NUR 1142 Chapter 7: High-Risk Antepartum Nursing Care Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct/Certified Assured Success New Update 2022

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Multiple Choice
 After an education class, the nurse overhears an adolescent woman discussing safe sex
practices. Which of the following comments by the young woman indicates that
additional teaching about sexually transmitted infection (STI) control issues is needed?
a. “I could get an STI even if I just have oral sex.”

b. “Girls over 16 are less likely to get STDs than

younger girls.” c. “The best way to prevent an STI is
to use a diaphragm.”
d. “Girls get human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) easier than boys do.”


 A woman who is admitted to labor and delivery at 30 weeks’ gestation, is 1 cm
dilated, and is contracting q 5 minutes. She is receiving magnesium sulfate IV
piggyback. Which of the following maternal vital signs is most important for the
nurse to assess each hour?
a. Temperature
b. Pulse
c. Respiratory rate
d. Blood pressure


 You are caring for a patient who was admitted to labor and delivery at 32 weeks’

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gestation and diagnosed with preterm labor. She is currently on magnesium sulfate, 2
gm per hour. Upon your initial assessment you note that she has a respiratory rate of 8
with absent deep tendon reflexes. What will be your first nursing intervention?
a. Elevate head of the bed
b. Notify the MD
c. Discontinue magnesium sulfate
d. Draw a serum magnesium level


 A 34-weeks’ gestation multigravida, G3 P1 is admitted to the labor suite. She is
contracting every 7 minutes and 40 seconds. The woman has several medical problems.
Which of the following of her comorbidities is most consistent with the clinical picture?
a. Kyphosis
b. Urinary tract infection
c. Congestive heart failure
d. Cerebral palsy


 A primiparous woman has been admitted at 35 weeks’ gestation and diagnosed
with HELLP syndrome. Which of the following laboratory changes is consistent
with this diagnosis?
a. Hematocrit dropped to 28%.
b. Platelets increased to 300,000 cells/mm3.
c. Red blood cells increased to 5.1 million cells/mm3.

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d. Sodium dropped to 132 mEq/dL.


 A labor nurse is caring for a patient, 39 weeks’ gestation, who has been diagnosed
with placenta previa. Which of the following physician orders should the nurse
question?
a. Type and cross-match her blood.
b. Insert an internal fetal monitor electrode.
c.Administer an oral stool softener.
d.Assess her complete blood count.


 A type 1 diabetic patient has repeatedly experienced elevated serum glucose levels
throughout her pregnancy. Which of the following complications of pregnancy would
the nurse expect to see?
a. Postpartum hemorrhage

b. Neonatal hyperglycemia

c. Postpartum

oliguria d. Neonatal
macrosomia


 According to agency policy, the perinatal nurse provides the following intrapartal
nursing care for the patient with preeclampsia:
a. Take the patient’s blood pressure every 6 hours


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b. Encourage the patient to rest on her back




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