NCLEX - Mark Klimek | 500 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update | Verified | 45 Pages

In Abruptio Placenta, the placenta _______________ from the uterine wall ____________. - Separates, prematurely Abruptio Placenta usually occurs in (prima/multi) gravida over the age of ____________. - Multi, 35 (HTN, trauma, cocaine) How is the bleeding of Abruptio Placenta different from that in placenta previa? - pain and less voluminous in abruptio If you are the nurse starting the IV on the client with Abruptia Placenta, what guage needle should you use? - 18 (in preparation to give blood if necessary) How often should you measure the vital signs, vaginal bleeding, fetal heart rate during Abruptio Placenta? - Q5-15 minutes for bleeding and maternal VS, continuous fetal monitoring, deliver at earliest sign of fetal distress How is an infant delivered when Abruptio Placenta is present? - Usually C-section Is there a higher or lower incidence of fetal death with Abruptio Placenta compared to Placenta Previa? - Highter In what trimester does Abruptio Placenta most commonly occur? - Third At what age are accidental poisonings most common? - 2 years old If a child swallows a potentially poisonous substance, what should be done first? - call medical helpWhen taking a child to the ER after accidental poisoning has occurred what must accompany the child to the ER? - the suspected poison An elderly client is a (high/low) risk for accidental poisoning? What about a school age child? - high - due to poor eyesight, high