1. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 wks gestation and is experiencing

preterm labor. What meds should the nurse plan to administer?

a. misoprostol

b. betamethasone

c. poractant alfa

d. methylergonovine

2. A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who suspects she may be

pregnant and asks the nurse how the provider will confirm her pregnancy. The

nurse should inform the client that what lab test will be used to confirm her

pregnancy?

a. urine test for presence of HCG

b. urine test for the presence of HCS

c. blood test for presence of estrogen

d. blood test for the amount of circulating progesterone

3. A nurse is caring for a client who believes she may be pregnant. What finding

should the nurse identify as a positive sign of pregnancy?

a. palpable fetal movement

b. amenorrhea

c. chadwick's sign

d. positive pregnancy test

4. A nurse is caring for a client who has oligohydraminios. What fetal anomalies

should the nurse expect?

a. renal agenesis

b. atrial septal defect

c. spina bifida

d. hydrocephalus

5. A nurse is assessing a client who is at 37 wks gestation and has a suspected

pelvic fracture due to blunt abd trauma. What findings should the nurse expect?

a. uterine contractions

b. bradycardia

c. seizures

d. bradypnea

6. A nurse is assessing a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has hydatidiform

mole. What findings should the nurse expect?

a. hypothermia

b. dark brown vaginal discharge

c. fetal heart tones

d. decreased urinary output

7. A nurse is assessing a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and has mild

gestational HTN. What finding should the nurse identify as the priority?

a. 480 mL urine output in 24 hrs

b. 1+ protein in the urine

c. +2 edema of the feet

d. BP 144/92

8. A nurse is teaching a client who is at 12 wks gestation and has HIV. What

statement should the nurse include in the teaching?