A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 wks gestation and is experiencing preterm labor. What meds should the nurse plan to administer? - Answer betamethasone
A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who suspects she may be pregnant and asks the nurse how the provider will conf...
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A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 wks gestation and is experiencing preterm labor. What meds
should the nurse plan to administer? - Answer betamethasone
A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who suspects she may be pregnant and asks the nurse
how the provider will confirm her pregnancy. The nurse should inform the client that what lab test will
be used to confirm her pregnancy? - Answer urine test for presence of HCG
A nurse is caring for a client who believes she may be pregnant. What finding should the nurse identify
as a positive sign of pregnancy?
a. palpable fetal movement - Answer palpable fetal movement
A nurse is caring for a client who has oligohydraminios. What fetal anomalies should the nurse expect? -
Answer renal agenesis
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 37 wks gestation and has a suspected pelvic fracture due to blunt
abd trauma. What findings should the nurse expect? - Answer uterine contractions
The nurse should expect the client to be experiencing uterine contractions due to abdominal trauma.
A nurse is assessing a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has hydatidiform mole. What findings should
the nurse expect? - Answer dark brown vaginal discharge
A hydatidiform mole, or a molar pregnancy, is a benign proliferative growth of the chorionic villi, which
gives rise to multiple cysts. The products of conception transform into a large number of edematous,
fluid-filled vesicles. As cells slough off the uterine wall, vaginal discharge is usually dark brown and can
contain grapelike clusters.
,A nurse is assessing a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and has mild gestational HTN. What finding
should the nurse identify as the priority? - Answer 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs
When using the urgent vs. nonurgent approach to client care, the nurse should determine that the
priority finding is 480 mL of urine output in 24 hr because the minimum acceptable urine output in an
adult client is 30 mL/hr. This can indicate progression of preeclampsia to preeclampsia with severe
features, which requires immediate intervention. Therefore, this is the priority finding.
A nurse is teaching a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has HIV. What statement should the nurse
include in the teaching? - Answer you should continue to take zidovudine throughout the pregnancy
-can be transmitted through breastfeeding
-she can continue to have sex
The nurse should inform the client that taking prescription antiviral medication every day decreases the
risk of transmission of HIV to her newborn.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is at 8 wks gestation about manifestations to report to the
provider during pregnancy. What info should the nurse include in the teaching? - Answer blurred or
double vision
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the latent phase of labor and is receiving oxytocin via continuous IV
infusion. The nurse notes that the client is having contractions every 2 min which last 100-110 seconds
that the fetal heart rate is reassuring. What action should the nurse take? - Answer decrease the dose
of oxytocin by half
The nurse should decrease the dose of oxytocin by half because the client is experiencing uterine
tachysystole.
A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and has meconium staining of the amniotic fluid. The
nurse notes a reassuring FHR tracing from the external fetal monitor. What action should the nurse take?
- Answer prepare equipment needed for newborn resuscitation
,The nurse should ensure that all supplies and equipment needed for resuscitation of the newborn are
readily available for every delivery. Endotracheal suctioning is recommended in cases of meconium
staining only if the newborn has poor respiratory effort, decreased muscle tone, and bradycardia after
delivery.
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is at 33 wks gestation and has placenta previa
and bleeding. What scripts should the nurse clarify with the provider? - Answer perform a vaginal exam
When a client has a placenta previa, the placenta implants in the lower part of the uterus and obstructs
the cervical os (the opening to the vagina). The nurse should clarify this prescription because any
manipulation can cause tearing of the placenta and increased bleeding.
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 37 wks gestation and is undergoing a nonstress test. The FHR is 130
without accelerations for the past 10 min. What action should the nurse take? - Answer use
vibroacoustic stim on the client's abd for 3 seconds
The nurse should use a vibroacoustic stimulator on the client's abdomen to elicit fetal activity because
the fetus is most likely sleeping. Fetal movement should cause accelerations in the FHR.
A nurse is reviewing lab results for a client who is at 37 wks gestation. The nurse notes that the client is
rubella non-immune, positive for group A beta-hemolytic strep, and has a blood type O neg. What action
should the nurse take? - Answer instruct the client to obtain a rubella immunization after delivery
A nurse is reviewing the med record of a client who is at 39 wks gestation and has polyhydramnios. What
finding should the nurse expect? - Answer fetal GI 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 caring for a client who is in the latent phase of labor and is experiencing low back pain. What
action should the nurse take? - Answer apply pressure to the client's sacral area during contractions
, A nurse is teaching a client who has pre-eclampsia and is to receive magnesium sulfate via continuous IV
infusion about expected adverse effects. What adverse effects should the nurse include in the teaching?
- Answer 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 teaching a client who is at 12 wks gestation about manifestations of potential complications
that she should report to her provider. What info should the nurse include in the teaching? - Answer
swelling of the face
A nurse is teaching a client who is at 10 wks gestation about an abd. ultrasound in the first trimester.
What info should the nurse include in the teaching? - Answer you will need to have a full bladder
during the ultrasound
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The nurse should tell the client that a full bladder helps to lift the gravid uterus out of the pelvis during
the examination. Therefore, it is important to ensure that the client has a full bladder to obtain the most
accurate image of the fetus.
A nurse is assessing a client who is 34 wks gestation and has mild placental abruption. What finding
should the nurse expect? - Answer 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 whose last menstrual period began july 8. Using Nageles rule, the nurse
should identify the client's estimated DOB as what? - Answer . april 15
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 39 wks gestation and is in the active phase of labor. The nurse
observes late decels in the FHR. What finding should the nurse identify as the cause of late decels? -
Answer uteroplacental insufficiency
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