Nur 600 Exam
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1. The healthcare provider orders
hydroxyzine (Vistaril) for a client in
labor. To achieve a positive
outcome, the nurse plans to
administer the drug via which
route?
a. Intradermally
b. Intravenously
c. Intramuscularly via Z-track
technique
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, d. Subcutaneously via Z-track
technique - correct
answer=✔✔c. Intramuscularly
via Z-track technique
2. An epidural block is ordered
for a primipara client in labor. The
nurse anticipates that this epidural
block will be given when the cervix
is dilated at _____ centimeters.
a. 2 to 3
b. 3 to 4
c. 4 to 5
d. 5 to 6 - correct answer=✔✔d. 5 to
6
3. A client is being treated with an
ergot alkaloid medication. Which
observation would cause the nurse
to contact the primary healthcare
provider?
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, a. Hypertension
b. Itching
c. Jugular vein distention
d. Seizure activity - correct
answer=✔✔d. Seizure activity
4. The client is scheduled for an
epidural anesthetic as she
delivers. What will be the highest
priority nursing intervention?
a. Administer 1 L of an isotonic IV
solution and encourage use of
a bedpan after spinal
anesthesia.
b. Administer 500 mL of a
hypotonic IV solution and
assess the level of
consciousness because the
patient is sedated.
c. Administer 500 mL of a
hypertonic IV solution and
assess fetal heart rate and
3
, progress of labor as per
pregnancy protocol.
d. Administer 1 L of hypotonic IV
solution and allow the client to
ambulate during the spinal
anesthesia. - correct
answer=✔✔a. Administer 1 L of
an isotonic IV solution and
encourage use of a bedpan
after spinal anesthesia.
5. The best candidate for
treatment with dinoprostone
(Cervidil) is the woman who needs
her:
a. labor stopped.
b. cervix ripened.
c. labor stimulated.
d. labor prolonged - correct
answer=✔✔b. cervix ripened.
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Practice Questions
and Correct Detailed
Answers Latest
Update This Year
1. The healthcare provider orders
hydroxyzine (Vistaril) for a client in
labor. To achieve a positive
outcome, the nurse plans to
administer the drug via which
route?
a. Intradermally
b. Intravenously
c. Intramuscularly via Z-track
technique
1
, d. Subcutaneously via Z-track
technique - correct
answer=✔✔c. Intramuscularly
via Z-track technique
2. An epidural block is ordered
for a primipara client in labor. The
nurse anticipates that this epidural
block will be given when the cervix
is dilated at _____ centimeters.
a. 2 to 3
b. 3 to 4
c. 4 to 5
d. 5 to 6 - correct answer=✔✔d. 5 to
6
3. A client is being treated with an
ergot alkaloid medication. Which
observation would cause the nurse
to contact the primary healthcare
provider?
2
, a. Hypertension
b. Itching
c. Jugular vein distention
d. Seizure activity - correct
answer=✔✔d. Seizure activity
4. The client is scheduled for an
epidural anesthetic as she
delivers. What will be the highest
priority nursing intervention?
a. Administer 1 L of an isotonic IV
solution and encourage use of
a bedpan after spinal
anesthesia.
b. Administer 500 mL of a
hypotonic IV solution and
assess the level of
consciousness because the
patient is sedated.
c. Administer 500 mL of a
hypertonic IV solution and
assess fetal heart rate and
3
, progress of labor as per
pregnancy protocol.
d. Administer 1 L of hypotonic IV
solution and allow the client to
ambulate during the spinal
anesthesia. - correct
answer=✔✔a. Administer 1 L of
an isotonic IV solution and
encourage use of a bedpan
after spinal anesthesia.
5. The best candidate for
treatment with dinoprostone
(Cervidil) is the woman who needs
her:
a. labor stopped.
b. cervix ripened.
c. labor stimulated.
d. labor prolonged - correct
answer=✔✔b. cervix ripened.
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