Retake maternity☑️ EXAM 2024 UPDATE
A nurse is caring for a 2-day old newborn who was born at 35 weeks gestation. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Measure the abdominal circumference at the level of the newborn's umbilicus every 12 hours
B) Provide the newborn with an...
A nurse is caring for a 2-day old newborn who was born at 35 weeks gestation.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Measure the abdominal circumference at the level of the newborn's umbilicus
every 12 hours
B) Provide the newborn with an iron rich formula containing vitamin b12 every 12
hours
C) Administer nitric oxide inhalation therapy to the newborn
D) Insert an orogastric decompression tube with low suction - ✔✔✔ANSWER-
Measure the abdominal circumference at the level of the newborn's umbilicus
every 12 hours
,A nurse is caring for a client who had a pudendal nerve block. The nurse should
monitor for which of the following findings as an adverse effect?
A) Fetal bradycardia
B) Maternal hypertension
C) Decreased ability to bear down
D) Uterine hyperstimulation - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Decreased ability to bear down
A nurse is caring for a client who has bladder distension following a vaginal birth.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Insert a urinary catheter
B) Pour warm water over the client's perineum
C) Assist the client to the bathroom
D) Offer the client a sitz bath - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Assist the client to the bathroom
✔✔✔ANSWER-1) assess the newborn for reflex bradycardia 2) compress the bulb
syringe
3) place bulb in mouth
4) use the bulb syringe to suction nose
A charge curse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about Rh immune globulin
administration. Which of the following should the charge nurse include as an
indication for the administration of Rh immune globulin?
A) Hyperemesis gravidarum
, B) Rh-positive blood test results
C) Prescription for amniocentesis
D) Anemia - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Rh-positive blood test results
A nurse in a clinic is caring for a client who is in her second trimester of
pregnancy. The client expresses concerns about preparing her 2-year-old for a new
sibling.
A) Move your toddler to his new bed 2 months before the baby comes home
B) Avoid bringing your toddler to prenatal visits
C) Require scheduled interactions between the toddler and the baby
D) Let your toddler see you carry the baby into the home for the first time -
✔✔✔ANSWER-Require scheduled interactions between the toddler and the baby
A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a 20-year-old client who is at 12 weeks
gestation and requests an amniocentesis to determine the sex of the baby. How
should the nurse respond?
A) We can schedule the procedure for later today if you would like
B) This procedure determines if your baby has genetic or congenital disorders
C) Your provider will schedule a chorionic villus sampling
D) You cannot have an amniocentesis until you are 35 years old - ✔✔✔ANSWER-
This procedure determines if your baby has genetic or congenital disorders
A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a 20-year-old client who is at 12 weeks
gestation. The nurse should report which of the following findings to the provider
as an indication of an imminent spontaneous abortion?
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