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The nurse makes the following assessments on a woman who is receiving
intravenous magnesium sulfate: FHR 148-158; P88; RR 10; BP 158/96. The
priority nursing action is to:
A. increase the rate of the magnesium infusion.
B. maintain the magnesium infusion at a current rate.
C. slow the rate of the magnesium infusion.
D. stop the magnesium infusion. - ANSWER D. stop the magnesium infusion.
Correct injection technique for infant carriers of hepatits B virus is to
A. avoid all intramuscular injections until 1 month of age.
B. dilute intramuscular injections with added normal saline.
C. mix all injections the infant will need in a single syringe.
D. delay all injections until the infant has bathed. - ANSWER D. delay all
injections until the infant has bathed.
Which woman should receive Rh(D) immune globulin after birth?
A. Rh-negative mother; Rh-positive infant; positive Coombs' test.
B. Rh-positive mother; Rh-negative infant; negative direct Coomb's test.
,C. Rh-negative mother; Rh-positive infant; negative direct Coomb's test.
D. Rh-positive mother; Rh-negative infant; positive direct Coomb's test. -
ANSWER C. Rh-negative mother; Rh-positive infant; negative direct Coomb's
test.
A preganant woman has a blood glucose screening at 26 weeks gestation. The
result is 128mg/dl. The nurse ahould expect that
A. no additional testing will be needed.
B. insulin injections will be needed by 30 weeks gestation.
C. oral drugs may be prescribed to lower her glucose level.
D. more testing is needed to determine additional therapy. - ANSWER A. no
additional testing will be needed.
The initial laboratory results for a primigravida indicate a hemoglobin of 12g/dl,
hematocrit of 36 percent, and a blood group and type pf A, Rh-negative. What
would be the priority nursing action to promote a healthy pregnancy for this client
and her fetus?
A. Determine the blood type of the father.
B. Encourage the client to eat more dark-green leafy vegetables.
C. Provide information on weight-gain during pregnancy.
D. Suggest an iron supplement in addition to prenatal vitamins. - ANSWER A.
Determine the blood type of the father.
When providing intrapartal care for the woman with severe eclampsia, priority
nursing is care to:
,A. maintain the ordered rate of anticonvulasant medications.
B. promote placental blood flow and prevent maternal injury.
C. give intravenous fluids and observe urine output.
D. reduce maternal blood pressure to the prepregnancy level. - ANSWER B.
promote placental blood flow and prevent maternal injury.
A client is being discharged from the hospital after evacuation of a molar
pregnancy. The nurse recognizes that additional discharge teaching is required
when the client states:
A. "I am so sad I lost this baby."
B. "I may need to have chemotherapy after this."
C. "I will need to see the doctor yearly for follow-up."
D. "I will use contraception for the next 2 years." - ANSWER C. "I will need to
see the doctor yearly for follow-up."
Clonus indicates that the
A. central nervous system is very irritable.
B. renal blood flow is severely reduced.
C. lungs are filling with interstitial fluid.
D. muscles are the foot are inflamed. - ANSWER A. central nervous system is
very irritable.
In which complication of pregnancy does an embryo fail to develop past the early
primitive stages?
, A. Incompetent cervix
B. Folic-acid deficiency
C. Hyperemesis gravidarum
D. Gestational trophoblastic disease - ANSWER D. Gestational trophoblastic
disease
A client with hyperemesis gravidum would most likely benefit from nursing care
designed to address which of the following nursing diagnoses?
A. Imbalanced nutrition: more than body requirements related to pregnancy.
B. Anxiety related to effects of hyperemesis on fetal well being.
C. Anticapatory greiving related to inevitable pregnancy loss.
D. Ineffective coping related to unwanted pregnancy. - ANSWER B. Anxiety
related to effects of hyperemesis on fetal well being.
Choose the appropriate infant care teaching for the woman who gave birth by
cesarean because of active herpes.
A. Do not breast-feed the infant until all lesions are healed.
B. Thoroughly wash hands before handling the infant.
C. Wear a mask when breast-feeding or holding the infant close.
D. No special precautions are needed when caring for the infant. - ANSWER B.
Thoroughly wash hands before handling the infant.
A client with no prenatal care presents to the labor and delivery unit with a
moderate amount of vaginal bleeding and complains of severe abdominal pain.
Fundal height is 34 centimeters. Contractions are every 1.5 minutes lasting 60
seconds and strong with increasing resting tone. The monior shows considerate late