PN Maternal Newborn Online Practice A

PN Maternal Newborn Online Practice A A nurse is caring for a client who is at 11 weeks of gestation and reports frequent vomiting. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the client has hyperemesis gravidarum?* - ANSWER Ketonuria The nurse should identify that ketonuria is an indication of hyperemesis gravidarum. Ketonuria occurs due to the breakdown of fat secondary to malnutrition or starvation. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the client who is at 9 weeks of gestation and reports frequent episodes of nausea and vomiting. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - ANSWER Consume small meals frequently each day. A nurse in a maternal-newborn unit is caring for a newborn in the nursery. The newborn's grandfather asks if he may take the newborn to his daughter's room. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?* - ANSWER "Let me wash my hands and then I'll take your grandson to his mother." Only facility personnel with appropriate ID badges that indicate that the individual works specifically in the maternal-newborn unit should transport newborns. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about interventions to treat breast engorgement with a client who is breastfeeding. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?* - ANSWER Breastfeed the newborn baby at least every 2 hr. The nurse should instruct the client to breastfeed the newborn every 2 hr during engorgement. Frequent feedings soften the breasts and decrease pain. A nurse on a postpartum unit is assisting with the care of a client who has a hypotonic uterus and excessive vaginal bleeding. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?* - ANSWER Provide fundal massage for the client.