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01. A nurse on the post... [Show More] partum unit is caring for a client following a cesarean birth. Which of
the following assessments is the nurse's priority?
Amount of lochia
When using the airway, breathing, circulation approach to client care, the nurse should place
the priority in the immediate postpartum period on assessing the amount of postpartum lochia.
02. A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and whose fetus is in the right occiput
posterior position. The client is dilated to 8 cm and reports back pain. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
Apply sacral counterpressure
The nurse should apply sacral counterpressure to assist in relieving back labor pain related to
fetal posterior position.
03. A nurse is demonstrating to a client how to bathe her newborn. In which order should the
nurse perform the following actions? (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in
the selected order of performance. Use all the steps.)
Wipe the newborn‘s eyes from the inner canthus outward.
Wash the newborn‘s neck by lifting the newborn‘s chin.
Cleanse the skin around the newborn‘s umbilical cord stump.
The nurse should demonstrate how to bathe a newborn by using a head to toe, clean to dirty,
approach. Therefore, the nurse should first wipe the newborn's eyes from the inner canthus
followed by washing the newborn's legs and feet. The last step of the bath should be to clean the
newborn's diaper area.
outward using plain water. The nurse should then wash the newborn's neck by lifting the
newborn's chin. Next, the nurse should cleanse the skin around the umbilical cord stump
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Test Bank Page 204. A nurse is caring for a client and her partner who have experienced a fetal death. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
Take photos of the newborn to give to the parents.
The nurse should create a memory box that includes mementos of the newborn (for example,
photos, the newborn's ID bands, the newborn's hat, and the newborn's blanket).
05. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 36 weeks of gestation and has a positive
contraction stress test. The nurse should plan to prepare the client for which of the following
diagnostic tests?
Biophysical profile
A positive contraction stress test indicates that further evaluation of the fetus is necessary. A
biophysical profile will provide further evaluation with real-time ultrasound.
06. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is postpartum and has preeclampsia.
Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse report to the provider?
Platelets 50,000/mm3
A platelet count of 50,000/mm3 is below the expected reference range, which can indicate
disseminated intravascular coagulation. The nurse should report this result to the provider.
07. A nurse is assessing a newborn who was born at 26 weeks of gestation using the New
Ballard Score. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Minimal arm recoil
The nurse should expect a newborn who was born at 26 weeks of gestation to have decreased
muscular tone, or minimal arm recoil.
08. A nurse is assessing a newborn following a circumcision. Which of the following
findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the newborn is experiencing pain?
Chin quivering
Behavioral responses to a newborn's pain include facial expressions (for example, chin
quivering, grimacing, and furrowing of the brow).
09. A nurse is assessing the newborn of a client who took a selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitor (SSRI) during pregnancy. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse
identify as an indication of withdrawal from an SSRI?
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Vomiting
Expected clinical manifestation associated with fetal exposure to SSRIs include irritability,
agitation, tremors, diarrhea, and vomiting. These manifestations typically last 2 days.
10. A nurse is developing a plan of care for a newborn who is to undergo phototherapy for
hyperbilirubinemia. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan?
Remove all clothing from the newborn except the diaper.
The nurse should remove all the newborn's clothing except the diaper while under phototherapy.
Maximum skin exposure to the ultraviolet light is needed to break down the excess bilirubin.
11. A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who is postpartum and adheres to traditional
Hispanic cultural beliefs. Which of the following cultural practices should the nurse include in
the plan of care?
Protect the client‘s head and feet from cold air.
Protecting the client's head and feet from cold air should be included in the plan of care because
this is a traditional Hispanic practice during the postpartum period.
12. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take prior to applying an external transducer for fetal monitoring?
Perform Leopold maneuvers.
The nurse should perform Leopold maneuvers to assess the position of the fetus to best
determine the optimal placement for the external fetal monitoring transducer
13. A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and has had no cervical change in the
last 4 hr. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
―Your provider will insert an intrauterine pressure catheter to monitor the strength of your
contractions.‖
Insertion of an intrauterine pressure catheter is necessary to determine uterine contraction
intensity, which will identify whether or not the contractions are adequate for progression of
14. A nurse on a postpartum unit is caring for a client who is experiencing hypovolemic
shock. After notifying the provider, which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
Massage the client‘s fundus.
The greatest risk to the client is hemorrhage. Therefore, the next action the nurse should take is
to massage the client's fundus to expel clots and promote contractions. [Show Less]
