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Question 1 of 5

Carboprost (Hemabate) was injected into the uterus of a client to treat uterine atony during a cesarean section. In preparing to care for this client postpartum, the nurse should assess the client for which of the following common adverse effects of the medication?

A. Vertigo and confusion.
B. Nausea and diarrhea.
C. Restlessness and increased vaginal bleeding.
D. Headache and hypertension.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Nausea and diarrhea.

Question 2 of 5

Three days after admission of a neonate delivered at 30 weeks' gestation, the neonatologist plans to assess the neonate for periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhage (PIVH). The nurse should plan to assist the neonatologist by preparing the neonate for which of the following?

A. Computed tomography scan.
B. Arterial blood specimen collection.
C. Radiographs of the skull.
D. Complete blood count specimen collection.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Computed tomography scan.

Question 3 of 5

The nurse in the labor and delivery area receives a telephone call from the emergency room announcing that a multigravid client in active labor is being transferred to the labor area. The client has been successful care, when the client arrives by stretcher, she says, 'I think the baby's coming ... Help!' The fetal skull is crowning. The nurse should obtain which of the following information first?

A. Estimated date of delivery.
B. Amniotic fluid status.
C. Gravida and parity.
D. Prenatal history.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Estimated date of delivery.

Question 4 of 5

When preparing a multigravid client who has undergone evacuation of a hydatidiform mole for discharge, the nurse explains the need for follow-up care. The nurse determines that the client understands the instruction when she says that she is at risk for developing which of the following?

A. Ectopic pregnancy.
B. Choriocarcinoma.
C. Multifetal pregnancies.
D. Infertility.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Choriocarcinoma.

Question 5 of 5

The nurse explains to a newly admitted primigravid client in active labor that, according to the gate-control theory of pain, a closed gate means that the client should experience which of the following?

A. No pain.
B. Sharp pain.
C. Light pain.
D. Moderate pain.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: No pain.

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