ATI Maternal Newborn Questions and Answers
A nurse is assessing a client who is 34 weeks of gestation and has a mild placental abruption. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A) Increased platelet
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ATI Maternal Newborn Questions and Answers
A nurse is assessing a client who is 34 weeks of gestation and has a mild placental abruption. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A) Increased platelet count
B) Fetal distress
C) Decreased urinary output
D) Dark red vaginal bleeding
D) Dark red vaginal bleeding
-Note: mild fetal abruption should have a reassuring fetal heartrate.
-urinary output should be within the expected reference range.
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and is experiencing preterm labor. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer?
A) Betamethasone
B) Misoprostol
C) Methylergonovine
D) Poractant Alfa
A) Betamethasone
-The nurse should plan to administer betamethasone IM, a glucocorticoid, to stimulate fetal lung maturity and thereby prevent respiratory depression.
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Difference between Betamethasone and Poractant Alfa:
~Betamethasone is given to stimulate FETAL lung maturity to *PREVENT respiratory depression.
~Poractant Alfa, a synthetic lung surfactant, is given to a preterm NEWBORN who is experiencing respiratory distress.
A nurse is teaching a client who is at 30 weeks of gestation about warning signs of complications that she should report to her provider. Which of the following findings should she include in her teaching?
A) Mild constipation
B) Nasal congestion
C) Vaginal bleeding
D) 10 fetal movements per hour
C) Vaginal bleeding
-Vaginal bleeding can be an abnormal finding during pregnancy that might indicate a complication such as placental abruption, placenta previa, or preterm labor.
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