MATERNITY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS.

MATERNITY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECTLY
SOLVED ANSWERS.


1) Pregnant patient, with contractions that are 5 min apart, goes to the bathroom and you
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hear a baby crying. What is the best action for the nurse to do? -- Answer ✔✔ hit the
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call light to call for help
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2) Post partal patient has a spinal headache 24 hours after delivery. Prior to
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anesthesiologist's arrival what action is best for the nurse to perform? -- Answer ✔✔ t t t t t t t t t t t t t t




have equipment at bedside
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3) Patient 20 weeks gestation has HPV. What is the best information for the nurse to
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provide? -- Answer ✔✔ treatment is available but limited due to pregnancy
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4) One hour after delivery the nurse is unable to palpate the fundus. Large amount of
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lochia on pad. Massage umbilicus and get vitals. What intervention does the nurse
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implement next? -- Answer ✔✔ palpate for bladder distention t t t t t t t t




5) Infant with cephalatoma. What action should the nurse do next? -- Answer ✔✔ assess
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for jaundice q 8 hours
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6) Math problem - Pitocin 4 mU/min. 1000 mL/2 mU. mL/hr -- Answer ✔✔ 12 mL/hr
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7) Patient receiving Pitocin is experiencing tetanic contractions with variable FHR. What
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action should the nurse implement? -- Answer ✔✔ - turn off the Pitocin drip
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8) Patient scheduled for cesarean for 0600 tells the nurse that she drank some coffee at
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0400 to avoid getting a headache. What action does the nurse take next? -- Answer
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✔✔ tell the anesthesiologist
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, 9) After delivery of a 10 pound baby 2 hours ago, the fundus is above and to the right of
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the umbilicus. She voids 250 mL in a bed pan, Action to implement? -- Answer ✔✔
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palpate suprapubic region for distention t t t t




10) 33 weeks gestation. Moderate bleeding. No contractions. What intervention to
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implement? -- Answer ✔✔ Weigh pads t t t t t




11) Primipara 42 weeks gestation. Pitocin started then stopped. O2 applied. Contractions
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5 minutes apart for 20 seconds. Intervention to implement? -- Answer ✔✔ restart
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12) Patient with continuous fetal monitoring notices FHR fall and rise abruptly with "v"
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shaped pattern. Nurse action to take first? -- Answer ✔✔ change position of patient
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13) 28 weeks gestation with twins. Fundal height 27 cm. fundal height measured 28 cm 3
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weeks ago. What does the nurse conclude from this? -- Answer ✔✔ may indicate
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IUGR

14) Patient received prostaglandin gel vaginally to induce labor. 30 minutes after insertion
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of gel, patient complains of vaginal warmth. What action should nurse implement first?
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-- Answer ✔✔ turn patient to a side lying position
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15) Parents tell nurse that baby is trying to walk. Nurse's response? -- Answer ✔✔ explain
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it is a normal stepping reflex
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16) Patient delivered baby 24 hours ago and complains of urinating every hour or so. She
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asks the nurse "is that ok?" Nurse's action? -- Answer ✔✔ measure next voiding
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17) Magnesium sulfate infusion begins. Patient develops slurred speech and decreased
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reflexes. What nurse action to implement? -- Answer ✔✔ stop the infusion
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18) After breastfeeding for 10 minutes on each breast, baby spits up. Action to implement
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first? -- Answer ✔✔ Turn baby to the side and suction
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