NURSING 231 PRACTICE TEST II MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH.1. For the client who is using oral contraceptives,
the nurse informs the client about the need
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take the pill at the same time each day to
accomplish which of the following?
a. Decrease the incidence of nausea
b. Maintain hormonal levels
c. Reduce side effects
d. Prevent drug interactions
2. When teaching a client about contraception.
Which of the following would the nurse include
as the most effective method for preventing
sexually transmitted infections?
a. Spermicides
b. Diaphragm
c. Condoms
d. Vasectomy
3. When preparing a woman who is 2 days
postpartum for discharge, recommendations for
which of the following contraceptive methods
would be avoided?
a. Diaphragm
b. Female condom
c. Oral contraceptives
d. Rhythm method
4. For which of the following clients would the
nurse expect that an intrauterine device would
not be recommended?
a. Woman over age 35
b. Nulliparous woman
c. Promiscuous young adult
d. Postpartum client
5. A client in her third trimester tells the nurse,
“I’m constipated all the time!” Which of the
following should the nurse recommend?
a. Daily enemas
b. Laxatives
c. Increased fiber intake
d. Decreased fluid intake
6. Which of the following would the nurse use as
the basis for the teaching plan when caring for a
pregnant teenager concerned about gaining too
much weight during pregnancy?
a. 10 pounds per trimester
b. 1 pound per week for 40 weeks
c. ½ pound per week for 40 weeks
d. A total gain of 25 to 30 pounds
7. The client tells the nurse that her last menstrual
period started on January 14 and ended on
January 20. Using Nagele’s rule, the nurse
determines her EDD to be which of the
following?
a. September 27
b. October 21
c. November 7
d. December 27
8. When taking an obstetrical history on a pregnant
client who states, “I had a son born at 38 weeks
gestation, a daughter born at 30 weeks gestation
and I lost a baby at about 8 weeks,” the nurse
should record her obstetrical history as which of
the following?
a. G2 T2 P0 A0 L2
b. G3 T1 P1 A0 L2
c. G3 T2 P0 A0 L2
d. G4 T1 P1 A1 L2
9. When preparing to listen to the fetal heart rate
at 12 weeks’ gestation, the nurse would use
which of the following?
a. Stethoscope placed midline at the
umbilicus
b. Doppler placed midline at the
suprapubic region
c. Fetoscope placed midway between the
umbilicus and the xiphoid process
d. External electronic fetal monitor placed
at the umbilicus
10. When developing a plan of care for a client
newly diagnosed with gestational diabetes,
which of the following instructions would be the
priority?
a. Dietary intake
b. Medication
c. Exercise
d. Glucose monitoring [Show Less]