OB NURSING FINAL EXAM
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1. The nurse is assessing a client at a postpartum B.
visit and notes the client is emotionally sensitive,
complains about being a failure, and appears ex-
tremely sad. The nurse concludes the client is pre-
senting with which potential condition?
A. postpartum blues
B. postpartum depression
C. anxiety disorders
D. postpartum psychosis
2. The nurse would be alert for which of the follow- D.
ing complications when caring for a 38-year-old
postpartum client with a history of obesity and
diabetes?
A. uterine prolapse
B. postpartum infections
C. septic pelvic thrombophlebitis
D. thromboembolic complications
3. The nurse notes that a client's uterus, which was A.
firm after the fundal massage, has become bog-
gy again. Which intervention would the nurse do
next?
A. Check for bladder distention, while encourag-
ing the client to void.
B. Offer analgesics prescribed by health care
provider.
C. Use semi-Fowler position to encourage uterine
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drainage.
D. Perform vigorous fundal massage for the client.
4. Manual manipulation is used to reposition the D.
uterus of a client experiencing uterine inversion.
After the repositioning, which type of medication
would the nurse administer as prescribed to the
client?
A. indomethacin
B. nifedipine
C. magnesium sulfate
D. oxytocin agent
5. A postpartum client is recovering from the birth B.
and emergent repair of a cervical laceration.
Which sign on assessment should the nurse pri- RATIONALE: s/sx of hemorrhage
oritize and report to the health care provider?
A. Decreased respiratory rate
B. Weak and rapid pulse
C. Warm and flushed skin
D. Elevated blood pressure
6. A woman is 2 weeks postpartum when she calls A.
the clinic and tells the nurse that she has a fever
of 101°F (38.3°C). She reports abdominal pain and
a "bad smell" to her lochia. The nurse recognizes
that these symptoms are associated with which
condition?
A. Endometritis
B. Mastitis
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1. The nurse is assessing a client at a postpartum B.
visit and notes the client is emotionally sensitive,
complains about being a failure, and appears ex-
tremely sad. The nurse concludes the client is pre-
senting with which potential condition?
A. postpartum blues
B. postpartum depression
C. anxiety disorders
D. postpartum psychosis
2. The nurse would be alert for which of the follow- D.
ing complications when caring for a 38-year-old
postpartum client with a history of obesity and
diabetes?
A. uterine prolapse
B. postpartum infections
C. septic pelvic thrombophlebitis
D. thromboembolic complications
3. The nurse notes that a client's uterus, which was A.
firm after the fundal massage, has become bog-
gy again. Which intervention would the nurse do
next?
A. Check for bladder distention, while encourag-
ing the client to void.
B. Offer analgesics prescribed by health care
provider.
C. Use semi-Fowler position to encourage uterine
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drainage.
D. Perform vigorous fundal massage for the client.
4. Manual manipulation is used to reposition the D.
uterus of a client experiencing uterine inversion.
After the repositioning, which type of medication
would the nurse administer as prescribed to the
client?
A. indomethacin
B. nifedipine
C. magnesium sulfate
D. oxytocin agent
5. A postpartum client is recovering from the birth B.
and emergent repair of a cervical laceration.
Which sign on assessment should the nurse pri- RATIONALE: s/sx of hemorrhage
oritize and report to the health care provider?
A. Decreased respiratory rate
B. Weak and rapid pulse
C. Warm and flushed skin
D. Elevated blood pressure
6. A woman is 2 weeks postpartum when she calls A.
the clinic and tells the nurse that she has a fever
of 101°F (38.3°C). She reports abdominal pain and
a "bad smell" to her lochia. The nurse recognizes
that these symptoms are associated with which
condition?
A. Endometritis
B. Mastitis
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