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Obstetrical Nursing Questions and Answers (Q&A)

How many years does it take to be a Obgyn?
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Answered: Apr 25, 2024
Assess for hypovolemia and notify the health care provider

Symptoms of hypovolemia include cool. clammy. pale skin. sensations of anxiety or impending doom. restlessness. and thirst. When...Read More

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What is a pre delivery emergency?
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Answered: Apr 25, 2024
Passive and dependant

During the taking in phase. which usually lasts 1-3 days. the mother is passive and dependent and expresses her own needs rather than the neonates needs.Options B. C....Read More

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Which of the following changes best described the insulin needs of a client with type 1 diabetes who has just delivered an infant vaginally without complications?
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Answered: Apr 25, 2024
Decrease

The placenta produces the hormone human placental lactogen. an insulin antagonist. After birth. the placenta. the major source of insulin resistance. is gone. Insulin needs...Read More

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Which assessment finding is least likely to be associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation? A maternity nurse is caring for a client with abruptio placenta and is monitoring the client...
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Answered: Apr 25, 2024
Swelling of the calf in one leg

DIC is a state of diffuse clotting in which clotting factors are consumed. leading to widespread bleeding. Swelling and pain in the calf of one leg are more...Read More

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Which physiological maternal changes occur during the PP period?
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Answered: Apr 25, 2024
Cervical involution occurs
Fundus begins to descend into the pelvis after 24 hours

After 1 week the muscle begins to regenerate and the cervix feels firm and the external os. is the...Read More

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Is placenta previa an emergency?
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Answered: Apr 25, 2024
Lower than before she became pregnant

PP insulin requirements are usually significantly lower than pre pregnancy requirements. Occasionally. clients may require little to no insulin during...Read More

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A nurse is collecting data during an admission assessment of a client who is pregnant with twins. The client has a healthy 5 year old child that was delivered at 37 weeks and tells the nurse that...
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Answered: Apr 25, 2024
G = 2. T = 0. P = 1. A = 0. L =1

Pregnancy outcomes can be described with the acronym GTPAL.(G is Gravidity. the number of pregnancies. T is term births. the number of born at term (38 to...Read More

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A nurse is caring for a pregnant client with Preeclampsia. The nurse prepares a plan of care for the client and documents in the plan that if the client progresses from Preeclampsia to eclampsia....
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Answered: Apr 25, 2024
Clean and maintain an open airway

The immediate care during a seizure (eclampsia) is to ensure a patent airway. The other options are actions that follow or will be implemented after the...Read More

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What should be the nurse do here if she is preparing a list of self-care instructions for a PP client who was diagnosed with mastitis?
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Answered: Apr 25, 2024
Wear supportive bra
Rest during the acute phase
Continue to breastfeed if the breasts are not too sore.

Mastitis are an infection of the lactating breast. Client instructions...Read More

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A nurse is reviewing the record of a client in the labor room and notes that the nurse midwife has documented that the fetus is at (-1) station. The nurse determines that the fetal presenting part...
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Answered: Apr 25, 2024
1 cm above the ischial spine

Station is the relationship of the presenting part to an imaginary line drawn between the ischial spines. is measured in centimeters. and is noted as a negative...Read More

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What are all probable signs of pregnancy? A nurse is assisting in performing an assessment on a client who suspects that she is pregnant and is checking the client for probable signs of...
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Answered: Apr 25, 2024
Uterine enlargement
Chadwick’s sign
Braxton Hicks contractions
Ballottement

The probable signs of pregnancy include: Uterine Enlargement - Hegars sign or softening and...Read More

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A nurse is caring for a pregnant client with severe preeclampsia who is receiving IV magnesium sulfate. Select all nursing interventions that apply in the care for the client.This question is...
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Answered: Apr 25, 2024
Monitor renal function and cardiac function closely
Keep calcium gluconate on hand in case of a magnesium sulfate overdose
Monitor deep tendon reflexes hourly
Monitor I and O’s...Read More

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Which physiological maternal changes that occur during the PP period?
Santepro
Answered: Apr 25, 2024
Cervical involution occurs
Fundus begins to descend into the pelvis after 24 hours

After 1 week the muscle begins to regenerate and the cervix feels firm and the external os. is the...Read More

1 Answer

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What instructions would be included on the list if a nurse is preparing a list of self-care instructions for a PP client who was diagnosed with mastitis?
Santepro
Answered: Apr 25, 2024
Wear supportive bra
Rest during the acute phase
Continue to breastfeed if the breasts are not too sore.

Mastitis are an infection of the lactating breast. Client instructions...Read More

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