NSG- 303 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The nurse is preparing a client who is receiving medication to induce labor. Which
medication might be given? - Answers - 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? - Answers - 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? - Answers - Thrombophlebitis.
The nurse educator is reviewing key concepts about anesthesia with a group of student
nurses. What statement about local anesthesia is correct? - Answers - 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? - Answers - Increased blood pressure.
The nurse is caring for a newborn who is cocaine dependent. Which guideline is
recommended for handling the baby? - Answers - 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. - Answers - A) Vomiting.
D) Mental retardation.
E) Jaundice.
Which newborn would require immediate lifesaving surgery? - Answers - 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? - Answers - Two.
What observation will the nurse likely make about the client's pulse during stage I of
general anesthesia? - Answers - Normal pulse.
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? - Answers - 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. - Answers - 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? -
Answers - 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. - Answers - 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. - Answers - B) Incomplete.
D) Missed.
The nurse is caring for a newborn who is diagnosed with hypoglycemia. Which sign is
typical of this condition? - Answers - Tremors.
The nurse is assessing a pregnant woman with a history of malignant hypertension.
Which teaching intervention is the priority for this client? - Answers - 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? -
Answers - Pulmonary embolism.
A woman 4 weeks postpartum tells her nurse that she is "not able to cope with her baby
crying all the time and that all she can think of is getting out of her home." She further
states that her family is "going to kill me if I don't take this baby back where I found her."
What is the medical term for this mood disorder? - Answers - Postpartum psychosis.
The delivery nurse immediately takes action when a client experiences postpartum
hemorrhage. Which symptom would the nurse report immediately? - Answers - A
boggy uterus that does not respond to massage.
A nurse is to prepare a 45-year-old client for surgery under general anesthesia. What
must the nurse keep in mind when providing general preoperative care for the client? -
Answers - Avoid giving fluids or food at least 8 hours before the surgery.
When assessing a preterm newborn, the nurse observes that the newborn has difficulty
breathing. On further examination, it is found that the newborn's nostrils are closed at
The nurse is preparing a client who is receiving medication to induce labor. Which
medication might be given? - Answers - 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? - Answers - 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? - Answers - Thrombophlebitis.
The nurse educator is reviewing key concepts about anesthesia with a group of student
nurses. What statement about local anesthesia is correct? - Answers - 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? - Answers - Increased blood pressure.
The nurse is caring for a newborn who is cocaine dependent. Which guideline is
recommended for handling the baby? - Answers - 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. - Answers - A) Vomiting.
D) Mental retardation.
E) Jaundice.
Which newborn would require immediate lifesaving surgery? - Answers - 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? - Answers - Two.
What observation will the nurse likely make about the client's pulse during stage I of
general anesthesia? - Answers - Normal pulse.
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? - Answers - 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. - Answers - 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? -
Answers - 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. - Answers - 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. - Answers - B) Incomplete.
D) Missed.
The nurse is caring for a newborn who is diagnosed with hypoglycemia. Which sign is
typical of this condition? - Answers - Tremors.
The nurse is assessing a pregnant woman with a history of malignant hypertension.
Which teaching intervention is the priority for this client? - Answers - 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? -
Answers - Pulmonary embolism.
A woman 4 weeks postpartum tells her nurse that she is "not able to cope with her baby
crying all the time and that all she can think of is getting out of her home." She further
states that her family is "going to kill me if I don't take this baby back where I found her."
What is the medical term for this mood disorder? - Answers - Postpartum psychosis.
The delivery nurse immediately takes action when a client experiences postpartum
hemorrhage. Which symptom would the nurse report immediately? - Answers - A
boggy uterus that does not respond to massage.
A nurse is to prepare a 45-year-old client for surgery under general anesthesia. What
must the nurse keep in mind when providing general preoperative care for the client? -
Answers - Avoid giving fluids or food at least 8 hours before the surgery.
When assessing a preterm newborn, the nurse observes that the newborn has difficulty
breathing. On further examination, it is found that the newborn's nostrils are closed at
