NR 327 MATERNALCHAPTERS 5 & 6 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NR 327 MATERNALCHAPTERS 5 & 6 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What nursing intervention is specific for patients with cardiac problems who are in active labor? a. Encouraging frequent voiding b. Monitoring the blood pressure hourly c. Auscultating the lungs for crackles every 30 minutes d. Helping to turn from side to side at 15-minute intervals - Correct Answer-c. Auscultating the lungs for crackles every 30 minutes During a routine visit to the prenatal clinic, a client listens to the fetal heartbeat for the first time. The client, commenting on how rapid it is, appears frightened and asks whether this is normal. How should the nurse respond? a. "The heart rate is usually rapid and is in the expected range." b. "The heart rate is usually rapid and twice the mother's pulse rate." c. "The heart rate is rapid, but I'd be more concerned if it were slow." d. "The heart rate is rapid, but it accommodates the fetus's nutritional needs." - Correct Answer-a. "The heart rate is usually rapid and is in the expected range." A couple who recently emigrated from Israel tells a nurse in the prenatal clinic that they are concerned about a genetic disease that is prevalent among Jewish people. Which genetic test should the nurse recommend to determine the possibility of their child inheriting the disease? a. Cystic fibrosis b. Phenylketonuria c. Turner syndrome d. Tay-Sachs disease - Correct Answer Continues...