POST TEST NO. 3 Flashcards
“What does the alpha-fetoprotein test indicate?”.
Neural tube defects
A 19-year-old primipara client is 8 weeks pregnant and is diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum.
Excessive vomiting during pregnancy
Electrolyte imbalance
Nurse Tonette, a prenatal nurse is providing teachings to a group of pregnant clients regarding measures to prevent toxoplasmosis. Which of the following statement if made by one of the clients indicates a need for further teachings?
“I need to drink unpasteurized milk only.”
indicates a worsening of the preeclampsia and the need to notify her physician?
The client complains of a headache and blurred vision.
advantage of ultrasound
“It is non-invasive and painless.”
“It can be used to estimate gestational age.”
“Results are immediate.”
A primigravida client is in her 38th weeks of pregnancy. Which of the following symptoms would the nurse expect the client to exhibit?
Urinary frequency
The nurse is providing health teaching to a group of primigravida women. One woman, who states that is a smoker, asks about its impact on her pregnancy.
Low neonatal birth weight
A client with painless vaginal bleeding is suspected of having placenta previa. The nurse will assist in preparing the client for which procedure?
Ultrasound
Nurse Rollins is reinforcing education for a client entering the third trimester of pregnancy. The nurse determines that the client understands the education when stating she will immediately report which symptom?
Blurred vision
A pregnant client at 12 weeks’ gestation comes to the clinic for a follow up visit and tells the nurse that she is “feeling really constipated.”
Which suggestion would be appropriate for the nurse to give the client? (Select all that apply)
“Make sure that you attempt to move your bowels regularly.”
+ “Try increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables in your diet.”
+ “Be sure to increase the amount of fluids that you drink each day.”
The nurse explains to a pregnant client that she will need to take iron during her pregnancy after being diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia. The nurse suggests that absorption of the supplemental iron can be increased by taking it
Orange juice
A pregnant client has tested positive for cytomegalovirus. What can this cause in the newborn?
Microcephaly
The nurse recognizes that a fetus at what age is at greatest risk for malformations related to teratogen exposure?
2 to 8 weeks’ gestation
The nurse knows that drugs in which drug risk category, as defined by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), are the most dangerous for the fetus?
Category X
Which measure is recommended to prevent transmission of herpes to a newborn if the mother has Herpes Simplex Virus - 2?
Prepared the pregnant woman for cesarean birth
