ati Maternal Newborn Practice B with NGN

Maternal Newborn Practice B with NGN A nurse is planning care for a client who is in labor and is to have an amniotomy. Which of the following assessments should the nurse identify as the priority? - ANSWER Temperature A nurse in a prenatal clinical is caring for a client who reports that her menstrual period is 2 weeks late. The client appears anxious and akss the nurse if she is pregnant. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? - ANSWER "You can miss your period for several other reasons. Describe your typical menstrual cycle." A nurse is calculating a client's expected date of birth using Nagele's rule. The client tells the nurse that her last menstrual cycle started on November 27th. Which of the following dates is the client's expected date of birth? - ANSWER September 3rd A nurse is assessing fetal heart tones for a client who is pregnant. The nurse has determined the fetal position as left occipital anterior. To which of the following areas of the client's abdomen should the nurse apply the ultrasound transducer to assess the point of maximum intensity of the fetal heart? - ANSWER Left lower quadrant A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is postpartum and has preeclampsia. Which of the following lab results should the nurse report to the provider? - ANSWER Platelets 50,000/mm A nurse is caring for a client who is at 41 weeks of gestation and has a positive contraction stress test. For which of the following diagnostic tests should the nurse prepare the client? - ANSWER Biophysical profile (BPP) A nurse is teaching a client who is Rh negative about Rh0(D) immune globulin. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - ANSWER "I will need this medication if I have an amniocentesis"