(Answered) Obstetrics -; OB Hesi 2020 distinction level Q&A.

(Answered) Obstetrics -; OB Hesi 2020 distinction level Q&A. Vaginal examinations reveal that a laboring client cervix is dilated 2cm, 70% effaced, with presenting part at -2 station. The client tells the nurse " I need my epidural now! This hurts!" The nurse response to the client should be based on which information. Administering an epidural at this point would slow the labor process. The client will need to be catheterized before the epidural can be administered. A client who is HIV+ is receiving zidovudine during labor. Which information should the nurse provide to the client? This treatment helps prevent transmission of the virus to the fetus. A newborn's head circumference is 12 inches (30.5cm), and his chest measurement is 13 inches (33cm). The nurse notes that this infant has no molding, and was at breech presentation delivery by c section. What action should the nurse take based on these data? Record the finding on the chart. They are within normal limits. A three hour old newborn of a gestational diabetic mother who is asymptomatic and successful breastfed after birth, heel stick glucose level is 36 mg/dL. Which intervention should the nurse do first? Assist the mother to breastfeed the infant The nurse is caring for a female client, a primigravida with preeclampsia. Finding include +2 proteinuria, BP 172/112 mmHg, Facial and hand sweating, complaints of blurry vision, and a severe frontal headache. Which medication should the nurse anticipate for this client? Magnesium sulfate When planning care for a laboring client, the nurse identifies the need to withhold solid foods while the client is in labor. What is the most important reason for this nursing intervention? An increase risk for aspiration can occur if general analgesic is needed. Which action should the nurse take if an infant, who wa born yesterday weighing 7.5 lbs Inform and assure the mother that this is normal weight loss. A client at 20 week gestation comes to the antepartum clinic complaining of vaginal warts. HPV What information should the nurse provide? The client should be treated with acyclovir. At 34 weeks gestation, a primigravida is assessing at her bimonthly