OB Test #1
1. A woman at 10 weeks of gestation who is seen in the prenatal clinic
with presumptive signs and symptoms of pregnancy likely has::
Amenorrhea
2. A woman is 12 weeks pregnant with her first baby. She asks how long it
will be before she feels the baby move. The best answer is:: "Within the
next month, you should start to feel fluttering sensations"
3. A nurse is caring for a client who is gravida 3, para 2, and is in active
labor. The fetal head is at 3+ station after a vagina exam. Which I the
following actions should the nurse take?: Observe for crowning
4. A nurse is teaching about fetal development to a group of clients in the
antenatal clinic. Which of the following statements should the nurse
include in the teaching?: The baby's heart beat is audible by a doppler's
stethoscope at 12 weeks of pregnancy.
5. When assessing a woman in labor, the nurse is aware that the
relationship of the fetal body parts to one another is called total: Attitude
6. A woman has requested an epidural for her pain. She is 5cm dilated and
100% effaced. The baby is in vertex position and is engaged. The nurse
increases the woman's intravenous fluid for a preprocedural bolus. She
reviews her laboratory values and know that the woman's hemoglobin is
12 G/DL, hematocrit is 38%, platelets are 67,000, and white blood cells
(WBCs) are 12,000/mm3. Which factor would contraindicate an epidural
for the woman?: She has thrombocytopenia
7. Which action is correct when palpation is used to assess the strength of
the uterine contractions?: Evaluate the intensity by palpating the
uterine fundus
8. A pregnant woman asks the nurse to explain how she can tell true labor
from false labor. The nurse would explain that "true" labor contractions::
Be- come more intense with activity such as ambulation
9. A nurse in a prenatal clinic is reviewing the health record of a client
who is 28 weeks of gestation. The history include one pregnancy,
terminated by elective abortion at 9 weeks, birth of twins at 36 weeks and
a spontaneous abortion at 15 weeks. According to the GTPALA SYSTEM,
which of the following describes the clients current status?: 4-0-1-2-2
10.A woman in labor had just received an epidural block. The most
important nursing intervention is to:: Monitor the maternal blood
pressure for possible hypotension
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1. A woman at 10 weeks of gestation who is seen in the prenatal clinic
with presumptive signs and symptoms of pregnancy likely has::
Amenorrhea
2. A woman is 12 weeks pregnant with her first baby. She asks how long it
will be before she feels the baby move. The best answer is:: "Within the
next month, you should start to feel fluttering sensations"
3. A nurse is caring for a client who is gravida 3, para 2, and is in active
labor. The fetal head is at 3+ station after a vagina exam. Which I the
following actions should the nurse take?: Observe for crowning
4. A nurse is teaching about fetal development to a group of clients in the
antenatal clinic. Which of the following statements should the nurse
include in the teaching?: The baby's heart beat is audible by a doppler's
stethoscope at 12 weeks of pregnancy.
5. When assessing a woman in labor, the nurse is aware that the
relationship of the fetal body parts to one another is called total: Attitude
6. A woman has requested an epidural for her pain. She is 5cm dilated and
100% effaced. The baby is in vertex position and is engaged. The nurse
increases the woman's intravenous fluid for a preprocedural bolus. She
reviews her laboratory values and know that the woman's hemoglobin is
12 G/DL, hematocrit is 38%, platelets are 67,000, and white blood cells
(WBCs) are 12,000/mm3. Which factor would contraindicate an epidural
for the woman?: She has thrombocytopenia
7. Which action is correct when palpation is used to assess the strength of
the uterine contractions?: Evaluate the intensity by palpating the
uterine fundus
8. A pregnant woman asks the nurse to explain how she can tell true labor
from false labor. The nurse would explain that "true" labor contractions::
Be- come more intense with activity such as ambulation
9. A nurse in a prenatal clinic is reviewing the health record of a client
who is 28 weeks of gestation. The history include one pregnancy,
terminated by elective abortion at 9 weeks, birth of twins at 36 weeks and
a spontaneous abortion at 15 weeks. According to the GTPALA SYSTEM,
which of the following describes the clients current status?: 4-0-1-2-2
10.A woman in labor had just received an epidural block. The most
important nursing intervention is to:: Monitor the maternal blood
pressure for possible hypotension
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