NSG3 EXAM 1 Questions & Answers Graded A 2025

1. The nurse is assessing a newborn. What sign of hypoglycemia does the nurse record? - High-pitched cry 2. What would the nurse expect to find when assessing the fundus of the uterus immediately after delivery? - Well-contracted with its upper border at or just below the umbilicus 3. What should the nurses first action be when postpartum hemorrhage from uterine atony is suspected? - Begin massaging the fundus while another person notifies the physician. 4. Although the nurse has massaged the uterus every 15 minutes, it remains flaccid, and the patient continues to pass large clots. What does the nurse recognize these signs indicate? - Uterine atony 5. What is the first sign of hypovolemic shock from postpartum hemorrhage? - Tachycardia 6. A pulsating structure is felt during a vaginal examination of a woman in labor. How would the nurse position the woman to prevent compression of a prolapsed cord? - on her back with her head lower than the rest of her body 7. A new mother is distressed and tearful about the elevated dome over her infants posterior fontanelle. The nurse responds, This condition will resolve itself in a few days. What is the cause? - The effect of the vacuum extractor 8. What nursing care should be provided to a woman with a third-degree laceration immediately after delivery? - Cold pack to the perineum 9. A laboring patient requests hot and cold applications be applied to her abdomen for pain control. How will this intervention act to control pain? - By stimulation of large nerve fibers 10. Which narcotic antagonist is used to reverse narcotic-induced respiratory depression? - Naloxone (Narcan) 11. A woman who is 6 cm dilated has theurge to push. What will thenurse instruct thewoman to do during thecontraction? - Blow in short breaths. 12. When is a pregnant woman fully dilated? - 10 centimeters 13. What chemical substance(s) produced in the body acts as a natural pain reliever? - Endorphins 14. At 1 and 5 minutes of life, a newborns Apgar score is 9. What does thenurse understand that a score of 9 indicates? - The newborn is in stable condition