Maternity Quiz #1 with 100% correct answers 2024/2025
Maternity Quiz #1 with 100% correct answers 2024/2025A client is admitted to the birthing unit with uterine tenderness and minimal dark-red vaginal bleeding. She has a marginal abruption placenta. The priority assessment includes fetal status, vital signs, skin color, and urine output. What additional assessment is essential? Fundal height Obstetric history Time of the last meal Family history of bleeding disorders - correct answer Fundal height It is vital that a baseline measurement be obtained, because increasing fundal height is a sign of concealed hemorrhage.Taking an obstetric history, ascertaining the time of the last meal, and asking about a family history of bleeding disorders are all appropriate assessments, but none is a priority at this critical time. The nurse is performing the nursery intake assessment of a 1-hour old newborn. The assessment reveals that the newborn's hands and feet are cyanotic and there is circumoral pallor when the infant cries or feeds. What action should the nurse perform based on these findings? Notify the practitioner, because circumoral pallor may indicate cardiac problems. Notify the practitioner, because both signs are indicative of increased intracranial pressure. Take no specific action, because both signs are expected in a newborn until 2 weeks of age.
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