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

( - b. betamethasone

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

( - a. urine test for presence of HCG

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

( - a. palpable fetal movement

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