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 -Correct Answer 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 -Correct Answer 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 -Correct Answer 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

d. hydrocephalus -Correct Answer a. renal agenesis