MATERNAL NEWBORN
, A nurse is assessing a newborn following a forceps assisted birth. Which of the
following clinical manifestations should the nurse identify as a complication of
the birth method?
A. Hypoglycemia
B. Polycythemia
C. Facial Palsy
D. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
A nurse is providing teaching about terbutaline to a client who is experiencing
preterm labor. Which of the following statement by client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
A. “The medication could cause me to experience heart palpitation”
B. “This medication could cause me to experience blurred vision”
C. “This medication could cause me to experience ringing in my ears”
D. “This medication could cause me to experience frequent …”
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving oxytocin for induction of labor and
notes late decelerations of the fetal heart rate on the monitor Tracing. Which of
the following action should the nurse take?
,A. Decrease maintenance IV solution infusion rate.
B. Place the client in lateral position.
C. Administer misoprostol 25 mcg vaginally D
D. Administer oxygen via face mask at 2 L/min
A nurse is planning care for a client who is pregnant and has HIV. Which of the
following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
A. Instruct the client to stop taking the antiretroviral medication at 32 weeks of
gestation.
B. Use a fetal scalp electrode during labor and delivery.
C. Administer a pneumococcal immunization to the newborn within 4 hr. following
birth.
D. Bathe the newborn before initiating skin-to-skin contact
, A nurse caring for a client who is at 20 weeks of gestation and has
trichomoniasis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A. Thick, White Vaginal Discharge
B. Urinary Frequency
C. Vulva Lesions
D. Malodorous Discharge
A nurse is caring for a client who has hyperemesis gravidarum. Which of the
following laboratory tests should the nurse anticipate?
A. Urine Ketones
B. Rapid plasma regain
C. Prothrombin time
D. Urine culture