NORCET 2023

[Q] “Para” is defined as: [Q] The nurse in the labor room is caring for a
(a) Total number of pregnancies. client in the active stage of the first phase of
(b) Any pregnancy terminates before the period labor. The nurse is assessing the fetal
of viability. patterns and notes a late deceleration on the
(c) Number of past pregnancies gone beyond monitor strip. What is the most appropriate
period of viability. nursing action?
(d) Born from beginning of 38 to 42 weeks. (a) Administer oxygen via face mask.
[Q] In following which is not a feature of true (b) Place the mother in a supine position.
labour pains (c) Increase the rate of the oxytocin intravenous
(a) Painful uterine contractions infusion.
(b) Related with progressive dilation of cervix (d) Document the findings and continue to
(c) In related with hardening of the uterus monitor the fetal patterns.
(d) Presence of 'show' [Q] The nurse is monitoring a client in labor. The
[Q] Expulsion of cervical mucus mixed with blood nurse suspects umbilical cord compression if
is called as which is noted on the external monitor
(a) Show tracing during a contraction?
(b) Effacement of the cervix (a) Variability
(c) Lightening (b) Accelerations
(d) Retraction (c) Early decelerations
[Q] In following which statement is true (d) Variable decelerations
(a) First stage of labour starts from the onset of [Q] The nurse is monitoring a client in active
true labour pain and ends with full dilation of the labor and notes that the client is having
cervix contractions every 3 minutes that last 45
(b) Second stage of labour starts with full seconds. The nurse notes that the fetal heart
dilation of cervix and ends with expulsion of rate between contractions is 100 beats per
foetus minute. Which nursing action is most
(c) Third stage of lob our begins with expulsion appropriate?
of the foetus and ends with the expulsion of (a) Notify the primary health care provider
placenta (PHCP).
(d) All (b) Continue monitoring the fetal heart rate.
[Q] Which stage of labour is known as cervical (c) Encourage the client to continue pushing with
stage each contraction.
(a) Ist stage (d) Instruct the client’s coach to continue to
(b) IInd stage encourage breathing techniques.
(c) IIIrd stage [Q] What is the primary purpose of a Non-Stress
(d) IVth stage Test (NST) during pregnancy?
[Q] Permanently shortening of the muscle fibers (a) Assess uterine contractions
of the uterus is known as (b) Monitor fetal heart rate in response to
(a) Contraction movement
(b) Retraction (c) Measure amniotic fluid levels
(c) Dialysis (d) Evaluate maternal blood pressure
(d) Dilatation [Q] This is not included in the triple test :
[Q] The effect of retraction in normal labour is (a) Maternal serum alpha fetoprotein
(a) It is essential for the formation of the lower (b) Progesterone
uterine segment (c) Unconjugated oestriol
(b) It reduces the surface area of the uterus and (d) HCG
favors the separation of placenta [Q] Which abdominal grip is used to assess the
(c) It is helpful in the descent of the presenting descent of head in a pregnant woman?
part (a) Fundal (b) Lateral
(d) All (c) Pelvic 1 (d) Pelvic 2

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[Q] A positive over-the-counter pregnancy test is [Q] The relationship between the fetal presenting
considered a: part and the four quadrants of the mother's
(a) Possible sign of pregnancy pelvis is called the:
(b) Presumptive sign of pregnancy (a) Lie
(c) Probable sign of pregnancy (b) Position
(d) Positive sign of pregnancy (c) Engagement
[Q] Which of the following is a physiological (d) Station
change in the hematologic system during [Q] The pelvic diameter which is measured from
pregnancy? middle of sacral promontory to the upper
(a) Decreased red blood cell production inner surface of the pubic symphysis is
(b) Decreased iron absorption known as:
(c) Increased blood viscosity (a) Obstetric conjugate
(d) Increased plasma volume (b) Diagonal conjugate
[Q] Causes of Supine Hypotension Syndrome (c) Anatomical conjugate
(a) The pressure of the gravid uterus on the (d) Oblique diameter
inferior vena cava [Q] In which type of pelvis ala of both sides are
(b) Pressure of the gravid uterus on the superior absent:
vena cava (a) Roberts pelvis
(c) Pressure of the gravid uterus on the azygos (b) Kyphotic pelvis
vein (c) Naegles pelvis
(d) Pressure of the gravid uterus on the femoral (d) None of the above
vein [Q] In human fetal skull distance between the
[Q] Occurs in pregnancy center of Bregma to the nape of the neck, is
(a) Respiratory Alkalosis termed as
(b) Respiratory Acidosis (a) Suboccipito bregmatic
(c) Metabolic Alkalosis (b) Mento vertical
(d) Metabolic Acidosis (c) Submento bregmatic
[Q] The most abundant lie of the fetus is (d) Suboccipito frontal
(a) Longitudinal [Q] Not true for False labor pains
(b) Transverse (a) Get cured by enema
(c) Oblique (b) Increases by giving sedative
(d) Unstable (c) Dilatation of cervix is not affected
[Q] Which is the most presenting part of the fetal (d) All of the above
skull? [Q] The sequence that occurs in normal labor is
(a) Vertex (a) Descent, Flexion, Internal rotation
(b) Brow (b) Descent, Extension, External rotation
(c) Face (c) Flexion, Descent, Extension
(d) All of the above (d) Extension, Flexion, Descent
[Q] The relation of various parts of the embryo to [Q] The rate of dilatation of cervix in primigravida
each other is called is
(a) Lie (a) 1cm per hour
(b) Attitude (b) 2 cm per hour
(c) Position (c) 3 cm per hour
(d) Presentation (d) 4 cm per hour
[Q] Most common found position of fetus: [Q] Partogram is, Record of
(a) Left Occipito-anterior (LOA) (a) Descent of head during labor
(b) Right Occipito-anterior (ROA) (b) Dilatation of cervix during labor
(c) Left Occipito-posterior (LOP) (c) Amount of bleeding during delivery
(d) Right Occipito-posterior (ROP) (d) all of the above

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[Q] Which part of the pelvis of the mother is
essential in determining the position of the
fetal head?
(a) Sacrum
(b) Ischial spine
(c) Symphysis pubis
(d) Coccyx
[Q] If the head or anterior part of the fetus is
above the ischial spine of the pelvis of the
mother, then the station will be.
(a) Zero
(b) -1
(c) +1
(d) +2

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