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Maternity Exam 1 Practice Questions With 100% ALL SURE ANSWERS
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A woman who have birth 2 hours ago has a A& B
temperature of 37.9 *C. Select all of the immediate
nursing actions
Reasoning:
A) Have pt drink 2 glasses of fluid over the next A mild temperature elevation within a few hours of birth can be related to dehydration and
hour exhaustion. Acetaminophen is given if temperature remains elevated after the woman has been
B) Explain to the patient that she needs to rest and hydrated and rested. The physician or midwife is notified if temperature remains elevated after
assist her into a comfortable position initial interventions.
C) Medicate pt with 500 mg of acetaminophen as
per orders
D) Call the patient's physician or midwife to report
the elevated temp
3 hours after a vaginal delivery, the client B
complains of increased perineal pain. What should
the nurse do first?
A) Administer analgesia as ordered
B) Assess the perineum
C) Perform perineal care
D) Apply ice to perineum
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A woman gave birth to a 3200 g baby girl with an A
estimated gestational age of 40 weeks. The baby
is 1 hour of age. In preparation of giving the baby Reasoning: It is important to always explain to parents wHat and why a procedure is being done
an injection of Vitamin K, the nurse will: on the newborn
A) Explain to the parents the action of the
medication and answer their questions
B) Remove neonate from the room so parents will
not be distressed by seeing the injection
C) Completely undress the neonate to identify the
injection site
D) Replace needle with a 21 gauge ⅝ needle
When assessing a placenta and umbilical cord at A
delivery, the nurse must know that the normal
cord has: (AVA)
A) 1 vein and 2 arteries
B) 2 veins and 1 artery
C) 1 vein and 1 artery
D) 2 veins and 2 arteries
FULL/OVERDISTENDED
When reviewing a potential cause for postpartum
hemorrhage with the student nurse, the nurse is
Reasoning:
sure to include the finding of a(n) ____________
An overdistended bladder, which displaces the uterus above and to the right of the umbilicus,
bladder
can cause uterine atony and lead to hemorrhage
Maddy, a G3 P1 woman, gave birth 12 hrs ago to a A
9lb 13 oz daughter. She experiences severe
cramps with breastfeeding. The perinatal nurse Reasoning
best describes this condition as: Afterpains are intermittent uterine contractions that occur during the process of involution.
A) Afterpains Afterpains are more pronounced in patients w/ decreased uterine tone due to overdistension,
B) Uterine hypertonia which is associated w/ multiparity and macrosomia. Patients often describe the sensation as a
C) Bladder hypertonia discomfort similar to menstrual cramps
D) Rectus abdominis diastasis
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G: Gravida → # of times a woman has conceived including current pregnancy
T: Term Births → # of times a woman has carried a pregnancy to at least 37 weeks and delivered
P: Preterm Births → # of births a woman has delivered before 37 weeks gestation but after 20
What does GTPAL mean? weeks
A: Abortions → # of times a woman has lost a pregnancy, whether it was elective or spontaneous
(miscarriage), before 20 weeks gestation
L: living children → live births
The best way for the nurse to enhance parental D
confidence is to
A) Have the parents watch a video tape of infant
care, then discuss it with them
B) Demonstrate skills on the newborn while
providing care
C) Encourage new parents to ask their friends
about infant care
D) Provide encouragement and positive feedback
The nurse is teaching the parents of a female baby A
how to change a baby's diapers. Which of the
following should be included in the teaching? Reasoning
A) Always wipe the perineum from front to back To decrease risk of infection from bacteria from the rectum, the perineum of female babies
B) Remove any vernix caseosa from labia folds should always be cleansed from front to back
C) Put powder on buttocks every time the baby
stools
D) Weigh every diaper in order to assess for
hydration
After birth, the perinatal nurse explains to the new FALSE
mom that Progesterone is the hormone
responsible for stimulating milk production
A) True
B) False
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Maternity Exam 1 Practice Questions With 100% ALL SURE ANSWERS
Terms in this set (265)
A woman who have birth 2 hours ago has a A& B
temperature of 37.9 *C. Select all of the immediate
nursing actions
Reasoning:
A) Have pt drink 2 glasses of fluid over the next A mild temperature elevation within a few hours of birth can be related to dehydration and
hour exhaustion. Acetaminophen is given if temperature remains elevated after the woman has been
B) Explain to the patient that she needs to rest and hydrated and rested. The physician or midwife is notified if temperature remains elevated after
assist her into a comfortable position initial interventions.
C) Medicate pt with 500 mg of acetaminophen as
per orders
D) Call the patient's physician or midwife to report
the elevated temp
3 hours after a vaginal delivery, the client B
complains of increased perineal pain. What should
the nurse do first?
A) Administer analgesia as ordered
B) Assess the perineum
C) Perform perineal care
D) Apply ice to perineum
Maternity Exam 1 Practice Questions
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,10/2/24, 9:42 AM
A woman gave birth to a 3200 g baby girl with an A
estimated gestational age of 40 weeks. The baby
is 1 hour of age. In preparation of giving the baby Reasoning: It is important to always explain to parents wHat and why a procedure is being done
an injection of Vitamin K, the nurse will: on the newborn
A) Explain to the parents the action of the
medication and answer their questions
B) Remove neonate from the room so parents will
not be distressed by seeing the injection
C) Completely undress the neonate to identify the
injection site
D) Replace needle with a 21 gauge ⅝ needle
When assessing a placenta and umbilical cord at A
delivery, the nurse must know that the normal
cord has: (AVA)
A) 1 vein and 2 arteries
B) 2 veins and 1 artery
C) 1 vein and 1 artery
D) 2 veins and 2 arteries
FULL/OVERDISTENDED
When reviewing a potential cause for postpartum
hemorrhage with the student nurse, the nurse is
Reasoning:
sure to include the finding of a(n) ____________
An overdistended bladder, which displaces the uterus above and to the right of the umbilicus,
bladder
can cause uterine atony and lead to hemorrhage
Maddy, a G3 P1 woman, gave birth 12 hrs ago to a A
9lb 13 oz daughter. She experiences severe
cramps with breastfeeding. The perinatal nurse Reasoning
best describes this condition as: Afterpains are intermittent uterine contractions that occur during the process of involution.
A) Afterpains Afterpains are more pronounced in patients w/ decreased uterine tone due to overdistension,
B) Uterine hypertonia which is associated w/ multiparity and macrosomia. Patients often describe the sensation as a
C) Bladder hypertonia discomfort similar to menstrual cramps
D) Rectus abdominis diastasis
Maternity Exam 1 Practice Questions
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G: Gravida → # of times a woman has conceived including current pregnancy
T: Term Births → # of times a woman has carried a pregnancy to at least 37 weeks and delivered
P: Preterm Births → # of births a woman has delivered before 37 weeks gestation but after 20
What does GTPAL mean? weeks
A: Abortions → # of times a woman has lost a pregnancy, whether it was elective or spontaneous
(miscarriage), before 20 weeks gestation
L: living children → live births
The best way for the nurse to enhance parental D
confidence is to
A) Have the parents watch a video tape of infant
care, then discuss it with them
B) Demonstrate skills on the newborn while
providing care
C) Encourage new parents to ask their friends
about infant care
D) Provide encouragement and positive feedback
The nurse is teaching the parents of a female baby A
how to change a baby's diapers. Which of the
following should be included in the teaching? Reasoning
A) Always wipe the perineum from front to back To decrease risk of infection from bacteria from the rectum, the perineum of female babies
B) Remove any vernix caseosa from labia folds should always be cleansed from front to back
C) Put powder on buttocks every time the baby
stools
D) Weigh every diaper in order to assess for
hydration
After birth, the perinatal nurse explains to the new FALSE
mom that Progesterone is the hormone
responsible for stimulating milk production
A) True
B) False
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