EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
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◉ Nursing action for maternal hypotension following epidural.
Answer: If a mother becomes hypotensive you can do multiple
things. The first thing to try is repositioning her to her side and see if
that spikes it, increase flow of NS, and provide oxygen. Monitor her
vital signs and FHR.
◉ Nursing actions for late decelerations. Answer: Place client side-
lying, insert an IV and increase rate of IV fluid, discontinue oxytocin,
administer oxygen, elevate legs, notify provider, prepare for an
assisted vaginal birth or C-section
◉ Planning care for a client with HIV. Answer: Routine lab testing in
early prenatal period, avoid amniocentesis and episiotomy, use of
internal fetal monitors, vacuum extractions, and forceps should be
avoided, do not give baby injection or test blood till after bath, make
sure client is taking antiviral medications, and educate that they can
transmit infection to neonate
◉ actions to take for phototherapy. Answer: maintain eye mask over
newborn's eyes for protection, keep the newborn undressed and a
surgical mask should be place over the genitalia, avoid applying
, lotions or ointments to the skin, remove the newborn from
phototherapy every 4 hours, reposition the newborn every 2hrs, and
check the lamp energy photometer,
◉ performing suctioning with a bulb syringe. Answer: routine
suctioning of the mouth and then the nasal passage with a bulb
syringe removes excess mucus, have the bulb next to newborn and
teach family how to use it, compress bulb before insertion in one
side of mouth, switch, avoid center, and then one nostril and the
second nostril
◉ Priority finding in assessment. Answer: knowing your patients
history and risk factors can help you make a care of plan that is
necessary and important to the newborn and mom
◉ Hypnosis. Answer: state of consciousness in which the person is
especially susceptible to suggestion
◉ High calcium foods. Answer: milk and milk products, beans,
lentils, dried fruits, canned or smoked fish(not tuna), flour,
chocolate, cocoa..
◉ second stage of labor. Answer: the stage during which the baby
moves out through the vagina and is delivered