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Nursing Of The Childbearing Family - Maternity University Of Texas is a nursing-school practice exam with 56 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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Start Practice ExamA nurse is assisting in the care of a newborn immediately after birth. Which of the following is the first action the nurse should take to assist in thermoregulation?
A nurse is educating student nurses about Vitamin K administration in newborns. Which fact is correct?
The daily fluid requirement for infants less than 10 Kg is 100 mL/Kg. Calculate how many milliliters an hour an infant weighing 2.5 pounds should receive. Enter the numeric value only. Round to the ne
Nursing of the childbearing family - Maternity University of TexasA postpartum client who plans on formula-feeding her newborn asks, "When should my period return?" Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
A postpartum woman who delivered 24 hours ago denies excessive bleeding, pain, or burning. She states she has not had a bowel movement since before delivery and that she has been "urinating so much ov
A nurse is caring for a client who delivered a healthy newborn 2 hours ago. The client's blood type is O negative, and the newborn's blood type is A positive. Which nursing action is most appropriate?
A postpartum patient has been receiving a magnesium sulfate infusion for treatment of severe preeclampsia. It has been about 8 hours since her vaginal delivery and upon assessment the nurse finds the
During a postpartum follow-up, a woman with a history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) asks about starting birth control pills. What is the nurse's best response?
A postpartum mother presents to the healthcare clinic for her 6 week postnatal check-up. During the assessment, she expresses feelings of overwhelming sadness, hopelessness, and guilt. She also mentio
A newborn has an APGAR Score of 6 at 5 minutes. Which of the following is the priority?
Assessment of a newborn reveals uneven gluteal (buttocks) skin creases and a 'click' when Ortolani's maneuver is performed. Which of the following would the nurse suspect?
The doctor has ordered Gentamicin IM 1.3 mg/kg q 12 hours. Infant weighs 3.7 pounds. How many mg of Gentamicin would this infant receive? Enter the numeric value only. Round to the nearest 100th place
Nursing of the childbearing family - Maternity University of TexasA newborn with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is prescribed artificial surfactant therapy. The parents express concern and ask the nurse about the purpose of this treatment. How should the nurse
Which finding in a postpartum patient most strongly suggests subinvolution?
At 3 hours postpartum, a gravida 2, para 2 complains of rectal pressure and increasing perineal pain. She is unable to void. This woman had a low forceps delivery with a midline episiotomy and a third
A nurse is caring for a newborn in the postpartum unit. The parents express concern about their baby's weight loss of 5
A 28 year old G1 delivered 16 hours ago via forceps assisted vaginal delivery of a 9lb 2 oz male infant with a 4th degree repair. Estimated blood loss (EBL) was 378 mL. She was in the second stage of
A 28 year old G1 delivered 16 hours ago via forceps assisted vaginal delivery of a 9lb 2 oz male infant with a 4th degree repair. Estimated blood loss (EBL) was 378 mL. She was in the second stage of
A 28 year old G1 delivered 16 hours ago via forceps assisted vaginal delivery of a 9lb 2 oz male infant with a 4th degree repair. Estimated blood loss (EBL) was 378 mL. She was in the second stage of
A 28-year-old G1 delivered 16 hours ago via forceps-assisted vaginal delivery of a 9lb 2 oz male infant with a 4th-degree repair. Quantitative blood loss (QBL) is 378mL. She was in the second stage of
After teaching a postpartum woman about breastfeeding, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the woman states which of the following?
What is the primary rationale for safeguarding preterm infants from the adverse effects of cold stress?
The nurse is assuming care of a gravida 1, para 0 in active labor. The off-going nurse tells you that the fetal monitor has been showing a fetal heart rate baseline of 140. Below is the strip you see
The nurse is assessing a postpartum woman. The fundus is palpated on the right side of the abdomen above the expected level. What is the most appropriate first action of the nurse?
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is an inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal mucosa. The signs of NEC are nonspecific but some generalized signs include: