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NUR2633 CMS MATERNAL NEWBORN
PRACTICE 2020 A REVIEW ()
MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH NURSING
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has asked about continuing
routine exercise during pregnancy. Which of the following responses should the
nurse make?
a. drink plenty of water after exercising
b. lie on your back for 5 mins after exercising
c. you should limit exercise to once per week
d. increase your exercise intensity as your pregnancy progresses-correct-answer-
a. drink plenty of water after exercising
A nurse is caring for a client during the postpartum period. which of the following
findings should the nurse expect during the first 24 hr following birth? Select all
that apply
a. diuresis
b. soft, boggy uterus upon palpation
c. discharge of clear, yellow fluid from the breasts
d. Lochia serosa
e. lower abdominal cramping-correct-answer-a. diuresis
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c. discharge of clear, yellow fluid from the breasts
e. lower abdominal cramping
- Soft, boggy uterus upon palpation can cause excessive bleeding
- discharge of clear, yellow fluid is called colostrum, an expected finding in the
postpartum period. present for 3-5 days until the mother's milk appears and can
leak from the breasts beginning in the third trimester of pregnancy.
- loch serosa is a vaginal discharge that is pink or brown, which occurs 3-4 days
after birth
A nurse in a maternal-newborn unit is caring for a newborn in the nursery. The
newborn's grandfather asks if he may take the newborn to his daughter's room.
Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
a. I'll first need to see your photo ID before I can release the baby to you
b. let me wash my hands and then I'll take the baby to his mother
c. Please wash your hands first, then I'll allow you to carry the baby to your
daughter's room
d. Have your daughter call the nursery so that the staff can release the baby to
you-correct-answer-b. let me wash my hands and then I'll take the baby to his
mother
Only facility personnel with appropriate identification badges that indicate that
the individual works specifically in the maternal-newborn unit should transport
newborns.
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A nurse is collecting data from a client who is at 33 weeks of gestation. Which of
the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of a potential
complication of pregnancy?
a. leg cramps
b. tingling of fingers
c. varicose veins
d. epigastric pain-correct-answer-d. epigastric pain
manifestation of preeclampsia
A nurse is assisting with collecting data from a newborn who was born 2 hr ago
and has respiratory distress. Which of the following findings should the nurse
report to the provider? (select all that apply.)
a. acrocyanosis
b. tachypnea
c. nasal flaring
d. retractions
e. expiratory grunting-correct-answer-b, c, d, e
A nurse is reinforcing family planning options with a client who is requesting
information about contraceptives. Which of the following client statements
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
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NUR2633 CMS MATERNAL NEWBORN
PRACTICE 2020 A REVIEW ()
MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH NURSING
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has asked about continuing
routine exercise during pregnancy. Which of the following responses should the
nurse make?
a. drink plenty of water after exercising
b. lie on your back for 5 mins after exercising
c. you should limit exercise to once per week
d. increase your exercise intensity as your pregnancy progresses-correct-answer-
a. drink plenty of water after exercising
A nurse is caring for a client during the postpartum period. which of the following
findings should the nurse expect during the first 24 hr following birth? Select all
that apply
a. diuresis
b. soft, boggy uterus upon palpation
c. discharge of clear, yellow fluid from the breasts
d. Lochia serosa
e. lower abdominal cramping-correct-answer-a. diuresis
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c. discharge of clear, yellow fluid from the breasts
e. lower abdominal cramping
- Soft, boggy uterus upon palpation can cause excessive bleeding
- discharge of clear, yellow fluid is called colostrum, an expected finding in the
postpartum period. present for 3-5 days until the mother's milk appears and can
leak from the breasts beginning in the third trimester of pregnancy.
- loch serosa is a vaginal discharge that is pink or brown, which occurs 3-4 days
after birth
A nurse in a maternal-newborn unit is caring for a newborn in the nursery. The
newborn's grandfather asks if he may take the newborn to his daughter's room.
Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
a. I'll first need to see your photo ID before I can release the baby to you
b. let me wash my hands and then I'll take the baby to his mother
c. Please wash your hands first, then I'll allow you to carry the baby to your
daughter's room
d. Have your daughter call the nursery so that the staff can release the baby to
you-correct-answer-b. let me wash my hands and then I'll take the baby to his
mother
Only facility personnel with appropriate identification badges that indicate that
the individual works specifically in the maternal-newborn unit should transport
newborns.
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A nurse is collecting data from a client who is at 33 weeks of gestation. Which of
the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of a potential
complication of pregnancy?
a. leg cramps
b. tingling of fingers
c. varicose veins
d. epigastric pain-correct-answer-d. epigastric pain
manifestation of preeclampsia
A nurse is assisting with collecting data from a newborn who was born 2 hr ago
and has respiratory distress. Which of the following findings should the nurse
report to the provider? (select all that apply.)
a. acrocyanosis
b. tachypnea
c. nasal flaring
d. retractions
e. expiratory grunting-correct-answer-b, c, d, e
A nurse is reinforcing family planning options with a client who is requesting
information about contraceptives. Which of the following client statements
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
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