NURS 1102 Passpoint-Intrapartum. Fairleigh Dickinson University.Question 1 See full question
A nurse is caring for a client with mild active bleeding
... [Show More] from placenta previa. Which assessment factor
indicates that an emergency cesarean birth may be necessary?
You Selected:
Maternal heart rate of 65 beats/minute
Correct response:
Fetal heart rate of 80 beats/minute
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Question 2 See full question
A client with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome is admitted to
the labor and delivery unit. The client's condition rapidly deteriorates and despite efforts by the staff, the
client dies. After the client's death, the nursing staff displays many emotions. With whom should the
nurse-manager consult to help the staff cope with this unexpected death?
You Selected:
The social worker, so she can contact the family about funeral arrangements and pass along the
information to the nursing staff
Correct response:
The chaplain, because his educational background includes strategies for handling grief
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A 31-year-old multigravid client at 39 weeks' gestation admitted to the hospital in active labor is
receiving intravenous lactated Ringer's solution and a continuous epidural anesthetic. During the first
hour after administration of the anesthetic, the nurse should monitor the client for:
You Selected:
hypotension.
Correct response:
hypotension.
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Question 4 See full question
The nurse is caring for a multigravid client in active labor when the nurse detects variable fetal heart rate
decelerations on the electronic monitor. The nurse interprets this as the compression of which
structure?
You Selected:
umbilical cord
Correct response:
umbilical cord
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Question 5 See full question
The membranes of a multigravid client in active labor rupture spontaneously, revealing greenish-colored
amniotic fluid. How does the nurse interpret this finding?
You Selected:
maternal intrauterine infection
Correct response:
passage of meconium by the fetus
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Having had only one prenatal visit, a 16-year-old primigravida at 37 weeks’ gestation is admitted to the
hospital in active labor. Her cervix is 7 cm dilated with the presenting part at +1 station. Soon after
admission, the nurse observes that the client is hyperventilating. Which action would
be mostappropriate?
You Selected:
Give the client a paper bag and have her breathe into it.
Correct response:
Give the client a paper bag and have her breathe into it.
Explanation:
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A client had a cesarean section with her first pregnancy and is hoping to have a vaginal birth with this
pregnancy. She begins to cry at her 38-week visit when she realizes that her baby is a breech
presentation. She says, “I just know it’s going to be horrible again. I won’t be able to breastfeed my baby.
It will be painful.” Which of the following responses from the nurse is appropriate?
You Selected:
“Tell me about your previous baby’s birth.”
Correct response:
“Tell me about your previous baby’s birth.”
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