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Maternal/Newborn Exam 1 Practice Questions:
Practices such as providing recommended immunizations, infant car seats,
and school health education are part of what?
A. Primary preventive care.
B. Secondary preventive care.
C. Tertiary preventive care.
D. Primordial preventive care.
A. Primary preventive care.
What questions should the nurse ask the client to elicit cultural expectations
about childbearing? Select all that apply.
A. "What do you and your family think you should do to remain healthy during
pregnancy?"
B. " What can you do to improve your health and the health of your baby?"
C. "Do you want anyone with you when you deliver your baby?"
D. "What foods will help make a healthy baby?"
E. "Did you eat a lot of sweets or junk food before you got pregnant?"
F. "What actions are important for you and your family after the baby's birth?"
A. "What do you and your family think you should do to remain healthy during
pregnancy?"
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B. " What can you do to improve your health and the health of your baby?"
D. "What foods will help make a healthy baby?"
F. "What actions are important for you and your family after the baby's birth?"
The nurse is assessing a pregnant client who has inadequate weight gain in
the second trimester of pregnancy. Upon assessment of the client social
factors, the nurse finds that the woman is homeless. Which action would be
priority in this case?
A. Discuss the client's past experiences.
B. Ask the client to visit for regular checkups.
C. Provide a personal phone number to the client.
D. Provie screening and preventative health services.
D. Provie screening and preventative health services.
The male nurse is assessing a pregnant fundamentalist Muslim client. The
client is anxious and refuses physical assessment. What is the best action by
the nurse?
A. Quickly but gently finish the necessary assessment.
B. Let the client take her time to adjust.
C. Ask a female to assess the client.
D. Explain the assessment procedure to the client.
C. Ask a female to assess the client.
Which client is most likely to be referred to home care?
A. An adolescent who had an accident.
B. A pregnant client nearing the end of term.
C. A pregnant client at risk for preterm labor.
D. An infant with respiratory distress syndrome.
C. A pregnant client at risk for preterm labor.
The home care nurse is providing postnatal care for an infant, who is
prescribed phototherapy for jaundice. The nurse explains the use of the
equipment and other care processes to the family during the home visit. What
is the priority information that needs to be included in the teaching?
A. How to talk to the infant during the therapy.
B. What action to take in an emergency situation.
C. When the nurse will be providing home care next.
D. Which books to consult for information.
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B. What action to take in an emergency situation.
Which is a secondary prevention activity while providing care to a pregnant
client?
A. Providing self-care instructions.
B. Performing tests for hypertension.
C. Administering an influenza vaccine.
D. Teaching the adverse effects of alcoholism.
B. Performing tests for hypertension.
The home care nurse finds that a pregnant client with diabetes is prescribed
multiple medications for the management of her pregnancy. the client is also a
single parent to 2 other children. What action does the nurse take to ensure
the safety of the client and the family?
A. Ask the client to refrigerate all medications.
B. Inform the children that their mother is unwell.
C. Tell the client to keep used syringes near the bed.
D. Look for a safe place to store medications.
D. Look for a safe place to store medications.
Which action by the community nurse will help improve the general health
status of adolescents?
A. Encourage positive relationships with adolescents.
B. Encourage the parents to be involved in the adolescent's life.
C. Inform the adolescents about the different recreation activities.
D. Engage the adolescents in various health education programs.
D. Engage the adolescents in various health education programs.
A 38-year-old maternity client receives information that her fetus has a
deformity based on genetic testing and decides to terminate the pregnancy.
There is a family history of genetic abnormalities. Following the termination of
pregnancy, the pathology report indicates that the fetus had no structural
abnormalities. This finding suggests what?
A. A client should have asked for a second opinion from a perinatal specialist.
B. The genetic test results provided indicated a false-negative finding.
C. Genetic testing results vary based on client demographics and provided
information.
D. Results indicated a false-positive finding leading to an adverse outcome.
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D. Results indicated a false-positive finding leading to an adverse outcome.
A couple has been counseled for genetic abnormalities. The ask "What is
karyotyping?". The nurse's best response is what?
A. "Karyotyping will reveal if the baby's lungs are mature."
B. "Karyotyping will reveal if you baby will develop normally."
C. "Karyotyping will provide information about the gender of the baby and the
number and structure of the chromosomes."
D. Karyotyping will detect any physical deformities the baby has."
C. "Karyotyping will provide information about the gender of the baby and the
number and structure of the chromosomes."
Which client requires genetic counseling during pregnancy?
A. A client with iron deficiency.
B. A client with nausea and vomiting.
C. A client with neuromuscular disease.
D. A client with blood pressure of 130/90 mm Hg.
C. A client with neuromuscular disease.
While interacting with a couple, the nurse learns that they are planning to
conceive. Which action would be most beneficial in preventing genetic
disorders in the newborn?
A. Collecting the medical history of the couple and their partners.
B. Collecting the family history of the couple during preconception period.
C. Advising the couple to seek genetic testing during the second trimester.
D. Advising the couple to take a semen analysis test immediately.
B. Collecting the family history of the couple during preconception period.
The genetic screening of a newborn is indicative of phenylketonuria. The
nurse learns that the couple has no history of genetic disorders in the past 3
generations. What other tests does the nurse suggest to the couple to
determine the reason for the genetic disorder?
A. Sonography of the fetus.
B. Genetic testing of the couple.
C. Chorionic villus sampling.
D. Maternal serum screening.
B. Genetic testing of the couple.