ATI LPN
Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 9th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 10 Questions
Question 1 of 5
A postpartum patient is experiencing hypovolemic shock. What interventions can the nurse anticipate?
Correct Answer: A,B,C,E
Rationale: Management of hypovolemic shock includes stopping blood loss, giving IV fluids, placing a Foley catheter, assessing oxygen saturation, and giving blood transfusions. Anticoagulants are not used.
Question 2 of 5
What does the nurse suspect from these symptoms?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The complaints related to the leg, such as redness and pain, are indicative of phlebitis. The other signs are normal in the postpartum patient.
Question 3 of 5
What will the nurse anticipate might be ordered by the physician?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Oxytocin (Pitocin) is the most common drug ordered to control uterine atony.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse assesses the perineal pad placed on a 3-hour postdelivery patient and finds that there is no lochia on it.What would the nurse expect to find on further assessment?
Correct Answer: B,E
Rationale: Large clots that form in a flaccid uterus can obstruct the flow of lochia. A full bladder is a major cause of a uterus that is boggy.
Question 5 of 5
Based on this finding, what does the nurse explain the probable treatment will involve?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Anticoagulant therapy is continued with heparin or warfarin (Coumadin) for 6 weeks after birth to minimize the risk of embolism.