MATERNITY NEWBORN AND WOMEN’S HEALTH NURSING A CASE-BASED APPROACH 2ND EDITION O’MEARA’S TEST BANK

MATERNITY NEWBORN AND WOMEN’S HEALTH
NURSING A CASE-BASED APPROACH 2ND EDITION
O’MEARA’S TEST BANK




Chapter: 1 Immediate Postpartum Hemorrhage
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1. An expectant woman is being discharged from the health center after the placemento
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f a cervical cerclage because of a history of recurrent gestation/pregnancy loss, secondary to
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aan incompetent cervix. Which information regarding post procedural care should the nursin
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g attendantemphasize in the discharge teaching?
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a. Any vaginal discharge should be immediately reported to her health care provider.
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b. The presence of any contractions, rupture of membranes (ROM), or severe perineal pre
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ssure should be reported a a a


c. The client will need to make arrangements for care at home, because her activitylevel
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awill be restricted a a


d. The client will be scheduled for a cesarean birth.A a a a a a a a a a


CCURATE CHOICE:-B a


Reasoning:-
>>>>Nursing care should stress the importance of monitoring for the signs and symptoms of p
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reterm labor. Vaginal bleeding needs to be reported to her primary health care provider. Bed rest
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is an element of care. However, the woman may stand for periods of up to 90 minutes, which al
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lows her the freedom to see her physician. Home uterine activity monitoring may be used to li
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mit the womans need for visits and to monitor her status safely at home. The cerclage can be rem
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oved at 37 weeks of gestation (to prepare for a vaginal birth), or a cesarean birth can be planne
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d.
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TOPIC Nursing Process: Planning | Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs:HealthPromo
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2. A perinatal nursing attendant is giving discharge instructions to a woman, status post
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suction,and curettage secondary to a hydatidiform mole. The woman asks why she must take or
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al contraceptives for the next 12 months. What is the best response by the nursing attendant?
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a. If you get expectant within 1 year, the chance of a successful gestation/pregnancy is v
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ery small. Therefore, if gestation/pregnancy, it would be better for you to use the most reli
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able methodof contraception available.
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b. The major risk to you after a molar gestation/pregnancy is a type of cancer that can be diagno
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sed only by me hormone that your body produces during gestation/pregnancy. If you were to g
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et expectant, then itwould make this cancer more difficult.
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c. If you can avoid a gestation/pregnancy for the next year, the chance of developing a secon
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d molar gestation/pregnancy improve your chance of a successful gestation/pregnancy, not gett
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ing expectant at this timeisbest.
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d. Oral contraceptives are the only form of birth control that will prevent a recurrence of amo
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lar gestation/pregnancy
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ACCURATE CHOICE:-B a


Reasoning:->>>>Betahuman chorionic gonadotropin (beta- a a a


hCG) hormone levels are drawn for1 year to ensure that the mole is completely gone. The chanc
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e of developing choriocarcinomaafter the development of a hydatidiform mole is increased. Th
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erefore, the goal is to achieve azero a a a a a a a

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human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) level. If the woman were to become expectant, then it may
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obscure the presence of the potentially carcinogenic cells. Women should be instructed to use bi
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rth control for 1 year after treatment for a hydatidiform mole. The rationale for avoiding gestation
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/pregnancy for 1 year is to ensure that carcinogenic cells are not present. Any contraceptive met
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hod except an intrauterine device (IUD) is acceptable.
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ologic Integrity a




3. The nursing attendant is preparing to administer methotrexate to the client. This haza
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rdousdrug is most often used for which obstetric complication?
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a. Complete hydatidiform mole a a


b. Missed abortion a


c. Unruptured ectopic gestation/pregnancy a a


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ACCURATE CHOICE:-C a


Reasoning:-
>>>>Methotrexate is an effective nonsurgical treatment option for a hemodynamically stable wo a a a a a a a a a a a


man whose ectopic gestation/pregnancy is unruptured and measures less than 4 cm in diameter.
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Methotrexate is not indicated or recommended as a treatment option for a complete hydatidiform
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mole, for amissed abortion, or for abruptio placentae.
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Physiologic Integrity a




4. A 26-year-old expectant woman, gravida 2, para 1-0-0-
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1, is 28 weeks expectant whenshe experiences bright red, painless vaginal bleeding. On her
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arrival at the health center, which diagnostic procedure will the client most likely have perf
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ormed?
a. Amniocentesis for fetal lung maturity a a a a


b. Transvaginal ultrasound for placental location a a a a


c. Contraction stress test (CST) a a a


d. Internal fetal monitoring a a a


ACCURATE CHOICE:-B a


Reasoning:-
>>>>The presence of painless bleeding should always alert the health care teamto the possibi
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lity ofplacenta previa, which can be confirmed through ultrasonography.
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Amniocentesis is not performed on a woman who is experiencing bleeding. In the event of anim
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minent delivery, the fetus is presumed to have immature lungs at this gestational age, andthe
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mother is given corticosteroids to aid in fetal lung maturity. A CST is not performed at a preter
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m gestational age. Furthermore, bleeding is a contraindication to a CST. Internal fetal monitori
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ng is also contraindicated in the presence of bleeding.
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TOPIC Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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5. A laboring woman with no known risk factors suddenly experiences spontaneous ROM. T
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he fluid consists of bright red blood. Her contractions are consistent with her current stage oflab
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or. No change in uterine resting tone has occurred. The fetal heart rate (FHR) begins to decline r
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apidly after the ROM. The nursing attendant should suspect the possibility of what condition?
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a. Placenta previa a

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c. Severe abruptio placentae a a


d. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) a a a a


ACCURATE CHOICE:-B a


Reasoning:-
>>>>Vasa previa is the result of a velamentous insertion of the umbilical cord. Theumbilical ves
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sels are not surrounded by Wharton jelly and have no supportive tissue. The umbilical blood ve
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ssels thus are at risk for laceration at any time, but laceration occurs most frequently during RO
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M. The sudden appearance of bright red blood at the time of ROM and a sudden change in the F
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HR without other known risk factors should immediately alert the nursing attendant to the poss
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ibility of vasa previa. The presence of placenta previa most likely would be ascertained before la
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bor andis considered a risk factor for this gestation/pregnancy. In addition, if thewoman had a p
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lacenta previa, itis unlikely that she would be allowed to pursue labor and a vaginal birth. With t
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he presence of severe abruptio placentae, the uterine tonicity typically is tetanus (i.e., a boardlik
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e uterus). DIC is a pathologic form of diffuse clotting that consumes large amounts of clotting fac
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tors, causing widespread external bleeding, internal bleeding, or both. DIC is always a secondar
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y diagnosis, often associated with obstetric risk factors such as the hemolysis, elevated liver enz
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yme levels, and low platelet levels (HELLP) syndrome. This woman did not have any prior risk f
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actors.
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ds: Physiologic Integrity
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6. A woman arrives for evaluation of signs and symptoms that include a missed period,a
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dnexal fullness, tenderness, and dark red vaginal bleeding. On examination, the nursing attendan
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t noticesan ecchymotic blueness around the womans umbilicus. What does this finding indic
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ate?
a. Normal integumentary changes associated with gestation/pregnancy a a a a a


b. Turner sign associated with appendicitis a a a a


c. Cullen sign associated with a ruptured ectopic gestation/pregnancy a a a a a a a


d. Chadwick sign associated with early gestation/ a a a a a


pregnancyACCURATE CHOICE:-C a a


Cullen sign, the blue ecchymosis observed in the umbilical area, indicates hematoperitoneum
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Reasoning:-
>>>>associated with an undiagnosed ruptured intraabdominal ectopic gestation/pregnancy.Linea a a a a a a a a a


nigra on theabdomen is the normal integumentary change associated with gestation/pregnancy
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aand exhibits a brown pigmented, vertical line on the lower abdomen. Turner sign is ecchymosi
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s in the flank area, often associated with pancreatitis. A Chadwick sign is a blue-
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apurple cervix that may be seen during or around the eighth week of gestation/pregnancy.
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7. The nursing attendant who elects to practice in the area of womens health must have
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a thorough understanding of miscarriage. Which statement regarding this condition is mos
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taccurate?
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a. A miscarriage is a natural gestation/pregnancy loss before labor begins.
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b. It occurs in fewer than 5% of all clinically recognized pregnancies.
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c. Careless maternal behavior, such as poor nutrition or excessive exercise, can be a factori a a a a a a a a a a a a a a


n causing miscarriage
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d. If a miscarriage occurs before the 12th week of gestation/pregnancy, then it may be observe
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d only asmoderate blood loss
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ACCURATE CHOICE:-D a