HESI RN · HESI Maternity · Antenatal complications
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Which technique would the nurse employ for an obstetrical client with a foreign body airway obstruction?
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Correct Answer: Chest thrusts
A patient who was pregnant had a spontaneous abortion at approximately 4 weeks' gestation. At the time of the miscarriage, it was thought that all products of conception were expelled. Two weeks later, the patient presents at the clinic office complaining of “crampy†abdominal pain and a scant amount of serosanguineous vaginal drainage with a slight odor. The pregnancy test is negative. Vital signs reveal a temperature of 100°F, with blood pressure of 100/60 mm Hg, irregular pulse 88 beats/minute (bpm), and respirations, 20 breaths per minute. Based on this assessment data, what does the nurse anticipate as a clinical diagnosis?
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Correct Answer: Uterine infection
Which clinical intervention is the only known cure for preeclampsia?
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Correct Answer: Delivery of the fetus
What adverse fetal effect is associated with undernutrition?
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Correct Answer: impaired bone development
Fraternal twins are delivered by your Rh-negative patient. Twin A is Rh-positive and twin B is Rh-negative. Prior to administering Rho(D) immune globulin (RhoGAM), the nurse should determine the results of the
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Correct Answer: indirect Coombs test of the mother.
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