Practice Question
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is in labor. Immediately after the delivery of a newborn, which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Dry the newborn.
Rationale:
🟣 Drying the newborn immediately prevents heat loss and reduces the risk of cold stress.
🟣 The newborn’s wet skin can quickly lose heat through evaporation.
🟣 Thermal regulation is the top priority before assessments or procedures.
🟣 Proper drying also stimulates the infant to breathe.
🟣 Identification and exams follow after stabilization.
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A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is in labor. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Answer Choices:
A. Contraction resting period 35 seconds
B. Heart rate 100/min for a 10-min period
C. Four contractions in a 10-min period
D. Co Contraction lasting 85 seconds
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and is in labor. Which of the following medications is contraindicated for this client?
Answer Choices:
A. Misoprostol
B. Folic acid
C. Nifedipine
D. Terbutaline sulfate
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is at 23 weeks of gestation and will return to the facility the following week for an amniocentesis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Answer Choices:
A. Empty her bladder immediately prior to the procedure.
B. Refrain from eating breakfast on the day of the procedure.
C. Give herself a hypertonic enema the day before the procedure.
D. Wash her abdomen with soap and water the morning of the procedure.
A nurse is preparing to auscultate fetal heart tones for a client who is pregnant. Using Leopold maneuvers, the nurse palpates a round, firm, movable part in the fundal portion of the uterus and a long, smooth surface on the mother's right side. In which of the following maternal quadrants should the nurse auscultate fetal heart tones?
Answer Choices:
A. Right upper quadrant
B. Left lower quadrant
C. Right lower quadrant
D. Left upper quadrant
A nurse is assisting in the care of a newborn immediately following birth. The nurse notes mucus bubbling out of the newborn's mouth and nose. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Answer Choices:
A. Place the newborn in the Trendelenburg position.
B. Administer saline drops into the newborn's nares.
C. Suction the newborn's mouth with a bulb syringe.
D. Perform deep suctioning of the newborn's trachea with an endotracheal tube.
Question Details
- Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: LPN ATI Exams
- Domain: Maternal & Newborn Care
- Answer Choices: 4