Maternity Proctored Exam ( Samuel Merit University)

A patient delivered 2 hours ago without medication. She is alert and active in bed but has not been out of bed yet. She states she needs to go the bathroom. What is the nurse's most appropriate respon

The nurse is teaching a newborn care class to parents who are about to give birth to their first babies. Which statement indicates that teaching was effective?

The nurse has received shift report on the postpartum unit. Which patient should the nurse see first?

A full term newborn was just born. Which nursing intervention is important for the nurse to perform first?

A mother asks whether or not she should be concerned that her baby never opens his mouth to breathe when his nose is so small. Which of the following is the nurse's best response?

Part of the health assessment of a newborn includes observation of the neonate's breathing pattern. A full-term newborn's breathing pattern is predominantly:

At 1 minute after birth the nurse assesses the newborn and notes the following: Heart rate: 80 beats/minute Respiratory effort: slow, irregular Muscle tone: some flexion of extremities Reflex irritabi

The most important reason to protect the preterm infant from cold stress is that:

The nurse is assessing a newborn at 1 hour of age. Which finding requires the nurse's immediate action?

A new mother asks the nurse about the white substance" covering her infant. The nurse explains that the purpose of vernix caseosa is to:

Which of the following findings would be most concerning to the nurse caring for a newborn?

The nurse administers vitamin K to the newborn for what reason?

A postpartum woman telephones about her 6-day-old infant. She is not scheduled for, weight check until the infant is 10 days old, and she is worried about whether breastfeeding going well. Effective b

Four newborns were admitted into the neonatal nursery 1 hour ago. They are all sleeping in overhead warmers. Which of the babies should the nurse ask the neonatologist to evaluate?

A nurse is assessing a newborn at 2 hours of life. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the neonatologist?

A postpartum client is to receive the Rubella vaccine prior to discharge from the hospital. Why is she instructed to not become pregnant for 4 weeks after receiving this vaccine?

Your patient just had her first baby two days ago. The infant is healthy and breastfeeding well. What are important things to teach her about the safety of her baby: (select all that apply)

The nurse is assessing a one hour old newborn delivered vaginally after a 15 hour labor. Upon palpation of the head, the nurse notices swelling of the tissue over the presenting part of the infant's h

A woman gave birth to a 7-pound, 3-ounce infant boy 2 hours ago. The nurse determines that the woman's bladder is distended because her fundus is now 3 cm above the umbilicus and to the right of the m

The laboratory results for a postpartum woman are as follows: blood type: A + rubella: non-immune hematocrit: 30% GBS: negative How would the nurse best interpret these data?

The nurse is caring for a postpartum patient who experienced a second-degree laceration at delivery 2 hours ago. Which of the following interventions should the nurse perform at this time?

Rho immune globulin (Rhogam) will be ordered postpartum if which situation occurs?

While assessing a patient who gave birth 5 hours ago, the nurse finds that the woman has completely saturated: pad within 15 minutes. What is the nurse's first action?

The nurse is going to administer a dose of Vitamin K (Aquamephyton) 0.5mg IM to a newborn. Available: Vitamin K 1 mg/1ml. How many mLs would the nurse administer? (Please answer numerically only)

Which documentation on a woman's chart after postpartum day 14 indicates a normal involution process?