Maternal And Newborn Nursing Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

Magnesium Sulfate toxicity {Ans: Absence of patellar deep tendon reflexes, urine output less than 30 mL/hr, respirations less than 12/min, decreased LOC, and cardiac dysthythmias}Place ice packs on your breasts {Ans: A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is postpartum and does not plan to breastfeed her newborn. What instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?}Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) {Ans: Fundal height measurement: 22 cm at 26 weeks gestation indicates?}RR less than 12/min, urinary output less than 30 ml/hr, decreased LOC {Ans: Identify 3 s/s that indicate magnesium sulfate toxicity}Dystocia {Ans: Abnormal labor related to the 5 P's. Hypotonic or hypertonic contractions, with failure to efface and dilate the cervix}Sudden onset of painless vaginal bleeding {Ans: Identify the hallmark of placenta previa that differentiates it from abruptio placenta}the 4th week of gestation {Ans: Your patient, an 18 year old woman, is in her tenth gestational week and wants to know when her baby's heart started to beat. You inform her that it usually starts around}Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein {Ans: Screening tool for neural tube defects that is effective between 15 and 22 weeks. levels above indicate the need for an