ATI LPN
Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 9th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 8 : Nursing Care of Women with Complications During Labor and Birth Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is the best response?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Assessment of the fundus following a cesarean section is done as usual, but using especially gentle fundal massage.
Question 2 of 5
How would the nurse position the woman to prevent compression of a prolapsed cord?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Trendelenburg's (head down) position displaces the fetus upward to stop compression of the prolapsed cord.
Question 3 of 5
What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Women who have cesarean births usually need greater support than those who have vaginal births. They may feel grief, guilt, or anger, because the expected course of birth did not occur.
Question 4 of 5
What would the nurse planning discharge instruction teach the woman to do?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: For the woman with premature rupture of membranes (PROM) who is not having labor induced right away, teaching combines information about infection and preterm labor. The woman should monitor her temperature and report a temperature greater than 37.8?°C (100?°F).
Question 5 of 5
What side effect should the nurse inform the patient that she might experience?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Magnesium sulfate is the drug of choice for initiating therapy to stop labor. The patient will notice a warm flush with the initiation of the drug.