The nurse is caring for a couple who are in the labor/delivery room immediately after the delivery of a dead baby with visible defects. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate?
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Question 2 of 16
A nurse is caring for a single teen mother who has just given birth to her first child. The patient notes that the child's father 'wants no relationship with his son.' The patient goes on to express concerns about the short- and long-term impact of her teen pregnancy on herself and on her child. Which statements made by the nurse are accurate? Select all that apply.
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Question 3 of 16
A client is 10 minutes postpartum from a forceps delivery of a 4500-gram Down syndrome neonate over a right mediolateral episiotomy. The client is at risk for each of the following nursing diagnoses. Which of the diagnoses is highest priority at this time?
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Question 4 of 16
A woman has just had a macrosomic baby after a 12-hour labor. For which of the following complications should the woman be carefully monitored?
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Question 5 of 16
A breastfeeding client calls her obstetrician stating that her baby was diagnosed with thrush and that her breasts have become infected as well. Which of the following organisms has caused the baby's and mother's infection?
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Question 6 of 16
A nurse is working on the postpartum unit. Which of the following patients should the nurse assess first?
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Question 7 of 16
The nurse is educating the pregnant patient with a body mass index (BMI) of 33. The nurse knows that teaching has been effective when the patient states which of the following?
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Question 8 of 16
The nurse asks a woman about how the woman's husband is dealing with the pregnancy. The nurse concludes that counseling is needed when the woman makes which of the following statements?
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Question 9 of 16
The nurse is providing discharge counseling to a woman who is breastfeeding her baby. What should the nurse advise the woman to do if she should palpate tender, hard nodules in her breasts?
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Question 10 of 16
A bottle-feeding woman, 11â„2 weeks postpartum from a vaginal delivery, calls the obstetric office to state that she has saturated 2 pads in the past 1 hour. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
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Question 11 of 16
A patient with a history of hypertension is giving birth. During delivery, the staff was not able to stabilize the patient's blood pressure. As a result, the patient died shortly after delivery. This is an example of what type of death?
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Question 12 of 16
The nurse has made it a goal to increase the rate at which women begin prenatal care in the first trimester. The nurse relates this decision to national goals for better maternal and infant outcomes. What guidelines will the nurse use to guide her maternal health goals?
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Question 13 of 16
After instructing participants in a childbirth education class about methods for coping with discomforts in the first stage of labor, the nurse determines that one of the pregnant clients needs further instruction when she says that she has been practicing which of the following?
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Question 14 of 16
On admission to the labor and delivery unit, a client's hemoglobin (Hgb) was assessed at 11.0 gm/dL, and her hematocrit (Hct) at 33%. Which of the following values would the nurse expect to see 2 days after a normal spontaneous vaginal delivery?
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Question 15 of 16
A woman who has had asthma since she was a child and it is under control when the client takes her medication correctly and consistently is now pregnant for the first time. Which of the following client statements concerning asthma during pregnancy indicates the need for further instruction?
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Question 16 of 16
The nurse is caring for a 23-year-old patient who arrives at the clinic for a pregnancy test. The test confirms the patient is pregnant. The patient states, 'I do not need to stop smoking my electronic cigarette because it will not harm my baby.' Which is the best response by the nurse?
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