HESIsPNsMATERNITYsNEWESTs2024sACTUA
LsEXAMsCOMPLETEs300sEXAMsQUESTIONSs
ANDsCORRECTsANSWERS
Whenstalkingswithsaspregnantsclientswhosissexperiencingsachingsswollen,sl
egsveins,sthesnurseswouldsexplainsthatsthississmostsprobablysthesresultsofswh
ichsofsthesfollowing?s
s
s A.sthrombophlebitis
s B.spregnancysinducedshypertension
s C.spressuresonsbloodsvesselssfromsthesenlargingsuterus
sD.sthesforcesofsgravityspullingsdownsonsthesuteruss-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔Ds-sExplanation
Pressuresofsthesgrowingsuterussonsbloodsvesselssresultssinsansincreasedsrisks
forsvenoussstasissinstheslowersextremities.sSubsequently,sedemasandsvarico
sesveinsformationsmaysoccur.sThrombophlebitississansinflammationsofsthes
veinssduestosthrombussformation.sPregnancy-
inducedshypertensionsissnotsassociatedswithsthesessymptoms.sGravitysplay
ssonlysasminorsroleswithsthesessymptoms.
Whichsofsthesfollowingswouldscausesasfalse-
positivesresultsonsaspregnancystest?s
s
s A.sThestestswassperformedslesssthans10sdayssaftersansabortion
,s B.sThestestswassperformedstoosearlysorstooslatesinsthe
pregnancy
s C.sThesurinessampleswassstoredstooslongsatsroom
temperature
s D.sAsspontaneoussabortionsorsasmissedsabortionsis
impendings-sCORRECTsANSWER✔As-sExplanation
Asfalse-positivesreactionscansoccursifsthe
pregnancystestsissperformedslesssthans10sdayssaftersansabortion.sPerforming
sthestestsstoosearlysorstooslatesinsthespregnancy,sstoring sthesurinessamplestoos
longsatsroomstemperature,sorshavingsasspontaneoussorsmissedsabortionsimp
endingscansallsproducesfalse-snegativesresults.
Duringsaslecturesonsreproduction,sasstudentsnursesaskssthesinstructorswhatsd
eterminessthessexsofsasfetus.sAccuratesinformationsinsresponsestosthissquesti
onswouldsbe:
s
A.s"Thessexsofsthesfetussissnotsdeterminedsuntilstheseighthsweeksofsgestatio
s
n."
s B.s"Thesfertilizationsofstheszygotesissthespointsatswhichssexsissdetermined."s
s C.s"Malesshavesoneslessspairsofschromosomessthansfemales."
sD.s"Sexsissdeterminedsbystheschromosomesscontributedsbysthesovum."s-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔B.sExplanation
Thessexsofsthesfetussissdeterminedsatsthespointsthatsthesspermsfertilizesstheso
vumstosformstheszygote.sSexsissultimatelysdeterminedsbystheschromosomesc
ontributedsbysthessperm.
,Pediazolesissassuspensionsmedicationsthatscontainss200smgserythromycinsa
nds600smgssulfisoxazolespers5smL.sThesphysiciansorderssPediazoles4smLsP
Oseverys12shours.sHowsmanysmgsofssulfisoxazolesissthissclientsreceivingsins
as24-hoursperiod?
s
s A.s160smgs
s B.s320smg
s C.s480smg
s D.s960smgs-sCORRECTsANSWER✔D.sExplanation
600smg/s5smLs=sxsmg/s4smL
2400s=s5x
x=s2400/5
x=s480smgspersdosesxs2s=s960smgsins24shours.
Asprimigravidaspatientswhosiss12sweeksspregnantsvisitssashelathspromotions
programsinsthescommunityspertainingstosthespregnancyscare.sAsgroupsofsnu
rsingsstudentsisseducatingsthespublicsaboutsmeasuresstospreventsdiscomforts
ofspregnancy.sThesprimigravidaspatientsaskssonesofsthesstudentsaboutsmeas
uressonshowstospreventsheartburnsshesissexperiencingsthroughoutsthesday.sS
electsallsthesnecessarysmeasuresstospreventsthesprimigraviaspatient'sscompl
aint.
s
s
A.sEatingssmall,sfrequentsmealssandsavoidingsfattysandsspicysfoods
, s B.sEatingshighsfibersfoodssandsincreasesdrinkingsfluids
s C.sDrinkingsmilksbetweensmilks
s D.sArrangingsfrequentsrestsperiodssthroughoutsthesday
s E.sSittingsuprightsfors30sminutessaftersasmeals
s F.sEngagingsinsregularsexercises-sCORRECTsANSWER✔A,sC,sE
Thesnursesidentifiesssubstancesabusesbehaviorssexhibitedsbysaspregnantscli
entsduringsansinitialsprenatalsscreening.sWhilespromotingsastherapeuticsands
acceptingsenvironment,sthescaresmanagmentsbysthesnurseswouldsbesMOSTs
appropriatesifsfocusedsonswhichsofsthesfollowing?
s
s A.sDiscouragingssubstancesusesduringspregnancy
s B.sTerminationsofsthespregnancysatsansearlysstage
s C.sEliminatingssubstancesusesduringspregnancys
sD.sSettingsboundariesswithsthesclientsinsregardsstossubstancesuses-
sCORRECTsANSWER✔C.
s Explanation
Usesofssubstancessduringspregnancyscansleadstosseveresfetalsorsneonatalsab
normalities,scomplications,sandsdeath.sThesprimarysgoalsofsnursingscaressh
ouldsbespreventionsorseliminationsofssubstancesusesduringspregnancy.
Thississasdarksstreaksdownsthesmidlinesofsthesabdomensthatsmaysappearsasst
hesuterussissenlarging.sThesLPNscorrectlysdescribessthisstosthespregnantswo
mansas?s-sCORRECTsANSWER✔LINEAsNIGRA