A client at 36-weeks gestation is admitted to the labor and delivery unit with complaints of severe headache, visual disturbances, and epigastric pain. The client's blood pressure is 150/100 mm Hg. What condition should the nurse suspect?

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A client at 36-weeks gestation is admitted to the labor and delivery unit with complaints of severe headache, visual disturbances, and epigastric pain. The client's blood pressure is 150/100 mm Hg. What condition should the nurse suspect?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

A client at 38-weeks gestation is admitted to the labor and delivery unit with complaints of decreased fetal movement. The client's cervix is dilated 1 cm, 20% effaced, and the fetus is at -3 station. What action should the nurse take first?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

A 39-week gestational multigravida is admitted to labor and delivery spontaneous rupture of membranes and contraction occurring 2 to 3 minutes. A vaginal exam indicates that the cervix is dilated 6cm, 90% effaced and the fetus is at a +2 station. During the last 45 minutes the fetal heart rate has ranged between 170 and 180 beats/minute. What action should the nurse implement?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

A client who is 3 weeks postpartum tells the nurse. 'I am so tired all the time. I didn't know having a baby would be so hard.' What response should the nurse provide.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

One hour after delivery the nurse is unable to palpate the uterine fundus of a client who had an epidural and notes a large amount of lochia on the perineal pad. The nurse massages at the umbilicus and obtains current vital signs. Which intervention should the nurse implement next.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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