Practice Question
A client with hyperemesis gravidarum is admitted to the facility after being cared for at home without success. What would the nurse expect to include in the client's plan of care?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
nothing by mouth
Rationale:
🚫 In hyperemesis gravidarum, severe vomiting risks dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and malnutrition; thus, NPO status allows the gastrointestinal tract to rest.
🚫 After stabilization, treatment progresses to IV hydration and electrolyte correction before reintroducing oral intake.
🚫 Early aggressive management prevents progression to more serious maternal and fetal complications.
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This question is from RN ATI Maternal &Newborn Care Exam III which contains 43 questions.
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A nurse suspects that a pregnant client may be experiencing placenta abruption based on the assessment of which finding? Select all that apply.
Answer Choices:
A. Absence of pain
B. Insidious onset
C. Dark red vaginal bleeding
D. Rigid uterus
E. Absent fetal heart tones
A pregnant client in her second trimester has a hemoglobin level of 11 g/dL. The nurse interprets this as indicating
Answer Choices:
A. Hemodilution of pregnancy
B. A multiple gestation pregnancy
C. Greater-than-expected weight gain
D. Iron-deficiency anemia
A nurse is providing prenatal care to a pregnant client. At which time would the nurse expect to screen the client for group B streptococcus infection?
Answer Choices:
A. 28 weeks gestation
B. 32 weeks' gestation
C. 16 weeks' gestation
D. 36 weeks' gestation
A nurse is providing teaching about nutrition to a client at her first prenatal visit. Which of the following statements by the nurse should be included in the teaching?
Answer Choices:
A. Vitamin E requirements decrease during pregnancy due to the increase in body tat.
B. Prenatal vitamins will meet your need for increased folic acid during pregnancy.
C. You will need to double your intake of protein during pregnancy.
D. You will need to increase your intake of calcium during pregnancy.
Assessment of a pregnant woman reveals a pigmented line down the middle of her abdomen. The nurse documents this as which finding?
Answer Choices:
A. striae gravidarum
B. linea nigra
C. vascular spiders
D. melisma
Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Maternal & Newborn Care
- Answer Choices: 4
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