Mother Baby Exam 2- practice
questions WELL ANSWERED TO PASS
A nurse in the ED is caring for a client who reports abrupt, sharp, right-sided lower quadrant
abdominal pain and bright red vaginal bleeding. The client states, "I missed one menstrual cycle
and cannot be pregnant because I have an IUD." The nurse should suspect which of the
following?
A. missed abortion
B. ectopic pregnancy
C. severe preeclampsia
D. hydatidiform mole - ANS ✔✔B. ectopic pregnancy
A nurse is providing care for a client who has a marginal abruptio placentae. Which of the
following findings are risk factors for developing the condition? (select all that apply)
A. fetal position
B. blunt abdominal trauma
C. cocaine use
D. maternal age
E. cigarette smoking - ANS ✔✔B. blunt abdominal trauma
C. cocaine use
E. cigarette smoking
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 weeks gestation and has a placenta previa. The nurse
notes that the client is actively bleeding. Which medication should the nurse expect the
provider will prescribe?
, A. Betamethasone
B. Indomethacin
C. Nifedipine
D. Methylergonovine - ANS ✔✔A. Betamethasone
A nurse at an antepartum clinic is caring for a client who is at 4 months of gestation. The client
reports continued nausea; vomiting; and scant, prune-colored discharge. The client has
experienced no weight loss and has a fundal height larger than expected. Which of the following
complications should the nurse suspect?
A. hyperemesis gravidarum
B. threatened abortion
C. hydatidiform mole
D. preterm labor - ANS ✔✔C. hydatidiform mole
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. Which of the
following findings is expected with this condition?
A. no alterations in menses
B. transvaginal ultrasound indicating a fetus in uterus
C. blood progesterone greater than the expected reference range
D. report of severe shoulder pain - ANS ✔✔D. report of severe shoulder pain
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 14 weeks gestation and has hyperemesis gravidarum. The
nurse should identify which of the following are risk factors for the client? (select all that apply)
A. diabetes
B. multifetal pregnancy
C. maternal age greater than 40
D. gestational trophoblastic disease
E. oligohydramnios - ANS ✔✔A. diabetes
questions WELL ANSWERED TO PASS
A nurse in the ED is caring for a client who reports abrupt, sharp, right-sided lower quadrant
abdominal pain and bright red vaginal bleeding. The client states, "I missed one menstrual cycle
and cannot be pregnant because I have an IUD." The nurse should suspect which of the
following?
A. missed abortion
B. ectopic pregnancy
C. severe preeclampsia
D. hydatidiform mole - ANS ✔✔B. ectopic pregnancy
A nurse is providing care for a client who has a marginal abruptio placentae. Which of the
following findings are risk factors for developing the condition? (select all that apply)
A. fetal position
B. blunt abdominal trauma
C. cocaine use
D. maternal age
E. cigarette smoking - ANS ✔✔B. blunt abdominal trauma
C. cocaine use
E. cigarette smoking
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 weeks gestation and has a placenta previa. The nurse
notes that the client is actively bleeding. Which medication should the nurse expect the
provider will prescribe?
, A. Betamethasone
B. Indomethacin
C. Nifedipine
D. Methylergonovine - ANS ✔✔A. Betamethasone
A nurse at an antepartum clinic is caring for a client who is at 4 months of gestation. The client
reports continued nausea; vomiting; and scant, prune-colored discharge. The client has
experienced no weight loss and has a fundal height larger than expected. Which of the following
complications should the nurse suspect?
A. hyperemesis gravidarum
B. threatened abortion
C. hydatidiform mole
D. preterm labor - ANS ✔✔C. hydatidiform mole
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. Which of the
following findings is expected with this condition?
A. no alterations in menses
B. transvaginal ultrasound indicating a fetus in uterus
C. blood progesterone greater than the expected reference range
D. report of severe shoulder pain - ANS ✔✔D. report of severe shoulder pain
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 14 weeks gestation and has hyperemesis gravidarum. The
nurse should identify which of the following are risk factors for the client? (select all that apply)
A. diabetes
B. multifetal pregnancy
C. maternal age greater than 40
D. gestational trophoblastic disease
E. oligohydramnios - ANS ✔✔A. diabetes
