A patient taking magnesium sulfate has a respiratory rate of 10 breaths per minute. In addition to discontinuing the medication, which action should the nurse take?
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A patient has tested HIV-positive and has now discovered that she is pregnant. Which statement indicates that she understands the risks of this diagnosis?
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Question 3 of 21
Which intervention would the nurse initiate when a fetal heart pattern signifying uteroplacental insufficiency occurs?
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What is not a complication associated with chronic hypertension during pregnancy?
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Question 5 of 21
Which intrapartal assessment should be avoided when caring for a patient with HELLP syndrome?
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Several hours after delivery, a new mother expresses ambivalence regarding her infant. How will the nurse promote bonding?
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Question 7 of 21
Which finding in the exam of a patient with a diagnosis of threatened abortion would change the diagnosis to inevitable abortion?
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Question 8 of 21
Which instructions should the nurse include when teaching a pregnant patient with Class II heart disease?
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Question 9 of 21
Which factor is known to increase the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus?
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Question 10 of 21
Which finding on a prenatal visit at 10 weeks might suggest a hydatidiform mole?
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Question 11 of 21
Which finding in the assessment of a patient following an abruption placenta could indicate a major complication?
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Question 12 of 21
Which cardiac disease has the lowest risk for maternal mortality?
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Question 13 of 21
The labor nurse is admitting a patient in active labor with a history of genital herpes. On assessment, the patient reports a recent outbreak, and the nurse verifies lesions on the perineum. What is the nurse"â„¢s next action?
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Question 14 of 21
What virus is highly contagious, spread through airborne particles, and can cause intrauterine fetal demise, skin scarring, eye, limb or neurologic abnormalities, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and low birth weight in the fetus?
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Question 15 of 21
A patient at 32 weeks' gestation is diagnosed with polyhydramnios. The patient asks the nurse if polyhydramnios can affect the baby. What is the nurse's response to the patient's question?
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Question 16 of 21
An abortion when the fetus dies but is retained in the uterus is called
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Question 17 of 21
The labor and birth nurse is reviewing the risk factors for placenta previa with a group of nursing students. The nurse determines that the students understood the discussion when they identify which patient being at the highest risk for developing a placenta previa?
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Question 18 of 21
A high-risk labor patient progresses from preeclampsia to eclampsia. Aggressive management is instituted, and the fetus is delivered via cesarean birth. Which finding in the immediate postoperative period indicates that the patient is at risk of developing HELLP syndrome?
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Question 19 of 21
A patient with preeclampsia is admitted complaining of pounding headache, visual changes, and epigastric pain. Nursing care is based on the knowledge that these signs indicate
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Question 20 of 21
The nurse applies fetal and uterine monitors to the abdomen of a client in active labor. When the client has contractions, the nurse notes a 15 beats/min deceleration of the fetal heart rate below the baseline lasting 15 seconds. Which is the next nursing action?
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Question 21 of 21
What is a common sign or symptom of preeclampsia during pregnancy?
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