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Maternal newborn ati proctored exam FULL
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A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 wks gestation and is
experiencing preterm labor. What meds should the nurse plan to
administer?
Ans: betamethasone
Quiz: A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who suspects she
may be pregnant and asks the nurse how the provider will confirm her
pregnancy. The nurse should inform the client that what lab test will be
used to confirm her pregnancy?
Ans: urine test for presence of HCG
Quiz: A nurse is caring for a client who believes she may be pregnant.
What finding should the nurse identify as a positive sign of pregnancy?
a. palpable fetal movement
Ans: palpable fetal movement
Quiz: A nurse is caring for a client who has oligohydraminios. What fetal
anomalies should the nurse expect?
,Ans: renal agenesis
Quiz: A nurse is assessing a client who is at 37 wks gestation and has a
suspected pelvic fracture due to blunt abd trauma. What findings
should the nurse expect?
Ans: uterine contractions
The nurse should expect the client to be experiencing uterine contractions
due to abdominal trauma.
Quiz: A nurse is assessing a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has
hydatidiform mole. What findings should the nurse expect?
Ans: dark brown vaginal discharge
A hydatidiform mole, or a molar pregnancy, is a benign proliferative growth
of the chorionic villi, which gives rise to multiple cysts. The products of
conception transform into a large number of edematous, fluid-filled
vesicles. As cells slough off the uterine wall, vaginal discharge is
usually dark brown and can contain grapelike clusters.
Quiz: A nurse is assessing a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and
has mild gestational HTN. What finding should the nurse identify as the
priority?
Ans: 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
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,When using the urgent vs. nonurgent approach to client care, the nurse
should determine that the priority finding is 480 mL of urine output in 24
hr because the minimum acceptable urine output in an adult client is
30 mL/hr. This can indicate progression of preeclampsia to
preeclampsia with severe features, which requires immediate
intervention. Therefore, this is the priority finding.
Quiz: A nurse is teaching a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has
HIV. What statement should the nurse include in the teaching?
Ans: you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy
-can be transmitted through breastfeeding
-she can continue to have sex
The nurse should inform the client that taking prescription antiviral
medication every day decreases the risk of transmission of HIV to her
newborn.
Quiz: A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 8 wks gestation
about manifestations to report to the provider during pregnancy. What
info should the nurse include in the teaching?
Ans: blurred or double vision
Quiz: A nurse is caring for a client who is in the latent phase of labor
and is receiving oxytocin via continuous IV infusion. The nurse notes that
the client is having contractions every 2 min which last 100-110 seconds
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, that the fetal heart rate is reassuring. What action should the nurse
take?
Ans: decrease the dose of oxytocin by half
The nurse should decrease the dose of oxytocin by half because the client is
experiencing uterine tachysystole.
Quiz: A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and has
meconium staining of the amniotic fluid. The nurse notes a reassuring
FHR tracing from the external fetal monitor. What action should the
nurse take?
Ans: prepare equipment needed for newborn resuscitation
The nurse should ensure that all supplies and equipment needed for
resuscitation of the newborn are readily available for every delivery.
Endotracheal suctioning is recommended in cases of meconium
staining only if the newborn has poor respiratory effort, decreased
muscle tone, and bradycardia after delivery.
Quiz: A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is at 33
wks gestation and has placenta previa and bleeding. What scripts
should the nurse clarify with the provider?
Ans: perform a vaginal exam
When a client has a placenta previa, the placenta implants in the lower part
of the uterus and obstructs the cervical os (the opening to the vagina).
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