Exam 5: Nursing Care of Women With Complications During Pregnancy

The nurse caring for a pregnant woman who is receiving an intravenous infusion with magnesium sulfate will:

The patient who is 28 weeks pregnant presents with consistent hypertension. The home health nurse would give priority to the need for:

The nurse cautions that the consumption of as few as ________ alcoholic drink(s) during pregnancy can lead to the loss of fetal brain cells.

The nurse would include in a teaching plan for the pregnant patient who has iron deficiency anemia and who has been placed on iron supplement that: Select all that apply.

A patient who is 30 weeks pregnant delivers a stillborn child in the emergency room. The ER nurse should offer: Select all that apply.

The patient with gestational hypertension has all the signs below. The nurse immediately reports:

A woman who is 9 weeks pregnant is experiencing heavy bleeding and cramping. She reports passing some tissue. Cervical dilation is noted on examination. This woman most likely had:

The nurse explains that pregnancy affects glucose metabolism because:

A primigravida in her first trimester is Rh-negative. To prevent anti-Rh antibodies from forming, this woman would receive:

The nurse educates prenatal patients about the threat of TORCH infections. These infections include: Select all that apply.

When the nurse asks a patient about drug use during a prenatal history, she might begin the questioning with:

A woman who is 8 weeks pregnant becomes concerned when she has light vaginal bleeding accompanied by abdominal pain. An ectopic pregnancy is confirmed by ultrasound. The statement that indicates that the woman understands the explanation of an ectopic pregnancy is:

A woman seeking prenatal care relates a history of macrosomic infants, two stillbirths, and polyhydramnios with each pregnancy. The nurse recognizes that these factors are highly suggestive of:

The nurse teaches a woman who is 8 weeks pregnant about how rubella can affect the developing fetus. The nurse realizes the woman understands the information when she says that rubella during pregnancy can result in:

The nurse would suspect pyelonephritis when a pregnant woman reports:

The drug the nurse plans to have available for immediate IV administration whenever magnesium sulfate is administered to a maternity patient is:

An ultrasound on a woman who is 32 weeks pregnant reveals the placenta implanted over the entire cervical os. The nurse understands that this condition is known as:

The nurse would suspect abruptio placentae when the pregnant woman presents with:

The nurse assesses a pregnant woman for pregnancy-induced hypertension. The first sign of fluid retention suggestive of this complication is:

The nurse explains that the objective of magnesium sulfate therapy for the patient with preeclampsia is to: