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Maternal Child Health Nursing |
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100% Correct | Grade A - Rasmussen
Question:
Frequent urination results from which of the following causes during the
third trimester of pregnancy?
a) Decreased glomerular selectivity
b) Pressure on the bladder from the uterus
c) Increased concentration of urine
d) Addition of fetal urine to maternal urine
Answer:
Pressure on the bladder from the uterus
Question:
The nurse is reviewing the results of an abnormal pap smear with a 27-year-
old female. When explaining to the client the risk for and causes of cervical
cancer, which of the following statements should be included in her teaching?
a) "Approximately 70% of cervical cancers are caused by human
immunodeficiency virus."
,b) "Cervical cancer is caused by HPV. We can treat the infection with a course
of antiviral medications."
c) "You have a bacterial infection that will require 14 days of antibiotics."
d) "Approximately 70% of cervical cancers result from human papillomavirus
(HPV)."
Answer:
"Approximately 70% of cervical cancers result from human papillomavirus
(HPV)."
Question:
A 30-year-old client at 40 weeks and 3 days gestation delivered her baby boy
two hours ago. Upon assessment, the client states she feels dizzy and
lightheaded. The client is sitting in a pool of blood. Her blood pressure in
96/62 mm Hg and her heart rate is 112 beats/minute. Which of the following
medications would the provider most likely prescribe?
a) Misoprostol
b) Betamethasone
c) Terbutaline
d) Magnesium sulfate
Answer:
Magnesium sulfate
Question:
The nurse is providing teaching to a client diagnosed with trichomoniasis and
prescribed metronidazole for 7 days. Which of the following statements
should be included in this instruction?
a) "You will need to return to the clinic in 6 months for a follow-up test."
,b) "Your partner does not require treatment as this infection is not sexually
transmitted."
c) "As long as you are being treated, it is okay to resume intercourse."
d) "You will need to abstain from alcohol use throughout the duration of
treatment."
Answer:
"You will need to abstain from alcohol use throughout the duration of
treatment."
Question:
A 22-year-old G2P0 presents to the labor and delivery unit at 33 weeks
gestation and reports of pressure and cramping in her lower back as well as
decreased fetal movement. The nurse in labor and delivery triage anticipates
orders for which of the following tests? (Select all that apply.)
a) Complete metabolic panel
b) Amniocentesis
c) Urinalysis
d) Nonstress test
e) Fetal fibronectin
Answer:
Urinalysis
Nonstress test
Fetal fibronectin
, Question:
A nurse is measuring the fundal height of a client who is at 21 weeks gestation.
At which location should the nurse expect to palpate the fundus?
a) 3 cm above the umbilicus
b) Slightly above the umbilicus
c) 3 cm below the umbilicus
d) Halfway between the symphysis pubis and umbilicus
Answer:
Slightly above the umbilicus
Question:
When reading about the development of the digestive system, the nurse finds
information related to the developmental abnormality of omphalocele. The
nurse demonstrates understanding of this information by identifying which
situation as the cause of omphalocele development?
a) Fetal abdomen formed with a smaller internal cavity than normal
b) Intestines failed to return to the abdominal cavity during intrauterine
development
c) Intestines formed without sufficient nerve innervation for contraction
d) Fetus suffered a bowel obstruction at an early point in life
Answer:
Intestines failed to return to the abdominal cavity during intrauterine
development