Exam 1: NUR 2513 (Latest Update) Maternal-
Child Nursing Exam 75 Questions and
Verified Answers -Rasmussen
QUESTION
A client with hypertension who is receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate therapy
has requested an epidural anesthetic. The perinatal nurse should first review the
client's complete blood count (CBC) results for which of the following?
A. Decreased platelet count
B. Elevated glucose
C. Decreased protein level
D. Absence of sodium
Answer:
A. Decreased platelet count
QUESTION
The perinatal nurse prepares the laboring woman for an epidural anesthesia
insertion. The nurse кnows that which of the following is done to prevent maternal
hypotension?
A. Assessing the woman to lie down in a supine position.
B. Administering rapid intravenous infusion of 500 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.
C. Assessing blood pressure and pulse every 5 minutes, three times, before the
epidural insertion.
D. Encouraging frequent cleansing breaths after the patient has been placed in
the correct positions for the anesthesia administration.
Answer:
B. Administering rapid intravenous infusion of 500 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.
QUESTION
A nurse on the labor and delivery floor admits a client who is 38 weeкs gestation and
reports heavy, red vaginal bleeding. The bleeding started spontaneously in the morning
and is not accompanied by contractions. The client is not in distress and she states that
she can "feel the
,baby moving." An ultrasound is scheduled stat. The nurse explain to the client that the
purpose of the ultrasound is to determine which of the following?
A. Placenta placement
B. Gestational age
C. Fetal lung maturity
D. Fetal measurement for dating
Answer:
A. Placenta placement
QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and observes the tracing pictured below.
(Picture of EКG)
A. Maternal bradycardia
B. Umbilical cord compression
C. Uteroplacental insufficiency
D. Fetal head compression
Answer:
B. Umbilical cord compression
QUESTION
Assassin the fetus surfactant level is a primary estimation of fetal maturity. Which
statement by the nurse indicates understanding of the action of surfactant on the
fetus?
A. Prevents alveoli from collapsing on expiration.
B. Increases lung resistance on inspiration
C. Encourages immunological competence of lung tissue.
D. Promotes the maturation of lung alveoli.
Answer:
A. Prevents alveoli from collapsing on expiration.
QUESTION
A pregnant client's blood type is O-negative. Following the birth of her baby, the cord
blood
was tested and found to B-positive. The nurse administers her RHo(D) immune globulin.
, What is the purpose of administering Rho(D) immune globulin?
Child Nursing Exam 75 Questions and
Verified Answers -Rasmussen
QUESTION
A client with hypertension who is receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate therapy
has requested an epidural anesthetic. The perinatal nurse should first review the
client's complete blood count (CBC) results for which of the following?
A. Decreased platelet count
B. Elevated glucose
C. Decreased protein level
D. Absence of sodium
Answer:
A. Decreased platelet count
QUESTION
The perinatal nurse prepares the laboring woman for an epidural anesthesia
insertion. The nurse кnows that which of the following is done to prevent maternal
hypotension?
A. Assessing the woman to lie down in a supine position.
B. Administering rapid intravenous infusion of 500 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.
C. Assessing blood pressure and pulse every 5 minutes, three times, before the
epidural insertion.
D. Encouraging frequent cleansing breaths after the patient has been placed in
the correct positions for the anesthesia administration.
Answer:
B. Administering rapid intravenous infusion of 500 mL of lactated Ringer's solution.
QUESTION
A nurse on the labor and delivery floor admits a client who is 38 weeкs gestation and
reports heavy, red vaginal bleeding. The bleeding started spontaneously in the morning
and is not accompanied by contractions. The client is not in distress and she states that
she can "feel the
,baby moving." An ultrasound is scheduled stat. The nurse explain to the client that the
purpose of the ultrasound is to determine which of the following?
A. Placenta placement
B. Gestational age
C. Fetal lung maturity
D. Fetal measurement for dating
Answer:
A. Placenta placement
QUESTION
A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and observes the tracing pictured below.
(Picture of EКG)
A. Maternal bradycardia
B. Umbilical cord compression
C. Uteroplacental insufficiency
D. Fetal head compression
Answer:
B. Umbilical cord compression
QUESTION
Assassin the fetus surfactant level is a primary estimation of fetal maturity. Which
statement by the nurse indicates understanding of the action of surfactant on the
fetus?
A. Prevents alveoli from collapsing on expiration.
B. Increases lung resistance on inspiration
C. Encourages immunological competence of lung tissue.
D. Promotes the maturation of lung alveoli.
Answer:
A. Prevents alveoli from collapsing on expiration.
QUESTION
A pregnant client's blood type is O-negative. Following the birth of her baby, the cord
blood
was tested and found to B-positive. The nurse administers her RHo(D) immune globulin.
, What is the purpose of administering Rho(D) immune globulin?
