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Maternity Exam 1 Practice Questions with 100% Correct Answers A woman who have birth 2 hours ago has a temperature of 37.9 *C. Select all of the immediate nursing actions A) Have pt drink 2 glasses of fluid over the next hour B) Explain to the patient that she needs to rest and assist her into...

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Maternity Exam 1 Practice Questions
with 100% Correct Answers

A woman who have birth 2 hours ago has a temperature of 37.9 *C. Select all of the

immediate nursing actions




A) Have pt drink 2 glasses of fluid over the next hour


B) Explain to the patient that she needs to rest and assist her into a comfortable position


C) Medicate pt with 500 mg of acetaminophen as per orders


D) Call the patient's physician or midwife to report the elevated temp - ✔️✔️A & B




Reasoning:


A mild temperature elevation within a few hours of birth can be related to dehydration

and exhaustion. Acetaminophen is given if temperature remains elevated after the




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woman has been hydrated and rested. The physician or midwife is notified if

temperature remains elevated after initial interventions.


3 hours after a vaginal delivery, the client complains of increased perineal pain. What

should the nurse do first?


A) Administer analgesia as ordered


B) Assess the perineum


C) Perform perineal care


D) Apply ice to perineum - ✔️✔️B


A woman gave birth to a 3200 g baby girl with an estimated gestational age of 40

weeks. The baby is 1 hour of age. In preparation of giving the baby an injection of

Vitamin K, the nurse will:




A) Explain to the parents the action of the medication and answer their questions


B) Remove neonate from the room so parents will not be distressed by seeing the

injection


C) Completely undress the neonate to identify the injection site


D) Replace needle with a 21 gauge ⅝ needle - ✔️✔️A




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Reasoning: It is important to always explain to parents wHat and why a procedure is

being done on the newborn


When assessing a placenta and umbilical cord at delivery, the nurse must know that the

normal cord has:


A) 1 vein and 2 arteries


B) 2 veins and 1 artery


C) 1 vein and 1 artery


D) 2 veins and 2 arteries - ✔️✔️A




(AVA)


When reviewing a potential cause for postpartum hemorrhage with the student nurse,

the nurse is sure to include the finding of a(n) ____________ bladder -

✔️✔️FULL/OVERDISTENDED




Reasoning:




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An overdistended bladder, which displaces the uterus above and to the right of the

umbilicus, can cause uterine atony and lead to hemorrhage


Maddy, a G3 P1 woman, gave birth 12 hrs ago to a 9lb 13 oz daughter. She

experiences severe cramps with breastfeeding. The perinatal nurse best describes this

condition as:


A) Afterpains


B) Uterine hypertonia


C) Bladder hypertonia


D) Rectus abdominis diastasis - ✔️✔️A




Reasoning


Afterpains are intermittent uterine contractions that occur during the process of

involution. Afterpains are more pronounced in patients w/ decreased uterine tone due to

overdistension, which is associated w/ multiparity and macrosomia. Patients often

describe the sensation as a discomfort similar to menstrual cramps


What does GTPAL mean? - ✔️✔️G: Gravida → # of times a woman has conceived

including current pregnancy




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