NURS 3300 - Exam 1 Practice Questions (part 1) Study Guide
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RN- Nursing
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RN- Nursing
The labor and delivery nurse is assigned to four patients in early labor. Which electronic fetal monitoring finding would require immediate intervention?
A. Variable decelerations that recover to the baseline.
B. Early decelerations with each contraction
C. Moderate variability with accelera...
NURS 3300 - Exam 1 Practice Questions (part 1)
Study Guide
The labor and delivery nurse is assigned to four patients in early labor.
Which electronic fetal monitoring finding would require immediate
intervention?
A. Variable decelerations that recover to the baseline.
B. Early decelerations with each contraction
C. Moderate variability with accelerations present
D. Late decelerations with minimal variability lasting greater than 10
seconds. Correct Answer ✓✓ D
The nurse is listening to the fetal heart tones of a client at 37 weeks'
gestation while the client is in a supine position. The client states, "I'm
getting lightheaded and dizzy." The first action by the nurse should be
to:
A. Remind the patient that she needs to lie still to hear the baby
B. Check the patients blood pressure
C. Help the patient turn onto her side
D. Assist the patient to prone position Correct Answer ✓✓ C.
Before applying a cord clamp, the nurse assesses the umbilical cord. The
mother asks why the nurse is doing this. The nurse should reply, "Im
checking the blood vessels in the cord to see whether it has:
, A. One artery and one vein
B. Two arteries and two veins
C. Two veins and one artery
D. Two arteries and one vein Correct Answer ✓✓ D.
A patient reports to the labor and delivery unit with her mother, aunt and
boyfriend. She states how excited she is to be in labor. She and her
support persons are all smiles as they check into the triage room for
evaluation. The fetal heart rate baseline is 140 bpm with moderate
variability. Contractions are occurring every 3-8 minutes. Her cervix is 2
cm dilated/80% effaced/-2 station. The nurse recognizes this patient to
be in what phase of labor?
A. Active phase
B. Latent Phase
C. Transition Phase
D. Second Phase Correct Answer ✓✓ B.
Which term describes a woman that has never been pregnant?
A. Primagravida
B. Nulligravida
C. Gravida
D. Multigravida Correct Answer ✓✓ B. Nulligravida
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