Nur 114 - Exam 1 Practice | Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024

1. A 34-week gestation patient phones the health care providers office with concerns about feeling light headed. She states she is dizzy while lying down and states that she "feels like I could pass out." She also reports she has awakened in the middle of the night feeling this way. The nurse should a. Instruct the patient to see the HCP right away to have her blood pressure checked b. Discuss supine hypertension with the patient and encourage her to avoid lying flat on her back c. Reassure the patient that this is a normal finding for the pregnant patient d. Inform the patient to increase her fluid intake to two liters a day - B 2. Signs of pre-eclampsia include hypertension, generalized edema, and __________. a. Blurred vision b. Proteinuria c. +2 reflexes d. Increased urinary output - B 3. A patient is being admitted to the maternity unit because she is in early labor. The nurse would initially a. Assess maternal vital signs and fetal heartrate b. Measure fundal height to determine fetal size c. Perform a sterile vaginal exam to determine cervical dilation and effacement - A