Maternal ATI
A nurse is teaching a client who is in preterm labor about terbutaline. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I will have blood tests because my potassium might decrease."
A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and has no cervical changes in the last 4 hours. What statement should the nurse make?
"your provider will insert an intrauterine pressure catheter to monitor the strength of your contractions."
Active labor
4-7 cm contractions 3-5 min lasting 40-70 seconds
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 26 weeks of gestation and has epilepsy. The nurse enters the room and observes the client having a seizure. After turning the client't head to one side, which of the following actions should the nurse take immediately after the seizure?
Administer O2 via a nonrebreather mask
A nurse is caring for a client who is a 36 weeks of gestation and has a positive contraction stress test. The nurse should plan to prepare the client for which of the following diagnostic tests?
Biophysical profile
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 41 weeks of gestation and has a positive contraction stress test. What test should the nurse prepate the client?
Biophysical profile (BPP)
Magnesium sulfate overdose drug
Calcium gluconate
A nurse in the antepartum clinic is assessing a client's adaptation to pregnancy. The client states that she is, "happy one minute and crying the next." The nurse should interpret the client's statement as an indication of which of the following?
Emotional lability
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 24 weeks of gestation and has a suscpected placental abruption. Which of the following lab tests should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe?
Kleihauer-Betke test
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 15 weeks of gestation, is Rh-negative, and has just had an amniocentesis. Which of the following interventions is the nurse's priority following the procedure?
Monitor the FHR
Morphine overdose drug
Naloxone
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is postpartrum and has preeclampsia. Which of the following lab results should the nurse report to the provider?
Platelets 50,000/mm
descent
active pushing with contraction
latent
dilation 0-3 cm contractions 5-30 min lasting 30-45 seconds
transition
dilation 8-10 contractions 2-3 minutes lasting 45-90 seconds
A nurse is preparing to administer oxytocin to a client who is postpartum. Which of the following findings is an indication for the administration of the med?
flaccid uterus, excess vaginal bleeding
A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and is at the end of her first trimester. The nurse should place the Dppler ultrasound stethoscope in which location to begin assessing for the FHT?
just above the symphysis pubis
A nurse is cating for a client following an amniocentesis at 18 weeks of gestation. What should the nurse report to the provider as a complication?
leakage of fluid from the vagina
