Antepartum: Gestation Health Assessment Period Questions with complete solutions 2023/2024

Antepartum: Gestation Health Assessment Period Questions with complete solutions 2023/2024 A client with pre-eclampsia is discharged to home with instructions to remain in bed. She has orders to call the physician for which of the following? Headache Increased urine output Blurred vision Difficulty sleeping Epigastric pain Severe N/V - correct answer headache, blurred vision, epigastric pain, severe N/V A client who is 32 weeks gestation is being monitored for PIH. She suddenly complains of contiguous abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. Which of the following nursing interventions should be included in the pan of care? Evaluated maternal vital signs Prepare for vaginal delivery Reassure the client that she'll be able to continue the pregnancy Auscultate fetal heart tones Monitor the amount of vaginal bleeding - correct answer evaluated maternal vital signs, reassure the client that she'll be able to continue the pregnancy, monitor the amount of vaginal bleeding A patient is sent from the physician's office for assessment because of too little amniotic fluid. The nurse is aware that oligohydramnios can result in A. Excessive fetal urine secretion B. Newborn respiratory distress C. Central nervous system abnormality D. Gastrointestinal blockage - correct answer B. Newborn respiratory distress Sally comes in for her first prenatal examination. This is her first child. She asks you (the nurse), "How does my baby get air inside my uterus?" The correct response is A. The baby's lungs work in utero to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide." B. "The baby absorbs oxygen from your blood system." C. "The placenta provides oxygen to the baby and excretes carbon dioxide into your bloodstream." Correct D. "The placenta delivers oxygen-rich blood through the umbilical artery to the baby's abdomen." - correct answer C. "The placenta provides oxygen to the baby and excretes carbon dioxide into your bloodstream." Correct The nurse is precepting a student who asks about fetal circulation. The nurse explains that the fetal circulatory shunts are still required after birth. Is this statement true or false? - correct answer False The nurse providing care for the pregnant woman understands that a factor indicating the need for fetal diagnostic procedures is A. Maternal age older than 30 years B. Previous infant more than 3000g at birth C. Weight gain of 25 pounds D. Maternal diabetes - correct answer D. Maternal diabetes What is the purpose of amniocentesis for the patient hospitalized at 34 weeks with pregnancy-induced hypertension? A. Identification of abnormal fetal cells B. Detection of metabolic disorders C. Determination of fetal lung maturity D. Identification of the sex of the fetus - correct answer C. Determination of fetal lung maturity An NST in which two or more fetal heart rate (FHR) accelerations of 15 beats per minute (bpm) or more occur with fetal movement in a 20-minute period is termed A. nonreactive B. positive C. negative D. reactive - correct answer D. reactive