OB Exam 3 High-risk postpartum Practice Questions and Answers
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OB Exam 3 High-risk postpartum
Practice Questions and Answers
A gestational diabetic client, who delivered yesterday, is currently on the
postpartum
unit. Which of the following statements is appropriate for the nurse to
make at this
time?
1. "Monitor your blood glucose five times a day unti...
OB Exam 3 High-risk postpartum
Practice Questions and Answers
A gestational diabetic client, who delivered yesterday, is currently on the
postpartum
unit. Which of the following statements is appropriate for the nurse to
make at this
time?
1. "Monitor your blood glucose five times a day until your 6-week
checkup."
2. "I will teach you how to inject insulin before you are discharged."
3. "Daily exercise will help to prevent you from becoming diabetic in the
future."
4. "Your baby should be assessed every 6 months for signs of juvenile
diabetes." - Answer✔️✔️-3. "Daily exercise will help to prevent you from
becoming diabetic in the future."
A client is receiving a blood transfusion after the delivery of a placenta
accreta and
hysterectomy. Which of the following complaints by the client would
warrant
has had a whitish discharge for 1 week but today she is "bleeding and
saturating a pad
about every 1/2
hour." Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?
1. "That is normal. You are starting to menstruate again."
2. "You should stay on complete bed rest until the bleeding subsides."
3. "Pushing during a bowel movement may have loosened your stitches."
4. "The physician should see you. Please go to the emergency department."
- Answer✔️✔️-4. "The physician should see you. Please go to the emergency
department."
The nurse is performing a postpartum assessment on a client who
delivered 4 hours
ago. The nurse notes a firm uterus at the umbilicus with heavy lochial flow.
Which of
the following nursing actions is appropriate?
1. Massage the uterus.
2. Notify the obstetrician.
3. Administer an oxytocic as ordered.
4. Assist the client to the bathroom. - Answer✔️✔️-2. Notify the obstetrician.
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