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high risk labor and delivery nclex questions Questions
Question 1 of 4
When assessing a laboring woman's blood pressure, the nurse should:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Checking blood pressure between contractions provides an accurate reading as contractions can temporarily elevate blood pressure. Inflating the cuff during a contraction (A) would give inaccurate results due to increased tension. Slight elevation (C) may occur but does not justify skipping proper timing. Positioning the woman on her back (D) could cause supine hypotension.
Question 2 of 4
What is the primary benefit of the stress of labor to the newborn?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 4
Bloody show differs from active vaginal bleeding in that bloody show:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 4
When palpating labor contractions, the nurse should:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.