SAUNDERS ATI PHARMACOLOGY STUDY GUIDE
Week 1: Chapter 35 “Maternity and Newborn Medications”
Questions
1. The nurse is monitoring a client who is
receiving oxytocin (Pitocin) to induce labor.
Which assessment findi
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SAUNDERS ATI PHARMACOLOGY STUDY GUIDE
Week 1: Chapter 35 “Maternity and Newborn Medications”
Questions
1. The nurse is monitoring a client who is
receiving oxytocin (Pitocin) to induce labor.
Which assessment finding would cause the
nurse to immediately discontinue the
oxytocin infusion?
2. A pregnant client is receiving magnesium
sulfate for the management of preeclampsia.
The nurse determines that the client is
experiencing toxicity from the medication if
which finding is noted on assessment?
3. The nurse is monitoring a client in preterm
labor who is receiving intravenous
magnesium sulfate. The nurse should
monitor for which adverse effects of this
medication? Select all that apply.
4. The nurse instructor asks a nursing student to
describe the procedure for administering
erythromycin ointment to the eyes of a
newborn. Which student statement indicates
that further teaching is needed?
5. A client in preterm labor (31 weeks) who is
dilated to 4 cm has been started on
magnesium sulfate and contractions have
stopped. If the client’s labor can be inhibited
for the next 48 hours, the nurse anticipates a
prescription for which medication?
6. Methylergonovine (Methergine) is prescribed
for a woman to treat postpartum
hemorrhage. Before administration of
methylergonovine, what is the priority
nursing assessment?
7. The nurse is preparing to administer
beractant (Survanta) to a premature infant
who has respiratory distress syndrome. The
nurse plans to administer the medication by
which route?
8. An opioid analgesic is administered to a
client in labor. The nurse assigned to care for
the client ensures that which medication is
readily available if respiratory depression
occurs?
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