NUR 126 EXAM 3 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
4)Signs and symptoms of maternal hypoglycemia include the
following except Correct Answers Shakiness (tremors)
A hospitalized woman in preterm labor is being given
magnesium sulfate intravenously. The expected outcome for this
treatment will be met if Correct Answers Labor contractions
are suppressed
A multiparous woman is admitted to the postpartum unit after a
rapid labor and birth of a 4000-gram infant. Her fundus is
boggy, lochia is heavy, and vital signs are unchanged. The nurse
has the woman void and massages her fundus, but her fundus
remains difficult to find and the rubra lochia remains heavy. The
nurse should Correct Answers Notify the physician
A new mother expresses concern because the baby's stools are
black and tar-like: "They don't look normal; is something
wrong?" The nurse is aware that these stools are expected at this
stage of the newborns life and are called Correct Answers
Meconium
A newborn weighs 6 pounds 8 ounces at birth. For the first 2
days of life, what is the minimum amount of fluid needed per
day to maintain fluid balance? Correct Answers 162 mL
A patient is complaining of back pain with contractions. The
nurse notices the fetal position is LOP. A maternal position that
, will aid the rotation of the fetal head is? Correct Answers
Right side lying
A postpartum woman asks, "Will these stretch marks go away?"
The nurse's best response is? Correct Answers "They will fade
to silvery lines but won't disappear completely."
A postpartum woman overhears the nurse tell the obstetrics
clinician that she has a positive Homans' sign and asks what it
means. The nurse's best response is Correct Answers "You
have calf pain when the nurse flexes your foot."
A sign of thrombophlebitis is Correct Answers Local
tenderness, warmth, and redness
A steady trickle of bright red blood from the vagina in the
presence of a firm fundus suggests? Correct Answers
lacerations of the genital tract
A student nurse is bathing a 1-day-old neonate. At the end of the
bath, the student takes the infant's temperature and notes that it
is down 1 °F from his temperature prior to the bath. This drop in
temperature may be caused by? Correct Answers Evaporation
A woman at 36 weeks of gestation is in labor. She has had no
prenatal complications. She expresses concern to the nurse that
the baby may have problems breathing. The nurse can base her
answer on knowledge that Correct Answers Surfactant should
be produced at 36 weeks of gestation.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
4)Signs and symptoms of maternal hypoglycemia include the
following except Correct Answers Shakiness (tremors)
A hospitalized woman in preterm labor is being given
magnesium sulfate intravenously. The expected outcome for this
treatment will be met if Correct Answers Labor contractions
are suppressed
A multiparous woman is admitted to the postpartum unit after a
rapid labor and birth of a 4000-gram infant. Her fundus is
boggy, lochia is heavy, and vital signs are unchanged. The nurse
has the woman void and massages her fundus, but her fundus
remains difficult to find and the rubra lochia remains heavy. The
nurse should Correct Answers Notify the physician
A new mother expresses concern because the baby's stools are
black and tar-like: "They don't look normal; is something
wrong?" The nurse is aware that these stools are expected at this
stage of the newborns life and are called Correct Answers
Meconium
A newborn weighs 6 pounds 8 ounces at birth. For the first 2
days of life, what is the minimum amount of fluid needed per
day to maintain fluid balance? Correct Answers 162 mL
A patient is complaining of back pain with contractions. The
nurse notices the fetal position is LOP. A maternal position that
, will aid the rotation of the fetal head is? Correct Answers
Right side lying
A postpartum woman asks, "Will these stretch marks go away?"
The nurse's best response is? Correct Answers "They will fade
to silvery lines but won't disappear completely."
A postpartum woman overhears the nurse tell the obstetrics
clinician that she has a positive Homans' sign and asks what it
means. The nurse's best response is Correct Answers "You
have calf pain when the nurse flexes your foot."
A sign of thrombophlebitis is Correct Answers Local
tenderness, warmth, and redness
A steady trickle of bright red blood from the vagina in the
presence of a firm fundus suggests? Correct Answers
lacerations of the genital tract
A student nurse is bathing a 1-day-old neonate. At the end of the
bath, the student takes the infant's temperature and notes that it
is down 1 °F from his temperature prior to the bath. This drop in
temperature may be caused by? Correct Answers Evaporation
A woman at 36 weeks of gestation is in labor. She has had no
prenatal complications. She expresses concern to the nurse that
the baby may have problems breathing. The nurse can base her
answer on knowledge that Correct Answers Surfactant should
be produced at 36 weeks of gestation.
