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Question 1 of 5

The nurse will monitor for aspiration, thought processes, and improved mobility after which complication?

A. neurologic dysfunction
B. Measure blood loss.
C. gestational diabetes
D. postpartum hemorrhage

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: postpartum hemorrhage

Question 2 of 5

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?

A. Pulmonary embolism
B. Postpartum hemorrhage
C. Surgical-site infection
D. Developing endometritis

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Pulmonary embolism

Question 3 of 5

With what has maternal hypertension been associated?

A. anorexia
B. low birth weight
C. macrosomia
D. symphysis pubis dysfunction

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: low birth weight

Question 4 of 5

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?

A. A softening of the tip of the cervix
B. A soft blowing sound that corresponds to the maternal pulse
C. Enlargement of the uterus
D. A softening of the lower uterine segment

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: A softening of the tip of the cervix

Question 5 of 5

How soon should delivery of the fetus occur when a Category III FHR tracing is diagnosed?

A. 15 minutes
B. 30 minutes
C. 45 minutes
D. 60 minutes

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: 30 minutes

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