A nurse on a postpartum unit is assisting with the care of a client who has a hypotonic
uterus and excessive vaginal bleeding. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first? Correct Provide fundal massage
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A nurse on a postpartum unit is assisting with the care of a client who has a hypotonic
uterus and excessive vaginal bleeding. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first? Correct Provide fundal massage for the client
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 11 weeks of gestation and reports frequent
vomiting. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that
the client has hyperemesis gravidarum? Correct Ketonuria
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has preeclampsia and is receiving
magnesium sulfate via continuous IV infusion. The client has a respiratory rate of
10/min. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect a charge nurse to
administer to the client? Correct Calcium gluconate
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a 4 hr old newborn. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider? Correct Platelet count 120,000/mm3
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 20 weeks gestation and is in the clinic for a
routine prenatal visit. Which of the following findings in the data from the clients medical
record should the nurse report to the provider? Correct Fundal height
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients
should the nurse recommend the provider see first? Correct A client who is at 37
weeks of gestation and reports a persistent headache.
A nurse is assisting with planning care for a client who is breastfeeding and has
mastitis. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse include? Correct
Instruct the client to apply warm compresses to the affected breast
A nurse in an antepartum clinic is reinforcing teaching about how to prevent supine
hypotension with a client who is at 16 weeks of gestation. Which of the following
responses by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? Correct I will lie
on my left side with my head elevated on a pillow
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has preeclampsia and is receiving
magnesium sulfate via continuous IV infusion. Which of the following statements should
the nurse include in the teaching? Correct Your fluid intake will be limited to no more
than 125 milliliters per hour
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is at 36 weeks of gestation during a prenatal
examination. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Correct Blurred vision
A nurse is caring for a client 6 hr after a vaginal birth who is going to breastfeed her
newborn. The client reports a perineal pain of 6 on a scale from 0 to 10. The nurse also
notes mild perineal edema and ecchymosis, with a fundus that is 2 cm above theumbilicus with deviation to the right. Which of the following actions is the nurse's
priority? Correct Help the client ambulate to the toilet
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and is in
active labor. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the charge
nurse? Correct Prolonged deceleration of FHR
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