NUR 353 - REP Review Questions and Correct Answers
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NUR 353
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NUR 353
A nurse is instructing a female client about how to check basal temperature in order to determine if the client is ovulating. The nurse should instruct the client to check her temperature at which of the following times?
Every morning before arising On days 13-17 of her menstrual cycle 1 hour foll...
NUR 353 - REP Review Questions and
Correct Answers
A nurse is instructing a female client about how to check basal temperature in order to
determine if the client is ovulating. The nurse should instruct the client to check her
temperature at which of the following times?
Every morning before arising
On days 13-17 of her menstrual cycle
1 hour following intercourse
Before going to bed every night ✅Every morning before arising
A nurse is preparing to measure the fundal height of a client who is at 22 weeks of
gestation. At which location should the nurse expect to palpate fundus?
3 cm above the umbilicus
Slightly above the umbilicus
Slightly below the umbilicus
3 cm below the umbilicus ✅Slightly above the umbilicus
A nurse is caring for a client who has a positive pregnancy test. The nurse is teaching
the client about common discomforts in the first trimester of pregnancy as well as
warning signs of potential danger. The nurse should instruct the client to call the clinic if
she experiences which of the following manifestations?
Leukorrhea
Urinary frequency
Nausea & vomiting
Facial edema ✅Facial edema
A 23 year old client has come into the healthcare clinic for her first prenatal visit. The
nurse is reviewing the characteristics and expectations of pregnancy. Read the
following characteristics and match each with the trimester of pregnancy it best
describes. (Fill in the blank using alpha values only, no spaces or commas. For example
ABCCAB)
___1.The first fetal movements are felt
___2.Breast tenderness
___3.Ambivalence about the pregnancy
___4.Braxton-hicks contractions
___5.Increased nausea and vomiting
___6.Renewed sense of energy ✅BAACAB
, A nurse is in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is 7 weeks of gestation. The
client reports urinary frequency and asks if this will continue until delivery. Which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
"It's a minor inconvenience which you should ignore"
"In most cases it only lasts until the 12th week but will continue if you have poor bladder
tone"
"There is no way to predict how long it will last in each individual client"
"It occurs during the first trimester and near the end of pregnancy" ✅"It occurs during
the first trimester and near the end of pregnancy"
which of the following situations constitutes an indication for a non-stress test? (SATA)
Maternal hypothyroidism
Decreasing fetal movements
Twins or Triplets
Maternal fever
At 12 week visit ✅Decreasing fetal movements
Twins or Triplets
A nurse is caring for a client who is at term gestation who has a fetal heart rate monitor
attached. Which of the following is an ominous sign when assessing fetal heart rate
patterns?
A: Fetal heart rate of 110 bpm
B: Persistent late decelerations without return to baseline
C: Fetal heart rate of 170 bpm
D: Absent beat to beat variability during periods of fetal quiescence ✅B: Persistent late
decelerations without return to baseline
what is a normal FHR? ✅110-160
what position is best during labor? ✅left side
NO supine because of hypetension
NO Trendelenberg
A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse perform after examining the fetal monitoring strip shows below?
Place the client in Trendelenberg
Give an analgesic as the client is in pain
Discontinue oxytocin if oxytocin is being administered
Run the IV fluids at a wide open rate
Place the client in the supine position ✅Discontinue oxytocin if oxytocin is being
administered
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