ANSWERS with rationale 100 % PASS A+ GRADE
A nurse is caring for a client who has a soft uterus and increased lochia. What meds should the nurse plan
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to administer to promote uterine contractions?
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a. mag sulfate I,
b. methylergonovine
c. terbutaline
d. nifedipine - answer>>b. methylergonovine I, I, I,
The nurse should administer methylergonovine, an ergot alkaloid, which promotes uterine contractions.
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A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 wks gestation and is experiencing preterm labor. What meds
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should the nurse plan to administer?
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a. misoprostol
b. betamethasone
c. poractant alfa I,
d. methylergonovine - answer>>b. betamethasone I, I, I,
A nurse is administering a rubella immunization to a client who is 2 days postpartum. What statement
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indicates to the nurse the client needs further instruction?
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a. I cannot receive rubella immunization during pregnancy
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b. I can conceive anytime i want after 10 days
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c. I can continue to breastfeed
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d. I wills till need to have my provider perform a rubella titer with my next pregnancy - answer>>b. I can
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conceive anytime i want after 10 days
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,A client who receives a rubella immunization should not conceive for at least 1 month after receiving
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the rubella immunization to prevent injury to the fetus.
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A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a newborn about how to care for his circumcision at
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home. What instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
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a. use prepackaged commercial wipes to clean the circumcision site
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b. encourage nonnutritive sucking for pain relief I, I, I, I, I,
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d. apply the diaper tightly over the circumcision area - answer>>b. encourage nonnutritive sucking for
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pain relief
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Allowing the newborn to suck on a pacifier is an effective form of nonpharmacological pain
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management.
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A nurse is assessing a client on the first postpartum day. Findings include fundus firm and one
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fingerbreadth above and to the right of the umbilicus, moderate lochia rubra with small clots,
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temperature 37.3 C (99.2 F), and pulse rate 52/min. Which of the following actions should the nurse
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take?
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Report the vital signs to the provider.
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Massage the fundus.
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Ask the client when she last voided.
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Administer an oxytocic agent. - answer>>Ask the client when she last voided
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Because the muscles supporting the uterus have been stretched during pregnancy, the fundus is easily
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displaced when the bladder is full. The fundus should be found firm at midline. A deviated, firm
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fundus indicates a full bladder. The nurse should assist the client to void.
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,A nurse is preparing to administer naloxone to a newborn. Which of the following conditions can require
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administration of this medication?
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IV narcotics administered to the mother during labor
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Maternal drug use I, I,
Hyaline membrane disease I, I,
Meconium aspiration - answer>>IV narcotics administered to the mother during labor
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The nurse should administer naloxone to reverse respiratory depression due to acute narcotic toxicity,
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which can result from IV narcotics administration during labor.
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A nurse is discussing epidural anesthesia with a client who is receiving oxytocin for induction of labor.
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Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
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"An epidural given too early during labor can cause maternal hypertension."
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"An epidural given too early during labor will not be effective in active labor."
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"An epidural given too early can cause fetal depression."
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"An epidural given too early can prolong labor." - answer>>An epidural given too early can prolong labor
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Clients who receive anesthesia before the active phase of labor usually find the progression of their
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labor to slow. The medication depresses the central nervous system. Therefore, it will take longer for
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the cervix to dilate and efface.
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A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and reports nausea and vomiting. Which of the following
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instructions should the nurse provide the client?
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"You should eat some crackers before rising from bed in the morning."
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"You should eat foods served at warm temperatures."
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"You should sip whole milk with breakfast."
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"You should brush your teeth immediately after meals." - answer>>You should eat some crackers before
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rising from bed in the morning
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, Morning sickness is caused by the buildup of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in the mother's
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system. Dry foods eaten before rising in the morning tend to reduce the risk of nausea in clients who
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are pregnant.
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A nurse is planning care for a client who is pregnant and is Rh-negative. In which of the following
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situations should the nurse administer Rh(D) Immune Globulin?
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While the client is in labor I, I, I, I, I,
Following an episode of influenza during pregnancy Prior I, I, I, I, I, I, I,
I, to a blood transfusion
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At 28 weeks of gestation - answer>>At 28 weeks of gestion
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The nurse should administer Rh(D) Immune Globulin to a client who is pregnant and has Rh-negative
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blood at 28 weeks of gestation. Rh(D) Immune Globulin consists of passive antibodies against the Rh
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factor, which will destroy any fetal RBCs in the maternal circulation and block maternal antibody
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production.
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A nurse is caring for a newborn whose mother received magnesium sulfate to treat preterm labor.
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Which of the following clinical manifestations in the newborn indicates toxicity due to the magnesium
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sulfate therapy?
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Respiratorydepression I,
I, Hypothermia
Hypoglycemia
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Jaundice - answer>>Respiratory depression I, I, I,
Magnesium sulfate can cause respiratory and neuromuscular depression in the newborn. The nurse
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should monitor the newborn for clinical manifestations of respiratory depression.
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