EDAPT Nursing Care: High-Risk Mother Exam
Question and Answer
1. Which danger signs should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
correct answer: Persistent vomiting that causes weight loss
2. Which client is at risk for nutritional deficiencies that may
complicate the pregnancy? Select all that apply. correct answer: A 30-year-old
gravida 2, para 1 (G2P1) client who follows a vegan diet
A 16-year-old adolescent who has not told her parents she is
pregnant A 28-year-old client with a history of phenylketonuria
A 34-year-old client who is unemployed and has 4 children
3. Premature placental detachment may cause which complication?
Select all that apply. correct answer: Decreased perfusion to the fetus
Maternal hemorrhage
Premature birth
Fetal hypoxia
4. The nurse is caring for a client in the second trimester of
pregnancy. Which complications must the client be taught to report
immediately to the healthcare provider? Select all that apply. correct answer:
Chronic headaches that do not resolve with rest
Blurred vision with floaters
Facial swelling
Severe, recurrent epigastric pain
5. Mutifetal pregnancy increases risks for both mother and fetus.
Which factors contribute to this risk? Select all that apply. correct answer:
Increased nutritional requirements
Uterine irritability leading to premature contractions
Possible need for operative delivery
Overstretched uterus leading to postpartum hemorrhage
6. Abruptio placentae is a complication of pregnancy. What findings
must the nurse monitor if this condition is present? Select all that apply.
correct answer: Maternal hemorrhage Misdiagnosed as labor
1/
5
, Fetal distress due to decreased perfusion
7. Premature placental detachment may cause which complication?
Select all that apply. correct answer: Maternal hemorrhage
Premature birth
2/
5
Question and Answer
1. Which danger signs should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
correct answer: Persistent vomiting that causes weight loss
2. Which client is at risk for nutritional deficiencies that may
complicate the pregnancy? Select all that apply. correct answer: A 30-year-old
gravida 2, para 1 (G2P1) client who follows a vegan diet
A 16-year-old adolescent who has not told her parents she is
pregnant A 28-year-old client with a history of phenylketonuria
A 34-year-old client who is unemployed and has 4 children
3. Premature placental detachment may cause which complication?
Select all that apply. correct answer: Decreased perfusion to the fetus
Maternal hemorrhage
Premature birth
Fetal hypoxia
4. The nurse is caring for a client in the second trimester of
pregnancy. Which complications must the client be taught to report
immediately to the healthcare provider? Select all that apply. correct answer:
Chronic headaches that do not resolve with rest
Blurred vision with floaters
Facial swelling
Severe, recurrent epigastric pain
5. Mutifetal pregnancy increases risks for both mother and fetus.
Which factors contribute to this risk? Select all that apply. correct answer:
Increased nutritional requirements
Uterine irritability leading to premature contractions
Possible need for operative delivery
Overstretched uterus leading to postpartum hemorrhage
6. Abruptio placentae is a complication of pregnancy. What findings
must the nurse monitor if this condition is present? Select all that apply.
correct answer: Maternal hemorrhage Misdiagnosed as labor
1/
5
, Fetal distress due to decreased perfusion
7. Premature placental detachment may cause which complication?
Select all that apply. correct answer: Maternal hemorrhage
Premature birth
2/
5
