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PN Learning System Maternal Newborn Final Quiz
Terms in this set (40)
A nurse is caring for four newborns. Which A 12-hr-old newborn who has a heart rate of 70/min while
of the following findings should the nurse sleeping
report to the provider?
An average heart rate for a newborn is 80 to 100/min while
sleeping. A newborn's heart rate can increase to 180/min
during episodes of crying. A heart rate less than 80/min is
bradycardia and should be reported to the provider.
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care Have the client place ice packs on her breasts four times per
for a client who plans to formula feed her day.
newborn. Which of the following actions
should the nurse include in the plan?
Engorgement can occur in the non-breastfeeding client. For
some clients, it is uncomfortable, and occasionally painful. Ice
application to the breasts for 15 to 20 min, four times per day
for 5 days, avoiding breast stimulation, and keeping warm
water off the breasts during showering are effective methods
to reduce milk production and suppress lactation.
A nurse is caring for a client wo is at 34 "My heart feels as if it is racing."
weeks of gestation and has a prescription
for terbutaline for preterm labor. Which of
the following statements by the client is the The nurse should apply the urgent versus nonurgent priority-
nurse's priority? setting framework. Using this framework, the nurse should
consider urgent needs to be the priority need because they
pose more of a threat to the client. If the pulse is greater than
130/min, the terbutaline needs to be held until the provider is
notified. The nurse might also need to use Maslow's hierarchy
of needs, the ABC priority-setting framework, or nursing
knowledge to identify which finding is the most urgent.
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A nurse in an antepartum client answers a Instruct the client about vena cava syndrome and measures to
phone call from a client wo is at 37 weeks of prevent it.
gestation reports, "I became very dizzy
while lying in bed this morning, but the
feeling went away when I turned on my
side." Which of the following actions should This is the typical finding of vena cava syndrome, or
the nurse take? hypotension that occurs in clients who are pregnant upon
assuming a supine position. It is caused by compression of the
inferior vena cava by the gravid uterus with a consequent
reduction in venous return. A side-lying position promotes
uterine perfusion and fetoplacental oxygenation.
A nurse is caring for a client who has "You and your partner need to take the medication and use a
trichomoniasis and a prescription for condom during intercourse until cultures are negative."
metronidazole. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse reinforce with
the client about the treatment plan?
Trichomonas vaginalis is the organism that causes the sexually
transmitted infection trichomoniasis. Both men and woman
can be infected with trichomoniasis. Clinical findings include
yellowish to greenish, frothy, mucopurulent, copious
discharge with an unpleasant odor, as well as itching, burning,
or redness of the vulva and vagina. Trichomoniasis can be
treated easily with metronidazole. However, for the treatment
to work, it is important to make sure both sexual partners
receive treatment to prevent reinfection. Instruct the client to
use condoms during sexual intercourse while being treated.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about "I will warm the bottle of formula by placing it in a pan of hot
formula feeding with a parent of a newborn. water."
Which of the following statements by the
parent indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
The nurse should instruct the client to warm the bottle of
formula by placing it in a pan of hot water and to test the
temperature of the formula by dropping a couple drops on
the wrist. A bottle of formula should never be placed in the
microwave to warm.
A nurse is assisting with the care of a Retinopathy
preterm newborn who is receiving oxygen
therapy. Which of the following findings
should the nurse identify as a potential
complication from the oxygen therapy? Oxygen therapy can cause retinopathy of prematurity,
especially in preterm newborns. Retinopathy is a disorder of
retinal blood vessel development in the premature newborn.
In newborns who develop retinopathy of prematurity, the
vessels grow abnormally from the retina into the clear gel that
fills the back of the eye. It can reduce vision or result in
complete blindness.
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Science Medicine Nursing
PN Learning System Maternal Newborn Final Quiz
Terms in this set (40)
A nurse is caring for four newborns. Which A 12-hr-old newborn who has a heart rate of 70/min while
of the following findings should the nurse sleeping
report to the provider?
An average heart rate for a newborn is 80 to 100/min while
sleeping. A newborn's heart rate can increase to 180/min
during episodes of crying. A heart rate less than 80/min is
bradycardia and should be reported to the provider.
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care Have the client place ice packs on her breasts four times per
for a client who plans to formula feed her day.
newborn. Which of the following actions
should the nurse include in the plan?
Engorgement can occur in the non-breastfeeding client. For
some clients, it is uncomfortable, and occasionally painful. Ice
application to the breasts for 15 to 20 min, four times per day
for 5 days, avoiding breast stimulation, and keeping warm
water off the breasts during showering are effective methods
to reduce milk production and suppress lactation.
A nurse is caring for a client wo is at 34 "My heart feels as if it is racing."
weeks of gestation and has a prescription
for terbutaline for preterm labor. Which of
the following statements by the client is the The nurse should apply the urgent versus nonurgent priority-
nurse's priority? setting framework. Using this framework, the nurse should
consider urgent needs to be the priority need because they
pose more of a threat to the client. If the pulse is greater than
130/min, the terbutaline needs to be held until the provider is
notified. The nurse might also need to use Maslow's hierarchy
of needs, the ABC priority-setting framework, or nursing
knowledge to identify which finding is the most urgent.
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A nurse in an antepartum client answers a Instruct the client about vena cava syndrome and measures to
phone call from a client wo is at 37 weeks of prevent it.
gestation reports, "I became very dizzy
while lying in bed this morning, but the
feeling went away when I turned on my
side." Which of the following actions should This is the typical finding of vena cava syndrome, or
the nurse take? hypotension that occurs in clients who are pregnant upon
assuming a supine position. It is caused by compression of the
inferior vena cava by the gravid uterus with a consequent
reduction in venous return. A side-lying position promotes
uterine perfusion and fetoplacental oxygenation.
A nurse is caring for a client who has "You and your partner need to take the medication and use a
trichomoniasis and a prescription for condom during intercourse until cultures are negative."
metronidazole. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse reinforce with
the client about the treatment plan?
Trichomonas vaginalis is the organism that causes the sexually
transmitted infection trichomoniasis. Both men and woman
can be infected with trichomoniasis. Clinical findings include
yellowish to greenish, frothy, mucopurulent, copious
discharge with an unpleasant odor, as well as itching, burning,
or redness of the vulva and vagina. Trichomoniasis can be
treated easily with metronidazole. However, for the treatment
to work, it is important to make sure both sexual partners
receive treatment to prevent reinfection. Instruct the client to
use condoms during sexual intercourse while being treated.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about "I will warm the bottle of formula by placing it in a pan of hot
formula feeding with a parent of a newborn. water."
Which of the following statements by the
parent indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
The nurse should instruct the client to warm the bottle of
formula by placing it in a pan of hot water and to test the
temperature of the formula by dropping a couple drops on
the wrist. A bottle of formula should never be placed in the
microwave to warm.
A nurse is assisting with the care of a Retinopathy
preterm newborn who is receiving oxygen
therapy. Which of the following findings
should the nurse identify as a potential
complication from the oxygen therapy? Oxygen therapy can cause retinopathy of prematurity,
especially in preterm newborns. Retinopathy is a disorder of
retinal blood vessel development in the premature newborn.
In newborns who develop retinopathy of prematurity, the
vessels grow abnormally from the retina into the clear gel that
fills the back of the eye. It can reduce vision or result in
complete blindness.
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