NSG- 303 Final Exam Questions And All
Correct Answers.
The nurse is preparing a client who is receiving medication to induce labor. Which medication
might be given? - Answer Oxytocin.
A 35-year-old client has just given birth to a healthy newborn during her 43rd week of gestation.
Which finding should the nurse expect when assessing the condition of the newborn? - Answer
Meconium aspiration in utero or at birth.
The nurse is ambulating a new mother after a cesarean section to reduce the risk of
postoperative complications. For what condition does this intervention decrease the risk? -
Answer Thrombophlebitis.
The nurse educator is reviewing key concepts about anesthesia with a group of student nurses.
What statement about local anesthesia is correct? - Answer Disrupt sensation to specific body
part.
What observation will the nurse likely make concerning the client's blood pressure during stage
II of general anesthesia? - Answer Increased blood pressure.
The nurse is caring for a newborn who is cocaine dependent. Which guideline is recommended
for handling the baby? - Answer Avoid unnecessary handling of the baby.
The nurse is performing a physical assessment on a newborn diagnosed with galactosemia.
Which signs will probably be present in newborns with this disorder? Select all that apply. -
Answer A) Vomiting.
D) Mental retardation.
E) Jaundice.
Which newborn would require immediate lifesaving surgery? - Answer A newborn with
tracheoesophageal fistula.
What is the minimal number of staff members that have to check the ID band before any client
enters the OR? - Answer Two.
, A client who had surgery for shoulder dislocation is moved to the postoperative nursing care
unit. Which nursing step must the nurse perform when providing immediate postoperative care
to the client? - Answer Avoid cleaning and changing the client's dressing.
An older adult client recovering from surgery is at increased risk for which conditions? Select all
that apply. - Answer A) Decreased response to medication.
C) Confusion.
D) Increased potential for infection.
An 18-year-old client has given birth to a very-low-birth-weight preterm infant. Which should
the nurse consider to prevent the newborn from losing body temperature? - Answer Provide
isolette care to the newborn.
The nurse in the NICU is caring for preterm newborns. Which guidelines are recommended for
care of preterm newborns? Select all that apply. - Answer A) Supply oxygen for the newborn, if
necessary.
D) Dress the newborn in a stockinette cap.
F) Take the newborn's temperature often.
The birth attendant administers dinoprostone (Prostin E2) to a woman who is having a
spontaneous abortion to expel the fetus. In which types of abortion would this drug be used?
Select all that apply. - Answer B) Incomplete.
D) Missed.
The nurse is caring for a newborn who is diagnosed with hypoglycemia. Which sign is typical of
this condition? - Answer Tremors.
The nurse is assessing a pregnant woman with a history of malignant hypertension. Which
teaching intervention is the priority for this client? - Answer Avoid activities that result in
shortness of breath.
A client who had a hysterectomy 2 days ago begins to exhibit symptoms of elevated
temperature, severe pain, redness and swelling around the incision, and an elevated white
blood count. What potential complication is associated with these symptoms? - Answer
Pulmonary embolism.
Correct Answers.
The nurse is preparing a client who is receiving medication to induce labor. Which medication
might be given? - Answer Oxytocin.
A 35-year-old client has just given birth to a healthy newborn during her 43rd week of gestation.
Which finding should the nurse expect when assessing the condition of the newborn? - Answer
Meconium aspiration in utero or at birth.
The nurse is ambulating a new mother after a cesarean section to reduce the risk of
postoperative complications. For what condition does this intervention decrease the risk? -
Answer Thrombophlebitis.
The nurse educator is reviewing key concepts about anesthesia with a group of student nurses.
What statement about local anesthesia is correct? - Answer Disrupt sensation to specific body
part.
What observation will the nurse likely make concerning the client's blood pressure during stage
II of general anesthesia? - Answer Increased blood pressure.
The nurse is caring for a newborn who is cocaine dependent. Which guideline is recommended
for handling the baby? - Answer Avoid unnecessary handling of the baby.
The nurse is performing a physical assessment on a newborn diagnosed with galactosemia.
Which signs will probably be present in newborns with this disorder? Select all that apply. -
Answer A) Vomiting.
D) Mental retardation.
E) Jaundice.
Which newborn would require immediate lifesaving surgery? - Answer A newborn with
tracheoesophageal fistula.
What is the minimal number of staff members that have to check the ID band before any client
enters the OR? - Answer Two.
, A client who had surgery for shoulder dislocation is moved to the postoperative nursing care
unit. Which nursing step must the nurse perform when providing immediate postoperative care
to the client? - Answer Avoid cleaning and changing the client's dressing.
An older adult client recovering from surgery is at increased risk for which conditions? Select all
that apply. - Answer A) Decreased response to medication.
C) Confusion.
D) Increased potential for infection.
An 18-year-old client has given birth to a very-low-birth-weight preterm infant. Which should
the nurse consider to prevent the newborn from losing body temperature? - Answer Provide
isolette care to the newborn.
The nurse in the NICU is caring for preterm newborns. Which guidelines are recommended for
care of preterm newborns? Select all that apply. - Answer A) Supply oxygen for the newborn, if
necessary.
D) Dress the newborn in a stockinette cap.
F) Take the newborn's temperature often.
The birth attendant administers dinoprostone (Prostin E2) to a woman who is having a
spontaneous abortion to expel the fetus. In which types of abortion would this drug be used?
Select all that apply. - Answer B) Incomplete.
D) Missed.
The nurse is caring for a newborn who is diagnosed with hypoglycemia. Which sign is typical of
this condition? - Answer Tremors.
The nurse is assessing a pregnant woman with a history of malignant hypertension. Which
teaching intervention is the priority for this client? - Answer Avoid activities that result in
shortness of breath.
A client who had a hysterectomy 2 days ago begins to exhibit symptoms of elevated
temperature, severe pain, redness and swelling around the incision, and an elevated white
blood count. What potential complication is associated with these symptoms? - Answer
Pulmonary embolism.
