NCLEX Exam Question of the Day

2025-07-09
NCLEX Exam Question:
The nurse is teaching a woman at 38 weeks gestation about the contraction stress test.

The nurse will discuss which of the following with the woman?

Select an Answer:
flat position for the test
vibroacoustic stimulators will be used
nipple stimulation
maintain nothing by mouth (NPO) status for 8 hours

Rationale:
The contraction stress test involves nipple stimulation, a semi-fowler's position, and the patient does not need to be NPO status.

Vibroacoustic stimulators are used during a non-stress test to cause the fetus to move.

2025-07-08
NCLEX Exam Question:
The nurse instructs a woman at 18 weeks gestation, after an amniocentesis test, to call the health care provider if which of the following symptoms occurs?

Select an Answer:
fatigue
discomfort at the insertion site
headache
uterus cramps

Rationale:
A complication of amniocentesis is preterm labor. Uterine cramps may indicate preterm labor.

Discomfort at the site is common after an amniocentesis.

The procedure does not cause fatigue or headache.

2025-07-07
NCLEX Exam Question:
The nurse is interpreting the results of a nipple-stimulated contraction stress test. The results were obtained over a 10-minute period and includes 2 contractions, and a fetal heart rate of 130 with no deceleration.

The nurse will interpret this as ________.

Select an Answer:
negative
positive
reactive
nonreactive

Rationale:
A negative contraction stress test has less than 3 contractions in a 10-minute period and no decelerations.

A positive result is more than 3 contractions in a 10-minute period with decelerations.

Reactive and nonreactive results are used for non-stress tests.

2025-07-06
NCLEX Exam Question:
The nurse is aware that Goodell's sign is which of the following descriptions?

Select an Answer:
bluish color of the cervix
placenta insufficiency
softening of the vagina and cervix
softening of the lower uterine segment

Rationale:
Goodell's sign is softening of the cervix and vagina.

Chadwick's sign is a bluish discoloration of the cervix.

Hegar's sign is a softening of the lower uterine segment.

Placenta insufficiency may occur from post-dates, oligohydramnios, and placenta issues.

2025-07-05
NCLEX Exam Question:
The nurse is aware that expected weight gain for a pregnant woman with a normal body mass index (BMI) is which of the following weights?

Select an Answer:
20-25 pounds
35-45 pounds
25-35 pounds
15-20 pounds

Rationale:
The expected weight gain for a pregnant woman who has a normal BMI is 25-35 pounds.

Underweight pregnant women should gain between 28-40 pounds during pregnancy.

Overweight pregnant women should gain 15-25 pounds during pregnancy.