Maternal Newborn Nursing Proctored-Style Question Bank with Verified Answers 2026.docx

Maternal Newborn
Nursing Proctored-
Style Question Bank
with Verified Answers
2026

, a nurse is assessing a client who has gestational diabetes Mellitus and is experiencing hyperglycemia. which of
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the following findings should the nurse expect? - correct answerreports increased urinary output.
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Increased urinary output, nausea and vomiting, reports of thirst, abdominal pain, constipation, drowsiness,
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and headaches are manifestations of hyperglycemia. Other manifestations include weak rapid pulse, fruity
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breath odor, urine positive for sugar and acetone, and a blood glucose level greater than 200 mg/dL.
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a nurse is caring for a client who is 22 weeks of gestation and is HIV positive. which of the following actions
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should the nurse take? - correct answerReport the client's condition to the local health department.
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The nurse should report the condition to the local health department. HIV is one of the conditions on the list of
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Nationally Notifiable Infectious Conditions that is required to be reported.
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a nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for combined oral contraceptives. which
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of the following findings should the nurse include as an adverse effect of this medication? - correct
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The nurse should instruct the client that depression is a common adverse effect of combined oral
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contraceptives. Other common adverse effects of the medication include amenorrhea, weight gain,
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headache, nausea, breakthrough bleeding, and breast tenderness.
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a nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and has a new prescription for
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misoprostol. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - correct answer"I
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can administer oxytocin 4 hours after the insertion of the medication."
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The nurse can administer oxytocin no sooner than 4 hr after the last dose of misoprostol. Oxytocin can be
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administered following misoprostol for clients who have cervical ripening and have not begun labor.
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a nurse is caring for a prenatal client who has parvovirus b19(fifth disease) which of the following actions
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should the nurse take? - correct answerschedule an ultrasound examination
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The nurse should schedule serial ultrasound examinations to monitor the fetus during the pregnancy to
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detect the possible development of fetal hydrops. Also, the virus can cause miscarriage, intrauterine growth
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