AWHONN PEOP| Complete Questions and Answers| A+ Rated| 2024
Ms. Linghu arrived at the obstetric care unit for a labor evaluation. She is 28 weeks
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gestation and is complaining of a lower back ache and cramping. The physician
has asked for assistance in obtaining a sample to assess for fetal fibronectin (fFN).
Which statement about fFN is most accurate?
fFN is a strong predictor or marker for identification of preterm labor associated
with infection.
Risk factors for placenta previa include
previous uterine surgery, smoking, and hypertension.
One of the most common and well documented risk factors for preterm labor is
previous history of preterm birth.
All of the following complications may predispose a pregnant woman to
disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) except
preterm labor.
A cerclage placed in women with documented shortened cervical length by
ultrasound examination is called a(n)
therapeutic cerclage.
The most common postpartum complication for mothers with higher-order
multiples is
postpartum hemorrhage.
Painless, bright red vaginal bleeding at 28 weeks of gestation is most likely caused
by
placenta previa.
Couvelaire uterus is associated with which condition?
Placental abruption
A woman with higher-order multiples is at risk for all of the following except
pyelonephritis.
Which feature is recommended when monitoring twin gestations to differentiate
between fetal heart rates and maternal heart rate?
Maternal pulse oximetry
RhD-negative women may be sensitized with fetal blood during any bleeding
episode in the antepartum period. If a Kleihauer-Betke test determines greater than
15 ml of fetal blood in the maternal circulation, it is important to recognize that
a 300-mg Rh immunoglobulin dose may not be sufficient to prevent sensitization.
During which phase of the pathophysiologic process of disseminated intravascular
coagulopathy (DIC) do platelets adhere to the surface of the exposed collagen, bind
to platelet receptors, and attach to the damaged tissue creating a platelet plug?
Primary hemostasis
Which of the following is not a contraindication for magnesium sulfate
administration?
Hyperkalemia
Current recommendations for antenatal glucocorticoid administration for
acceleration of fetal lung maturation is appropriate
for women at 23-36 6/7 weeks gestation at risk for preterm birth within 7 days.
Amniotic band syndrome is associated with what complication in pregnancy?
Preterm premature rupture of membranes
An ova that is fertilized by one sperm and then divides into two zygotes results in
monozygotic gestation.
Classic signs of placenta previa are
painless, bright red bleeding.
Mrs. Jordan has arrived to the unit for a labor evaluation. She is 39 weeks pregnant
and is complaining of continuous abdominal pain. She is having high frequency,
low amplitude contractions and the fetal heart pattern shows minimal variability.
You suspect that Mrs. Jordan may have a
placental abruption.
Intensive nursing and medical management in women with pregestational diabetes
should begin in the
immediate postpartum period.
preconception period.
second trimester of pregnancy.
third trimester of pregnancy.
preconception period.
Which of the following types of cardiac lesions are characterized by dysfunction of
the cardiac muscle, resulting in decreased cardiac output?
Aortic stenosis
Cardiomyopathy
Mitral insufficiency
Pulmonic lesions
Cardiomyopathy
Mrs. J. has been receiving heparin therapy and is being transitioned to warfarin in
the postpartum period. Which of the following medications may act as antagonists
or decrease the actions of warfarin? [Show Less]