Maternal Newborn Practice Questions
A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who is breastfeeding her newborn. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Allow the baby to feed at least every 3 hr
A nurse in the labour and delivery unit is planning care for a client who has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Which of the following is an appropriate action for the nurse to take following the birth of the newborn?
Cleanse the newborn immediately after delivery.
A nurse is assessing a client who is 6 hr postpartum and has endometritis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Uterine tenderenss
nurse is assessing a full-term newborn. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to provider?
Heart rate 72/min
A nurse is teaching a prenatal client about listeriosis and dietary modifications during pregnancy. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
I can eat grilled chicken on a bun at lunchtime
A nurse is providing teaching about increasing dietary fibre to an antepartum client who reports constipation. Which of the following food selections has the highest fibre content per cup?
Lentils
A nurse in a clinical is caring for a client who is her second trimester of pregnancy. The client expresses concern about preparing her 2-year-old child for a new sibling. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?
Let your toddler see you carrying the baby into the home for the first time
A nurse is providing teaching to postpartum client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus and is breatsfeeding her newborn. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client?
Maintain scheduled mealtimes for yourself
A nurse is assessing the reflexes of a term newborn. After placing the newborn in the supine position, which of the following methods should the nurse use to elicit the Moro reflex?
Make a loud noise above the newborn
A nurse is performing a nonstress test on a client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and has diabetes mellitus. The test reveals no accelerations of fetal heart rate for 20 min. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Perform vibroacoustic stimulation
A nurse manager in a newborn nursery is reviewing infection control procedures with a group of newly hired nurses. Which of the following instructions should the nurse manager include in the teaching?
Place newborn bassinets at least 3 feet apart
A nurse is assessing a full-term newborn upon admission to the nursery. Which of the following clinical findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Rust-stained urine
A nurse is assisting the provider to administer a dinoprostone insert to induce labor for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Verify that informed consent is obtained prior to administration
