QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. A client at 37 weeks gestation presents to labor and delivery with contractions every two
minutes the nurse observes several shallow small vesicles on her pubis labia and
perineum. the nurse should recognize the clients is prohibiting symptoms of which
condition?
1. German measles
2. herpes simplex virus
3. syphilis
4. genital warts
2. A client who had her first baby three months ago and is breastfeeding her infant tells the
nurse that she is currently using the same diaphragm that she used before becoming
pregnant. Which information should the nurse provide this client?
Use alternative form of birth control until new diaphragm can be obtained.
3. A 30- year-old primigravida delivers a 9-pound infant vaginally after a 30- hour labor.
What is the priority nursing action for this client?
Observe for signs of uterine hemorrhage
4. At 0600 while admitting a woman for a scheduled repeat cesarean section (C- Section), the
client tells the nurse that she drank a cup a coffee at 0400 because she wanted to avoid
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getting a headache. Which action should the nurse take first?
Inform the anesthesia care provider
5. The nurse is caring for a postpartum client who is exhibiting symptoms of a spinal
headache 24 hours following delivery of a normal newborn. Prior to the anesthesiologist
arrival on the unit, which action should the nurse perform?
- Place procedure equipment at bedside