CPP MI Exam 3 practice questions and answers solved 100% Correct

There are four essential components of labor. The first is the passageway. It is composed of the bony pelvis and soft tissues. What is one component of the passageway? - ANSWER-Cervix A woman telephones the prenatal clinic and reports that her water just broke. Which suggestion by the nurse would be most appropriate? - ANSWER-"Come to the clinic or emergency department for an evaluation." A nurse is explaining the fetus's position to a female client whose baby is in the frank breech position. Which statement by the client would indicate that the teaching was understood? - ANSWER-"My baby's hips are flexed, and the knees are extended." During which time is the nurse correct to document the end of the third stage of labor? - ANSWER-At the time of placental delivery The client may spend the latent phase of the first stage of labor at home unless which occurs? - ANSWER-The client experiences a rupture of membranes Which nursing action prevents a complication associated with the lithotomy position for the birth of the fetus? - ANSWER-Placing a wedge under the hips The student nurse is preparing to assess the fetal heart rate (FHR). She has determined that the fetal back is located toward the client's left side, the small parts toward the right side, and there is a vertex (occiput) presentation. The nurse should initially begin auscultation of the fetal heart rate in the mother's: - ANSWER-left lower quadrant. When assessing fetal heart rate patterns, which finding would alert the nurse to a possible problem? - ANSWER-prolonged decelerations A nurse is coaching a woman during the second stage of labor. Which action should the nurse encourage the client to do at this time? - ANSWER-Push with contractions and rest between them. Which finding would the nurse expect in a neonate who is born with the assistance of a vacuum extractor? - ANSWER-scalp edema The skull is the most important factor in relation to the labor and birth processes. The fetal skull must be small enough to travel through the bony pelvis. What feature of the fetal skull helps to make this passage possible? - ANSWER-Molding