TESTED QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● The fetal monitor strip shows early decelerations..
Answer: A laboring client smiles pleasantly at the nurse when asked
simple questions. The client speaks only Mandarin, and the interpreter is
busy with an emergency situation. At her last vaginal examination, the
client was 5 cm dilated, 100% effaced, and at 0 station. While working
with this client, which response indicates that the client may be
approaching birth?
●● "I will explain what is happening to guide you as we go along.".
Answer: A multigravid client is admitted to the labor area from the
emergency room. At the time of admission, the fetal head is crowning,
and the client yells, "The baby is coming!" To help the client remain
calm and cooperative during the imminent birth, which response by the
nurse is most appropriate?
●● pulmonary.
Answer: When preparing a multigravid client at 34 weeks' gestation
experiencing preterm labor for the shake test performed on amniotic
fluid, the nurse would instruct the client that this test is done to evaluate
the maturity of which fetal systems?
, ●● Instruct the client to go to an emergency room for an urgent
assessment..
Answer: A client at 27 weeks gestation experiences uterine cramping
and also secretes a small amount of bright red bleeding and mucus. The
client calls her prenatal clinic nurse. Which of the following
recommendations is most appropriate from the nurse?
●● Fetal heart rate of 80 beats/minute.
Answer: A nurse is caring for a client with mild active bleeding from
placenta previa. Which assessment factor indicates that an emergency
cesarean birth may be necessary?
●● ruptured membranes.
Answer: A 24-year-old primigravid client in active labor requests use of
the jet hydrotherapy tub to aid in pain relief. The nurse understands that
which condition is a contraindication to hydrotherapy?
●● "I should try to push with each contraction.".
Answer: After explaining about the second stage of labor, which client
statement would indicate to the nurse that the client understands the
information discussed?
●● lecithin-sphingomyelin (L/S ratio).