NURS 306 Final Practice Questions with answers

NURS 306 Final Practice Questions with
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answers


A nurse is caring for a client who is 7 days postpartum
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and calls the clinic to report pain and redness of her left
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calf. Besides seeing her provider, which of the following
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interventions should the nurse suggest? |\ |\ |\ |\




A. Flex her knee while resting
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B. Massage the area
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C. Elevate her leg
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D. Apply cold compresses - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
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A nurse is planning care for a client who is 2 hours
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postpartum following a cesarean birth. The client has a
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history of thromboembolic disease. Which of the following
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nursing interventions should be included in the plan of care?
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A. Apply warm, moist heat to the client's lower extremities
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B. Massage the client's posterior lower legs
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C.Place pillows under the client's knees when resting in bed
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D. Have the client ambulate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and
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received methylergonovine. Which of the following
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findings indicates that the medication was effective?
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,A. Increase in blood pressure
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B. Increase in lochia
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C. Fundus firm to palpation
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D. Report of absent breast pain - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
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A nurse is caring for a client who is 5 hr. postpartum
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following a vaginal birth of a newborn weighing 9 lb. 6
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oz. (4252 c). The nurse should recognize that this client
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is at risk for which of the following postpartum
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complications?
A. Puerperal infection
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B. Retained placental fragments
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C. Thrombophlebitis
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D.Uterine atony - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




A nurse is admitting a client who experienced a vaginal
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birth 2 hr ago. The client is receiving an IV of lactated
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Ringer's with 25 units of oxytocin infusing and has large
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rubra lochia. Vital signs include blood pressure 146/94 mmHg,
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pulse 80/min, and respiratory rate 18/min. The nurse reviews the
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prescriptions from the prouder. Which of the following |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


prescriptions requires clarification! |\ |\




A. Methylergonovine0.2mg IM
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B. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter
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C. Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask at 10 L/ min.
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, D. Obtain laboratory study of PT and PTT - CORRECT ANSWERS
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A nurse is caring for a client who is 12 hr postpartum. Which of
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the following findings should alert the nurse to the possibility of a
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postpartum complication?
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A. Orthostatic hypotension
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B. Funds palpable at the umbilicus
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C. Urine output of 3,000 ml in 12 hrs.
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D. Heart rate 110/min - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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A nurse is assessing a
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client for postpartum infection
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Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that
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the cent requires further evaluation for endometritis?
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A. Moderate amount of dark red lochia with a bloody odor
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B. Al localized ares of breast tenderness
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C. Pelvic pain
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D. Hematuria - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
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A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 hr postpartum. The
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nurse notes that the client soaked a perineal pad in 10 min the
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client's skin color is ashen, and she stales she feels weak and
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light headed. After applying oxygen via nonrebreather face mask
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at 10 L/min which of the following actions should the nurse take
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A. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter
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