Nace care of childbearing family
Comprehensive Questions (Frequently
Tested) with Verified Answers
A nurse is explaining physiological jaundice to a nursing student.Which of the following should
the nurse include when discussing risk factors for neonatal physiological jaundice? - Answer:
Gestational age of 35-38 weeks.
A baby boy is circumcised on the day of discharge.Which observation should the nurse make
prior to the infant's discharge?. - Answer: Make sure the baby can urinate normally without pain
The time and amount of the first post-procedure voiding.
A patient who is 38 weeks pregnant is admitted to the hospital in active labor.On admission, the
patient says, "For the past ten hours, I have been leaking small amounts of urine." Which action
should the nurse take initially? - Answer: Test the patient's vaginal secretions with nitrazine
paper.
A nurse is caring for a female client who suspects she is pregnant.Which question, if asked by
the nurse, is consistent with signs of early pregnancy? - Answer: "Have you noticed any
tenderness in your breasts?".
A nurse is caring for a newborn with a gestational age of 42 weeks.Which finding would the
nurse expect during the assessment of this newborn?. - Answer: Dryness and flaking of the skin
on the hands and feet.
A patient who is 37 weeks pregnant and has gestational diabetes is admitted to the labor and
delivery unit for induction.The patient is placed on an external fetal monitor and receives an
epidural anesthesia.Which action should the nurse take to identify a potential side effect of the
epidural? - Answer: Monitor the patient's blood pressure.
, epidural anesthesia can cause - Answer: Hypotension which can affect placental blood flow and
fetal oxygenation
preeclampsia is characterized by - Answer: hypertension, edema and proteinuria
Deep tendon reflexes can be affected by - Answer: Magnesium
a medication used to prevent seizures in patients with preeclampsia - Answer: Magnesium
Sulfate
A patient is receiving magnesium sulfate.Which side effect should the nurse monitor for with
this patient? - Answer: Decreased Respirations it can slow down or stop breathing
Babinski reflex - Answer: big toe bends upward and the other toes fan out when the sole of the
foot is stroked.
A nurse is caring for a patient who is in labor and is placed on a monitor.How should the nurse
determine the duration of contractions? - Answer: Count the time from the beginning of one
contraction to the end of the same contraction.
A nurse is caring for a patient being evaluated for sexually transmitted infection (STI).A negative
rapid plasma reagin (RPR) indicates that a patient is probably not infected with which STI? -
Answer: Syphilis
gonorrhea is a bacterial infection caused by - Answer: Neisseria gonorrhoeae
condylomata are genital warts caused by - Answer: human papillomavirus (HPV),
Comprehensive Questions (Frequently
Tested) with Verified Answers
A nurse is explaining physiological jaundice to a nursing student.Which of the following should
the nurse include when discussing risk factors for neonatal physiological jaundice? - Answer:
Gestational age of 35-38 weeks.
A baby boy is circumcised on the day of discharge.Which observation should the nurse make
prior to the infant's discharge?. - Answer: Make sure the baby can urinate normally without pain
The time and amount of the first post-procedure voiding.
A patient who is 38 weeks pregnant is admitted to the hospital in active labor.On admission, the
patient says, "For the past ten hours, I have been leaking small amounts of urine." Which action
should the nurse take initially? - Answer: Test the patient's vaginal secretions with nitrazine
paper.
A nurse is caring for a female client who suspects she is pregnant.Which question, if asked by
the nurse, is consistent with signs of early pregnancy? - Answer: "Have you noticed any
tenderness in your breasts?".
A nurse is caring for a newborn with a gestational age of 42 weeks.Which finding would the
nurse expect during the assessment of this newborn?. - Answer: Dryness and flaking of the skin
on the hands and feet.
A patient who is 37 weeks pregnant and has gestational diabetes is admitted to the labor and
delivery unit for induction.The patient is placed on an external fetal monitor and receives an
epidural anesthesia.Which action should the nurse take to identify a potential side effect of the
epidural? - Answer: Monitor the patient's blood pressure.
, epidural anesthesia can cause - Answer: Hypotension which can affect placental blood flow and
fetal oxygenation
preeclampsia is characterized by - Answer: hypertension, edema and proteinuria
Deep tendon reflexes can be affected by - Answer: Magnesium
a medication used to prevent seizures in patients with preeclampsia - Answer: Magnesium
Sulfate
A patient is receiving magnesium sulfate.Which side effect should the nurse monitor for with
this patient? - Answer: Decreased Respirations it can slow down or stop breathing
Babinski reflex - Answer: big toe bends upward and the other toes fan out when the sole of the
foot is stroked.
A nurse is caring for a patient who is in labor and is placed on a monitor.How should the nurse
determine the duration of contractions? - Answer: Count the time from the beginning of one
contraction to the end of the same contraction.
A nurse is caring for a patient being evaluated for sexually transmitted infection (STI).A negative
rapid plasma reagin (RPR) indicates that a patient is probably not infected with which STI? -
Answer: Syphilis
gonorrhea is a bacterial infection caused by - Answer: Neisseria gonorrhoeae
condylomata are genital warts caused by - Answer: human papillomavirus (HPV),
