Care of Healthy or At Risk Mother and Child Quiz 2

A client is rushed to the labor room. The nurse in charge is monitoring a client with dysfunctional labor for signs of fetal or maternal compromise. Which of the following assessment findings would alert the nurse to a compromise?

A nurse is assigned to car for a client with hypotonic uterine dysfunction and signs of a slowing labor. The nurse is reviewing the client’s chart and checks the physician’s orders and would expect to note which of the following prescribed treatments for this condition?

The client labor with hypertonic uterine dysfunction is transferred from emergency room to labor room. The nurse is preparing to care for the client and found out that the client is experiencing uncoordinated contractions that are erratic in their frequency, duration, and intensity. The priority nursing intervention in caring for the client is to:

A nurse is providing emergency measure to a client in labor who has been diagnosed with a prolapsed cord. The client becomes frightened and tells the nurse, “Why are all of these people in here? Is my baby is going to be all right? ” Which of the following nursing diagnoses would be most appropriate for this client at this time?

A nurse formulated a plan of care for a client experiencing dystocia and includes several nursing intervention in the plan of care. The nurse emphasizes the plan of car and selects which of the following nursing interventions as the highest priority?

The maternity nurse is assigned to care for a pregnant client in labor who will be delivering twins. The nurse monitors the fetal heart rates by placing the external fetal monitor:

A nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who just delivered a live but weak baby. After an hour the baby died. The most appropriate initial intervention in planning to meet the emotional needs of the client and her spouse is which of the following?

A client who just delivered a newborn infant following a pregnancy with a placenta previa is in the postpartum unit. The nurse is assigned to care for the client. The nurse reviews 

the plan of care and prepares to monitor the client for which of the following risks associated with placenta previa?

A nurse is assisting the physician with the delivery of a newborn infant. Following the delivery of the newborn, the nurse assists in delivering the placenta. Which observation would indicate that the placenta has separated from the uterine wall and is ready for delivery?

A nurse is caring for a client admitted in the labor room. The nurse is completing an assessment on a pregnant client in labor. The nurse notes the presence of the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. Which of the following would be the initial nursing action?