COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026 FULL STUDY
GUIDE COMPLETE RESPONSES
◉ A nurse is assessing a client who is at 33wks of gestation. Which
of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Answer: Epigastric pain.
◉ A nurse is assessing a client who is 6hrs postpartum, tachycardia,
and has cool skin. The client reports that they have been bleeding
excessively. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer: Initiate and infusion of oxytocin.
◉ A nurse is monitoring a client who is in active labor and observes
a pattern of late decelerations on the fetal monitor tracing. Which of
the following findings should the nurse recognize as the potential
cause of the deceleration? Answer: Fetal hypoxia
◉ A nurse is teaching a prenatal class to a group of parents and is
discussing facilitation of sibling acceptance of the newborn. Which
of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching? Answer: The patent should plan to spend individual time
with the older sibling.
, ◉ A nurse is caring for a newborn immediately following birth who
has meconium-stained amniotic fluid and exhibits good muscle tone
and respiratory efforts. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first? Answer: Begin suctioning of mouth and nose.
◉ A nurse is teaching a client about iron supplementation during
pregnancy. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching? Answer: I will be certain to consume
29 grams of fiber daily.
◉ A nurse is performing a contraction stress test (CST) on a client
who is at 40wks of gestation. The results of the test indicate a
negative CST. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer: Allow the labor to progress naturally.
◉ A nurse is caring for a newborn who was delivered by cesarean
birth 1 min ago and displays some flexion of the extremities, is not
cry, has irregular respiratory effort, and has a heart rate of 92/min.
The nurse notes grimacing but no crying when rubbing the soles of
the newborn's feet. The newborn's skin color is pink with blue
extremities. What is the correct Apgar score? Answer: 1 min is 5.
◉ A nurse is assessing a client who delivered a 4.5kg (10lbs)
newborn 2hrs ago. Identify the level in the abdomen a nurse should
expect to find the client's uterus when assessing the fundus. Answer:
C is correct.