor

inject Vitamin K to a newborn
give I.V. fluids to a baby with dehydration

65. Suppose you were working as a nurse aide in a

hospital and you got a leg fracture when you fell while on
duty. What benefits can you avail of while recuperating at
home:

a. Medicare benefits because you will unable to work

for 6 weeks base on B. A. 6111
b.Disability benefits based on P.D. 626
c. Hospitalization benefits based on P.D. 223

66. An 8th month pregnant patient informed that she