Comprehensive Study Guide - Maternal Newborn | 50 Answered Questions 1. A nurse is teaching the parent of a newborn about car seat use. Which of the
... [Show More] following information should the nurse include? A. Position the newborn at a 45-degree angle in the car seat B. Place the retainer clip across the newborn's abdomen C. Keep the car seat rear-facing until the newborn can sit unsupported D. Place the shoulder harness straps below the level of the newborn's armpits 2. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 37 weeks of gestation and has placenta previa. The client asks the nurse why the provider does not do an internal examination. Which of the following explanations of the primary reason should the nurse provide? A. There is an increased risk of introducing infection B. This could initiate preterm labor C. This could result in profound bleeding D. There is an increased risk of rupture of membranes 3. A nurse caring for an antepartum client whose laboratory findings indicate a negative rubella titer. Which of the following is the correct interpretation of this data? A. The client is not experiencing a rubella infection at this time B. The client is immune to the rubella virus C. The client requires a rubella vaccination at this time D. The client requires a rubella vaccination following delivery 4. A nurse on the labor and delivery unit is caring for a patient who is having induction of labor with oxytocin administered through a secondary IV line. Uterine contractions occur every 2 min, lasting 90 seconds, and are strong to palpation. The baseline fetal heart rate is 150/min, with a uniform deceleration beginning at the peak of the contraction and a return to baseline after the contractions is over. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Decrease the rate of infusion of the maintenance IV solution B. Discontinue the infusion of the IV oxytocin C. Increase the rate of infusion of the IV oxytocin D. Slow the client's rate of breathing 5. A nurse is caring for a client during a nonstress test (NST). At the end of a 30-min period of observation, the nurse notes the following findings: The fetal heart rate baseline is 120/min with minimal variability and no accelerations. There are two decelerations of 15/min in the fetal heart rate during a period of fetal movement, each lasting 20 seconds. Which of the following interpretations of these findings should the nurse make? A. A negative test B. A nonreactive test C A positive test D. A reactive test 6. A nurse is caring for a newborn immediately following birth. After assuring a patent airway, what is the priority nursing action? A. Administer vitamin K B. Dry the skin C. Administer eye prophylaxis D. Place an identification bracelet 7. A nurse observes that a newborn has a pink trunk and head, bluish hands and feet, and flexed extremities [Show Less]