HESI RN · HESI Maternity · Intrapartum Complications
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The nurse will monitor for aspiration, thought processes, and improved mobility after which complication?
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Correct Answer: postpartum hemorrhage
The nurse is providing care in PACU for a patient who just delivered a neonate via cesarean section. The patient reports tightness in her chest. Assessment findings include tachypnea, hypotension, and decreasing oxygen saturation levels. Which complication does the nurse report to the health care provider?
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Correct Answer: Pulmonary embolism
With what has maternal hypertension been associated?
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Correct Answer: low birth weight
A nurse is reviewing the record of a woman who has just been told that she is pregnant. The physician has documented the presence of Goodell’s sign. The nurse determines this sign refers to which of the following?
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Correct Answer: A softening of the tip of the cervix
How soon should delivery of the fetus occur when a Category III FHR tracing is diagnosed?
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Correct Answer: 30 minutes
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