What is antepartum - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. In evaluating the level of a pregnant womans risk of having a low-birth-weight (LBW) infant, which factor is the most important for the nurse to consider? a. African-American race b. Cigarette smoking c. Poor nutritional status d. Limited maternal education ANS: A For African-American births, the incidence of LBW infants is twice that of Caucasian births. Race is a nonmodifiable risk factor. Cigarette smoking is an important factor in potential infant mortality rates, but it is no...

Maternal-Child Nursing | OB Questions With Correct Answers 2023/2024. A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is at 7 weeks of gestation. The client reports urinary frequency and asks if this will continue until delivery. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? A. "It's a minor inconvenience, which you should ignore." Rationale: This is a nontherapeutic response that disregards the client’s concern and offers unwarranted reassurance. B. "In most cases i...

A nurse is assessing a client who is 14 hr postpartum and has a third-degree her new laceration. The clients temperature is 37.8°C (100°F), and her fundus is firm and slightly deviated to the right. The client reports a gush of blood when she ambulates and no bowel movement since delivery. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Assist the client to empty her bladders a nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and is receiving IV oxytocin. The nurse notes contractions...

HESI Obstetrics/Maternity Practice Quiz The nurse should explain to a 30-year-old gravid client that alpha fetoprotein testing is recommended for which purpose? ( answer)Screen for neural tube defects A 26 year old, gravid 2, para 1 client is admitted to the hospital at 28 weeks gestation in preterm labor. She is given 3 doses of terbutaline sulfate (Brethren) 0.25 mg subcutaneously to stop her labor contractions. The nurse plans to monitor for which primary side effect of terbutaline s...

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...

Answers Olds Maternal Newborn Nursing and Womens Health Across the Lifespan 11th Edition Davidson Test Bank TEST BANK: OLDS’ MATERNALNEWBORNNURSING & WOMEN’S HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN, 11TH EDITION, MICHELE DAVIDSON, MARCIA LONDON, PATRICIA LADEWIG Table of Contents PART I: INTRODUCTION TO MATERNAL-NEWBORN NURSING 1. Contemporary Maternal-Newborn Nursing 2. Families, Cultures, and Complementary Therapies PART II: WOMEN’S HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 3. Health Promotion 4. Fa...

NSG 1600 Unit 1 OB; Complete Q&A Spring 2023. Rx = prescription/medication order Hx = history Dx = diagnosis Tx = treatment 1) Which list of s/s most accurately describes hyperthyroidism? a) Weight gain, tiredness, and cold intolerance b) b) Bulging eyes, goiter, HR of over 100 c) SOB when lying supine, edema in lower extremities d) Seizure activity related to hypertension 2) A nurse is taking a gestational Hx of a mother presenting to an ER with preeclampsia like symptoms. Sh...

NCC EFM practice Questions and Answers Latest 2022/2023 Which of the following factors can have a negative effect on uterine blood flow? a. Hypertension b. Epidural c. Hemorrhage d. Diabetes e. All of the above e. All of the above Stimulating the vagus nerve typically produces: a. A decrease in the heart rate b. An increase in the heart rate c. An increase in stroke volume d. No change a. A decrease in the heart rate The vagus nerve begins maturation 26 to 28 weeks. Its dominance resul...

KAPLAN CAT 1 LATEST 2023 EXAMS WITH 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE(VERIFIED ANSWERS) 1. The nurse performs an assessment on a full-term newborn. Which finding does the nurse report to the health care provider? 1. The client's blood pressure of 70/44 mm Hg. 2. The umbilical cord is whitish gray in color. 3. Bowel sounds cannot be auscultated in the abdomen. 4. The big toe dorsiflexes when the side of the foot is stroked. Ans: 3 2. The nurse in an antepartum clin...

HESI Maternity Peds EXAM Test Bank Questions and Correct Answers Updated latest APRIL 2023 RATED A+. 1. A 38-week primigravida who works as a secretary and sits at a computer for 8 hours each day tells the nurse that her feet have begun to swell. Which instruction would be most effective in preventing pooling of blood in the lower extremities? Move about every hour Pooling of blood in the lower extremities results from the enlarged uterus exerting pressure on the pelvic veins. Moving about...