NEWBORN

1. A nurse is assessing a postpartum client who is receiving oxytocin 1 hour after normal spontaneous

delivery. During the assessment the nurse notes that the client’s prenatal pad is fully saturated. Which

of the following actions should the nurse anticipate?

Message uterus until firm

Administerterbutaline sulfate

Discontinue oxytocin

Insert vaginal packing

2. A NURSE is providing teaching to a client who now has mild preeclampsia and will be caring for

herself at home for the last two months of her pregnancy. Which of the following statements by the

client indicates understanding of the teaching?

I will Double check my urine for protein daily

I will consume 15 grams of protein daily

I will alternate my arms each time I take my blood pressure

I will count my baby’s kicks every other day

3. a nurse is assessing a client and observes umbilical cord hanging from the vagina. Which of the

following is the nurses priority?

Place a rolled towel under the client’s right hip

Apply upward pressure against the presenting part

Wrap the cord with a sterile towel

Administer oxygen

4. a nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who is 20 wks of gestation and has type 1

diabetes. Which of the following values should the nurse report to the provider?

BUN

5. a nurse on the delivery unit is assessing four client’s. which of the following client’s is a candidate

for induction of labor with misoprostol?

Placenta previa

Client that has congenital heart