Epidural complications - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR 327 Exam 2 (Must Read) 1. A nurse is completing the admission assessment of a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation and has severe preeclampsia. Which of the following is an expected finding? A. Tachycardia B. Absence of clonus C. Polyuria D. Report of headache 2. A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and has an external fetal monitor. The nurse observes late decelerations on the monitor strip and interprets them as indicating which of the following? B. Maternal bradyca...

ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL PRACTICE QUIZ FOR 2022-2023 ACTUAL EXAM.A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching about wound care with a family member of a client who is postoperative. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching? a.Administer an analgesic following wound care b.Irrigate the wound with povidone iodine. c.Cleanse the wound with a cotton tipped applicator. d.Report purulent drainage to the provider. ; d.Report purulent drainage to the provider. = A nurse is carin...

RN Nursing Care of Children Practice 2019 A and B ATI Complete Solutions with Correct Answers A nurse is creating a plan of care for a school-age child who has heart disease and has developed heart failure. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? Provide small, frequent meals for the child. The metabolic rate of a child who has heart failure is high because of poor cardiac function. Therefore, the nurse should provide small, frequent meals for the child ...

Subjective Changes - ANSWER-Amenorrhea, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, urinary frequency, breast changes, quickening, abdominal enlargement. Objective Changes - ANSWER-Pregnancy test, fetal heart sounds, fundal height. Developmental task of becoming a parent - ANSWER-Love and protect the child, parents identify changing roles and are willing to make the lifestyle changes, parents identify with parents roles, parents discuss what roles mean, couple incorporates child into relationship, coupl...

20 minutes after a continuous epidural anesthetic is administered, a laboring clients blood pressure drops from 120/80 to 90/60 mmHG. What action should the practical nurse take immediately? A) notify the registered nurse or anesthesiologist B) continue to assess the blood-pressure q5 minutes C) place the client in a lateral position D) turn off the continuous epidural correct answersC) place the client in a lateral position Rationale: placing a client in the lateral position and placi...

MEDICAL -SURGERY NURSING (ATI) A nurse just receives a patient on arrival at the med-surg unit after discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit. What should they assess on the patient? - T: temperature I: IV fluids M: mental status S: surgical incision site T: tubes & drains A: airway B: breathing S: skin C: cardiovascular status What are the risks associated with general anesthesia? - H: hypotension A: airway compromise R: respiratory depression D: delirium What are exam...

A nurse is teaching a patient with hypertension about lifestyle changes. Which statement indicates a need for further education? A) "I will incorporate more fruits and vegetables into my diet." B) "I can drink as much alcohol as I want." C) "I will exercise regularly." D) "I will quit smoking." Answer: B) "I can drink as much alcohol as I want." Rationale: Patients with hypertension should limit alcohol intake, as excessive consumption can raise blood pres...

ATI MATERNAL NEWBORN PROCTORED EXAM RETAKE - Updated 2023 Graded A 2023 ATI MATERNAL NEWBORN PROCTORED RETAKE EXAM A nurse is assessing newborn following forceps assisted birth. Which of the following clinical manifestations should the nurse identify as a complication of the birth method? A. Hypoglycemia B. Polycythemia C. Facial Palsy D. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia A nurse is providing teaching about terbutaline to a client who is experiencing preterm labor. Which of the following st...

HESI RN EXIT CASE STUDY – POSTPARTUM 2024/2 UPDATEHESI RN EXIT CASE STUDY – POSTPARTUM 2024/2 UPDATE 1. Meet the Client: Marie Wilson: Marie Wilson is a 28-year-old client who is gravida 2, para 2, and is transferred to the postpartum unit 1 hour after delivery of a 8 lb, 1 oz female. She was in labor for 16 hours and forceps were used to assist with the delivery. Marie was given an epidural for anesthesia that was effective. The labor and delivery nurse ...

Which of the following tasks may be delegated to the nursing assistant? a. checking the cervix of the patient who is less likely to deliver soon b. administering oxygen to the mother who has decreasing oxygen saturations c. providing ice chips for a mother who complains of a dry mouth d. Tearing off a strip of paper from the fetal heart rate monitor and putting it in the chart Correct Answer-C- When working in L&D the UAP can help with ADLs. They cannot be delegated tasks that require formul...