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Capstone Care
Nursing ofofChildren/Maternal
Care Newborn
Children/Maternal Newborn Assessment Assessment
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_cgcprl

1. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is "I should add 500 calories
postpartum and plans to breastfeed their newborn. per day to my diet."
Which of the following statements by the
client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
1. "I should add 500 calories per day to my diet."
2. "I will use antibacterial soap and warm water to
wash my breasts."
3. "Breastfeeding is a reliable method of birth con-
trol."
4. "If my nipples become cracked and red, I will apply
hydrocortisone cream."

2. A nurse is collecting data from an infant who has Abdominal distention
Hirschsprung's disease. Which of the following mani-
festations should the nurse expect?
1. Abdominal distention
2. Steatorrhea
3. Blood-tinged emesis
4. Dysphagia

3. A nurse is collecting data from a client who is 6 weeks Ask the client if they have
postpartum. The client tells the nurse, had thoughts about harm-
"I am not a good mother. My baby doesn't like me." ing their infant.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
1. Advise the client that most new mothers experience
these feelings
2. Ask the client if they have had thoughts about harm-
ing their infant.
3. Explain to the client they are experiencing the "baby
blues."
4. Take the client to the emergency department.


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Capstone Care
Nursing ofofChildren/Maternal
Care Newborn
Children/Maternal Newborn Assessment Assessment
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4. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with an adolescent "I need to use my leval-
client who uses inhalers for the treatment of asthma. buterol inhaler before I ex-
Which of the following statements by the ercise.
client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
1. "I will wait 15 seconds between puffs when using my
levalbuterol inhaler.
2. "I need to use my fluticasone inhaler when I start to
wheeze during exercise."
3. "I need to use my levalbuterol inhaler before I exer-
cise.
4. "I will stop using my fluticasone inhaler if I experi-
ence restlessness."

5. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a parent of an in- "I will use moist dispos-
fant who has diaper dermatitis and a new prescription able wipes that are deter-
for zinc oxide ointment. Which of the gent free."
following statements by the parent indicates an under-
standing of the teaching?
1. "I will wash off the ointment with each diaper
change."
2. "I should shake talcum powder onto the reddened
areas."
3. "I should dry the diaper area with a hair dryer on the
lowest setting."
4. "I will use moist disposable wipes that are detergent
free."

6. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a parent of a "You should place your
school-age child who has tonic-clonic seizures. Which child's head on a pillow."
of the following statements should the
nurse make regarding care during a seizure?
1. "You should offer your child sips of clear liquids."

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Capstone Care
Nursing ofofChildren/Maternal
Care Newborn
Children/Maternal Newborn Assessment Assessment
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_cgcprl

2. "You should gently restrain your child using both of
your arms."
3. "You should place your child's head on a pillow."
4. "You should give rectal diazepam to your child at the
onset of the seizure."

7. A nurse is reviewing laboratory reports for four an- 2+ proteinuria
tepartum clients. Which of the following laboratory
results should the nurse report to the
provider?
1. 2-hr postprandial glucose 105 mg/dL
2. Negative group B streptococcus -hemolytic
3. Hgb 13 g/dL
4. 2+ proteinuria

8. A nurse is assisting in the care of a child who is re- Stop the IV infusion.
ceiving IV cefuroxime when the child begins to have
difficulty breathing. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
1. Obtain vital signs.
2.Stop the IV infusion.
3. Administer epinephrine IM.
4. Monitor intake and output.

9. A nurse is discussing growth and development mile- "My child can ride a tricy-
stones with the parents of a 3-year-old preschooler. cle."
Which of the following statements by a parent indi-
cates to the nurse that the preschooler is meeting
the expected benchmarks of other preschoolers in this
age group?
1. "My child uses scissors to cut out the outline of an
object."

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