ATI Maternal/Newborn Practice B questions and answers

ATI Maternal/Newborn Practice B questions and answers A nurse is speaking with a client who is trying to make a decision about tubal ligation. The client ask, "What effects will this procedure have on my sex life?" Which of the following responses should the nurse make? - "This procedure should have no effect on your sexual performance or adequacy." A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a newborn who is 24 hr old. Which of the following results should the nurse report to the provider? - Blood glucose 30 mg/dL A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is postpartum. For which of the following manifestations should the nurse instruct the client to monitor and report to the provider? - Unilateral breast pain A nurse is caring for a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and has placenta previa. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Initiate continuous external fetal monitoring. A nurse is performing a vaginal examination on a client who is in labor and observes the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. After calling for assistance, which of the following actions should the nurse take next? - Apply internal upward pressure to the presenting part using two gloved fingers. A nurse is assessing a client who gave birth vaginally 12 hr ago and palpates her uterus to the right above the umbilicus. Which of the following interventions should the nurse perform? - Assist the client to empty her bladder. A nurse is assessing a newborn who is 12 hr old. Which of the following manifestations requires intervention by the nurse? - Substernal chest retractions while sleeping. A nurse is planning care for a client who is in labor and is to have an amniotomy. Which of the following assessments should the nurse identify as the priority? - Temperature. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing preterm labor at 29 weeks of gestation and has a prescription for betamethasone. Which of the following statements should the nurse make about the indication for medication administration? - "This medication stimulates fetal lung maturity." A school nurse is providing teaching to an adolescent about levonorgestrel contraception. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? - "You should take the medication within 72 hours following unprotected sexual intercourse." A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and has had no cervical change in the last 4 hr. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? - "Your provider will insert an intrauterine pressure catheter to monitor the strength of your contracti