Exam 3
1. If a nurse is caring for a substance abuse mom in a postpartum phase, which of the following
substance is not a contraindication in breast feeding clients?
Methadone
2. What are some of the benefits that describe the skin to skin contact for the mom and baby?
Positive maternal infant bonding
Stable body temperature
Cardio pulmonary stability
3. A nurse has received a prescription to administer Methergine to a patient postpartum after having
her baby because she was hemorrhaging. What’s the assessment finding that’s contraindicated to
give a mom Methergine?
A Blood pressure of 150/92
4. If you are a nurse that’s assessing a 12-hour old infant, you notice that the infant does not take a
breath for 18 seconds, and the breathing is irregular. What’s the proper intervention for this baby?
Chart the findings (Newborns can go at least 20 seconds without taking and breath and irregular
breathing is normal until baby gets use to breathing)
5. Which of the following statements are signs that are shown in moms who have a possible
postpartum psychosis?
“I have these bizarre thoughts that scare me, almost like I hear voices”
6. A postpartum patient is experiencing prolonged lochia discharge with irregular bleeding, her pelvic
exam reveals an enlarged uterus. The nurse identifies the findings is consistent with which
condition?
Subinvolution of the Uterus
7. If you are the nurse caring for a postpartum client who sustained a perineal laceration during
delivery and your findings are pale skin that is cool, clammy to the touch, weak rapid pulse and
hypotension. The nurse immediately notifies the provider anticipating that the client is experiencing
which of the following as the signs and symptoms?
Hypovolemic shock
, 8. You’re a nurse caring for a client who was treated with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura during
pregnancy. Which medication would the nurse anticipate to administer to that patient?
Corticosteroids
9. If you are a nurse giving a teaching plan to a postpartum patient who has acquired mastitis, what
instructions would you give her?
Try to applying warm compress to your breasts to encourage the milk to be released
10. Which interventions are going to reduce the incidence of endometreitis from a client who is having
C-section?
Administer prophylactic antibiotics
11. You are a nurse caring for a client who has been diagnosed with chorioamnitis, which clinical
manifestations will you as a nurse expect to see or assess?
Maternal fever
Fetal tachycardia
Uterine tenderness
Foul smelling amniotic fluid
12. Which medication will a nurse administer to a newborn to stimulate the productive red blood cells
and prevent hemorrhagic complications?
Vitamin K
13. You are a nurse assessing a newborn and you notice a bluish grey patch resembling bruises across
the infant’s buttocks. What is the finding?
Mongolian spot
14. During the assessment of a newborn, the nurse notes that the infant has an accumulation of fluid
around its testes. What’s the term that describes what that condition is?
Hydrocele
1. If a nurse is caring for a substance abuse mom in a postpartum phase, which of the following
substance is not a contraindication in breast feeding clients?
Methadone
2. What are some of the benefits that describe the skin to skin contact for the mom and baby?
Positive maternal infant bonding
Stable body temperature
Cardio pulmonary stability
3. A nurse has received a prescription to administer Methergine to a patient postpartum after having
her baby because she was hemorrhaging. What’s the assessment finding that’s contraindicated to
give a mom Methergine?
A Blood pressure of 150/92
4. If you are a nurse that’s assessing a 12-hour old infant, you notice that the infant does not take a
breath for 18 seconds, and the breathing is irregular. What’s the proper intervention for this baby?
Chart the findings (Newborns can go at least 20 seconds without taking and breath and irregular
breathing is normal until baby gets use to breathing)
5. Which of the following statements are signs that are shown in moms who have a possible
postpartum psychosis?
“I have these bizarre thoughts that scare me, almost like I hear voices”
6. A postpartum patient is experiencing prolonged lochia discharge with irregular bleeding, her pelvic
exam reveals an enlarged uterus. The nurse identifies the findings is consistent with which
condition?
Subinvolution of the Uterus
7. If you are the nurse caring for a postpartum client who sustained a perineal laceration during
delivery and your findings are pale skin that is cool, clammy to the touch, weak rapid pulse and
hypotension. The nurse immediately notifies the provider anticipating that the client is experiencing
which of the following as the signs and symptoms?
Hypovolemic shock
, 8. You’re a nurse caring for a client who was treated with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura during
pregnancy. Which medication would the nurse anticipate to administer to that patient?
Corticosteroids
9. If you are a nurse giving a teaching plan to a postpartum patient who has acquired mastitis, what
instructions would you give her?
Try to applying warm compress to your breasts to encourage the milk to be released
10. Which interventions are going to reduce the incidence of endometreitis from a client who is having
C-section?
Administer prophylactic antibiotics
11. You are a nurse caring for a client who has been diagnosed with chorioamnitis, which clinical
manifestations will you as a nurse expect to see or assess?
Maternal fever
Fetal tachycardia
Uterine tenderness
Foul smelling amniotic fluid
12. Which medication will a nurse administer to a newborn to stimulate the productive red blood cells
and prevent hemorrhagic complications?
Vitamin K
13. You are a nurse assessing a newborn and you notice a bluish grey patch resembling bruises across
the infant’s buttocks. What is the finding?
Mongolian spot
14. During the assessment of a newborn, the nurse notes that the infant has an accumulation of fluid
around its testes. What’s the term that describes what that condition is?
Hydrocele
