Question

A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client. Using Leopold maneuvers, the nurse palpates a round, firm, moveable part in the fundus of the uterus and a long, smooth surface on the client's right side. In which abdominal quadrant should the nurse expect to auscultate fetal heart tones?

Answer 1

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Right upper

Rationale :

🎀 A round, firm, movable part in the fundus indicates the fetal head, confirming a breech presentation.

🎀 In a breech presentation, fetal heart tones are best heard above the umbilicus, not below.

🎀 The long, smooth surface palpated on the right side represents the fetal back.

🎀 Fetal heart tones are auscultated best over the fetal back because sounds transmit most clearly there.

🎀 Combining breech presentation with the back on the right localizes heart tones to the right upper quadrant.

Right lower

🎀 Lower quadrants are typical for cephalic presentations, not breech.

🎀 The finding of the head in the fundus contradicts auscultation below the umbilicus.

Left lower

🎀 This location suggests a cephalic fetus with the back on the left, which is not supported by the findings.

🎀 The back is palpated on the right, ruling out the left lower quadrant.

Left upper

🎀 Although upper quadrants fit breech, the fetal back determines the side of auscultation.

🎀 The back is on the right, not the left, making this quadrant incorrect.

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Answer 2

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A 38-year-old client who reports smoking one pack of cigarettes every day

Rationale :

🎀 Combined oral contraceptives significantly increase the risk of thromboembolic events in clients who smoke.

🎀 Clients older than 35 years who smoke have a markedly higher risk of myocardial infarction and stroke when using estrogen-containing contraceptives.

🎀 Estrogen promotes hypercoagulability, and smoking further damages vascular endothelium, compounding risk.

🎀 Smoking one pack per day represents heavy tobacco use, which is a strict contraindication to oral contraceptives.

🎀 This combination places the client at unacceptable cardiovascular risk, making oral contraceptives unsafe.

A 26-year-old client who has migraine headaches at the start of each menstrual cycle

🎀 Menstrual migraines without aura are not an absolute contraindication to oral contraceptives.

🎀 Risk becomes significant only with migraine with aura, which is not indicated here.

A 32-year-old client who has benign breast disease

🎀 Benign breast conditions do not increase thrombotic or hormonal risk with oral contraceptives.

🎀 Oral contraceptives are generally safe in clients without breast cancer.

A 28-year-old client who has a history of pelvic inflammatory disease

🎀 A history of PID does not affect the safety of hormonal contraceptives.

🎀 Contraindications related to PID apply mainly to intrauterine devices, not oral contraceptives.

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Answer 3

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Cold stress

Rationale :

🎀 Newborns lose heat rapidly after birth due to evaporation, convection, conduction, and radiation.

🎀 Cold stress occurs when the newborn uses extra oxygen and glucose to maintain body temperature.

🎀 Placing the newborn under a radiant heat warmer maintains a neutral thermal environment.

🎀 Preventing cold stress reduces the risk of hypoglycemia, hypoxia, and metabolic acidosis.

🎀 Thermal support allows the newborn to conserve energy for growth and physiologic adaptation.

Shivering

🎀 Newborns do not shiver effectively as a temperature-regulation mechanism.

🎀 Heat loss is managed through non shivering thermogenesis, not shivering.

Brown fat production

🎀 Brown fat is already present in newborns at birth.

🎀 Radiant warmers reduce the need to metabolize brown fat, not prevent its production.

Basal metabolic rate reduction

🎀 Cold stress actually increases the basal metabolic rate, not reduces it.

🎀 Heat loss forces the newborn to expend more energy, raising metabolic demand.

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Answer 4

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Assist the client to the bathroom to void.

Rationale :

🎀 A boggy fundus indicates uterine atony, which increases the risk of postpartum hemorrhage.

🎀 A fundus displaced to the right is a classic sign of bladder distention.

🎀 A distended bladder prevents the uterus from contracting effectively and staying midline.

🎀 Assisting the client to void allows the bladder to empty, promoting uterine contraction and firming.

🎀 This intervention directly addresses the cause of fundal displacement and supports hemorrhage prevention.

Encourage the client to perform Kegel exercises

🎀 Kegel exercises strengthen the pelvic floor, not uterine tone.

🎀 They do not correct acute fundal bogginess or displacement.

Encourage the client to move to the left lateral position

🎀 Position changes do not relieve bladder distention.

🎀 The uterus will remain displaced until the bladder is emptied.

Ask the client to rate her pain

🎀 Pain assessment does not address uterine atony.

🎀 This action delays correction of a potentially urgent postpartum complication.

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Answer 5

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Initiate early feeding.

Rationale :

🎀 Early feeding promotes frequent bowel movements, which helps eliminate bilirubin through stool.

🎀 Increased intake supports hydration, reducing enterohepatic circulation of bilirubin.

🎀 Colostrum acts as a natural laxative, accelerating meconium passage.

🎀 Prompt feeding decreases the risk of physiologic jaundice by preventing bilirubin reabsorption.

🎀 This intervention is a first-line preventive strategy for jaundice in the immediate newborn period.

Prepare for an exchange blood transfusion

🎀 An exchange transfusion is reserved for severe, refractory hyperbilirubinemia.

🎀 It is not indicated for routine jaundice prevention in a stable newborn.

Suction excess mucus with a bulb syringe

🎀 Bulb suctioning supports airway clearance, not bilirubin elimination.

🎀 It has no effect on bilirubin metabolism or excretion.

Begin phototherapy

🎀 Phototherapy is used to treat elevated bilirubin levels, not to prevent jaundice.

🎀 It is initiated only after bilirubin thresholds are reached.

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Answer 6

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Frank breech

Rationale :

🎀 Fetal heart tones above the umbilicus indicate a breech presentation, because the fetal chest is positioned higher in the uterus.

🎀 Midline auscultation suggests the fetal back is facing anteriorly, allowing heart sounds to transmit clearly near the center.

🎀 In frank breech, the buttocks present first with the legs extended upward, placing the heart above the umbilicus.

🎀 Auscultation findings in active labor correlate with presentation and lie, making location of heart tones a reliable clue.

🎀 The combination of above-umbilicus and midline findings most strongly supports frank breech.

Cephalic

🎀 Cephalic presentation produces heart tones below the umbilicus.

🎀 This does not match the above-umbilicus finding.

Posterior

🎀 Posterior position affects the direction of the back, not the vertical level of heart tones.

🎀 It does not explain above-umbilicus auscultation.

Transverse

🎀 Transverse lie typically makes heart tones difficult to localize.

🎀 It does not produce consistent midline, above-umbilicus findings.

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Answer 7

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Perform a sharp hand clap near the infant.

Rationale :

🎀 The Moro reflex is elicited by a sudden loud noise or abrupt change in position.

🎀 A sharp hand clap startles the newborn, triggering symmetric arm extension, abduction, and then flexion.

🎀 This reflex assesses neurologic integrity of the central nervous system in newborns.

🎀 The Moro reflex is normally present at birth and disappears by 4 to 6 months of age.

🎀 An absent or asymmetric response may indicate neurologic injury or birth trauma, making proper elicitation essential.

Hold the newborn vertically allowing one foot to touch the table surface

🎀 This action elicits the stepping (walking) reflex, not the Moro reflex.

🎀 It assesses motor development, not startle response.

Place a finger at the base of the newborn's toes

🎀 This action elicits the Babinski (plantar) reflex.

🎀 It evaluates neurologic response of the lower extremities, not the Moro reflex.

Turn the newborn's head quickly to one side

🎀 This action elicits the tonic neck (fencing) reflex.

🎀 It does not produce the startle response characteristic of the Moro reflex.

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Answer 8

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Chloasma
Striae gravidarum
Linea nigra

Rationale :

Chloasma

🎀 Chloasma (melasma) appears as hyperpigmented patches on the face, especially the cheeks and forehead.

🎀 It results from increased estrogen and progesterone, which stimulate melanocyte activity.

🎀 This skin change commonly develops during the second trimester.

🎀 Sun exposure can intensify pigmentation, making it more noticeable.

🎀 Chloasma is a normal physiologic skin change of pregnancy and often fades postpartum.

Striae gravidarum

🎀 Striae gravidarum (stretch marks) occur due to skin stretching and hormonal effects on connective tissue.

🎀 They commonly appear on the abdomen, breasts, hips, and thighs.

🎀 Increased cortisol and estrogen reduce skin elasticity, predisposing to striae.

🎀 These marks typically develop during the second and third trimesters.

🎀 Striae are a common, expected finding and do not indicate pathology.

Linea nigra

🎀 Linea nigra is a dark vertical line extending from the symphysis pubis to the umbilicus (or higher).

🎀 It results from increased melanin production stimulated by pregnancy hormones.

🎀 This finding becomes more prominent during the second trimester.

🎀 Linea nigra is more visible in individuals with darker skin tones, but can occur in all clients.

🎀 It is a normal hormonal skin change of pregnancy.

Eczema

🎀 Eczema is a chronic inflammatory skin condition, not a typical physiologic change of pregnancy.

🎀 While pregnancy can affect existing eczema, it is not an expected new finding.

Psoriasis

🎀 Psoriasis is an autoimmune skin disorder, not caused by pregnancy.

🎀 Pregnancy may alter symptoms, but it is not an expected physiologic change.

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Answer 9

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Place the client in knee-chest position.

Rationale :

🎀 Umbilical cord prolapse causes compression of the cord, which compromises fetal oxygenation.

🎀 Placing the client in the knee-chest position uses gravity to shift the fetus away from the pelvis, reducing pressure on the cord.

🎀 This position can be performed immediately and independently without equipment.

🎀 Rapid positioning helps restore blood flow through the umbilical cord, preventing fetal hypoxia.

🎀 This is the priority first intervention while preparing for further emergency management.

Insert a gloved hand into the vagina to relieve pressure on the cord

🎀 Manual elevation is effective but is performed after positioning or if positioning is ineffective.

🎀 It requires continuous provider presence, making it a secondary action, not the first.

Cover the cord with a sterile, moist saline dressing

🎀 This action prevents cord drying, but does not relieve compression.

🎀 It is an important supportive step, but not the immediate priority.

Prepare the client for an immediate birth

🎀 Preparation for delivery occurs after fetal oxygenation is stabilized.

🎀 Delaying pressure relief increases the risk of fetal distress and injury.

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Answer 10

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"It occurs during the first trimester and near the end of the pregnancy."

Rationale :

🎀 Urinary frequency in early pregnancy occurs due to hormonal changes and increased renal blood flow.

🎀 During the first trimester, the growing uterus and elevated hCG levels increase bladder sensitivity.

🎀 Symptoms often improve during the second trimester when the uterus rises into the abdomen.

🎀 Urinary frequency returns near term as the fetal head descends and applies pressure on the bladder.

🎀 This pattern reflects normal physiologic changes of pregnancy rather than pathology.

There is no way to predict how long it will last in each individual client.

🎀 The timing pattern of urinary frequency in pregnancy is well established.

🎀 Dismissing predictability fails to provide accurate prenatal education.

It's a minor inconvenience, which you should ignore.

🎀 This response minimizes the client’s concern and lacks therapeutic communication.

🎀 Urinary frequency should be explained and validated, not dismissed.

In most cases it only lasts until the 12th week, but it will continue if you have poor bladder tone.

🎀 Urinary frequency commonly returns in late pregnancy, regardless of bladder tone.

🎀 Poor bladder tone is not the primary cause of pregnancy-related urinary frequency.

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1 :
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client. Using Leopold maneuvers, the nurse palpates a round, firm, moveable part in the fundus of the uterus and a long, smooth surface on the client's right side. In which abdominal quadrant should the nurse expect to auscultate fetal heart tones?

2 :
A nurse is reviewing contraception options for four clients. The nurse should identify that which of the following clients has a contraindication for receiving oral contraceptives?

3 :
A nurse places a newborn under a radiant heat warmer after birth. The purpose of this action is to prevent which of the following in the newborn?

4 :
A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and finds the fundus slightly boggy and displaced to the right. Based on these findings, which of the following actions should the nurse take?

5 :
A nurse is caring for a newborn 4 hr after birth. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care to prevent jaundice?

6 :
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 39 weeks of gestation and is in active labor. The nurse locates the fetal heart tones above the client's umbilicus at midline. The nurse should suspect that the fetus is in which of the following positions?

7 :
A nurse is caring for a newborn and assessing newborn reflexes. To elicit the Moro reflex, the nurse should take which of the following actions?

8 :
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is completing a skin assessment of a client who is in the second trimester. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)

9 :
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the first stage of labor. The nurse observes the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?

10 :
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is at 7 weeks of gestation. The client reports urinary frequency and asks if this will continue until delivery. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

QLexNursing

1 : A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client. Using Leopold maneuvers, the nurse palpates a round, firm, moveable part in the fundus of the uterus and a long, smooth surface on the client's right side. In which abdominal quadrant should the nurse expect to auscultate fetal heart tones?

2 : A nurse is reviewing contraception options for four clients. The nurse should identify that which of the following clients has a contraindication for receiving oral contraceptives?

3 : A nurse places a newborn under a radiant heat warmer after birth. The purpose of this action is to prevent which of the following in the newborn?

4 : A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and finds the fundus slightly boggy and displaced to the right. Based on these findings, which of the following actions should the nurse take?

5 : A nurse is caring for a newborn 4 hr after birth. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care to prevent jaundice?

6 : A nurse is caring for a client who is at 39 weeks of gestation and is in active labor. The nurse locates the fetal heart tones above the client's umbilicus at midline. The nurse should suspect that the fetus is in which of the following positions?

7 : A nurse is caring for a newborn and assessing newborn reflexes. To elicit the Moro reflex, the nurse should take which of the following actions?

8 : A nurse in a prenatal clinic is completing a skin assessment of a client who is in the second trimester. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)

9 : A nurse is caring for a client who is in the first stage of labor. The nurse observes the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?

10 : A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is at 7 weeks of gestation. The client reports urinary frequency and asks if this will continue until delivery. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

1 :
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client. Using Leopold maneuvers, the nurse palpates a round, firm, moveable part in the fundus of the uterus and a long, smooth surface on the client's right side. In which abdominal quadrant should the nurse expect to auscultate fetal heart tones?

2 :
A nurse is reviewing contraception options for four clients. The nurse should identify that which of the following clients has a contraindication for receiving oral contraceptives?

3 :
A nurse places a newborn under a radiant heat warmer after birth. The purpose of this action is to prevent which of the following in the newborn?

4 :
A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and finds the fundus slightly boggy and displaced to the right. Based on these findings, which of the following actions should the nurse take?

5 :
A nurse is caring for a newborn 4 hr after birth. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care to prevent jaundice?

6 :
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 39 weeks of gestation and is in active labor. The nurse locates the fetal heart tones above the client's umbilicus at midline. The nurse should suspect that the fetus is in which of the following positions?

7 :
A nurse is caring for a newborn and assessing newborn reflexes. To elicit the Moro reflex, the nurse should take which of the following actions?

8 :
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is completing a skin assessment of a client who is in the second trimester. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)

9 :
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the first stage of labor. The nurse observes the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?

10 :
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is at 7 weeks of gestation. The client reports urinary frequency and asks if this will continue until delivery. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?