ATI RN Learning System 3.0: Maternal Newborn 1

ATI RN Learning System 3.0: Maternal Newborn 1 A nurse is assessing a client who is at 34 weeks of gestation and has a mild placental abruption. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? Dark red vaginal bleeding The nurse should expect the client who has a mild placental abruption to have minimal dark red vaginal bleeding. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and is experiencing preterm labor. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer? Betamethasone The nurse should plan to administer betamethasone IM, a glucocorticoid, to stimulate fetal lung maturity and thereby prevent respiratory depression. A nurse is teaching a client who is at 30 weeks of gestation about warning signs of complications that she should report to her provider. Which of the following findings should the nurse include in the teaching? Vaginal bleeding Vaginal bleeding can be an abnormal finding during pregnancy that might indicate a complication such as placental abruption, placenta previa, or preterm labor. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is at 39 weeks of gestation and has polyhydramnios. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? Fetal gastrointestinal anomaly Polyhydramnios is the presence of excessive amniotic fluid surrounding the unborn fetus. Gastrointestinal malformations and neurologic disorders are expected findings for a fetus experiencing the effects of polyhydramnios. A nurse is teaching a client who has preeclampsia and is to receive magnesium sulfate via continuous IV infusion about expected adverse effects. Which of the following adverse effects should the nurse include in the teaching? Feeling of warmth The nurse should tell the client to expect the feeling of warmth all over her body while the magnesium sulfate is infusing. A nurse is assessing a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and has preeclampsia without severe features. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as the priority? 480 ml urine output in 24 hr