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Client teaching is an A. The client's readiness to learn
important part of the
maternity nurse's role.
Which factor has the
greatest influence on
successful teaching of
the gravid client?
A 38-week primagravida C. Move about every hour
who works as a secretary
and sits at a computer 8
hours a day tells the
nurse that her feet have
begun to swell. Which
instruction would be
most effective in
preventing pooling of
blood in the lower
extremities?
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During a prenatal visit, B. lower birth weights
the nurse discusses with a
client the effects of
smoking on the fetus.
When compared with
nonsmokers, mothers
who smoke during
pregnancy tend to
produce infants who
have
A 26-year-old, gravida 2, C. Tachycardia and a feeling of nervousness
para 1 client is admitted
to the hospital at 28-
weeks gestation in
preterm labor. She is
given 3 doses of
terbutaline sulfate
(Brethine) 0.25 mg
subcutaneously to stop
her labor contractions.
The nurse plans to
monitor for which
primary side effect of
terbutaline sulfate?
A mother who is C. correctly place the infant on the breast
breastfeeding her baby
receives instructions from
the nurse. Which
instruction is most
effective to prevent
nipple soreness?
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A full term infant is B. Infant's condition at birth and treatment received.
transferred to the nursery
from L & D. Which
information is most
important for the nurse to
receive when planning
immediate care for the
newborn?
In developing a teaching D. anterior fontanel closes at 12-18 mos and the
plan for expectant posterior fontanel by the end of the second month.
parents, the nurse plans
to include information
about when the parents
can expect the infant's
fontanels to close. The
nurse bases the
explanation on
knowledge that for the
normal newborn, the
When assessing a client D. At 30 weeks gestation.
who is 12-weeks
gestation, the nurse
recommends the she and
her husband consider
attending childbirth
preparation classes.
What is the best time for
the couple to attend
these classes?
The nurse should C. the cervix is completely dilated
encourage the laboring
client to begin pushing
when
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