NUR 1060Nursing 5 exam 2 Questions and Answers

1 0.2 / 0.2 points The nurse suspects that a client who is pregnant may be experiencing abruption placenta. Which of the following signs and symptoms, while assessing the client, should the nurse expect to find? Select all that apply. dark red vaginal bleeding uterine tone relaxed absence of pain rigid uterus absent fetal heart tones 2 0.2 / 0.2 points During a nonstress test, when monitoring the fetal heart rate, the nurse notes that when the expectant mother reports fetal movement, the heart rate increases 15 beats or more above the baseline. The nurse should interpret this finding as which of the following? variable decelerations fetal tachycardia a nonreactive pattern a reactive pattern 3 0.2 / 0.2 points The nurse is talking with a female client who is at 36 weeks gestation and reports that her feet are quite swollen at the end of the day. After careful assessment, the nurse determines that this is an expected finding at this stage of pregnancy. Which of the following interventions would be most appropriate for the nurse to suggest? “Limit your intake of fluids.” “Eliminate salt from your diet.” “Try elevating your legs when you sit.” “Wear Spandex-type full-length pants.” 4 0 / 0.2 points The nurse is caring for a client in her second trimester of pregnancy and notes that her hemoglobin level is 11 g/dL. The nurse should interpret the level as indicating which of the following? iron-deficiency anemia a multiple gestation pregnancy greater-than-expected weight gain hemodilution of pregnancy 5 0.2 / 0.2 points The most prevalent clinical manifestation of abruptio placentae (as opposed to placenta previa) is intense abdominal pain. bleeding. uterine activity