NCLEX RN· RN Maternal Newborn · NCLEX RN Questions Maternal Newborn Nursing
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The nurse is providing education about a nonstress test (NST) to a client who is pregnant. Which of the following statements by the client would require follow-up?
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Correct Answer: I cannot have anything to eat eight hours prior to this test.
The nurse is caring for a client in labor who just received epidural analgesia. The nurse should monitor the client for which adverse effects?
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Correct Answer: Bladder distention
The nurse performs a physical assessment on a newborn and observes fine, downy hair on the cheeks and forehead. The nurse analyzes this finding as
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Correct Answer: lanugo.
The nurse is caring for a two-hour-old newborn with neonatal abstinence syndrome. The nurse plans to
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Correct Answer: decrease the newborn's sensory stimulation.
The nurse is in the postpartum unit assessing a client who gave birth 2 hours ago. The nurse notes that the client's fundus is soft and boggy. Her perineal pads have been changed twice over the past 2 hours. What is the initial action of the nurse?
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Correct Answer: Massage the fundus until it is firm.
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